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Hermanus Potgieter 1869–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: BEF 5 NOV 1869

Birth Location: Smithfield, Orange Free State, South Africa

Death Date: 16 OCT 1933

Death Location: Petrus Steijn, Trans, South Africa

Father: Gerhardus Potgieter

Mother: Elizabeth Wessels

Spouse(s): Maria Klopper

Children(s): Edith Pothgieter, Anna Potgieter, Susanna Potgieter, Cornelia Potgieter, Johanna Potgieter, Maria Potgieter, Honora Potgieter, Hermanus Potgieter, Gerhardus Potgieter, Elizabeth Potgieter, Lucas Potgieter

In 1869, Hermanus Potgieter entered the world in Smithfield, Orange Free State, South Africa, born to Gerhardus Daniel Potgieter And Elizabeth Frederika Wessels. Hermanus Potgieter married Maria Elizabeth Catherine Klopper, and had children including Anna Potgieter, Cornelia Catharina Potgieter, Edith Pothgieter, Elizabeth Anna Maria Frederica Potgieter, Gerhardus Daniel Potgieter, Hermanus Potgieter, Honora Rowland Potgieter, Johanna Potgieter, Lucas Cornelis Johannes Potgieter, Maria Elizabeth Catherine Potgieter, Susanna Catharina Magdalena Potgieter. Hermanus Potgieter passed away in 1933 in Petrus Steijn, Trans, South Africa.

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Biography

  • In 1869, Hermanus Potgieter entered the world in Smithfield, Orange Free State, South Africa, born to Gerhardus Daniel Potgieter And Elizabeth Frederika Wessels.
  • Hermanus Potgieter married Maria Elizabeth Catherine Klopper, and had children including Anna Potgieter, Cornelia Catharina Potgieter, Edith Pothgieter, Elizabeth Anna Maria Frederica Potgieter, Gerhardus Daniel Potgieter, Hermanus Potgieter, Honora Rowland Potgieter, Johanna Potgieter, Lucas Cornelis Johannes Potgieter, Maria Elizabeth Catherine Potgieter, Susanna Catharina Magdalena Potgieter.
  • Hermanus Potgieter passed away in 1933 in Petrus Steijn, Trans, South Africa.

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Hermanus Potgieter's Ancestors

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Hermanus Potgieter
1869–1933
Birth Place: Smithfield, Orange Free State, South Africa
Parents
Gerhardus Daniel Potgieter
1822–1875
Uitenhage, Cape, South Africa
Elizabeth (Frederika) Wessels
1825–1888
Grandparents
Johannes (Theodorus) Potgieter
1785–1840
Uitenhage, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Johanna (Elizabeth Stroebel) b9
1789–1826
Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
George STROBEL
1740–1802
Martha Botha
1759–1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Petrus Botha
1731–1787
Catharina Potgieter
1731–1771

Hermanus Potgieter's Descendants

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Hermanus Potgieter (BEF 5 NOV 1869–16 OCT 1933) m. Maria (Elizabeth Catherine) Klopper (11 June 1870–3 February 1951)
  1. 1. Edith Pothgieter 1903–1978 m. Norman (George) Muir 1899–1973
    1. 1. Norma (Leonette) Muir 1928–2016 m. Frederick (George) Ninow 1923–2006
    2. 2. Lorraine (June) Muir 1944–2010
    3. 3. Clarence (Wendell) Muir 1935–2009
    4. 4. Vernon Muir 1939–1939
    5. 5. Norman (Ivan) Muir 1933–1999 m. Herculina ("Raline" Louisa Jonson) Jonson 1934–2005
    6. 6. Myrtle (Edith) Muir 1926–2001 m. Harry (Edward) Sharpe 1925–2002
      1. 1. Richard Sharpe 1946–2016
      2. 2. Carol-Ann Sharpe 1950–2012
    7. 7. Mercia (Praed) Muir 1925–1993 m. Edward (Sinclair) Tewson 1914–1987
  2. 2. Anna Potgieter 1901–1901
  3. 3. Susanna (Catharina Magdalena) Potgieter 1899–1900
  4. 4. Cornelia (Catharina) Potgieter 1889–1891
  5. 5. Johanna Potgieter 1900–1901
  6. 6. Maria (Elizabeth Catherine) Potgieter 1896–1981
  7. 7. Honora (Rowland) Potgieter 1905–2011
  8. 8. Hermanus Potgieter 1897–1958
  9. 9. Gerhardus (Daniel) Potgieter 1892–1916
  10. 10. Elizabeth (Anna Maria Frederica) Potgieter 1890–1892
  11. 11. Lucas (Cornelis Johannes) Potgieter 1894–1895

Hermanus Potgieter's Timeline

4 Records

1869
5 Nov 1869
Birth of Hermanus Potgieter in Smithfield Ofs, South Africa
Smithfield Ofs, South Africa
1869
BEF 5 NOV 1869
Birth of Hermanus Potgieter in Smithfield, Orange Free State, South Africa
Smithfield, Orange Free State, South Africa
1933
16 Oct 1933
Age 64
Death of Hermanus Potgieter in Petrus Steijn, Trans, South Africa
Petrus Steijn, Trans, South Africa
1933
16 OCT 1933
Age 64
Death of Hermanus Potgieter
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1869
    Event Place: Smithfield Ofs, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: BEF 5 NOV 1869
    Event Place: Smithfield, Orange Free State, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1933
    Event Place: Petrus Steijn, Trans, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 OCT 1933

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