1736

December 18, birth in St. Amands of Josse (also Joos or Judocus) De Smet (in "Den Engel")

1748

buys a new house in Dendermonde ("De Witte Hert"), moves to Dendermonde

1761

January 15, marriage with Joanna Maria Duerinck (1735-1791), daughter of Jan Duerinck and Isabelle Feliers

1762

April 1, birth of his first son Jan-Baptist (1762 - 1808)

1763

July 31, birth of his daughter Joanna Catharina (1763 - 1769)

1765

April 12, birth of his son Josse (1765 - 1765), died 26 May

1767

May 16, birth of his daughter Isabelle-Françoise (1767 - 1831)

1769

September 11, birth of his son Joseph (1769 - 1769), died 18/9

1770

December 12, death of his mother Catherine Waterschoot

1771

August 3, birth of his daughter Maria-Theresia (1771 - 1858)

1772

December 17, death of his father Jan De Smet

1775

January 13, birth of his son Josse-Joseph (1775 - 1817)

1791

September 7, death of his wife Joanna Maria Duerinck (55)

1792

elected representative of Dendermonde

1793

February 10, second marriage with Marie-Jeanne Buydens (1772-1819), daughter of Martin Buydens and Marie-Élisabeth Cortvrint

1793

November 12, birth of his daughter Jeanne-Marie (1793 - 1796)

1795

May 24, birth of his daughter Colette (1795 - 1796)

1796

January 7, marriage of his son Josse-Joseph with Colette De Saegher

1796

October 10, birth of his first granddaughter, Sophie De Smet

1796

November 6, birth of his daughter Rosalie (1796 - 1875)

1798

February 6, birth of his second granddaughter, Marie-Jeanne De Smet

1798

September 10, birth of his son Charles (1798 - 1860)

1799

November 10, marriage of his eldest daughter, Isabelle-Françoise, with Jan-Baptist Rollier

1800

September 29, birth of his third granddaughter, Marie-Thérèse De Smet

1800

October 27, birth of his fourth granddaughter, Marie-Jeanne Rollier

1801

January 30, birth of the twins Peter John (1801 - 1873) and Colette (1801 - 1807)

1803

May 15, birth of his son François (1803 - 1878)

1803

August 19, birth of his fifth granddaughter Jeanne-Catherine (Jeannette) Rollier (she will marry François !)

1804

July 23, death of his son-in-law, Jan-Baptist Rollier

1805

August 26, birth of his daughter Marie-Jeanne (1805 - 1834)

1807

February 11, birth of his son Jean (1807 - 1807)

1807

August 15, death of Colette, twin sister of Peter John (sunstroke)

1808

June 19, death of Jan-Baptist, his eldest son

1810

February 10, birth of his son Jean (1810 - 1813)

1815

May 31, birth of his son Désiré (1815 - 1815), died June the 5th

1817

March 31, death of his son Josse-Joseph

1819

September 16, death of his wife Jeanne-Marie Buydens

1820

François student at the University of Ghent (law)

1821

July 23, Peter John De Smet emigrates to the U.S., under age and without paternal permission

1823

July 2, marriage of his third granddaughter, Marie-Thérèse, with Alexandre De Baeremaecker

1825

Emmanuel Verhas paints his portrait

1825

death of his friend and father-in-law, Martin Buydens

1826

January 24, birth of his first great-grandson, Charles De Baeremaecker

1827

February 15, death of Josse De Smet (90)