1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight 1912 Titanic sinks on maiden voyage 1914 - 1918 World War I 1922 USSR formed by Soviet states 1939 - 1945 World War II

1854 Crimean War with Russia 1869 Opening of Suez Canal 1871 Franco - Prussian War 1895 Marconi invents wireless telegraphy 1899 Boer War begins

1804 Napoleon becomes French Emperor 1805 Battle of Trafalgar, Nelson killed 1815 Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon defeat 1830 French Revolution 1837 Queen Victoria assumes throne

							Johannes de Gier  b.1809 Jaarsveld, Netherlands  d.1868 Harmelen, Netherlands
				Johannes de Gier  b.1846 Harmelen, Netherlands  d.1906 Harmelen, Netherlands			Janna van Dijk  b.1808 Lopik, Netherlands  d.1890 Harmelen, Netherlands
			Egbertus de Gier  b.1884 Harmelen, Netherlands  d.1957 Breukelen, Netherlands				Gerrit van Beusekom  b.1821 Jutphaas, Netherlands  d.1894 IJsselstein, Netherlands
				Margaretha van Beusekom  b.1853 Willeskop, Netherlands  d.1927 Haastrecht, Netherlands			Margaretha Kool  b.1821 Hagestein, Netherlands  d.1859 Willeskop, Netherlands
	Teunis de Gier  b.1921  d.1921 Willeskop, Netherlands
				Teunis Kersbergen  b.           d.
			Maria Kersbergen  b.1889 Harmelen, Netherlands  d.
				Maria den Haan  b.           d.

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