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Jan Gideon Davis 1856–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 MAR 1856

Birth Location: Cape Colony, South Africa

Death Date: 12 MAR 1878

Death Location: Krugerspos, Orighstad, Transvaal, South Africa

Father: James Davis

Mother: Maria Davis\Janeke

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In 1856, Jan Gideon Davis entered the world in Cape Colony, South Africa, born to James Davis And Maria Gertruida Davis Janeke. Jan Gideon Davis passed away in 1878 in Krugerspos, Orighstad, Transvaal, South Africa.

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Biography

  • In 1856, Jan Gideon Davis entered the world in Cape Colony, South Africa, born to James Davis And Maria Gertruida Davis Janeke.
  • Jan Gideon Davis passed away in 1878 in Krugerspos, Orighstad, Transvaal, South Africa.

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Jan Davis's Ancestors

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Jan Davis
1856–1878
Birth Place: Cape Colony, South Africa
Parents
James Davis
1831–1886
Islington, Middlesex, England
Maria (Gertruida) Davis\Janeke
1836–1922
Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa
Grandparents
Johan (Joachim) Janecke\Janeke
1793–1836
Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa
Susanna (Elizabeth Catharina) Volsteedt
1797–
Stellenbosch, Weskaap
Great-Grandparents
Joachim Jäneke
1745–
Dorothea Kaap\Janecke\Janeke
1767–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Kaap
1731–

Jan Davis's Timeline

2 Records

1856
23 MAR 1856
Birth of Jan Gideon Davis in Cape Colony, South Africa
Cape Colony, South Africa
1878
12 MAR 1878
Age 22
Death of Jan Gideon Davis in Krugerspos, Orighstad, Transvaal, South Africa
Krugerspos, Orighstad, Transvaal, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 MAR 1856
    Event Place: Cape Colony, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 MAR 1878
    Event Place: Krugerspos, Orighstad, Transvaal, South Africa

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