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Ferdinand Louis François Michel d'Oultremont

Liège, 28 Sep 1760 – Brussels, 14 Nov 1799

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Facts and their sources

  • Born28 Sep 1760, Liègenot verified1 source
  • MarriedJohanna Susanna Hartsincknot verified1 source
  • Died14 Nov 1799, Brusselsnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 28 Sep 1760

    Born in Liège

  2. 28 Feb 1792

    A daughter is born

  3. 14 Nov 1799

    Dies in Brussels, aged 39

Family

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During his lifetime

He lived through 4 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Liège.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1760s · Ferdinand is born in Liège

What people wore

Around 1800–1824

Hidden pockets for personal items

Women stored belongings like money, knives, or scissors in large pockets worn under their skirts, tied to the waist with ribbons.

Getting around

Around 1800–1824

Slow but steady horse-drawn barges

Before railways, tow barges drawn by horses were a common way to travel between towns, moving at a steady but slow pace of 3 to 4 km per hour.

At the table

Around 1800–1824

Cheap Protein from Mussels

Mussels were a cheap source of protein for the poor, sometimes costing as little as 2.5 centimes for one hundred in the 1840s.

The Seven Years’ War. Fought in Europe, the Americas, Africa and India, often called the first world war: Britain took Canada and India from France.Around the world · 1756–1763

The Seven Years’ War. Fought in Europe, the Americas, Africa and India, often called the first world war: Britain took Canada and India from France.

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Music

Around 1800–1824

Popularity of social dancing and balls

Social dancing was a popular activity for all levels of society, with balls frequently held in casual settings like barracks to overcome cultural barriers during the military occupation. Popular dances of the time included group dances and pair dances like the waltz, polka, and various forms of contradance.

Daily life

Around 1800–1824

Small home layouts and sleeping arrangements

Ordinary homes in the Waremme region featured two ground-floor rooms and two upstairs bedrooms, with parents sleeping in an alcove to watch the fire. Beds lacked springs and were made of rye straw mattresses with oat-chaff pillows.

What it cost

Around 1800–1824

Cost of a pair of shoes

Shoes were expensive items that could cost a dagloner the equivalent of five days of hard work.