Henri Postelmans

Henri was born in 1743 and his baptism took place on November 2nd, 1743 in Lummen.  Henri'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 Arnold, Petrus, Joannes, Mathias, Anna Elisabeth and Marie Catherine.  He was the youngest of the seven children.