Achterhoek Ancestors

Elsken te Voortwijs

Female 1706 -


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   Date  Event(s)
1711 
  • 1711: The Anabaptists build their own church in Winterswijk.
1715 
  • 1715: Lightning strikes the tower of the Winterswijk church. This causes a fire, which is quickly put out.
1723 
  • 1723: A fire destroys the neighboring town of Varsseveld.
1727 
  • 1727: Two 'contrescarps' (steep inclines) are added in front of the two gates of Bredevoort to further protect the town.
1730 
  • 1730: In Dinxperlo, sections of the common grounds are sold to clear debts with the Bredevoort administration.
1748 
  • 1748: The first complete registration of the population of the manor Bredevoort takes place.
1750 
  • 1750: A religious revival sweeps through Aalten.
1755 
  • 1755: The Bredevoort fortifications are decommissioned.
1759 
  • 1759: The Bredevoort garrison is decomissioned. New rules are introduced for the opening and closing of the town gates.
10 1763 
  • 1763: English troops pass through Bredevoort.
11 1765 
  • 1765: In Burlo, an agreement is reach about the border between Aalten, Dinxperlo and Winterswijk and the neighboring bishopric of Münster.
12 1775 
  • 1775: A new law is introduced for the serfs of the manor of Bredevoort. This law allows them more freedom.
13 1784 
  • 1784: An inspection shows the Bredevoort fortifications are in disarray. Plans to redevelop the fort are never executed.
14 1795 
  • 1795: With the French occupation, serfdom is abolished. All former serfs now own the farms they worked on.
15 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.
16 1809 
  • 1809: King Lodewijk Napoleon Bonaparte visits Bredevoort.
17 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.
18 1812 
  • 1812: Many conscripted soldiers die during Napoleon's disastrous march to Moscow.
19 1813 
  • 1813: The Cossacks drive out the French occupiers.