When Gerard Marie Jozef "Joseph" Clooten was born on October 7, 1853, in Gruitrode, Limburg, Belgium, his father, Mathieu, was 36 and his mother, Wilhelmina, was 38. He married Maria Philomena Dries in April 1874 in Grote-Brogel, Limburg, Belgium. They had ten children in 20 years. He died on February 27, 1928, at the age of 74 in Mayerthrope, Alberta, Canada.
Children
Maria Elisabeth Clooten 1875-1875 - Belgium
Maria Elisabeth"Elizabeth "Bet" Clooten 1877 Belgium - 1951 Cumberland, BC,
Canada
Anna Marie "Mary" Clooten 1879 Belgium- 1971 Morinville, Alberta, Canada
Gerard Mathijs "Matthew" "Matt" Clooten 1881 Belgium - 1948 Mayerhtorps,
Alberta, Canada
Eugene Adolf Clooten 1884 Belgium - 1943 Richmond, BC, Canada
Pieter Hendrick "Harry" "Peter" "Henry" Clooten 1886 Belgium - 1949 Michigan,
USA
Helena Alexandrina "Helen" Clooten 1890 Belgium - 1977 Campbell River, BC,
Canada
Maria Helena "Katie" "Catherine" "Katleen" Clooten 1892 Belgium - 1977
Campbell River, BC, Canada
Maria Antionetta "Jeannette" "Mary" Clooten 1895 Belgium - 1971 Victoria, BC,
Canada
Grandson - Joseph Clooten 1908 Alberta, Canada to 1982 BC, Canada - is often mistaken as the son of Maria Philomena Dries and Gerard Marie Jozef "Joseph" Clooten, he is their grandson who they raised.
Children
Maria Elisabeth Clooten 1875-1875 - Belgium
Maria Elisabeth"Elizabeth "Bet" Clooten 1877 Belgium - 1951 Cumberland, BC,
Canada
Anna Marie "Mary" Clooten 1879 Belgium- 1971 Morinville, Alberta, Canada
Gerard Mathijs "Matthew" "Matt" Clooten 1881 Belgium - 1948 Mayerhtorps,
Alberta, Canada
Eugene Adolf Clooten 1884 Belgium - 1943 Richmond, BC, Canada
Pieter Hendrick "Harry" "Peter" "Henry" Clooten 1886 Belgium - 1949 Michigan,
USA
Helena Alexandrina "Helen" Clooten 1890 Belgium - 1977 Campbell River, BC,
Canada
Maria Helena "Katie" "Catherine" "Katleen" Clooten 1892 Belgium - 1977
Campbell River, BC, Canada
Maria Antionetta "Jeannette" "Mary" Clooten 1895 Belgium - 1971 Victoria, BC,
Canada
Grandson - Joseph Clooten 1908 Alberta, Canada to 1982 BC, Canada - is often mistaken as the son of Maria Philomena Dries and Gerard Marie Jozef "Joseph" Clooten, he is their grandson who they raised.