Arnoldus was born on June 27th, 1738 in Heusden Zolder.1 His godfather was Andrea Schuppen and his godmother was Julia Jans. Arnoldus' father was Andreas Gathofs and his mother was Agnes Jans. His paternal grandparents were Arnoldus (Jacobus) Gathoffs and Aleidis Schoppen. He had a brother named Joannes. He was the older of the two children. He died at just 14 days old on July 11th, 1738 in Heusden.1