Franciscus Wilhelmus (or Frans Willem) DESMARETZ

[cmatt]

Hi,
I was wondering if someone is able to find baptism and/or death/burial records for my 6 times great grandfather, abovenamed, please.  The marriage record has his birth in Maastricht.

He was apparently a serving officer in the Dutch military, and married his wife on 6 June 1746 in the RC Church in Nieuwstraat in Breda.  He was underage at the time of his marriage to wife Catharina HAMEL.  His children were all baptised in Breda (1747-1754) - though first daughter born in Meerle, Belgium in 1745, or so I have been led to believe.

I have the baptism and burial records for wife Catharina in Breda, but do not have such for Franciscus.

Any help would be most appreciated.  Thank you.

[HistoricalGenealogy]

Check out this website:
https://www.bhic.nl/memorix/genealogy/search/persons?ss=%7B%22q%22:%22Franciscus%20Wilhelmus%20DESMARETZ%22%7D

[cmatt]

Thank you for your research help.  Much appreciated.

[Zefiro]

According to this tree, he was born in 1722 and died in 1764
https://www.genealogieonline.nl/genealogie-kuijken-dikschei/I11622.php

I haven't been able to find the register for 1722 online, but I did find a website that has transcriptions of the births from this period.
https://www.genbronnen.nl/bronnen/limburg/stevensweert/dopen/1722.html

Stevensweert D1722-024   -   18-05-1722   -   afb. 203 nr. 14

18 maij baptisatus est Franscisus Wilhelmus
filius legitimus Petri Dominici de Morée et
Annĉ Greuls, susceperunt e sacro fonte Franscis-
cus Arnoldi et Jda Hal loco Wilhelminĉ comi-
tissĉ de Levensten canonissa Thorensis etc etc etc

Franciscus Wilhelmus was baptized 18 May 1722. He was the son of Peter Dominic de Morée & Anna Greuls.

Regarding his death, I haven't been able to find proof yet.

[Zefiro]

I've found more.

https://www.openarchieven.nl/brd:08f29dd4-dee8-9882-411e-c4683567c878
This is a summary of the costs involved regarding the burial of Frans Willem. So not the actual entry of his death or burial. It states he died 27 October and was buried 31 October 1764.

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https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?facets%5Bperiode%5D%5B%5D=0%7C18e_eeuw%7C&query=desmaretz+breda&coll=ddd&sortfield=date&identifier=MMKB23:001591089:mpeg21:a00006&resultsidentifier=MMKB23:001591089:mpeg21:a00006&rowid=1
His father, a colonel, died at the age of 94 in Breda according to this paper of November 7th 1775

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https://stadsarchief.breda.nl/collectie/archief/genealogische-bronnen/deeds/99674c6f-05fe-9500-2fc3-3374c9f77e57
Will from Oktober 1770, where Catharina Hamel states she is a widow.

[cmatt]

Zefiro

Thank you sincerely for the great sleuthing and uncovering all the above information.

So now I have just gone back another generation in my Dutch family tree.

Appreciate all the help and information I have been given.

C.