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| 1 | 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.
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| 2 | 1698 | - 1698: Dinxperlo gets its first school teacher: Heyne te Beest.
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| 3 | 1704 | - 1704: The Bredevoort fortifications are being enhanced according to the views of the famous fortification expert Menno van Coehoorn.
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| 4 | 1711 | - 1711: The Anabaptists build their own church in Winterswijk.
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| 5 | 1715 | - 1715: Lightning strikes the tower of the Winterswijk church. This causes a fire, which is quickly put out.
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| 6 | 1723 | - 1723: A fire destroys the neighboring town of Varsseveld.
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| 7 | 1727 | - 1727: Two 'contrescarps' (steep inclines) are added in front of the two gates of Bredevoort to further protect the town.
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| 8 | 1730 | - 1730: In Dinxperlo, sections of the common grounds are sold to clear debts with the Bredevoort administration.
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Achterhoek Ancestors
1685 - 1742 (~ 57 years)