FAMILY INFORMATION Father: Desire Boerjan Date Place Birth May 23, 1826 Lembeke, Kaprijke, East Flanders, Belgium Marriage August 13, 1853 Lembeke, Kaprijke, East Flanders, Belgium Death May 22, 1894 Lembeke, Kaprijke, East Flanders, Belgium Parents Franciscus Boerjan and Marie Judoca Van Cauter Mother (Maiden Name): Sophia Taets - Birth Name: Blondina Taets Date Place Birth February 9, 1832 Lembeke, Kaprijke, East Flanders, Belgium Marriage August 13, 1853 Lembeke, Kaprijke, East Flanders, Belgium Death July 9, 1909 Lembeke, Kaprijke, East Flanders, Belgium Parents Bernardus Taets and Carolina De Paepe Children: Name Event Date Place Leopold Boerjan Birth April 18, 1854 Lembeke, Belgium Marriage Sophia was 23 Death Spouse Rosalie Boerjan Birth December 22, 1856 Lembeke, Belgium Died at 2 years Marriage Sophia was 25 Death January 29, 1858 Lembeke, Belgium Spouse Benjamin Boerjans Birth April 22, 1859 Lembeke, Belgium Died at 5 years Marriage Sophia was 28 Death March 26, 1864 Lembeke, Belgium Spouse Angelus (Lus) Boerjan Birth March 4, 1861 Lembeke, Belgium Marriage Sophia was 30 Death June 4, 1917 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Spouse Petrus (Pete) Birth December 17, 1863 Lembeke, Belgium Boerjan Marriage Death October 1940 Seattle, Washington, USA Sophia was 32 Spouse Virginia Van de Avoy Pg. 1 FAMILY INFORMATION Father: Desire Boerjan Cont’d Date Place Birth May 23, 1826 Lembeke, Kaprijke, East Flanders, Belgium Marriage August 13, 1853 Lembeke, Kaprijke, East Flanders, Belgium Death May 22, 1894 Lembeke, Kaprijke, East Flanders, Belgium Parents Franciscus Boerjan and Marie Judoca Van Cauter Mother (Maiden Name): Sophia Taets - Birth Name: Blondina Taets Date Place Birth February 19, 1832 Lembeke, Kaprijke, East Flanders, Belgium Marriage August 13, 1853 Lembeke, Kaprijke, East Flanders, Belgium Death July 9, 1909 Lembeke, Kaprijke, East Flanders, Belgium Parents Bernardus Taets and Carolina De Paepe Children: Name Event Date Place Rosalie Boerjan Birth July 23, 1866 Lembeke, Belgium Marriage Sophia was 35 Death November 3, 1896 Assenede, Belgium Spouse Emelius Neyt (died the same day as Rosalie died – an accident?) Marie Leonie Birth October 25, 1867 Lembeke, Belgium Boerjan Marriage May 18, 1892 Lembeke, Belgium Sophia was 36 Death Spouse Hippolijte Roelandts Bernardus (Ben) Birth April 16, 1870 Lembeke, Belgium Boerjan Marriage August 12, 1893 Rock Island, Illinois, USA Sophia was 39 Death June 16, 1957 Elrose, Saskatchewan Spouse Nathalie Gaelens Marie Celina Birth October 5, 1873 Lembeke, Belgium Boerjan Marriage Sophia was 41 Death August 5, 1948 Waarschoot, Belgium Spouse Camiele Bierens Elodia Marie Birth October 18, 1874 Lembeke, Belgium Boerjan Marriage Died at 2 yrs. Death October 4, 1876 Lembeke, Belgium Sophia was 42 Spouse Pg. 2 FAMILY INFORMATION Father: Desire Boerjan Cont’d Date Place Birth May 23, 1826 Lembeke, Kaprijke, East Flanders, Belgium Marriage August 13, 1853 Lembeke, Kaprijke, East Flanders, Belgium Death May 22, 1894 Lembeke, Kaprijke, East Flanders, Belgium Parents Franciscus Boerjan and Marie Judoca Van Cauter Mother (Maiden Name): Sophia Taets - Birth Name: Blondina Taets Date Place Birth February 19, 1832 Lembeke, Kaprijke, East Flanders, Belgium Marriage August 13, 1853 Lembeke, Kaprijke, East Flanders, Belgium Death July 9, 1909 Lembeke, Kaprijke, East Flanders, Belgium Parents Bernardus Taets and Carolina De Paepe Children: Name Event Date Place Augustus Boerjan Birth February 6, 1876 Lembeke, Belgium Died at 8 mo. Marriage Sophia was 44 Death November 4, 1876 Lembeke, Belgium Spouse Elodia Boerjan Birth February 13, 1878 Lembeke, Belgium Marriage Sophia was 46 Death May 5, 1900 Brugge, Belgium (in childbirth) Spouse Birth Marriage Death Spouse Birth Marriage Death Spouse Birth Marriage Death Spouse Pg. 3 Notes: Desire was in jail at age 38. In 1864, he was imprisoned for 1 month and 8 days for marauding. We know from the prison records that he was 1.7 metres (5 feet, 6 inches) tall, had blue eyes, a long face, a normal nose, and fair hair. Note the “normal” nose. C:\Users\PBach_000\Documents\Family Information\Boerjans\DesireBoerjan-SophiaTaets.docx .