Achterhoek Ancestors

Berend Knuppels

Male 1784 - 1816  (32 years)


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   Date  Event(s)
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.
1812 
  • 1812: Many conscripted soldiers die during Napoleon's disastrous march to Moscow.
1813 
  • 1813: The Cossacks drive out the French occupiers.