November 25 1770

Carolus Covens was born in Malderen and died in Pamel on November 25 1770. He became a meisenier in 1712 and was farmer ("pachter") of Hof te Berchem and alderman of Pamel. He married Barbara Galmaert, born in Gooik in 1720 who probably died in Aalst.

They had 12 children of whom Maria Josina Covens (Pamel 1759 - 1827) was the youngest. In 1782 she married miller Joannes Josephus Van Lierde (Pamel 1746 - 1811). He came from a well known "miller dynasty" in Western Brabant.

Their daughter Maria Elisabeth Van Lierde (Pamel 1790 - 1838), the fifth of their eleven children, married Joannes Franciscus De Vidts (Pamel 1784 - 1839).

They had eight children, of which Joannes De Vidts (Pamel 1811 - 1881) was the second. We have met Joannes a number of times (see "November 24 1741" and many others).