Achterhoek Ancestors

Wijnolt Boeijink

Male Abt 1650 - 1704  (~ 54 years)


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   Date  Event(s)
1665 
  • 1665: Münster bishop Bernard van Galen invades the Achterhoek area with a large army.
1672 
  • 1672: Bredevoort is occupied by the Munster bishop Bernard van Galen from 1672 until 1674. During that time, the official religion is changed to Roman-Catholic.
1674 
  • 1674: A chapel of the cross (Kreuzkapelle) is establised just across the German border to allow Roman Catholics from Aalten to worship.
1682 
  • 1682: The Winterswijk weavers get permission to start their own weaver's guild.
1696 
  • 1696: The manor of Bredevoort is given to William III of Nassau (king of England and lieutenant of the Netherlands) as his personal property.
1698 
  • 1698: Dinxperlo gets its first school teacher: Heyne te Beest.
1704 
  • 1704: The Bredevoort fortifications are being enhanced according to the views of the famous fortification expert Menno van Coehoorn.