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Hester Cecilia Burger 1763–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: TO SEP 1763

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

Death Date: 19 JAN 1798

Death Location: Ceres, Cape Province, South Africa

Father: Willhelm Heerden

Mother: Martha Merwe

Spouse(s): Carel Merwe, Carel Merwe

Children(s): Van Merwe, Pretorius None, Carolina Merwe, Elsie Merwe, Maria Merwe, Carel Merwe, Izak Merwe, Willem Toit

Hester Cecilia Burger was born in 1763 in Tulbagh, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, the child of Willhelm Pieter Van Heerden And Martha Marritje Van Der Merwe. Hester Cecilia Burger married Carel Aaron Van Der Merwe, Carel Izaaksz Van Der Merwe, and had children including Carel Petrus Van Der Merwe, Carolina Willemina Machtelda Van Der Merwe, Elsie Maria Van Der Merwe, Izak Wilhelmus Willem Van Der Merwe, Maria Magdalena Frederika Van Der Merwe, Maria Van Der Merwe, Pretorius, Van Der Merwe, Willem Francois Du Toit. Hester Cecilia Burger passed away in 1798 in Ceres, Cape Province, South Africa.

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Biography

  • Hester Cecilia Burger was born in 1763 in Tulbagh, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, the child of Willhelm Pieter Van Heerden And Martha Marritje Van Der Merwe.
  • Hester Cecilia Burger married Carel Aaron Van Der Merwe, Carel Izaaksz Van Der Merwe, and had children including Carel Petrus Van Der Merwe, Carolina Willemina Machtelda Van Der Merwe, Elsie Maria Van Der Merwe, Izak Wilhelmus Willem Van Der Merwe, Maria Magdalena Frederika Van Der Merwe, Maria Van Der Merwe, Pretorius, Van Der Merwe, Willem Francois Du Toit.
  • Hester Cecilia Burger passed away in 1798 in Ceres, Cape Province, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Willhelm Heerden
1709–1767
Birth Location: Paarl, Cape Winelands, Western Cape, South Africa
WH
Martha Merwe
1713–1784
Birth Location: Paarl, Drakenstein, Caep de Goede Hoop, South Africa
MM

Spouses(s)

Carel Merwe
1752–1790
Birth Location: Boplaas, Ceres, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
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Carel Merwe
1752–1790
Birth Location: Koue Bokkeveld, Cape Winelands, Western Cape, South Africa
CM

Children(s)

Van Merwe
1778–1840
Birth Location: Koue Bokkeveld, Worcester, Cape, South Africa
VM
Pretorius None
1772–1801
Birth Location: Tulbagh, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
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Carolina Merwe
1782–
Birth Location: –
CM
Elsie Merwe
1781–1788
Birth Location: –
EM
Maria Merwe
–1788
Birth Location: –
MM
Carel Merwe
1784–1816
Birth Location: Wagenmakers Valley Stellenbosch
CM
Izak Merwe
1785–1833
Birth Location: Tulbagh, Cape Province, South Africa
IM
Willem Toit
1795–1872
Birth Location: Cape Province, South Africa
WT

Hester Burger's Ancestors

Self
Hester Burger
1763–1798
Birth Place: Tulbagh, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Parents
Willhelm Pieter van Heerden
1709–1767
Paarl, Cape Winelands, Western Cape, South Africa
Martha ("Marritje" van der) Merwe
1713–1784
Paarl, Drakenstein, Caep de Goede Hoop, South Africa
Grandparents
Pieter (Willem van) Heerden
1677–1763
Heerde, Gelderland, Nederland
Magteld (Willemsz van der) Merwe
1690–1765
Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope
Schalk (Willemsz van der) Merwe
1673–1740
Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Anne (Prévost Pruvost, aka Prevot, Prévost. Prévot,) Provo
1681–1740
Marcq En Barœul, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais Picardie, France
Great-Grandparents
Willem Heerden
1660–
Aeltje Hendrix
1662–1700
Schalk Merwe
1673–1740
Anne\Anna merwe
1681–1740
Willem Merwe
1648–1716
Van merwe
1655–1702
Charles Prevot
1650–1688
Marie Raire
1651–1701
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Cloete
1630–1693
Sophia Raderootjes
1624–1665
Henri Prévot
1624–1650
Jeanne Fief
1629–1688
David
1613–1657
Elizabeth Bleu
1614–1678

Hester Burger's Descendants

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Hester (Cecilia) Burger (TO SEP 1763–19 JAN 1798) m. Carel (Izaaksz van der) Merwe (13 AUG 1752–24 JUL 1790) m. Carel (Aaron van der) Merwe (13 AUG 1752–24 JUL 1790)
  1. 1. Van (Der) Merwe 1778–1840
  2. 2. Pretorius 1772–1801
  3. 3. Carolina (Willemina Machtelda van der) Merwe 1782–
  4. 4. Elsie (Maria van der) Merwe 1781–1788
  5. 5. Maria (van der) Merwe –1788
  6. 6. Carel (Petrus van der) Merwe 1784–1816 m. Anna (Christina van) Wyk 1788–1845
    1. 1. Carel (Petrus van der) Merwe 1807–1886
    2. 2. Jooste 1808–1848
    3. 3. van Wyk 1810–1853
    4. 4. Maria (Magalena Van Der) Merwe 1811–1813
    5. 5. Philippus (Petrus Van der) Merwe 1812–
    6. 6. Gert (Johannes van der) Merwe 1812–1890
    7. 7. Willem (Jacobus van der) Merwe 1815–1887
    8. 8. Maria (Magdalena van der) Merwe 1813–1853
  7. 7. Izak (Wilhelmus Willem van der) Merwe 1785–1833 m. Maria (Jacoba Barbara van) Rensburg 1785–1854
    1. 1. Izaak (Wilhelmus Van Der) Merwe 1815–1875
    2. 2. Hester (Cecilia van der) Merwe 1806–1807
  8. 8. Willem (Francois du) Toit 1795–1872 m. Else (Cecilia Du) Plessis 1795–1834
    1. 1. Jan (Abraham van der) Merwe 1820–1894 m. van (der) Merwe 1818–1861 m. van (der) Merwe 1827–1896 m. van (der) Merwe 1842–1874
      1. 1. Catharina (Elizabeth Magdalena van der) Merwe 1840–
      2. 2. du Plessis 1842–
      3. 3. Willem (Nicolaas van der) Merwe 1843–
      4. 4. Sophia (Martha Elizabeth van der) Merwe 1844–
      5. 5. Maria (Magdalena van der) Merwe 1846–
      6. 6. Cornelia (Cecilia van der) Merwe 1848–
      7. 7. Helena (Elizabeth van der) Merwe 1850–
      8. 8. Johanna (Petronella Lodewika van der) Merwe 1852–
      9. 9. Gert (Snyman van der) Merwe 1854–
      10. 10. Jan (Abraham van der) Merwe 1861–
      11. 11. Carel (Lodewyk van der) Merwe 1863–
      12. 12. Elizabeth (Gertruida van der) Merwe 1865–
      13. 13. Wilhelmina (Johanna van der) Merwe 1867–
      14. 14. Christiaan (Johannes van der) Merwe 1872–
      15. 15. Catharina (Elizabeth Magdalena van der) Merwe 1840–
      16. 16. du Plessis 1842–
      17. 17. Willem (Nicolaas van der) Merwe 1843–
      18. 18. Sophia (Martha Elizabeth van der) Merwe 1844–
      19. 19. Maria (Magdalena van der) Merwe 1846–
      20. 20. Cornelia (Cecilia van der) Merwe 1848–
      21. 21. Helena (Elizabeth van der) Merwe 1850–
      22. 22. Johanna (Petronella Lodewika van der) Merwe 1852–
      23. 23. Gert (Snyman van der) Merwe 1854–
    2. 2. Elsie (Cecilia Martha Van der) Merwe 1823–1889
    3. 3. Hester (Cecilia Maria VAN DER) MERWE 1816–

Hester Burger's Timeline

4 Records

1763
TO SEP 1763
Birth of Hester Cecilia Burger in Tulbagh, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Tulbagh, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1763
11 SEP 1763
Hester Cecilia Burger was baptized in Western Cape, South Africa
Western Cape, South Africa
1763
11 SEP 1763
Hester Cecilia Burger was christened in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1798
19 JAN 1798
Age 35
Death of Hester Cecilia Burger in Ceres, Cape Province, South Africa
Ceres, Cape Province, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: TO SEP 1763
    Event Place: Tulbagh, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 11 SEP 1763
    Event Place: Western Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 11 SEP 1763
    Event Place: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 JAN 1798
    Event Place: Ceres, Cape Province, South Africa
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