1776 America declares independence 1789 Geo. Washington 1st USA president 1789 French Revolution begins 1798 Irish revolt against English rule 1804 Napoleon becomes French Emperor

1707 Union Act unites England/Scotland 1712 Religious warfare in Switzerland 1740 War of Austrian Succession begins 1762 Catherine II becomes Czarina/Russia 1770 Cook discovers New South Wales

1660 Restoration of monarchy, Britain 1665 Great plague of London 1666 Great Fire of London 1696 Peter the Great becomes Czar 1700 Britain's american colonies prosper

			Cornelis van Eeuwen  c.1733 Sommelsdijk, Netherlands  d.1797 Reeuwijk, Netherlands
	Cornelis van Eeuwen  b.           d.						Dirk Dirksz van Vliet  c.1663 Zoetermeer, Netherlands  d.
				Cornelis Dirksz van Vliet  c.1700 Zoetermeer, Netherlands  d.1739 Reeuwijk, Netherlands			Jannitje Willemsdr Berkel  b.           d.
			Jannetje van Vliet  c.1732 Reeuwijk, Netherlands  d.1782 Reeuwijk, Netherlands				Willem Schoutenel  b.           d.
				Maria Schoutenel  c.1701 Sluipwijk, Netherlands  d.1758 Sluipwijk, Netherlands			Maria Jans Swaneburg  b.           d.

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