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Daniel Arnoldus Christoffel Pretorius 1876–1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 SEP 1876

Birth Location: Leydenburg, Transvaal, South Africa

Death Date: 15 AUG 1952

Death Location: 36 5th Street, Vrededorp, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa

Father: Daniel Pretorius

Mother: Heibrecht Botha

Spouse(s): Maria Esterhuizen

Children(s): Jan Pretorius

In 1876, Daniel Arnoldus Christoffel Pretorius entered the world in Leydenburg, Transvaal, South Africa, born to Daniel Arnoldus Pretorius And Heibrecht Jacoba Stephanus Botha. Daniel Arnoldus Christoffel Pretorius married Maria Elizabeth Esterhuizen, and had children including Jan Christoffel Pretorius. Daniel Arnoldus Christoffel Pretorius passed away in 1952 in 36 5th Street, Vrededorp, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.

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Biography

  • In 1876, Daniel Arnoldus Christoffel Pretorius entered the world in Leydenburg, Transvaal, South Africa, born to Daniel Arnoldus Pretorius And Heibrecht Jacoba Stephanus Botha.
  • Daniel Arnoldus Christoffel Pretorius married Maria Elizabeth Esterhuizen, and had children including Jan Christoffel Pretorius.
  • Daniel Arnoldus Christoffel Pretorius passed away in 1952 in 36 5th Street, Vrededorp, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.

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Daniel Pretorius's Ancestors

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Daniel Pretorius
1876–1952
Birth Place: Leydenburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Parents
Daniel Arnoldus Pretorius
1853–1918
Kroonstad,Orange Free State,South Africa (Rep.)
Heibrecht (Jacoba Stephanus) Botha
1853–
Lydenburg,Transvaal,South Africa (Rep.)
Grandparents
Theunis (Louis) Botha
1830–1916
Cradock, Cape Colony, South Africa
Anna (Elizabeth) Nortier
1828–1892
Glen Lynden, Bedford, Cape Province, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Theunis Botha
1806–1841
Gerbreg Coetzee
1807–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Petrus Kotze
1781–1838
Christina Francina
1785–

Daniel Pretorius's Descendants

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Daniel (Arnoldus Christoffel) Pretorius (10 SEP 1876–15 AUG 1952) m. Maria (Elizabeth) Esterhuizen (12 JAN 1885–20 APR 1945)
  1. 1. Jan (Christoffel) Pretorius 1916–1961 m. Christina (Fredrika Wilhelmina van der) Berg 1920–
    1. 1. Barend (Jacobus Cornelius) Pretorius 1948–2014 m. Gillian (Reid) Smith 1951–2021

Daniel Pretorius's Timeline

2 Records

1876
10 SEP 1876
Birth of Daniel Arnoldus Christoffel Pretorius in Leydenburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Leydenburg, Transvaal, South Africa
1952
15 AUG 1952
Age 76
Death of Daniel Arnoldus Christoffel Pretorius in 36 5th Street, Vrededorp, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
36 5th Street, Vrededorp, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 SEP 1876
    Event Place: Leydenburg, Transvaal, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1801-1974, "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1801-1974", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sat Mar 09 13:55:37 UTC 2024), Entry for Daniel Arnoldus Christoffel Pretorius and Judith Christina Brits, 8 Jan 1946.
    [2] South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Death, 1869-1954, "South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Death, 1869-1954", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Mon Jan 13 06:16:55 UTC 2025), Entry for Daniel Arnoldus Christoffel Pretoruis, 15 Aug 1952.
    [3] South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Marriages, 1870-1931, "South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Marriages, 1870-1931", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Mon Mar 11 00:25:31 UTC 2024), Entry for Daniel Arnoldus Christoffel Pretorius and Maria Elizabeth Esterhuizen, 18 February 1903.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Johannesburg

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brixton Cemetery, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 AUG 1952
    Event Place: 36 5th Street, Vrededorp, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
    Record Source: South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Death, 1869-1954, "South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Death, 1869-1954", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Mon Jan 13 06:16:55 UTC 2025), Entry for Daniel Arnoldus Christoffel Pretoruis, 15 Aug 1952.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Vrededorp

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Vrededorp

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