1830 French Revolution 1837 Queen Victoria assumes throne 1854 Crimean War with Russia 1869 Opening of Suez Canal 1871 Franco - Prussian War

1789 French Revolution begins 1798 Irish revolt against English rule 1804 Napoleon becomes French Emperor 1805 Battle of Trafalgar, Nelson killed 1815 Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon defeat

1740 War of Austrian Succession begins 1762 Catherine II becomes Czarina/Russia 1770 Cook discovers New South Wales 1776 America declares independence 1789 Geo. Washington 1st USA president

							Petrus Dielen Slootmans  c.1723 Steenbergen, Netherlands  d.1770 Steenbergen, Netherlands
				Franciscus Slootmans  c.1765 Steenbergen, Netherlands  d.1831 Dinteloord e, Netherlands			Digna de Groot  c.1736 Kruisland, Netherlands  d.
			Pierre Slootmans  b.1813 Dinteloord, Netherlands  d.				Joannes van Heijst  c.1731 Roosendaal, Netherlands  d.
				Catharina van Est  c.1777 Kruisland-H, Netherlands  d.			Margaretha Adriaens Pauwels  c.1735 Vroenhout, Netherlands  d.
				Dingeman van Meel  b.           d.
			Paulina van Meel  b.1810 Steenbergen, Netherlands  d.
				Jozijna van der Stad  b.           d.

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