Achterhoek Ancestors

Janna Martens

Female 1685 -


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   Date  Event(s)
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.
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.
10 1750 
  • 1750: A religious revival sweeps through Aalten.
11 1755 
  • 1755: The Bredevoort fortifications are decommissioned.
12 1759 
  • 1759: The Bredevoort garrison is decomissioned. New rules are introduced for the opening and closing of the town gates.
13 1763 
  • 1763: English troops pass through Bredevoort.
14 1765 
  • 1765: In Burlo, an agreement is reach about the border between Aalten, Dinxperlo and Winterswijk and the neighboring bishopric of Münster.
15 1775 
  • 1775: A new law is introduced for the serfs of the manor of Bredevoort. This law allows them more freedom.
16 1784 
  • 1784: An inspection shows the Bredevoort fortifications are in disarray. Plans to redevelop the fort are never executed.
17 1795 
  • 1795: With the French occupation, serfdom is abolished. All former serfs now own the farms they worked on.


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