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Hans Jurgens Potgieter 1858–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 MAY 1858

Birth Location: Piet Retief, Eastvaal District Council, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Death Date: 18 NOV 1938

Death Location: Vryheid, Natal, South Africa

Father: Thomas Potgieter

Mother: Maria Kloppers

Spouse(s): Anna Steenkamp

Children(s): Anna Potgieter, Petronella Potgieter, Hans Potgieter, Thomas Potgieter, Jan Potgieter, Johannes Potgieter

Hans Jurgens Potgieter was born in 1858 in Piet Retief, Eastvaal District Council, Mpumalanga, South Africa, the child of Thomas Ignatius Potgieter And Maria Margaretha Catharina Kloppers. Hans Jurgens Potgieter married Anna Maria Petronella Margaritha Steenkamp, and had children including Anna Maria Petronella Margaritha Potgieter, Hans Jurgens Potgieter, Jacobus Christoffel Potgieter, Jan Harm Potgieter, Johanmna Helena Potgieter, Johannes Jurgens Potgieter, Petronella Catharina Potgieter, Thomas Ignatius Potgieter. Hans Jurgens Potgieter passed away in 1938 in Vryheid, Natal, South Africa.

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Biography

  • Hans Jurgens Potgieter was born in 1858 in Piet Retief, Eastvaal District Council, Mpumalanga, South Africa, the child of Thomas Ignatius Potgieter And Maria Margaretha Catharina Kloppers.
  • Hans Jurgens Potgieter married Anna Maria Petronella Margaritha Steenkamp, and had children including Anna Maria Petronella Margaritha Potgieter, Hans Jurgens Potgieter, Jacobus Christoffel Potgieter, Jan Harm Potgieter, Johanmna Helena Potgieter, Johannes Jurgens Potgieter, Petronella Catharina Potgieter, Thomas Ignatius Potgieter.
  • Hans Jurgens Potgieter passed away in 1938 in Vryheid, Natal, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Potgieter
1837–1918
Birth Location: Cradock, Cape, South Africa
TP
Maria Kloppers
1840–
Birth Location: Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa
MK

Spouses(s)

Anna Steenkamp
1863–1892
Birth Location: Distrik Wakkerstroom
AS

Children(s)

Anna Potgieter
1883–
Birth Location: Wakkerstroom, Eastvaal District Council, Mpumalanga, South Africa
AP
Petronella Potgieter
1885–
Birth Location: Wakkerstroom, Eastvaal District Council, Mpumalanga, South Africa
PP
Hans Potgieter
1887–
Birth Location: –
HP
Thomas Potgieter
1889–1956
Birth Location: –
TP
Jan Potgieter
1891–
Birth Location: Utrecht, Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
JP
Johannes Potgieter
1886–
Birth Location: –
JP

Hans Potgieter's Ancestors

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Hans Potgieter
1858–1938
Birth Place: Piet Retief, Eastvaal District Council, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Parents
Thomas Ignatius Potgieter
1837–1918
Cradock, Cape, South Africa
Maria (Margaretha Catharina) Kloppers
1840–
Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hans Potgieter's Descendants

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Hans (Jurgens) Potgieter (7 MAY 1858–18 NOV 1938) m. Anna (Maria Petronella Margaritha) Steenkamp (30 OCT 1863–14 JUL 1892)
  1. 1. Anna (Maria Petronella Margaritha) Potgieter 1883–
  2. 2. Petronella (Catharina) Potgieter 1885–
  3. 3. Hans (Jurgens) Potgieter 1887–
  4. 4. Thomas (Ignatius) Potgieter 1889–1956
  5. 5. Jan (Harm) Potgieter 1891–
  6. 6. Johannes (Jurgens) Potgieter 1886–

Hans Potgieter's Timeline

2 Records

1858
7 MAY 1858
Birth of Hans Jurgens Potgieter in Piet Retief, Eastvaal District Council, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Piet Retief, Eastvaal District Council, Mpumalanga, South Africa
1938
18 NOV 1938
Age 80
Death of Hans Jurgens Potgieter in Vryheid, Natal, South Africa
Vryheid, Natal, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 MAY 1858
    Event Place: Piet Retief, Eastvaal District Council, Mpumalanga, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pretoria

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 NOV 1938
    Event Place: Vryheid, Natal, South Africa
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