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Barend Petrus Pretorius 1891–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 FEB 1891

Birth Location: Bosveld, Limpopo, South Africa

Death Date: 12 MAY 1968

Death Location: Primrose Begraafplaas, South Africa

Father: Lodewicus Pretorius

Mother: Sophia Pretorius

Spouse(s): Cornelia Swanepoel

Children(s): Barend Pretorius, Johanna Pretorius, Beatrice Pretorius, Joseph Pretorius

The story of Barend Petrus Pretorius began in 1891 in Bosveld, Limpopo, South Africa. Barend Petrus Pretorius married Cornelia Carolina Swanepoel, and had children including Barend Petrus Pretorius, Beatrice Mary Pretorius, Johanna Susanna Pretorius, Joseph Johannes Pretorius. Barend Petrus Pretorius passed away in 1968 in Primrose Begraafplaas, South Africa.

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Biography

  • The story of Barend Petrus Pretorius began in 1891 in Bosveld, Limpopo, South Africa.
  • Barend Petrus Pretorius married Cornelia Carolina Swanepoel, and had children including Barend Petrus Pretorius, Beatrice Mary Pretorius, Johanna Susanna Pretorius, Joseph Johannes Pretorius.
  • Barend Petrus Pretorius passed away in 1968 in Primrose Begraafplaas, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lodewicus Pretorius
1856–1946
Birth Location: –
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Sophia Pretorius
1858–1909
Birth Location: Dordrecht Cape Colony
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Spouses(s)

Cornelia Swanepoel
1898–1984
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Barend Pretorius
1921–
Birth Location: –
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Johanna Pretorius
1924–
Birth Location: –
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Beatrice Pretorius
1925–
Birth Location: –
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Joseph Pretorius
1925–
Birth Location: Leeupoort, Waterberg, South Africa
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Barend Pretorius's Ancestors

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Barend Pretorius
1891–1968
Birth Place: Bosveld, Limpopo, South Africa
Parents
Lodewicus Johannes Pretorius
1856–1946
Sophia (Maria) Pretorius
1858–1909
Dordrecht Cape Colony
Grandparents
Willem (Hendrik) Pretorius
1821–1921
South Africa
Gertruida (Magdalena) Havenga
1826–1901
also given as: 14 May 1826, Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Willem (Pieter Jacobus Pretorius) f1g1
1827–1901
Dordrecht, Stormberg District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Johanna (Catharina) Hechter
1826–1869
Great-Grandparents
Willem Pretorius
1786–
Barend Havinga
1800–1874
Elizabeth Havinga
1805–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Barend Pretorius's Descendants

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Barend (Petrus) Pretorius (19 FEB 1891–12 MAY 1968) m. Cornelia (Carolina) Swanepoel (29 DEC 1898–26 JUL 1984)
  1. 1. Barend (Petrus) Pretorius 1921–
  2. 2. Johanna (Susanna) Pretorius 1924–
  3. 3. Beatrice (Mary) Pretorius 1925–
  4. 4. Joseph (Johannes) Pretorius 1925–

Barend Pretorius's Timeline

3 Records

1891
19 FEB 1891
Birth of Barend Petrus Pretorius in Bosveld, Limpopo, South Africa
Bosveld, Limpopo, South Africa
1891
12 APR 1891
Barend Petrus Pretorius was baptized in Waterberg Gereformeerde Kerk
Waterberg Gereformeerde Kerk
1968
12 MAY 1968
Age 77
Death of Barend Petrus Pretorius in Germiston, South Africa
Germiston, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 FEB 1891
    Event Place: Bosveld, Limpopo, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 12 APR 1891
    Event Place: Waterberg Gereformeerde Kerk

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 MAY 1968
    Event Place: Germiston, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Primrose Begraafplaas, South Africa
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