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== | == Dutch Colonization (1636-today) == | ||
In 1636, the Dutch West India Company took possession of the island. Between the 17th and 19th centuries, this island changed hands 21 times between the Netherlands, Britain and France.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Sint Eustatius," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint_Eustatius#History, accessed 24 November 2020.</ref> Sint Eustatius became a member of the Netherlands Antilles in 1954 and a special municipality of the Netherlands in 2010.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Sint Eustatius," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint_Eustatius#Dissolution_of_the_Netherlands_Antilles, accessed 24 November 2020.</ref> | |||
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| '''1709-1828''' (mostly 1790-1828) | |||
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| [http://www.gahetna.nl/collectie/archief/ead/index/zoekterm/eustatius/eadid/1.05.13.02/ Sint Eustatius and Saba] | |||
| '''1828-1860''' (mostly 1828-1845) | |||
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| [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=62765 Web: East Indies, Studbooks Officers KNIL, 1815-1950] at Ancestry — index & images ($) | |||
| 1815-1950 | |||
| Military Records | |||
| Dutch | |||
| Soldiers | |||
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The miscellaneous records for Sint Eustatius and Saba can include government correspondence, criminal court records, civil court records, notarial records, orphan chamber records, tax records, civil registration records, and church records (though many are in poor condition and can't be consulted). | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
[[Category:Sint Eustatius]] | [[Category:Sint Eustatius]] | ||
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