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lists some notes from the diary of schoolmaster De Bruijn from Sint-Truiden in the 18th century coupled with dates important to our family (birth, marriage, death)). The chronicle is worthwile reading (see Sources for more information).
The year Godefridus Kempeneers was born (1729 ?)
“In de maenden junius en julius sund de stadts vestens breder gemaeckt ende de waters dieper gemaeckt ende gereijnight tot ontlastinge des waters in de kelders soo men seijde, maer ick geloove dat het was geschiedt tot voordeel van de arendeurs der accijsen op datter geen ratten bij den nacht souden gevangen worden”
“Den 19 augusti is alhier gevallen soo grausamen regen dat bij menschen gedenckenisse geenen desgelijx is gesien geweest. Hij duerde van half seven uren tot 10 uren savonds, doende alhier ende in de ronde groote schade door het verdrincken van vele beesten in de stallen ende weghnemende vele schueren vol graen desgelijx aen de granen in het velt die al vervloten”
The year Godefridus Kempeneers married Anna Bellis (1760)
“Januarius
Den 20 savons ontrent half acht heeft men alhier gevoelt eene aerdbevinge duerende 3 minuten, ontrent 10 ure sterker duerende 14 minuten, ontrent 11 minder, ende te 12 uren noch eene van 4 a 5 minuten.”
Den 20 junij voelt hier al wederom eene orcane van 4 a 5 pater nosters maer Godt sij danck sonder schade ”
Den 15 julij smorgens het quart voor 2 uren heeft men al wederom gevoelt eene aardbevinge tot 3 mael toe duerende tot 3 uren, maer sonder schade, doch niet sonder groote alteratie des volx"
The year Arnold, son of Godefridus Kempeneers and Anna Bellis, was born(1762)
"Januarius
Den 23 wordt de sententie gelesen van Cathrien Boonen huijsvrouw Carel van Mechelen verwesen sijnde om onthalst te worden, ende het lichaem op een rat geleijt te sijn, ende het hooft op eene pinne, hetw. gedaen wird den 28 deser maendt."
"October
Den 2 hebbe ick J. Debruijn mijne studenten bedanckt ende afstant gedaen van schole te houden hebbende gedoceert 44 iaeren en 3 maenden."
The year Godefridus Kempeneers married Anna Catharina Wauters (1765) after his wift Anna died
“Julius
Het ijserwerck der pompen om den merck word groen geverft ende eens deels vergult.”
“Augustus
Den 6 arriveert alhier eenen vremdelinck hebbende in een hauten casse een manneken van 60 jaren oudt ende maer anderhalven voet hoogh welck was te sien voor 2 orden”
The year Renier, oldest son of Godefridus Kempeneers and Anna Catharina Wauters, was born (1767)
“Junius
Den 16 gevoelt men alhier snachts ten 1 ure eene aerdbevinge, ende ontrent half drij noch eene, maer felder, des gelijx in de omliggende plaetsen ende tot Alken met groote schade”
September
Den 16 arriveert alhier eenen commediespeelder, verthoonende de selve in stomme personagien soo in posturen van menschen als beesten, met al te samen gedirigeert wierd met eene horologerie gelogeert in den Sleutel op de merckt.”
The year Hendrik, second son of Godefridus Kempeneers and Anna Catharina Wauters, was born(1776)
“Den 20 januarius wordt buijten Brustempoorte in de schure van N. Wiggers sekeren Willem Leenen den cop ingeslagen met een oostgerf.”
Meij
Den 30 is ontrent Nieuwenhoven in den bosch met een hagel scheute in sijn hooft geschoten den heer Borgermeester Rubens maer van wie N.
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Translation:
During the months of June and July the city walls have been enlarged and the waters deepened and cleaned as to deflood the cellars as was said, but I believe that it was done for the profit of the taxmen to prevent rats being caught at night.
On August19th so much rain has fallen, that mankind had not seen before. It rained from half pas six (in the morning) till 10 at night causing a lot of damage. Cattle drowned, barns and fields were flooded.
January
The 20th in the evening about half past seven one felt an earthquake for about 3 minutes, around 10, even stronger for 14 minutes, about 11 less and about 12 about 4 to 5 minutes
The 20th of June one again feels a hurricane for about 4 to 5 pater nosters but with no damage, thank God
The 15th July in the morning about 2 o' clock there again was an earthquake, three times till 3 o' clock, without damage but with great excitation of the people
January
The 23rd sentence was given to Cathrien Boonen, wife of Carel van Mechelen , to be beheaded and the body to be lain on a cartwheel and the head to be put on a stake, sentence was carried out on the 28th of this month
October
the 2 have I J. Debruijn thanked my students and taken leave of teaching which I did for 44 years and three months
July
The iron (parts of the ) pumps on the market square are died green and partly gilded.
August
The 6th a stranger arrives who has a wooden case and within it a 60 year old man only a foot and a half long, to be seen for "2 orden"
June
The 16th during one o' clock at night an earthquake
is felt and again around half past two, stronger though, in all surrounding villages with a lot of damage.
September
The 16th a comediant enters the city, showing all kinds of mute characters both man and beast, following the beats of a clock.
The 20th of January
outside Brustemgate in the barn of N. Wiggers one William Leenen is hit on the head.
May
The 30th near Nieuwenhoven in the woods is shot in the head the mayor Rubens, but who (did it)?
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