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ALLONCIUS

chrislucie — 2009-10-24 08:55:12Z

Goedendag aan iedereen,

Ik heb doe een généalogique boom op ancestry.fr op mijn familie ALLONCIUS, die me zou kunnen helpen om een informatie te vinden zien doende personen vertrok van mijn familie, aarzelt niet om mijn boom te gaan zien om te zien of er gemeenschappelijke voorvaders zijn.

Mijn pseudo is chrislucie

Bedankt en misschien aan weldra?

Re: VERMUELEN - VERMUYDEN - VERMILLION

SusanBalzer53 — 2009-07-25 20:45:09Z

I have a GGGGG Grandmother who was born sometime before 1728 in The Flemish area of Belgium. She married Johannes Franciskus Vandamme. They had a daughter Columba Perpetua Vandamme born 16 Feb 1748 in Staden, Belgium. Does this help at all? Sue

Re: DeGeeter - Vitkerke

bocadav1 — 2009-06-02 22:33:38Z

Danville, Ill. i use to live in Elgin, i had gone to several Hartkopp reunions when they were held in (i think) in Yorkville.

bob davis

Re: DeGeeter - Vitkerke

susanosman1 — 2009-05-21 23:30:17Z

yes i would love to share info offline. i won't be much help finding Alphonse but i'd like to find out as much as i can so i can document it for my kids. they don't care much now but they will after i'm gone.

how do we get a hold of each other from this site?

Re: DeGeeter - Vitkerke

susanosman1 — 2009-05-21 21:16:08Z

Matilda was my grandmother too. My mother was Mary Hartkopp, Matilda's daughter, Merlin's sister. Where do you live? i'm still in the Aurora IL area.

Re: DeGeeter - Vitkerke

bocadav1 — 2009-05-21 13:12:26Z

Screal and Matilda were bro. and sis. Matilda's son, Merlin Jacob, is my father.

bob davis

Re: DeGeeter - Vitkerke

irwin35 — 2009-05-20 03:35:51Z

Hi Susan. My wife is Ruth DeGeeter, youngest daughter of Screal DeGeeter who was your grandmother's brother. I've got you in our tree and can share data off line if you like.

My original post was an attempt to see if anyone could help us trace down Alphonse DeGeeter's Belgian lineage. The man has proven very elusive. Any insight you might have would be greatly appreciated.

John Irwin

Re: DeGeeter - Vitkerke

susanosman1 — 2009-05-19 23:50:15Z

my grandmother was Matilda Mary (Theresa) Degeeter, she married Willam Hartkopp. She lived in Charles City IA but moved to Aurora IL where she passed away after many strokes in the early 70's.

Re: DAWSON SUTCLIFFE - DEATH 1929 - OSTENDE

suecoombs115 — 2009-04-21 20:42:34Z

Many thanks for that information, I'll see if they can help me.

Re: DAWSON SUTCLIFFE - DEATH 1929 - OSTENDE

1s2s3 — 2009-04-21 20:22:30Z

suecoombs115,

You can contact – in English - the authorities of the city of Ostend to get a copy of his death certificate (complete date if possible).
For 1929 there could be a problem of privacy; so explane that you are a descendant.

Letters to: Burgerzaken, Vindictivelaan 1, 8400 Oostende, BELGIUM.
Or: Fax +3259502538, for the attention of Burgerzaken.
Or: burgerzaken@oostende.be

Fons Cuppens, Belgium.

DAWSON SUTCLIFFE - DEATH 1929 - OSTENDE

suecoombs115 — 2009-04-20 21:39:32Z

Could sks please tell me if it's possible to trace the death of a British Subject whilst in Ostende?

I know from an obituary notice in a local paper that he died there but do not know how to go about finding out all of the details or obtaining a copy of his death certificate.

He was born in Bradford, Yorkshire in 1864, and was living in Pudsey, Yorkshire at the time of his death.

Many thanks, Sue

DeSeure

tealdare — 2009-03-26 03:06:51Z

Looking for information on my grandfather. He came through Ellis Island from Bovekerke, Belgium and ended up in Kansas. Name was Julius DeSeure born in July 14, 1885. From the papers I have found (1930 census, Colorado draft card, and immigration papers) he is also listed as Julien or Julian. I have no information on any of his family in Belgium and I am trying to find a starting point so I can go back.

Re: COUDYSER / COUHYSDER

flavie123 — 2008-11-16 23:28:35Z

Hi,

You can find more "Coudyser" "Coudijser" in these sites (just type the last name in the white place were stand "familienaam":
http://www.vrijwilligersrab.be/BS-G-list.asp

http://www.vrijwilligersrab.be/BS-H-list.asp

http://www.vrijwilligersrab.be/BS-O-list.asp

http://www.vrijwilligersrab.be/PR-D-index.asp

http://www.vrijwilligersrab.be/PR-H-index.asp

http://www.vrijwilligersrab.be/PR-B-index.asp

flavie

Belgian American Association

ckmyny1 — 2008-09-24 02:37:03Z

Founded in 1927, the Belgian-American Association has been an integral part of Detroit's Belgian Community for 80+ years.

The purpose of the Belgian-American Association is to encourage fellowship among its members, promote social and cultural activities within the membership and preserve the Belgian heritage.

A members memorial listing the names of all our deceased brothers can be found at http://www.thebaa.us/InMemoriam.aspx

van outrive/van autreve

barbarasmith1961 — 2008-08-10 01:11:00Z

I am interested in families with the above names (I think autreve may be an English mistype) but I do know that the family came from around the French/Belgian Border.

There are still some family in belgium, all I know is that they run a bar or cafe somewhere around the Brugge area.

My interest in the family is that my Great Great Grandfather Jules George Lowe is apparently the connection to Belgium in some way. He was born in England in about 1855 possibly in York or that area, his wife was Rebecca Packard, born in Suffolk in 1862. I have traced the Packard family but it is the Lowe family and the links to Belgium that I am trying to trace now.

If this means anything to anyone please get in touch with me.

CAVIN

missip671 — 2008-07-27 18:30:28Z

Looking for some desperately needed help in locating the exact birth date and parent's of my great-grandfather William Cavin, who was born in Lille en Flandre around 1856. I have a copy of the 1881 census from England showing him married to Elsie Proctor Cavin and having three children. Two of their three children at that time were born in Scotland and the the other in England.

Any help or guidance you can give me would be great!

Re: Searching for BIBBER surname

elianarooff — 2008-06-24 20:41:24Z

I've also been looking for James Bibber's origins. No luck yet. I would note, however, that Elizabeth Hanson was not an elderly woman at the time, however, as she had small children when she was carried away by Indians. She later wrote a book about the experience, and it can be found several places online.

truefitt~ trewhit~truehitt

gattrufitt — 2008-06-18 11:34:48Z

My name is Geoff Trufitt i live in Australia.My family name started in flanders (A fishing village)they built fishing boats and other timber products as well as fishing!I am told with the Hugeno problems they fled ovre to Yorkshire England 15-1600.
I hope some one can help me find there past.
Yours
Geoff Trufitt
Australia

Re: DeGeeter - Vitkerke

2006-11-21 12:23:32Z

Dear Mr DeGeeter

I am Rita Degeeter and i think that the place you search is not Vitkerke but WITTEKERKE

Have a nice day
Rita degeeter

Re: Deprez family information wanted

2006-08-30 19:33:04Z

I found a wonderful website in Belgium. The name is
GeneaNet. Try to find it.

Re: Smet/Smith

1s2s3 — 2008-02-04 23:15:30Z

M. Joanne,
The Austrian period in our country was from 1715 to 1794. For that period (and later) we have baptism registers and marriage registers, made by the (Roman-catholic) parish priests.
On the internet I found a (flemish) local association for local history (translated): 'The Old Land of Edingen', for short: 'Holveo'.
See http:/users.telenet.be/HOLVEO The vice-chairman is mister Michel MATTHIJS michmatt@skynet.be .
That's all I can do for you (my poor school english!).
Alfons Cuppens

Re: Smet/Smith

1s2s3 — 2008-01-27 22:24:13Z

M. Joanne,
Enghien (not: Enghein) (till 1962: 'Edingen' in Flanders) and
Soignies (not: Soignees) (till 1962: 'Zinnik' in Flanders)
are a part of Wallonia, province Hainaut.
Grtzz Alfons Cuppens

Re: DeJaeger/DeJaegher Family

Barbara_Pickel — 2007-01-06 03:15:37Z

Hi, Saw your message and my grandfather was Felix De Jaghere from Tielt , Belgium, He came to America in 1909. My grandmother was Sidonia Pozzolo. My grandmother, 6 children caame to America in 1919. After the 1st world war. They settled in Michigan. Any help?We cango back to the 1600s.Let me know. Barb

VanLandeghem

GoekeVan — 2007-03-30 04:04:08Z

Am looking for Marc VanLandeghem from Ingelmunster, Belgium.
He may be related to me. I recieved his name from a letter he wrote in 2001 to my now deceased father, Allen VanLandeghem. His father was Paul VanLandeghem. His fathers name, we believe, was Alponsus VanLandeghem. Can anyone help? We live in Missouri, USA

Special request

ljpitre — 2006-12-21 18:36:12Z

In trying to put some closure in my life to my Dad's recent passing away, I'm doing a little more research in to my ancestors.

I'm a decendent of Jean Pitre of the mid 1600's possibly of the FLandars area. I would greatly appreciate it if anyone would send me any/all information they have of the area of that time.

Also would be greatly appreciated is old photos from the early and mid 1600's of what the area looked like, as well as any newspaper, government articles containing Pitre's during that time period.

Lee Roy Pitre
http://pitres.us
inquiry@pitres.us

Re: De Munck family from Beveren - Sheree Guth?

hdemunck — 2008-05-15 17:20:45Z

Hi Jan
My name is Henri De Munck and I live in Toronto Canada
Although I cannot help you with Sheree Guth, I thought I would let you know we are distantly related through marriage.
Back in 1843, Carolus Ludovicus De Munck was born.
He had several children, no.1 was Petrus (1871) and no.4 was Frederik (1876).
Frederik De Munck (Maria Speeck) as you know emigrated to the U.S. in 1903.
Petrus' son Henri De Munck (Magdeline D'Hooghe), my grandfather, emigrated to Canada in 1926.
My grandfather died young in 1946, and my father never knew he had a great uncle in the U.S.
If you find additional info. on Frederiks family, please let me know.
Regards
Henri

Re: birth/ marriage papers Vilvoorde

dishevelled1 — 2007-11-24 13:09:13Z

Thanks to all who have helped, It seems I will have to stop on my Belgian side as there is a lack of info in English.

again many thanks

Re: Smet/Smith

joannegaihoward — 2008-02-05 11:10:34Z

Dear Alfons Cuppens,

With very many thanks for supplying me with this information.
I will try to contact this person and hopefully find some more in my search.
With Regards,
Joanne Howard.

Smet/Smith

joannegaihoward — 2007-12-23 17:23:07Z

I am searching for relatives,DOB's, marriages of Charles Hamilton (Smet)Smith and his brother John Francis Smet, where the family originally came from Enghein in Flanders. These 2 died in Plymouth UK.
Also for "Kyaerts" who was a ranger in the forest of Soignees.
Any help would be appreciated.
Joanne.

Re: Smet/Smith

joannegaihoward — 2008-02-03 16:19:52Z

Dear Alfons Cuppens,
Thank you for correcting me with the correct spelling and names of Enghien and Soignies.
I am searching for information (DOB and to whom he married) on the father of my GG Grandfather who was Lt.Col.Charles Hamilton Smith who was born in Enghien, the then Austrian province of Flanders(according to old family notes) and had changed his name from Smet to Smith.The family had apparently lived there since 1392. His brother was John Francis Smet, an army Doctor. I would like also to find his date of birth and am assuming he was also born in Enghien or Edingen.They both ended their lives in Plymouth, UK.
Would you be able to tell me the best resources to find any of this information.
Withy many thanks, Joanne.

Family History

otlakerat1 — 2008-02-06 02:44:08Z

Hello! My sister and I are trying to find some family members from Belgium. Here are some family names we are trying locate....
Cools
Lamberts
DeWaeles
Feryns
Simones
Most of our relatives were Flanders, they spoke Flemish, and were from Middelkerke, or Brussles area. We KNOW these areas are very different so any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Our Great Grandfather Joseph Lambert lived in Brussels and died in WWI. Was burried in France. Our Grandmother moved to Middelkerke during the war and then came over to America with her mother and Stepfather when she was 20 years old. They settled in Marshall, MN (Lyon County).

Re: Interested in Belgian-Americans-Belgians

jaycc36 — 2007-03-30 14:44:49Z

Cindie118: In reply to your message regarding Virginia Ross and her brother Bruno Ross. My grandmother was born in Allegan County, Michigan in 1879. Her father was Bruno Ross. He was married to a Paulina or Pauline in Belgium, had several children and then moved to Michigan and had two more children. I am interested in determining if this Virginia Ross was related to my great grandfather.

seeking info on Pierre Cousin (1710 to 1745)

tealmermaid — 2008-05-28 05:54:31Z

I'm attempting to confirm a bit of family folklore. The story goes that our illustrious ancestor Pierre was originally from Flanders, went to Canada, then left for the colony of Louisiana after a run-in with the law. The info I have for him is that he was born around 1710 in Flanders, married Marie Renard in New Orleans in April of 1740, and died in New Orleans in 1745. His parents were Antoine Cousin (b. 1684) and Marie Dufret (b. 1688).

I'd really like to be pointed toward some actual paperwork on this one to settle the accuracy of the family history. Any help would be appreciated.

Re: Surname Vandevoorde

JanetteDwyer500 — 2007-08-09 22:14:23Z

Hi,
I have a Prudence VanDeVoorde in my family tree history. I would love to compare geneology notes.

De Munck family from Beveren - Sheree Guth?

jansmet — 2008-04-23 07:30:33Z

My name is Jan Smet (born 21/07/1965) and I’m the eldest son of Greta Van de Velde (born 18/07/1942), whos is the eldest daughter of Maria Van Audekerke (born 29/10/1920), my grandmother.
My grandmother is the only daughter of Maria Eugenie De Munck (born 23/12/1895 – died 20/02/1980)
I’m in search of Sheree Guth, Wisconsin (or her family), who is a daughter of Eugenie De Muncks younger sister Alphonsine Catharina De Munck (born 21/02/1904). In 1998 Sheree Guth was searching for information about her mother’s family, and especially about Maria Eugenie, my great-great-grandmother. Can somebody tell me about Sheree, Sheree’s mother Alphonsine Catharina? Eugenie was the only daughter of Frederik Fideel De Munck and Maria Ludovica Speeck.
She married to Alfons Van Audekerke (born 19/04/1894 – died 27/12/1975), who was one of my best friends when I was 10 years old: I played every day card games with him, and he told me a lot about the First World War.

I can tell that letters during the fifties my mother Greta Van de Velde wrote to this family to Mable De Munck who married to Klos, 1041 El Camino Real North in Salinas, California, and who was another sister of Maria Eugenie, such as Petrus (Piere, Louis, Joe), Alphonsine Catharina and Mary. There was already a child before the marriage of Frederik Fideel De Munck and Marie Ludovica Speeck, called Maria Sylvia Speeck (born 28/10/1894 – died 18/10/1931).

Does anybody know something about Mable’s children Richard, Robert or Jeanet Klos?

Re: Surname Vandevoorde

hazel3136 — 2006-09-05 16:25:07Z

My mother was a VandeVoorde. Her parents are Camiel Joseph (John) and Felexia Odean (Way)VandeVoorde and her grandparents were Ferdinand and Erma Marie (Vermeesh?)VandeVoorde. They were from Belgium, Erma was from Sicicile?Belgium. I know they came into Ellis Island around 1905-06,supposedly when she was pregnant with my grandfather. But I dont know for sure. My grandfather was born in Iowa. or one of those states that start with an "I". I can update when i find more information.

Re: VanderHus, Wanderer

judypeterse — 2007-12-31 03:21:19Z

For replies to this message, please use my new email address: jlpetersen@netscape.com
Thanks, Judy Petersen

Re: VanderHus, Wanderer

judypeterse — 2007-12-31 03:20:48Z

For replies to this message, please use my new email address: jlpetersen@netscape.com
Thanks, Judy Petersen

olifard, oliphant, flanders, and northern france

jackieNicholson68 — 2007-01-04 16:30:59Z

Hi, has anyone come across any references to the above families in their searches. I keep finding various references, but cannot tie them up to anything specific.
Any help appreciated.
Thanks
Jackie Nicholson

search for family of Eustatius Wijnand x Johanna (Jacoba) Nicola : I'm stuck, who can help?

jettie61 — 2007-03-22 11:22:02Z

Hello ,

I'm stuck with my search for the family Wijnand(s), also written as Wynants, Weijnands etc.
I oldest I have are:
Eustatius (Statius) Wijnand, born ca.1720/1730, RK
married Johanna/Jacoba Nicola
They lived in Zeeland, Netherlands and got for sure a son called Jacobus Wijnand,
I suspect they also had a son Leonardus and Christiaan and a daughter Maria Margreta.

It's quite possible they came from Belgium to Netherlands
Is there anyone who knows these names, for example I can't find the name Eustatius anywere on internet.
Does anyone know something about this family?>
Any help would be very much appreciated.

with friendly greetings,
Henriette from Netherlands
mail:
harrie118@hotmail.com

Re: DeGeeter - Vitkerke

jirwin307 — 2006-11-22 04:10:07Z

Rita,

Where is Wittekerke? I find a Uitkerke near Blanenberge on the North Sea coast. Could that be the same town? Thanks.

John

Re: DeGeeter - Vitkerke

jirwin307 — 2006-11-22 04:06:59Z

Rita, thank you. In Flemish, is the W pronounced like a V in English? I suspect Alphonse DeGeeter came from the area around Maldagem and Eckloo, but have no facts to confirm that. Thanks again.

Re: DeGeeter - Vitkerke

jirwin307 — 2006-11-22 04:06:59Z

Alphonse Joseph DeGeeter died in Aurora IL and is buried in Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa. He immigrated in 1885 and lived in Iowa from 1895 (possibly earlier) to about 1937 when he moved to Aurora to live with his daughter. I have determined that Vitkerke is most likely Uitkerke, a town just down the coast from Zeebruge, Belgium. A check of the town records revealed several DeGeeters, but no Alphonse.

Re: DeGeeter - Vitkerke

jirwin307 — 2006-11-22 04:06:59Z

1900 Census has him in Black Hawk Co Iowa & says he and his parents were born in Belgium.

Can't find him in the 1910 census.

1920 census has him in Mitchell Co Iowa & says he and his parents were born in Belgium. It also lists his native language as Frisian (same for parents). A little research finds Friesland was once a nation in what we know as northern Holland, NW Germany, & Denmark. A Friesland web-site says most people speak either Frisian or Dutch.

1930 census still has him in Mitchell Co Iowa & says he and his parents were born in Belgium. It says his native language is Flemish.

Census also indicates he immigrated in 1885 and was naturalized in 1891. However, I have not found any trace of him before 1895. By then he was in Iowa.

My wife is Ruth DeGeeter, grand-daughter of Alphonse (Screal & Victoria Degeeter).

Re: DeGeeter - Vitkerke

jirwin307 — 2006-11-22 04:06:59Z

Yes we'll share. We live in southern Illinois. I'll contact you direct after work.

Re: birth/ marriage papers Vilvoorde

guido471 — 2007-09-30 23:04:50Z

here is the translation

translation: 19 April 1775
Is baptized Anne (legitimate daughter) of Nicolaus Anthon and Anne Van Lser ( is there a vowel missing here?)
susc(eperunt)= godparents ( tr. "they accepted" her into the community) Nicolaus Sijmons and Anna Cuppens;
the father (sponsus=spouse)Nicholaus Anthon, is from Brussels from the parish St. Nicolaus.

Guido

Re: birth/ marriage papers Vilvoorde

guido471 — 2007-09-30 09:22:00Z

My best read of this (but I will check with a friend who knows Latin) is this:

April 10, 1775
Baptised Anna, child of Nicoli Anthon and Anne Van Lser
Nicolaus Sijmons and Anna Cuppens married in Brussels in the Parish of Sint Nicolas

I will try to find out more about what susc means.

Re: birth/ marriage papers Vilvoorde

guido471 — 2007-09-30 09:19:56Z

Re: VanLandeghem

mvld2 — 2007-08-23 17:01:48Z

Hello Goeke

I'm Marc Vanlandeghem who sent a letter to your father in 2001, please contact me by e-mail mvld2_@telenet.be

Regards

Marc

Re: Mother is looking for information

Pafons — 2006-11-01 19:35:56Z

Hello. My family tree has DeClercks and Vindevogels in it. My Devos family line came from Hooglede Belgium to the US also in the 1920s. My name is Patti and my email address is Pafons@aol.com if you would like to trade info and see if our families are related.

My great uncle, Jules Devos (who was born in Belgium and lived in Moline, IL) had a daughter named Rachel who married a man named Rene Maurice Vindevogel.

I've heard of DeClercks in the family as well.