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Date |
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| 1 | 1748 | - 1748: The first complete registration of the population of the manor Bredevoort takes place.
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| 2 | 1750 | - 1750: A religious revival sweeps through Aalten.
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| 3 | 1755 | - 1755: The Bredevoort fortifications are decommissioned.
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| 4 | 1759 | - 1759: The Bredevoort garrison is decomissioned. New rules are introduced for the opening and closing of the town gates.
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| 5 | 1763 | - 1763: English troops pass through Bredevoort.
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| 6 | 1765 | - 1765: In Burlo, an agreement is reach about the border between Aalten, Dinxperlo and Winterswijk and the neighboring bishopric of Münster.
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| 7 | 1775 | - 1775: A new law is introduced for the serfs of the manor of Bredevoort. This law allows them more freedom.
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| 8 | 1784 | - 1784: An inspection shows the Bredevoort fortifications are in disarray. Plans to redevelop the fort are never executed.
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| 9 | 1795 | - 1795: With the French occupation, serfdom is abolished. All former serfs now own the farms they worked on.
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Achterhoek Ancestors
1733 - 1797 (~ 63 years)