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

							Peter den Ouden Slootmans  b.           d.1623 Wilrijk, Belgium
				Joos Slootmans  c.1587 Antwerpen-Zui, Belgium  d.1652 Wilrijk, Belgium			Elisabeth Domis  b.           d.1602 Antwerpen-Zui, Belgium
			Eguido Slootmans  c.1621 Wilrijk, Belgium  d.				Gillis Verbert  b.           d.
	Alexander Slootmans  c.1674 Wilrijk, Belgium  d.			Barbara Verbert  b.           d.1668 Wilrijk, Belgium			Anneken Schoesetters  b.           d.
	Antonius Slootmans  c.1677 Wilrijk, Belgium  d.
	Cornelius Slootmans  c.1681 Wilrijk, Belgium  d.
			Catharina Suetendael  b.           d.1705 Wilrijk, Belgium

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