1762 Catherine II becomes Czarina/Russia 1770 Cook discovers New South Wales 1776 America declares independence 1789 Geo. Washington 1st USA president 1789 French Revolution begins

1696 Peter the Great becomes Czar 1700 Britain's american colonies prosper 1707 Union Act unites England/Scotland 1712 Religious warfare in Switzerland 1740 War of Austrian Succession begins

1640 Portugal gains independence/Spain 1642 Civil war England/Scotland/Ireland 1660 Restoration of monarchy, Britain 1665 Great plague of London 1666 Great Fire of London

	Petrus Slootmans  c.1748 Steenbergen, Netherlands  d.1814 Lillo, Antwerpen, Belgium						Joos Slootmans  c.1644 Wilrijk, Belgium  d.1715 Borgerhout, Belgium
	Maria Slootmans  c.1749 Steenbergen, Netherlands  d.1814 Lillo, Antwerpen, Belgium			Egidius Josephi Slootmans  c.1694 Deurne, Belgium  d.			Elisabeth Isabella van Soom  b.          Borgerhout, Belgium  d.1712 Borgerhout, Belgium
	Franciscus Slootmans  c.1751 Steenbergen, Netherlands  d.		Petrus Dielen Slootmans  c.1723 Steenbergen, Netherlands  d.1770 Steenbergen, Netherlands				Cornelis Teuwez  b.           d.
	Digna Slootmans  c.1752 Steenbergen, Netherlands  d.			Maria Cornelij Teuwez  c.1698 Steenbergen, Netherlands  d.			Cornelia Kuijpers  b.           d.
	Joannes Slootmans  c.1755 Steenbergen, Netherlands  d.1756
	Aegidius Slootmans  c.1755 Steenbergen, Netherlands  d.
	Joannes Slootmans  c.1756 Steenbergen, Netherlands  d.		Margarita van Boey  b.          Kruisland, Netherlands  d.1757 Steenbergen, Netherlands
	Cornelis Slootmans  b.1756 Steenbergen, Netherlands  d.

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