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Jacobus Christoffel Potgieter 1870–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 DEC 1870

Birth Location: Utrecht, Natal

Death Date: 24 APR 1944

Death Location: Volksrust, Eastvaal District Council, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Father: Jacobus Potgieter

Mother: Maria Dreyer

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In 1870, Jacobus Christoffel Potgieter entered the world in Utrecht, Natal, born to Jacobus Christoffel Rudolph Potgieter And Maria Christina Cornelia Wilhelmina Dreyer. Jacobus Christoffel Potgieter passed away in 1944 in Volksrust, Eastvaal District Council, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

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Biography

  • In 1870, Jacobus Christoffel Potgieter entered the world in Utrecht, Natal, born to Jacobus Christoffel Rudolph Potgieter And Maria Christina Cornelia Wilhelmina Dreyer.
  • Jacobus Christoffel Potgieter passed away in 1944 in Volksrust, Eastvaal District Council, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

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Jacobus Potgieter's Ancestors

Self
Jacobus Potgieter
1870–1944
Birth Place: Utrecht, Natal
Parents
Jacobus Christoffel Rudolph Potgieter
1826–1878
Madola, Piet Retief, South Africa
Maria (Christina Cornelia Wilhelmina) Dreyer
1827–1866
Uitenhage
Grandparents
Hans (Jurgen) Potgieter
1806–1846
Graaff-Reinet, Kaapkolonie, Suid Afrika
Anna (Maria Petronella Steenkamp) b7c2d13
1803–1840
Great-Grandparents
Jacobus Potgieter
1765–1811
Maria Wet
1775–1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacobus Potgieter's Timeline

4 Records

1859
29 MAY 1859
Jacobus Christoffel Potgieter was baptized in Utrecht
Utrecht
1870
9 DEC 1870
Birth of Jacobus Christoffel Potgieter in Utrecht, Natal
Utrecht, Natal
1871
1 MAR 1871
Age 1
Jacobus Christoffel Potgieter was baptized in Utrecht
Utrecht
1944
24 APR 1944
Age 74
Death of Jacobus Christoffel Potgieter in Volksrust, Eastvaal District Council, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Volksrust, Eastvaal District Council, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 DEC 1870
    Event Place: Utrecht, Natal

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 29 MAY 1859
    Event Place: Utrecht

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 MAR 1871
    Event Place: Utrecht

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 APR 1944
    Event Place: Volksrust, Eastvaal District Council, Mpumalanga, South Africa

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