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

							Joannes Jansen de Bruijn  c.1686 Maastricht, Netherlands  d.1731
				Bonefacius de Bruijn  c.1731 Etten-Leur, Netherlands  d.1801 Rucphen, Netherlands			Joanna Marijnis Vrindts  c.1686 Etten-Leur, Netherlands  d.
			Gerardus de Bruijn  c.1752 Rucphen, Netherlands  d.1826 Rucphen, Netherlands
				Cornelia Bogarts  b.1731  d.1765
			Antonette van Helteren  b.           d.

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