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Hendrik Jacobus Smith 1755–1820 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: BEF 9 NOV 1755

Birth Location: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Death Date: BEF 1820

Death Location: Cape Colony, South Africa

Father: Florris Smit

Mother: Margretha Steenkamp

Spouse(s): Adrijana Enwegen

Children(s): Johannes Smith

In 1755, Hendrik Jacobus Smith entered the world in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, born to Florris Smit And Margretha Steenkamp. Hendrik Jacobus Smith married Adrijana Catrina Enwegen, and had children including Johannes Jacobus Gerhardus Smith. Hendrik Jacobus Smith passed away in 1820 in Cape Colony, South Africa.

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Biography

  • In 1755, Hendrik Jacobus Smith entered the world in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, born to Florris Smit And Margretha Steenkamp.
  • Hendrik Jacobus Smith married Adrijana Catrina Enwegen, and had children including Johannes Jacobus Gerhardus Smith.
  • Hendrik Jacobus Smith passed away in 1820 in Cape Colony, South Africa.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Hendrik Smith's Ancestors

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Hendrik Smith
1755–1820
Birth Place: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Parents
Florris Smit
1712–1774
Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Margretha Steenkamp
1715–1792
Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Grandparents
Jan Steencamp
1692–1744
Giessenburg, Giessenburg, Holland, Netherlands
Steencamp Visscher
1686–1719
Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hendrik Smith's Descendants

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Hendrik (Jacobus) Smith (BEF 9 NOV 1755–BEF 1820) m. Adrijana (Catrina) Enwegen (BEF 11 AUG 1754–7 SEP 1820)
  1. 1. Johannes (Jacobus Gerhardus) Smith 1787–1861 m. Anna (Susanna) Senekal 1789–1832
    1. 1. Maria (Christina Elizabeth) Smit 1823– m. Jakobus (Frederick Michiel) Schoonraad 1804–1887
      1. 1. Johan (Christiaan) Schoonraad 1843–1883 m. Louise (Frederica) Ehlers 1847–1883
        1. 1. Maria (Christina Elizabeth) Schoonraad 1871–1904 m. Ockert (Jacobus) Olivier 1868–1935

Hendrik Smith's Timeline

6 Records

1743
1 DEC 1743
Hendrik Jacobus Smith was baptized in Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1755
BEF 9 NOV 1755
Birth of Hendrik Jacobus Smith in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1755
9 NOV 1755
Hendrik Jacobus Smith was christened in Swartland, Cape Province, South Africa
Swartland, Cape Province, South Africa
1755
9 NOV 1755
Hendrik Jacobus Smith was baptized in Swartland, Cape Province, South Africa
Swartland, Cape Province, South Africa
1755
9 NOV 1755
Hendrik Jacobus Smith was baptized in Swartland, Cape Province, South Africa
Swartland, Cape Province, South Africa
1820
BEF 1820
Age 65
Death of Hendrik Jacobus Smith in Cape Colony, South Africa
Cape Colony, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 DEC 1743
    Event Place: Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: BEF 9 NOV 1755
    Event Place: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994, "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994 ", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Sep 26 19:22:59 UTC 2024), Entry for Adriana Catharina Smith and Adam Jacobus Smith, 21 May 1809.
    [2] South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994, "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994 ," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 3 August 2023), > image 1 of 1; State Archives, Cape Province.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 9 NOV 1755
    Event Place: Swartland, Cape Province, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994, "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994 ", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Fri Sep 27 01:12:32 UTC 2024), Entry for Jacobus Smit and Margritha Steenkamp, 9 Nov 1755.
    [2] South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994, "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994 ", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Sep 26 19:22:59 UTC 2024), Entry for Adriana Catharina Smith and Adam Jacobus Smith, 21 May 1809.
    [3] South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994, "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994 ," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 3 August 2023), > image 1 of 1; State Archives, Cape Province.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BEF 1820
    Event Place: Cape Colony, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 9 NOV 1755
    Event Place: Swartland, Cape Province, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 9 NOV 1755
    Event Place: Swartland, Cape Province, South Africa

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