July 30 1627

On July 30 1627 Egidius Goossens died at Denderhoutem, where he had been born on September 6 1627. In 1648 he married Judoca Van Testel.

Their son Joannes lived in Denderhoutem from 1652 to 1732 and had a son Egidius (Denderhoutem 1695 - 1762), who had eleven children : Franciscus was one of them. Franciscus lived in Denderhoutem from 1733 to 1778. He had a daughter, Maria Anna Goossens (Denderhoutem 1774 - 1852) who also mothered a daughter, Coleta Vlaeminck (Denderhoutem 1813 - 1891).

Coleta's second husband was Franciscus Muylaert (Nieuwerkerken 1818 - Denderhoutem 1888). They were the parents of my great-grandmother Blondina Muylaert (Denderhoutem 1849 - Pamel 1942), who married Felix De Vidts. Blondina and Felix were the parents of my mother's mother.