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Gabriel Johannes Pretorius 1857–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 MAR 1857

Birth Location: Winburg, Free State, South Africa

Death Date: 10 March 1915

Death Location: Farm Mooimeisiesfontein, South Africa

Father: Johannes Pretorius

Mother: Anna Momberg\Pretorius

Spouse(s): Magdalena Strydom

Children(s): Petrus Pretorius, Johannes PRETORIUS, Catharina PRETORIUS, Andries PRETORIUS, Gabriel PRETORIUS, Anna PRETORIUS, Maria PRETORIUS, Catharina PRETORIUS, Johannes PRETORIUS, Cornelia PRETORIUS, Hendrik PRETORIUS, Gesina PRETORIUS, Frederick PRETORIUS

The story of Gabriel Johannes Pretorius began in 1857 in Winburg, Free State, South Africa. Gabriel Johannes Pretorius married Magdalena Antoinetta Strydom, and had children including Andries Hendrik Josefus J Pretorius, Anna Margaritha Pretorius, Catharina Beatrix Pretorius, Cornelia Johanna Pretorius, Frederick Jacobus Pretorius, Gabriel Johannes Pretorius, Gesina Johanna Pretorius, Hendrik Lodewicus Pretorius, Johannes Jacobus Pretorius, Maria Antoinette Pretorius, Petrus Johannes Pretorius, Philippus Lodewyk Pretorius. Gabriel Johannes Pretorius passed away in 1915 in Farm Mooimeisiesfontein, South Africa.

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Biography

  • The story of Gabriel Johannes Pretorius began in 1857 in Winburg, Free State, South Africa.
  • Gabriel Johannes Pretorius married Magdalena Antoinetta Strydom, and had children including Andries Hendrik Josefus J Pretorius, Anna Margaritha Pretorius, Catharina Beatrix Pretorius, Cornelia Johanna Pretorius, Frederick Jacobus Pretorius, Gabriel Johannes Pretorius, Gesina Johanna Pretorius, Hendrik Lodewicus Pretorius, Johannes Jacobus Pretorius, Maria Antoinette Pretorius, Petrus Johannes Pretorius, Philippus Lodewyk Pretorius.
  • Gabriel Johannes Pretorius passed away in 1915 in Farm Mooimeisiesfontein, South Africa.

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Gabriel Pretorius's Ancestors

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Gabriel Pretorius
1857–1915
Birth Place: Winburg, Free State, South Africa
Parents
Johannes Jacobus Pretorius
1810–1881
Graaff Reinet
Anna (Margaretha) Momberg\Pretorius
1814–1877
Farm "Tygerklip", Agter Sneeuberg, Cradock, Stormberg District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Grandparents
Hendrik (Lodewyk) Momberg
1786–1854
Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Johanna (Francina) Vlotman\Momberg
1778–1841
Tulbagh
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gabriel Pretorius's Descendants

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Gabriel (Johannes) Pretorius (8 MAR 1857–10 March 1915) m. Magdalena (Antoinetta) Strydom (30 Jun 1861–14 May 1939)
  1. 1. Petrus (Johannes) Pretorius 1892–1959 m. Johanna (Christina Wilhelmina) Dednam 1894–1978
    1. 1. Gabriel (Johannes) Pretorius 1920–
    2. 2. Magdalena (Antonette) Pretorius 1917–
    3. 3. Maria (Catharina) Pretorius 1915–
  2. 2. Johannes (Jacobus) PRETORIUS 1879–1883
  3. 3. Catharina (Beatrix) PRETORIUS 1881–1883
  4. 4. Andries (Hendrik Josefus J) PRETORIUS 1882–1946
  5. 5. Gabriel (Johannes) PRETORIUS 1884–1936
  6. 6. Anna (Margaritha) PRETORIUS 1886–1901
  7. 7. Maria (Antoinette) PRETORIUS 1888–1958
  8. 8. Catharina (Beatrix) PRETORIUS 1890–1961
  9. 9. Johannes (Jacobus) PRETORIUS 1894–
  10. 10. Cornelia (Johanna) PRETORIUS 1896–1901
  11. 11. Hendrik (Lodewicus) PRETORIUS 1899–1901
  12. 12. Gesina (Johanna) PRETORIUS 1903–
  13. 13. Frederick (Jacobus) PRETORIUS 1905–1934

Gabriel Pretorius's Timeline

2 Records

1857
8 MAR 1857
Birth of Gabriel Johannes Pretorius in Winburg, Free State, South Africa
Winburg, Free State, South Africa
1915
10 March 1915
Age 58
Death of Gabriel Johannes Pretorius in Farm Mooimeisiesfontein, South Africa
Farm Mooimeisiesfontein, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 MAR 1857
    Event Place: Winburg, Free State, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] South Africa, Marriage Index, 1807-2007
    [4] South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 March 1915
    Event Place: Farm Mooimeisiesfontein, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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