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Elizabeth Cornelia Pretorius 1801–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 AUG 1801

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

Death Date: 18 JUN 1879

Death Location: Roodepoort, Kaap

Father: Jan Pretorius

Mother: Elsje Berg

Spouse(s): Andries Gous

Children(s): Elsje Gouws, Elizabeth Gouws, Catharina Gouws, Susanna Gouws

Elizabeth Cornelia Pretorius was born in 1801 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa, the child of Jan Lodewyk Pretorius And Elsje Rachel Van Den Berg. Elizabeth Cornelia Pretorius married Andries Gous, and had children including Anna Maria Gouws, Catharina Fredrika Gouws, Elizabeth Cornelia Gouws, Elsje Rachel Gouws, Stephanus Petrus Gouws, Susanna Gezina Gouws. Elizabeth Cornelia Pretorius passed away in 1879 in Roodepoort, Kaap.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Cornelia Pretorius was born in 1801 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa, the child of Jan Lodewyk Pretorius And Elsje Rachel Van Den Berg.
  • Elizabeth Cornelia Pretorius married Andries Gous, and had children including Anna Maria Gouws, Catharina Fredrika Gouws, Elizabeth Cornelia Gouws, Elsje Rachel Gouws, Stephanus Petrus Gouws, Susanna Gezina Gouws.
  • Elizabeth Cornelia Pretorius passed away in 1879 in Roodepoort, Kaap.

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Elizabeth Pretorius's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Pretorius
1801–1879
Birth Place: Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Parents
Jan Lodewyk Pretorius
1766–
Elsje (Rachel van den) Berg
1775–
Tulbagh, Cape Province, South Africa
Grandparents
Willem (Sterrenberg) Pretorius
1728–1782
Paarl, Cape Province, South Africa
Elizabeth (Cornelia) Crafford
1731–1794
Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Johan (Christoffel van den) Berg
1732–1820
Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Elsje (van) Emmenes
1743–
Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Johannes Pretorius
1680–1732
Helena Vosloo
1697–1731
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Pretorius
1642–1694
Johanna Victors
1656–1708
Johann Vossloh)
1649–1732
van Malabar
1670–1723

Elizabeth Pretorius's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Cornelia) Pretorius (10 AUG 1801–18 JUN 1879) m. Andries Gous (1 SEP 1789–6 DEC 1857)
  1. 1. Elsje (Rachel) Gouws 1824–
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Cornelia) Gouws 1827–1879
  3. 3. Catharina (Fredrika) Gouws 1831–1915
  4. 4. Susanna (Gezina) Gouws 1834–1856

Elizabeth Pretorius's Timeline

3 Records

1801
10 AUG 1801
Birth of Elizabeth Cornelia Pretorius in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1801
13 DEC 1801
Elizabeth Cornelia Pretorius was baptized in Graaff-Reinet, South Africa
Graaff-Reinet, South Africa
1879
18 JUN 1879
Age 78
Death of Elizabeth Cornelia Pretorius in Roodepoort, Kaap
Roodepoort, Kaap

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 AUG 1801
    Event Place: Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 13 DEC 1801
    Event Place: Graaff-Reinet, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 11 JAN 1824
    Event Place: EC, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 JUN 1879
    Event Place: Roodepoort, Kaap

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