1776 America declares independence 1789 Geo. Washington 1st USA president 1789 French Revolution begins 1798 Irish revolt against English rule 1804 Napoleon becomes French Emperor

1707 Union Act unites England/Scotland 1712 Religious warfare in Switzerland 1740 War of Austrian Succession begins 1762 Catherine II becomes Czarina/Russia 1770 Cook discovers New South Wales

1660 Restoration of monarchy, Britain 1665 Great plague of London 1666 Great Fire of London 1696 Peter the Great becomes Czar 1700 Britain's american colonies prosper

			Cornelius Kerstens  b.1734 Nassau, Netherlands  d.
							Cornelius Pauwels  c.1672 Wouw, Netherlands  d.1705 Vroenhout, Netherlands
				Adrianus Cornelissen Pauwels  c.1702 Wouw, Netherlands  d.          Vroenhout, Netherlands			Margaretha Hendricx Lanen  c.1668 Wouw, Netherlands  d.1730 Vroenhout, Netherlands
			Joanna Pauwels  c.1740 Vroenhout, Netherlands  d.				Henricus Jacobs van der Riet  c.1676 Roosendaal, Netherlands  d.
				Cornelia Hendrickse van der Riet  c.1707 Roosendaal, Netherlands  d.          Vroenhout, Netherlands			Joanna Cornelissen Mangelaer  c.1679 Wouw-Vinc, Netherlands  d.

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