Achterhoek Ancestors

Henrick Thomas

Male 1655 -


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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.
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.
10 1723 
  • 1723: A fire destroys the neighboring town of Varsseveld.
11 1727 
  • 1727: Two 'contrescarps' (steep inclines) are added in front of the two gates of Bredevoort to further protect the town.
12 1730 
  • 1730: In Dinxperlo, sections of the common grounds are sold to clear debts with the Bredevoort administration.
13 1748 
  • 1748: The first complete registration of the population of the manor Bredevoort takes place.
14 1750 
  • 1750: A religious revival sweeps through Aalten.
15 1755 
  • 1755: The Bredevoort fortifications are decommissioned.
16 1759 
  • 1759: The Bredevoort garrison is decomissioned. New rules are introduced for the opening and closing of the town gates.
17 1763 
  • 1763: English troops pass through Bredevoort.
18 1765 
  • 1765: In Burlo, an agreement is reach about the border between Aalten, Dinxperlo and Winterswijk and the neighboring bishopric of Münster.