Petrus Ignatius De Ruyvere was born in Wetteren on July 29, 1732 (1). He was baptized on July 30 and his godfather was Petrus De Blancke, his godmother was Catharina De Ruyver (Overmere). He grew up in Wetteren ten Ede where he married with Joanna Ramans on January 15, 1759. Witnesses were Petrus Ackerman and Petrus De Ruyver (Petrus Ignatius' father). During his marriage with Joanna Ramans (also mentioned as Joanna Raeman) three sons were born. The oldest son died in childhood. Joanna died in Wetteren on June 16, 1765. In her legacy (inventory) (2) we found more information about their way of life. Joanna was one of the six children of Gillis Raman and she had a part of his inheritance. The family lived also in Wetteren ten Ede, near the farm of Pieter De Ruyver and Gillis Raman.

Petrus Ignatius helped his father as a cartwright. His wife must have been a groceress and a spinster. Ignatius was a young widower and was not yet the owner of houses or fields. We suppose his two eldest sons grew up with the family Raman because Petrus Ignatius left Wetteren during his second marriage and his two children stayed in Wetteren ten Ede.

Joannes Baptiste was born in Wetteren on November 22, 1759. He was the godchild of Egidius (Gillis) Raman and Susanna Catharina Claus. Jan Baptiste died on December 21, 1759.

Joannes Franciscus was the second son, born on March 27, 1761. The day after he was baptized. His godfather was Petrus De Ruyver, his godmother was called Albertina Raman, sister of his mother. Jan Fran�ies stayed in Wetteren. 

Ambrosius Emmanuel was the youngest son of Joanna Raman. He was born on December 7, 1763. His godfather was Joannes Raeman and his godmother was Augusta Van Gijzen. Ambrosius was a workman. He married Joanna Jacoba Dhauwe in Wetteren on July 1, 1794. He and his older brother signed the marirage-certificate. Ambrosius and Joanna Jacoba had no children. They stayed in Wetteren ten Ede where Ambroos worked as a village constable. He died on July 30, 1804 (3). His widow later married Petrus Braeckman.

Petrus Ignatius had to work and had no time to look after his two young sons.  There was no social security in the 18th century.  He later remarried Adriana Maria Braeckman, daughter of Joannes and Adriana Bauwens. They married on October 30, 1766. The two eldest daughters of this marriage were born in Wetteren ten Ede. The other children were born and baptized in Kalken (4), another parish naer Wetteren (now part of the municipality of Laarne). In Kalken Petrus Ignatius (also called Ignatius) bought a house and a garden in the Nerenheirweg (now Nerenweg) (5)(6), near the center of Kalken. Ignatius still worked as a cartwright. During his second marriage he was the father of eleven children.

Joanna Maria was baptized on her birthday in Wetteren ten Ede on September 10, 1767. Her godfather was Joannes Braeckman and her godmother was Anna Maria De Ruyver. Joanna Maria died in Kalken (with her parents) on May 15, 1786.

Gertrudis De Ruyver was born and baptized in Wetteren ten Ede on January 31, 1769. She was the godchild of Petrus Braeckman and Gertrudis De Ruijver. We suppose Gertrudis died in childhood because we didn't find her in the neighborhood of Wetteren and Ghent.

Petrus Franciscus (Pieter Fran�ies) was born in Kalken on January 29, 1771. His godfather was Petrus De Ruyver (his grandfather) and his godmother was Maria Catharina Braeckman. Pieter Fran�ies went to Lokeren, a city, where he worked as a servant in the "Rue de Zele" (7). On April 21, 1809, in Zeveneken (8), he married Maria Jacoba Vervaet, born in Zeveneken on September 27, 1769 (9), daughter of Jacobus and Judoca Bruggeman. Pieter was a cartwright in Lokeren. They had no children and Maria Jacoba died in Zeveneken on April 10, 1833. She has been a spinster while Pieter Franciscus was a carpenter. He died in Lokeren (district Nieupoorte) with a neighbor on July 5, 1846, at 75 years of age (10).

Joannes Baptiste "De Rijver" was born in Kalken on July 15, 1773. A day later he was baptized as the godchild of Franciscus De Ruyver (Joannes Franciscus ?) and Maria Catharina De Wilde. Jan Baptiste died on April 17, 1790, 17 years young.

Bernardus De Ruyver was born and baptized on May 7, 1775. His godfather was Joannes Bauwens and his godmother was called Maria De Ruyver. He stayed in Kalken.

Theresia was born and baptized on June 27, 1777. She was the godchild of Livinus De Ruyver and Adriana Isabella Braeckman. In 1796 Theresia was a maid-servant in Uitbergen (Vlietstraet) with Jacques Terlinden (11). On November 20, 1800 she married Petrus Joannes Matthijs ( born in Overmere on January 3, 1775) in Overmere.  Petrus was the son of Joannes Franciscus and Maria Catharina De Wilde (12). They had ten children, all born in Overmere where Petrus Joannes was a tax-collector. He died on May 12, 1839 and his wife died on October 18, 1850 in district Dorp.

Jacobus (Jacques) was born and baptized on March 12, 1779. He was the godchild of Amandus Ludovicus De Ruyver and Judoca Maria Bauwens. Later on, Jacobus went to Destelbergen.

Ludovicus De Ruyver was born on August 1, 1780. His godfather was Ludovicus Vlieberghe and his godmother was Joanna Francisca De Veuster. Louis was a day-laborer, and stood 1 meter 605 mm when he passed as a soldier in the registry of Kalken (13). Louis died in Kalken on September 9, 1804.

Angela was the fourth and yougest daughter of Petrus Ignatius and Adriana Maria Braeckman. She was born in Kalken on April 5, 1782. This day she was baptized in the Sint Denijs church of Kalken. Her godfather was Petrus Braeckman and her godmother was called Joanna Catharina Bauwens. She was a maid-servant with her older sister, Theresia, in Overmere where she died unmarried, on November 14, 1814.

Amandus was born on February 6, 1784. He was the godchild of Joannes Franciscus De Ruyver and Joanna Catharina Braeckman. Amandus stood 1 metre 679 mm and also worked as a carpenter. He went to Oostakker (near Gent) where he married Coleta De Waele on November 23, 1815 (14). Both signed their marriage certificate. Their first daughter was born in Oostakker. The other four daughters were born in Ledeberg (15). In Ledeberg Amandus still was a carpenter but he also opened an inn. Coleta De Waele died in Ledeberg in 1841 as an inn-keepster. Amandus went to Destelbergen where he died on June 29, 1855 as a 71-year old workman (16). 

His oldest daughter, Amelia (1816-1894) married in Ledeberg with Pius Heynssens, a saddler. Both died in Ghent (17). 

Two other daughters of Amandus, Rosalie (1819-1821) and Mathilde (1821-1822) died in childhood. 

Stephanie (1822-1902) married in 1845 to Fredericus Heynssens, an employee. After he had died in 1855, Stephanie worked as a maid-servant in Gent where she died on November 27, 1902 (district Meulestede) . 

Maria De Ruyver (1828-1890) married in Gent in 1853 Thomas Schelstraete, a teacher. She moved to Wondelgem (Vierweegse) where Thomas was born (18). They had nine children, born in Wondelgem where Maria died. Her husband died in Gent in 1908.

Dominicus was the youngest son of Petrus Ignatius De Ruyver. He was born on March 7, 1786. Domien was the godchild of Ignatius Van de Velde and Brigitta De Wilde. He didn't leave Kalken.

So, Petrus Ignatius fathered fourteen children. All who grew to adulthood could write their names. Most of his sons were carpenters or cartwrights. Two of them were village constables. Adriana Maria Braeckman died in Kalken on Januariy13, 1813. Petrus died in his house on March 29, 1815. He was 82 years old (19).

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(1) Oud archief Wetteren : Parochieregisters 1593 - 1796 (Dopen, huwelijken, overlijdens); Documentatiecentrum Melle- V.V.F. Oost-Vlaanderen      [return]

(2) Historisch Archief Wetteren, Staten van Goed Wetteren 1609 - 1795, W84(4-13-20), W122(26), W124(21), W139(11), Gemeentelijk Archief Wetteren (copies in Rijksarchief Beveren) - Clinckspoor Joris, "Indices op de staten van goed van de prochie en heerlijkheid van Wetteren inbegrepen de aanhangsels van Ertbuer en Waterschoot 16/05/1795", Documentatiecentrum - V.V.F. Melle      [return]

(3) Modern Archief Wetteren : Burgerlijke Stand 1796 - 1900; Gemeentelijk archief Wetteren.      [return]

(4) Oud archief Kalken : Parochieregisters 1604 - 1802 (Dopen, huwelijken, overlijdens); Documentatiecentrum Melle- V.V.F. Oost-Vlaanderen     [return]

(5) Oud archief Kalken : Quoteboek einde 18de eeuw ; Rijksarchief Beveren      [return]

(6) Modern Archief Kalken : Kadastrale legger 1826 - Sectie A-E ; persoonlijk archief M. Meys, Kalken     [return]

(7) Modern Archief Lokeren, Bevolking 1805, Stadsarchief Lokeren      [return]

(8) Modern Archief Zeveneken, Burgerlijke Stand 1796 - 1870, Rijksarchief Beveren      [return]

(9) Oud Archief Zeveneken, Parochieregisters (dopen, huwelijken, overlijdens) 1612 -1796, Documentatiecentrum - V.V.F. Melle       [return]

(10) Modern Archief Lokeren : Burgerlijke Stand 1796 - 1900, Stadsarchief Lokeren     [return]

(11) Archief Scheldedepartement : Uitbergen - Volkstelling 1796; Rijksarchief Gent      [return]

(12) Modern Archief Overmere : Burgerlijke Stand 1796 - 1890; Rijksarchief Beveren     [return]

(13) Modern Archief Kalken, Burgerwacht : Alfabetische lijst der geborenen van 1780 tot 1809 van Kalken, Rijksarchief Beveren      [return]

(14) Modern Archief Oostakker : Burgerlijke Stand 1796 - 1870; Rijksarchief Beveren      [return]

(15) Modern Archief Ledeberg : Burgerlijke Stand 1796 - 1870; Rijksarchief Beveren     [return]

(16) Modern Archief Destelbergen, Burgerlijke Stand 1796 - 1900, Gemeente Destelbergen     [return]

(17) Modern Archief Gent, Burgerlijke Stand 1796 - 1900, Algemeen Rijksarchief Brussel     [return]

(18) Modern Archief Wondelgem : Burgerlijke Stand 1796 - 1900; Algemeen Rijksarchief Gent     [return]

(19) Modern Archief Kalken, Burgerlijke Stand 1796 - 1900, Gemeente Laarne     [return]

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