1798 Irish revolt against English rule 1804 Napoleon becomes French Emperor 1805 Battle of Trafalgar, Nelson killed 1815 Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon defeat 1830 French Revolution

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

							Egidius Josephi Slootmans  c.1694 Deurne, Belgium  d.
				Petrus Dielen Slootmans  c.1723 Steenbergen, Netherlands  d.1770 Steenbergen, Netherlands			Maria Cornelij Teuwez  c.1698 Steenbergen, Netherlands  d.
			Antonius Slootmans  c.1767 Steenbergen, Netherlands  d.1844 Dinteloord, Netherlands				Dominicus de Groot  c.1698 Steenbergen, Netherlands  d.
				Digna de Groot  c.1736 Kruisland, Netherlands  d.			Catharina van de Watermolen  c.1710 Steenbergen, Netherlands  d.          Kruisland, Netherlands
			Catharina Willemse  b.           d.

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