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Christoffel Viljoen 1747–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: BEF 29 JAN 1747

Birth Location: Swellendam, Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

Death Date: BEF 1856

Death Location: Cape, South Africa

Father: Johannes Viljoen

Mother: Aletta Olivier

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In 1747, Christoffel Viljoen entered the world in Swellendam, Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa, born to Johannes Petrus Viljoen And Aletta Olivier. Christoffel Viljoen passed away in 1856 in Cape, South Africa.

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Biography

  • In 1747, Christoffel Viljoen entered the world in Swellendam, Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa, born to Johannes Petrus Viljoen And Aletta Olivier.
  • Christoffel Viljoen passed away in 1856 in Cape, South Africa.

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Christoffel Viljoen's Ancestors

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Christoffel Viljoen
1747–1856
Birth Place: Swellendam, Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
Parents
Johannes Petrus Viljoen
1711–1781
Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa
Aletta Olivier
1721–1760
Paarl, Caap de Goede Hoop, Suid Afrika
Grandparents
Joannes (Johannes) Viljoen
1684–1713
de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony
Catharina (Catrina) Snyman
1692–1742
de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony [South Africa]
Hendrik (Ockersz Olivier,) a2b14
1700–1725
Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Maria Vivier
1699–1771
Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Christoffel Viljoen's Timeline

3 Records

1747
BEF 29 JAN 1747
Birth of Christoffel Viljoen in Swellendam, Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
Swellendam, Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
1747
29 JAN 1747
Christoffel Viljoen was baptized in Swellendam, Overberg DC, Western Cape, South Africa
Swellendam, Overberg DC, Western Cape, South Africa
1856
BEF 1856
Age 109
Death of Christoffel Viljoen in Cape, South Africa
Cape, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: BEF 29 JAN 1747
    Event Place: Swellendam, Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 29 JAN 1747
    Event Place: Swellendam, Overberg DC, Western Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BEF 1856
    Event Place: Cape, South Africa

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