| 1854 Crimean War with Russia 1869 Opening of Suez Canal 1871 Franco - Prussian War 1895 Marconi invents wireless telegraphy 1899 Boer War begins | 1804 Napoleon becomes French Emperor 1805 Battle of Trafalgar, Nelson killed 1815 Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon defeat 1830 French Revolution 1837 Queen Victoria assumes throne | 1770 Cook discovers New South Wales 1776 America declares independence 1789 Geo. Washington 1st USA president 1789 French Revolution begins 1798 Irish revolt against English rule |
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![]() | ![]() | Jan Floren de Gier b.1777 d.1856 Jaarsveld, Netherlands | Maria de Groet b. d. | |||||
![]() | Maria Magdalena de Gier b.1797 d.1853 Lopik, Netherlands | ![]() | Roelof Kraijesteijn b. d. | |||||
![]() | ![]() | Maria Kraijestijn b.1774 d.1852 Jaarsveld, Netherlands | Cornelia Stuiver b. d. | |||||
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