First Generation  

1. Joannes SALDEN, son of Jacobus SALDEN and Anna Maria KNOORS, was born on 23 Mar 1772 in Papenhoven, Limburg, Netherlands,¹ was christened on 23 Mar 1772 in Papenhoven, Limburg, Netherlands,¹ and died on 1 Feb 1833 in Grevenbicht, Limburg, Netherlands² at age 60. Another name for Joannes was ZALDEN.

Noted events in his life were:

• He worked as a beer brewer.

Joannes married Joanna Catharina SAVELKOUL, daughter of Joannes SAVELKOUL and Anna Maria GRIJS, on 4 Feb 1806 in Grevenbicht, Limburg, Netherlands. Joanna was born in 1783, was christened on 17 Apr 1783 in Grevenbicht, Limburg, Netherlands,¹ and died on 21 Oct 1859 in Grevenbicht, Limburg, Netherlands² at age 76.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 2 F    i. Maria Catharina SALDEN was born on 18 Nov 1806 in Grevenbicht, Limburg, Netherlands² and died on 25 Dec 1865 in Grevenbicht, Limburg, Netherlands² at age 59.

   3 M    ii. Hubert SALDEN was born on 27 Sep 1808 in Grevenbicht, Limburg, Netherlands² and died on 13 Aug 1852 in Grevenbicht, Limburg, Netherlands² at age 43. He never married and had no children.

   4 M    iii. Joannes Jacobus SALDEN was born on 26 Feb 1811 in Grevenbicht, Limburg, Netherlands² and died on 11 Mar 1820 in Grevenbicht, Limburg, Netherlands² at age 9.

+ 5 M    iv. Christiaan SALDEN was born on 21 May 1814 in Grevenbicht, Limburg, Netherlands² and died on 11 May 1872 in Chaska, Carver, Minnesota³ at age 57.

   6 F    v. Maria Sophia SALDEN was born on 20 Aug 1816 in Grevenbicht, Limburg, Netherlands² and died on 10 Jun 1818 in Grevenbicht, Limburg, Netherlands² at age 1.

+ 7 M    vi. Johannes Henricus SALDEN was born on 21 Dec 1817 in Grevenbicht, Limburg, Netherlands² and died on 14 Jun 1883 in , Wright, Minnesota⁴ at age 65.

   8 M    vii. Jacobus SALDEN was born on 9 Jan 1821 in Grevenbicht, Limburg, Netherlands² and died on 2 Apr 1884 in Grevenbicht, Limburg, Netherlands² at age 63.

Jacobus married Elisabeth DE CRAU, daughter of Willem DE CRAU and Catharina HUBENS, on 28 Apr 1858 in Grevenbicht, Limburg, Netherlands.⁵ Elisabeth was born on 12 Feb 1820 in Grevenbicht, Limburg, Netherlands.²

   9 M    viii. Joannes Jacobus SALDEN was born on 13 Oct 1823 in Grevenbicht, Limburg, Netherlands² and died on 3 Feb 1881 in Grevenbicht, Limburg, Netherlands² at age 57.

Joannes married Catharina Elisabeth OLIVERS, daughter of Hendrik OLIVERS and Anna Catharina RIJKELEN, on 20 Sep 1853 in Grevenbicht, Limburg, Netherlands.⁵ Catharina was born on 13 Sep 1828 in Grevenbicht, Limburg, Netherlands² and died on 30 May 1898 in Grevenbicht, Limburg, Netherlands² at age 69.

   10 M    ix. Joannes SALDEN was born on 20 Jan 1828 in Grevenbicht, Limburg, Netherlands² and died on 17 Sep 1828 in Grevenbicht, Limburg, Netherlands.²

   11 M    x. Loduvicus SALDEN was born on 20 Jan 1828 in Grevenbicht, Limburg, Netherlands² and died on 25 Jul 1829 in Grevenbicht, Limburg, Netherlands² at age 1.