Timeline: Joanna Gertrudis Castein

Achterhoek Ancestors

1753 - 1834 (~ 80 years)

	Date	Event(s)
1	1755	1755: The Bredevoort fortifications are decommissioned.
2	1759	1759: The Bredevoort garrison is decomissioned. New rules are introduced for the opening and closing of the town gates.
3	1763	1763: English troops pass through Bredevoort.
4	1765	1765: In Burlo, an agreement is reach about the border between Aalten, Dinxperlo and Winterswijk and the neighboring bishopric of Münster.
5	1775	1775: A new law is introduced for the serfs of the manor of Bredevoort. This law allows them more freedom.
6	1784	1784: An inspection shows the Bredevoort fortifications are in disarray. Plans to redevelop the fort are never executed.
7	1795	1795: With the French occupation, serfdom is abolished. All former serfs now own the farms they worked on.
8	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.
9	1809	1809: King Lodewijk Napoleon Bonaparte visits Bredevoort.
10	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.
11	1812	1812: Many conscripted soldiers die during Napoleon's disastrous march to Moscow.
12	1813	1813: The Cossacks drive out the French occupiers.
13	1818	1818: The municipalities of Bredevoort and Aalten are combined into the new municipality of Aalten.
14	1822	1822: In the night of September 27, a fire in Winterswijk destroyed five houses, leaving 15 people homeless.
15	1824	1824: In Winterswijk, new taxes on slaughtering animals cause a riot.
16	1827	1827: Start of the division of the common grounds.
17	1834	1834: The Winterswijk church gets a new organ by the famous organ builder Naber.