The Deschachts, from Tielt to Zedelgem

A family history, 1660 to 2004

The Deschachts, from Tielt to Zedelgem

Eight generations of one family, father to son: from Joannes Schaecht, married at Tielt in 1660, through Wingene and Jabbeke to the villages west of Brugge, and to Godelieva Deschacht, born at Zedelgem in 1916. Every fact rests on a record, and most of the key records can be seen: click a date to open the register page, or a name to see that person.

Tielt, 25 April 1660: marriage of Joannes Sch[a]et[?] and Catharina de Vos (entry 13) - the marriage the online tree gives Joannes Deschacht's parents

Contents

  1. How to read this account
  2. Chapter 1. Joannes Schaecht and Catharina de Vos, Tielt, 1660 to 1671
  3. Chapter 2. Joannes Deschacht and Maria van Dierendonck, Wingene, 1692 to 1740
  4. Chapter 3. Joannes Baptista Deschacht and Cornelia Scharle, Jabbeke, 1729 to 1780
  5. Chapter 4. Emmanuel Deschacht and Joanna Mestdagh, Jabbeke, 1734 to 1815
  6. Chapter 5. Bernardus Jacobus Deschacht and Helena Kerckhove, Zerkegem, 1769 to 1860
  7. Chapter 6. Pieter Deschacht and Anna Theresia Vanmoortel, Zerkegem and Bekegem, 1805 to 1866
  8. Chapter 7. Fredericus Deschacht and Ludovica Meulemeester, Bekegem, 1842 to 1928
  9. Chapter 8. August Deschacht and Paraïlde Allemeersch, Bekegem and Zedelgem, 1883 to 1971
  10. Chapter 9. How we know: the evidence, link by link

The line

  1. Joannes Schaecht the elder 1634–
  2. Joannes Deschacht 1663–1738
  3. Joannes Baptista Deschacht 1707–1774
  4. Emmanuel Deschacht 1734–1782
  5. Bernardus Jacobus Deschacht 1769–1842
  6. Pieter Deschacht 1805–1866
  7. Fredericus Deschacht 1842–1928
  8. August Deschacht 1883–1971