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Dirk Barend Petrus Viljoen 1831–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 DEC 1831

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

Death Date: 1 MAY 1879

Death Location: Klipfontein, Victoria West, Cape Province, South Africa

Father: Gerhardus Viljoen

Mother: Alettha Booysen

Spouse(s): Anna Pretorius

Children(s): Dirk Viljoen

In 1831, Dirk Barend Petrus Viljoen entered the world in Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony, South Africa, born to Gerhardus Viljoen And Alettha Elisabet Christina Booysen. Dirk Barend Petrus Viljoen married Anna Francina Christina Pretorius, and had children including Dirk Barend Petrus Viljoen. Dirk Barend Petrus Viljoen passed away in 1879 in Klipfontein, Victoria West, Cape Province, South Africa.

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Biography

  • In 1831, Dirk Barend Petrus Viljoen entered the world in Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony, South Africa, born to Gerhardus Viljoen And Alettha Elisabet Christina Booysen.
  • Dirk Barend Petrus Viljoen married Anna Francina Christina Pretorius, and had children including Dirk Barend Petrus Viljoen.
  • Dirk Barend Petrus Viljoen passed away in 1879 in Klipfontein, Victoria West, Cape Province, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dirk Viljoen's Ancestors

Self
Dirk Viljoen
1831–1879
Birth Place: Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony, South Africa
Parents
Gerhardus Viljoen
1779–1840
Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Alettha (Elisabet Christina) Booysen
1804–
Graaff-Reinet, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Grandparents
Dirk (Booysen) a1b2c6
1743–1808
Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Aletta (Dorothea van den) Berg
1762–1827
Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Dirk Boissen
1692–1748
Aletta Harmens
1712–1744
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jan Potgieter
1674–
Clara Harst
1686–

Dirk Viljoen's Descendants

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Dirk (Barend Petrus) Viljoen (11 DEC 1831–1 MAY 1879) m. Anna (Francina Christina) Pretorius (30 SEP 1836–24 APR 1890)
  1. 1. Dirk (Barend Petrus) Viljoen 1859–1923 m. Hilletje (Magdalena Carolina Benetta) Smit 1870–
    1. 1. Hylie ("Heiletjie" Magdalena) Viljoen 1891–1931 m. Cornelis (Johannes) Bester 1888–1932
      1. 1. Pieter (Barend) Bester 1929–1999 m. Eleanor (Marié Van) Dyk 1936–2020

Dirk Viljoen's Timeline

5 Records

1831
11 DEC 1831
Birth of Dirk Barend Petrus Viljoen in Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony, South Africa
Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony, South Africa
1832
11 MAR 1832
Age 1
Dirk Barend Petrus Viljoen was baptized in Western Cape, South Africa
Western Cape, South Africa
1832
11 MAR 1832
Age 1
Dirk Barend Petrus Viljoen was christened in Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony, South Africa
Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony, South Africa
1879
BET 1879 AND 1880
Age 48
Dirk Barend Petrus Viljoen - Probate in Victoria West, Victoria-West, Cape Province, South Africa
Victoria West, Victoria-West, Cape Province, South Africa
1879
1 MAY 1879
Age 48
Death of Dirk Barend Petrus Viljoen in Klipfontein, Victoria West, Cape Province, South Africa
Klipfontein, Victoria West, Cape Province, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 DEC 1831
    Event Place: Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994, "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994 ", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Sep 26 20:40:01 UTC 2024), Entry for Dirk Barend Petrus Viljoen and Elisabeth Booijzen, 11 Mar 1832.
    [2] South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994, "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994 ", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Sep 26 21:30:10 UTC 2024), Entry for Dirk Barend Petrus Viljoen and Elisabeth Booyse, 11 Mar 1832.
    [3] South Africa, Cape, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1822-1990, "South Africa, Cape, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1822-1990", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sat Mar 09 01:21:01 UTC 2024), Entry for Dirk Barend Petrus Viljoen, from 1879 to 1880.
    [4] South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994, "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994 ," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 31 July 2023), > image 1 of 1; State Archives, Cape Province.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 11 MAR 1832
    Event Place: Western Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 11 MAR 1832
    Event Place: Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994, "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994 ", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Sep 26 20:40:01 UTC 2024), Entry for Dirk Barend Petrus Viljoen and Elisabeth Booijzen, 11 Mar 1832.
    [2] South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994, "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994 ", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Sep 26 21:30:10 UTC 2024), Entry for Dirk Barend Petrus Viljoen and Elisabeth Booyse, 11 Mar 1832.
    [3] South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994, "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994 ," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 31 July 2023), > image 1 of 1; State Archives, Cape Province.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: BET 1879 AND 1880
    Event Place: Victoria West, Victoria-West, Cape Province, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 MAY 1879
    Event Place: Klipfontein, Victoria West, Cape Province, South Africa
    Record Source: South Africa, Cape, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1822-1990, "South Africa, Cape, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1822-1990", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sat Mar 09 01:21:01 UTC 2024), Entry for Dirk Barend Petrus Viljoen, from 1879 to 1880.

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