Achterhoek Ancestors

Garrit Jan Wiggers

Male 1760 - 1811  (~ 51 years)


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   Date  Event(s)
1763 
  • 1763: English troops pass through Bredevoort.
1765 
  • 1765: In Burlo, an agreement is reach about the border between Aalten, Dinxperlo and Winterswijk and the neighboring bishopric of Münster.
1775 
  • 1775: A new law is introduced for the serfs of the manor of Bredevoort. This law allows them more freedom.
1784 
  • 1784: An inspection shows the Bredevoort fortifications are in disarray. Plans to redevelop the fort are never executed.
1795 
  • 1795: With the French occupation, serfdom is abolished. All former serfs now own the farms they worked on.
1799 
  • 1799: Winterswijk gets its own Catholic church.
  • 1799: The noblewoman Judith van Dorth is executed for openly wearing the orange color and supporting the Dutch troops against the French.
1809 
  • 1809: King Lodewijk Napoleon Bonaparte visits Bredevoort.
1811 
  • 1811: With the introduction of the civil registration, all inhabitants are forced to chose a fixed family name. The practice of farm names is now officially abolished, although it is still in use informally today.