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Gerhardus Dirk Kotze 1761–1827 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Aug 1761

Birth Location: Swartland, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Death Date: Bef 18 Sep 1827

Death Location: Cape Colony, South Africa

Father: Louis Kotze

Mother: Johanna Pienaar

Spouse(s): Amarentia Potgieter

Children(s): Martha Kotze, Cornelia Kotze

The story of Gerhardus Dirk Kotze began in 1761 in Swartland, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Gerhardus Dirk Kotze married Amarentia Fredrica Potgieter, and had children including Cornelia Petronella Kotze, Martha Hester Kotze. Gerhardus Dirk Kotze passed away in 1827 in Cape Colony, South Africa.

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Biography

  • The story of Gerhardus Dirk Kotze began in 1761 in Swartland, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.
  • Gerhardus Dirk Kotze married Amarentia Fredrica Potgieter, and had children including Cornelia Petronella Kotze, Martha Hester Kotze.
  • Gerhardus Dirk Kotze passed away in 1827 in Cape Colony, South Africa.

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Gerhardus Kotze's Ancestors

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Gerhardus Kotze
1761–1827
Birth Place: Swartland, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Parents
Louis Kotze
1732–1814
Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Johanna (Catharina) Pienaar
1740–1834
Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Grandparents
Dirk Kotze
1692–1768
Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Maria (Helena) Karstens
1711–1755
Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gerhardus Kotze's Descendants

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Gerhardus (Dirk) Kotze (2 Aug 1761–Bef 18 Sep 1827) m. Amarentia (Fredrica) Potgieter (Bef 19 Mar 1769–Bef 2 Nov 1805)
  1. 1. Martha (Hester) Kotze 1800–1862 m. Christiaan (Burger) Kotze 1797–1855
    1. 1. Gerhardus (Dirk) Kotze 1819–1884 m. Hester (Margaretha van den) Heever 1822–1916
      1. 1. Christiaan (Burger) Kotze 1841–1901 m. Pieternella (Andrietta Hendrika) Pelser 1843–1922
        1. 1. Hester (Margaretha) Kotzé 1869–1901 m. Wynand (Carel) Fick 1870–1904
  2. 2. Cornelia (Petronella) Kotze 1793–1866 m. Daniel (Johannes Van Den) Heever 1792–1869
    1. 1. Hester (Margaretha van den) Heever 1822–1916 m. Gerhardus (Dirk) Kotze 1819–1884

Gerhardus Kotze's Timeline

3 Records

1761
2 Aug 1761
Birth of Gerhardus Dirk Kotze in Swartland, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Swartland, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1761
23 Aug 1761
Gerhardus Dirk Kotze was christened in Swartland, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Swartland, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1827
Bef 18 Sep 1827
Age 66
Death of Gerhardus Dirk Kotze in Cape Colony, South Africa
Cape Colony, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1761
    Event Place: Swartland, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1761
    Event Place: Swartland, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef 18 Sep 1827
    Event Place: Cape Colony, South Africa

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