Joannes van Obroeck

Joannes was born on September 27th, 1744 in Beesel.  Joannes' father was Jacobus van Obroeck and his mother was Gertrudis Engelen.  His paternal grandparents were Bartholomeus van Obroeck and Catharina Meerts; his maternal grandparents were Petrus Engelen and Margaretha Clerx. He had a sister named Mechtildis.  He was the younger of the two children. He had a half-brother and three half-sisters, named Jacob, Maria, Catharina and Joanna.