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Ancestor # 48

Joris Francis Van De Veire (1764-1839)

Joris Franciscus Van De Veire was born in Oosteeklo, Oost Vlaanderen, Belgium about 24 February 1764 (baptismal date)¹ and died in Kaprijke, Oost Vlaanderen, Belgium on 7 December 1839². He was the son of Judocus and Livina (Pyckevet) Van De Veire. He married on 12 May 1792 in Lembeke³, Oost Vlaanderen, Belgium Maria Petronella Bultinck born 3 Oct 1768 in Lembeke and died 30 September 1825 in Kaprijke.

Joris, which is Dutch for George, was a weaver, a common occupation in Belgium in the eighteenth century. Production of fine cloth and lace for decorating clothing was a cottage industry that provided cash for things that could not be produced.

Just about everything I know about this man is included in that first paragraph. But those few facts are not easy to come by. The Family History Library has film for church records starting about 1600 and going to 1796 when civil registration became the law. They have had civil records from 1796 to 1870 for several years and have recently added records through 1920. Catholic church records are in Latin and the civil records are in either French (during Napoleon's reign) or Dutch. Then just to make it interesting throw in the changing styles of hand writing during that 300 year span and things can be very frustrating. Fortunately, the church records and the civil records have mostly been indexed. You can usually find a tienjarige tafel (10 year table) somewhere on the film. And for the benefit of the clerks in the town hall, there is usually an index at the end of each year as well. I am very thankful that most of these films have been digitized and are available from the comfort of my home.

Children of Joris Francis and Maria Petronella (Bultinck) Van De Veire, all born in Oosteeklo:

1. Maria Catherine Van De Veire, b. 30 Apr 1793.
2. Joanne Marie Van De Veire, b. 14 Apr 1794.
3. Jan Francis Van De Veire, b. 4 Sep 1795, d. 18 Feb 1870.
4. Karel Francis Van De Veire, b. 7 Jan 1800, m. on 30 Apr 1825 in Kaprijke Theresa Verbeke.
5. Theresa Sophie Van De Veire, b. 6 Nov 1802.
6. Sophie Van De Veire, b. 1 Nov 1805.
7. Sophia Van De Veire, b. 2 Oct 1807.

Footnotes:

 1.“Catholic Church of Oosteeklo, Oost Vlaanderen, Belgium, Kerkelijke Registers, 1680-1796”, Baptism of Joris Francis Van De Veire, p. 35; FamilySearch.org (http://familysearch.org : accessed 26 Mar 2018), FHL film # 290,055.

2. “Registers van de Burgerlijke Stand, 1796-1870”, death of Joris Francis Van De Veire, 7 Dec 1839, No. 69,index and images, FamilySearch.org (http://www.fasmilysearch.org : accessed 15 Sep 2014), FHL film # 784,186.

3. “Catholic Church of Lembeke, Oost Vlaanderen, Belgium, Kerkelijke Registers, 1628-1802”, Van De Veire-Bultinck marriage, 1792, #8; FamilySearch.org (http://familysearch.org : accessed 26 Mar 2018), FHL film # 782,920.