Joanna Margarita was born on January 28th, 1666 in Beringen and her baptism took place there on January 28th, 1666.12 Joanna Margarita's father was Thomas Elens and her mother was Agnès (Anna) Gaethofs. Her paternal grandparents were Aegidius (Gilles ) Elens and Maria van Moll. She had two brothers and a sister, named Egide, Paulus and Maria Adriana. She was the second oldest of the four children. She died at the age of 37 on October 9th, 1703 in Beringen.