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Doreen (Dee) Maude PETERSEN 1918–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 JUL 1918

Birth Location: South Africa

Death Date: 10 JAN 1980

Death Location: Salisbury, Rhodesia

Father: John PETERSEN

Mother: Magdalina ROOYEN

Spouse(s): William McKIE, Charles SMITH

Children(s): Meryl SMITH

The story of Doreen (Dee) Maude PETERSEN began in 1918 in South Africa. Doreen (Dee) Maude PETERSEN married Charles Charlie Gorringe Smith, William Bill Mckie, and had children including Colin Graham Smith, Meryl Code Smith. Doreen (Dee) Maude PETERSEN passed away in 1980 in Salisbury, Rhodesia.

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Biography

  • The story of Doreen (Dee) Maude PETERSEN began in 1918 in South Africa.
  • Doreen (Dee) Maude PETERSEN married Charles Charlie Gorringe Smith, William Bill Mckie, and had children including Colin Graham Smith, Meryl Code Smith.
  • Doreen (Dee) Maude PETERSEN passed away in 1980 in Salisbury, Rhodesia.

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Doreen PETERSEN's Ancestors

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Doreen PETERSEN
1918–1980
Birth Place: South Africa
Parents
John PETERSEN
1886–1951
Copenhagen, Denmark
Magdalina ((Maggie) VAN) ROOYEN
1898–1983
Knysna, South Africa
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Doreen PETERSEN's Descendants

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Doreen ((Dee) Maude) PETERSEN (11 JUL 1918–10 JAN 1980) m. William ((Bill)) McKIE (–17 MAY 1990) m. Charles ((Charlie) Gorringe) SMITH (1903–24 JUN 1963)
  1. 1. Meryl (Code) SMITH 1951–2024

Doreen PETERSEN's Timeline

2 Records

1918
11 JUL 1918
Birth of Doreen (Dee) Maude PETERSEN in South Africa
South Africa
1980
10 JAN 1980
Age 62
Death of Doreen (Dee) Maude PETERSEN in Salisbury, Rhodesia
Salisbury, Rhodesia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 JUL 1918
    Event Place: South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 JAN 1980
    Event Place: Salisbury, Rhodesia

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