Arnold Postelmans

Arnold was born in 1731 and his baptism took place on November 1st, 1731 in Lummen.  Arnold's father was Walter Postelmans and his mother was Marie Gompers.  His paternal grandparents were Petrus Postelmans and Elisabeth Lambrechts; his maternal grandparents were Arnoldus Gompers and Elisabeth Aerts. He had four brothers and two sisters, named Petrus, Joannes, Mathias, Henri, Anna Elisabeth and Marie Catherine.  He was the second oldest of the seven children.  He died at the age of 69 on March 27th, 1800 in Lummen.