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| 1 | 1811 | - 1811: With the introduction of the civil registration, all inhabitants are forced to chose a fixed family name. The practice of farm names is now officially abolished, although it is still in use informally today.
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| 2 | 1812 | - 1812: Many conscripted soldiers die during Napoleon's disastrous march to Moscow.
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| 3 | 1813 | - 1813: The Cossacks drive out the French occupiers.
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| 4 | 1818 | - 1818: The municipalities of Bredevoort and Aalten are combined into the new municipality of Aalten.
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| 5 | 1822 | - 1822: In the night of September 27, a fire in Winterswijk destroyed five houses, leaving 15 people homeless.
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| 6 | 1824 | - 1824: In Winterswijk, new taxes on slaughtering animals cause a riot.
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| 7 | 1827 | - 1827: Start of the division of the common grounds.
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| 8 | 1834 | - 1834: The Winterswijk church gets a new organ by the famous organ builder Naber.
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Achterhoek Ancestors
1810 - 1834 (23 years)