Stefaan Duym
Sophia Vaele, bijzondere
Sophia Vaele was the oldest daughter of Jan Baptiste Vaele (1781-1828) and Barbara Hebbelinck (1789-1868). In 1841, she married to Pieter-Francies Janssens (1808-1879) a rich farmer in Overmere. Together with him, she had 13 children in addition to the 2 surviving children that he had from his first marriage. Until the end of the 19th century, she stayed in Overmere but due to her advanced age and illness she then moved to the Begijnhof of St-Amandsberg where she died in 1903. She survived 8 of her children.
Date & Place:
in St-Amandsberg, Oost-Vlaanderen Belgium
