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

1770 Cook discovers New South Wales 1776 America declares independence 1789 Geo. Washington 1st USA president 1789 French Revolution begins 1798 Irish revolt against English rule

				Dirk Veldwis  b.           d.
			Klaas Veldwis  b.1839 Harmelen, Netherlands  d.1922 Rietveld, Netherlands
				Martina Prijs  b.           d.
							Jan Flore de Gier  b.1776 Jaarsveld, Netherlands  d.1856 Jaarsveld, Netherlands
				Johannes de Gier  b.1809 Jaarsveld, Netherlands  d.1868 Harmelen, Netherlands			Maria Roelofs Kraayesteyn  b.1773 Jaarsveld, Netherlands  d.1852 Jaarsveld, Netherlands
			Maria de Gier  b.1843 Harmelen, Netherlands  d.1923 Barwoutswa, Netherlands				Cornelis van Dijk  b.1770 Lopik, Netherlands  d.1801 IJsselstein, Netherlands
				Janna van Dijk  b.1808 Lopik, Netherlands  d.1890 Harmelen, Netherlands			Aletta Bosch  b.1784 IJsselstein, Netherlands  d.1817 Lopik, Netherlands

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