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Maria Philomena dries 1851 - 1940

Maria Philomena (Dries) Clooten was born on November 14, 1851 in Grote-Brogel, Flanders Belgium. Maria Clooten was married to gerard marie jozef clooten in April 1874, and died at age 89 years old on December 16, 1940 in Mayerthorpe, AB Canada.

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Grote-Brogel, Flanders, 3990, Belgium
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Mayerthorpe, AB, T0E 1N0, Canada
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Maria Philomina "Minnie" Dries and Gerard Marie Jozef "Joseph" Clooten
Alison Leach
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07/18/2025
Maria Philomina "Minnie" Dries and Gerard Marie Jozef "Joseph" Clooten
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Alison Leach
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When Maria Philomena Dries was born on November 14, 1851, in Grote-Brogel, Limburg, Belgium, her father, Leonardus, was 33, and her mother, Maria, was 36. She married Gerard Marie Jozef "Joseph" Clooten in April 1874 in her hometown. They had ten children in 20 years. She died on December 16, 1940, at the age of 89 in Mayerthorpe, 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.
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