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

							Jacobus Henricus van der Rijdt  c.1643 Kruisland-V, Netherlands  d.
				Henricus Jacobs van der Riet  c.1676 Roosendaal, Netherlands  d.			Helena Pietersse Elsten  c.1650 Roosendaal, Netherlands  d.
			Joannes van der Riet  c.1703 Roosendaal, Netherlands  d.				Cornelius Anthonissen Mangelaers  b.1643 Roosendaal, Netherlands  d.
				Joanna Cornelissen Mangelaer  c.1679 Wouw-Vinc, Netherlands  d.			Maria Andriaensen van Osta  c.1645 Roosendaal, Netherlands  d.          Wouw-Vinc, Netherlands
			Cornelia Paulusse van der Wegen  c.1708 Wouw, Netherlands  d.1744 Steenbergen, Netherlands

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