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Barend Jacobus (Johannes) Pretorius 1824–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 May 1824

Birth Location: Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Death Date: 23 Mar 1890

Death Location: Hartbeeshoek, distr Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa

Father: Henning Pretorius

Mother: Johanna *

Spouse(s): Maria Waal, Cecilia Vorster

Children(s):

Barend Jacobus (Johannes) Pretorius was born in 1824 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa, the child of Henning Petrus Nicholaas Pretorius And Johanna Christina Vorster. Barend Jacobus (Johannes) Pretorius married Cecilia Magdalena Vorster, Maria Petronella De Waal. Barend Jacobus (Johannes) Pretorius passed away in 1890 in Hartbeeshoek, distr Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa.

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  • Barend Jacobus (Johannes) Pretorius was born in 1824 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa, the child of Henning Petrus Nicholaas Pretorius And Johanna Christina Vorster.
  • Barend Jacobus (Johannes) Pretorius married Cecilia Magdalena Vorster, Maria Petronella De Waal.
  • Barend Jacobus (Johannes) Pretorius passed away in 1890 in Hartbeeshoek, distr Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa.

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Barend Pretorius's Ancestors

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Barend Pretorius
1824–1890
Birth Place: Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Parents
Henning Petrus Nicholaas Pretorius
1800–1865
Graaff-Reinet, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Johanna (Christina Vorster) *
1804–1865
Graaff-Reinet, Graaff-Reinet, Cape Province, South Africa
Grandparents
Marthinus (Wessel PRETORIUS) b3c1d5
1746–1831
Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa
Susanna (Elizabeth) Viljoen
1767–1844
Robertson, Western Cape, South Africa
Barend (Johannes) Vorster
1771–1840
Tulbagh, Cape, South Africa
Johanna (Christina) Booysen
1776–1814
Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Johannes Pretorius
1711–1778
Johanna Bezuidenhout
1717–1787
Johannes b3c4d12
1735–1794
Anna Venter
1742–1823
Barend Vorster
1748–1799
Cecilia Heerden
1752–1789
Jan Booysen
1741–1793
Magdalena Beer
1754–1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henning VILJOEN
1713–1772
Susanna Durand
1716–1767
Aletta Vorster
1726–1794
Dorothea Smit
1730–1794
Pieter Heerden
1731–1785
Anna Merwe
1733–1774

Barend Pretorius's Timeline

2 Records

1824
30 May 1824
Birth of Barend Jacobus (Johannes) Pretorius in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1890
23 Mar 1890
Age 66
Death of Barend Jacobus (Johannes) Pretorius in Hartbeeshoek, distr Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa
Hartbeeshoek, distr Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 May 1824
    Event Place: Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1890
    Event Place: Hartbeeshoek, distr Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa

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