February 15 1625

Maria Van der Kelen was born in Pamel, a daughter of Cornelius Van der Kelen (born in Pamel ca 1598 - died before 1653), a meisenier, and Anna De Moor, who died in Pamel in 1676.

Anna was the second spouse of Cornelius, and she remarried after his death.

In 1650, Maria married Judocus De Vidts (Pamel 1627 - 1694). They had ten children, of which Petrus De Vidts (Pamel 1655 - 1726) was the fourth.

We are in known territory already : see the post "October 7 1676".

There is some doubt about Maria's father - some sources state that his name was Martinus Van der Kelen.