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Harmen Jansz Potgieter 1635–1706 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1635

Birth Location: Nordhorn, Grafschaft Bentheim, Niedersachsen, Germany

Death Date: 9 January 1706

Death Location: Stellenbosch, Cape, South Africa

Father: Jan Potgieter

Mother: Schwerne Lodden

Spouse(s): Isabella Frederiks

Children(s): Maria Potgieter

The story of Harmen Jansz Potgieter began in 1635 in Nordhorn, Grafschaft Bentheim, Niedersachsen, Germany. Harmen Jansz Potgieter married Isabella Beeltje Frederiks, and had children including Maria Jansz Potgieter. Harmen Jansz Potgieter passed away in 1706 in Stellenbosch, Cape, South Africa.

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Biography

  • The story of Harmen Jansz Potgieter began in 1635 in Nordhorn, Grafschaft Bentheim, Niedersachsen, Germany.
  • Harmen Jansz Potgieter married Isabella Beeltje Frederiks, and had children including Maria Jansz Potgieter.
  • Harmen Jansz Potgieter passed away in 1706 in Stellenbosch, Cape, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jan Potgieter
1610–1635
Birth Location: Nordhorn, Bentheim, Grafschaft Bentheim, Lower Saxony, Germany
JP
Schwerne Lodden
1610–1635
Birth Location: Frensdorf, Bamberg, Bavaria, [Germany], Bayern, Allemagne
SL

Spouses(s)

Isabella Frederiks
1652–1711
Birth Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
IF

Children(s)

Maria Potgieter
1687–1730
Birth Location: Stellenbosch, 7599, Cape Winelands District Municipality, CA, Afrique du Sud
MP

Harmen Potgieter's Ancestors

Self
Harmen Potgieter
1635–1706
Birth Place: Nordhorn, Grafschaft Bentheim, Niedersachsen, Germany
Parents
Jan Hermann Potgieter
1610–1635
Nordhorn, Bentheim, Grafschaft Bentheim, Lower Saxony, Germany
Schwerne (Von) Lodden
1610–1635
Frensdorf, Bamberg, Bavaria, [Germany], Bayern, Allemagne
Grandparents
Nesen (Hermann) Pottgeter
1590–1667
Nordhorn, Gutersloh, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Tryne Arendts
1585–1610
Nordhorn, Gutersloh, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Kettel Potgieter
1555–1590
Agnese SCHOLTEN
1560–1590
Grete Hindricks
1560–1601
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Berndt Potgeiter
1540–1577
Pn Keteler
1515–1585
Berndt Potgeiter
1540–1577
Pn Keteler
1515–1585

Harmen Potgieter's Descendants

1.
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Harmen (Jansz) Potgieter (1635–9 January 1706) m. Isabella ((Beeltje)) Frederiks (8 May 1652–1711)
  1. 1. Maria (Jansz) Potgieter 1687–1730 m. Jacobus (Steyn) (Steijn) 1683–1732
    1. 1. Hermanus ((d'Oude)) STEYN 1711–1795 m. Martha Potgieter 1722–1778
      1. 1. Hermanus (d'Jonge (President)) Steyn 1743–1804 m. Anna (Margaretha Marthinusd Van) Staden 1744–1804
        1. 1. Susanna (Cornelia) Steyn 1777–1814 m. Pieter (Van Der) Westhuizen 1756–1838

Harmen Potgieter's Timeline

2 Records

1635
1635
Birth of Harmen Jansz Potgieter in Nordhorn, Grafschaft Bentheim, Niedersachsen, Germany
Nordhorn, Grafschaft Bentheim, Niedersachsen, Germany
1706
9 January 1706
Age 71
Death of Harmen Jansz Potgieter in Stellenbosch, Cape, South Africa
Stellenbosch, Cape, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Nordhorn, Grafschaft Bentheim, Niedersachsen, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 January 1706
    Event Place: Stellenbosch, Cape, South Africa
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