1665 Great plague of London 1666 Great Fire of London 1696 Peter the Great becomes Czar 1700 Britain's american colonies prosper 1707 Union Act unites England/Scotland

1618 Beginning of 30 Years War 1628 English curtail King's powers 1640 Portugal gains independence/Spain 1642 Civil war England/Scotland/Ireland 1660 Restoration of monarchy, Britain

1580 Drake completes voyage around world 1582 New Gregorian calendar introduced 1588 English defeat the Spanish Armada 1611 Authorized English Bible published 1613 Romanov dynasty begins in Russia

							Joos Slootmans  c.1587 Antwerpen-Zui, Belgium  d.1652 Wilrijk, Belgium
				Eguido Slootmans  c.1621 Wilrijk, Belgium  d.			Barbara Verbert  b.           d.1668 Wilrijk, Belgium
	Egidius Josephi Slootmans  c.1694 Deurne, Belgium  d.		Joos Slootmans  c.1644 Wilrijk, Belgium  d.1715 Borgerhout, Belgium				Cornelis Dyoons  b.           d.
	Elisabeth Slootmans  c.1697 Deurne, Belgium  d.			Joanna Dyoons  c.1622 Wilrijk, Belgium  d.1670 Wilrijk, Belgium			Joanna Ronghé  b.           d.
	Catharina Slootmans  b.1699 Borgerhout, Belgium  d.
	Anthonius Slootmans  b.1702 Borgerhout, Belgium  d.
	Petronella Slootmans  c.1703 Deurne, Belgium  d.		Elisabeth Isabella van Soom  b.          Borgerhout, Belgium  d.1712 Borgerhout, Belgium
	Anna Maria Slootmans  b.1706 Borgerhout, Belgium  d.

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