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Jan Abraham Jacobs 1759–1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1759

Birth Location: Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Death Date: 8 Aug 1823

Death Location: Beaufort West, Cape Colony, South Africa

Father: Daniel Jacobs

Mother: Maria Nortje

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Jan Abraham Jacobs was born in 1759 in Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, the child of Daniel Jacobs And Maria Nortje. Jan Abraham Jacobs passed away in 1823 in Beaufort West, Cape Colony, South Africa.

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Biography

  • Jan Abraham Jacobs was born in 1759 in Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, the child of Daniel Jacobs And Maria Nortje.
  • Jan Abraham Jacobs passed away in 1823 in Beaufort West, Cape Colony, South Africa.

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Jan Jacobs's Ancestors

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Jan Jacobs
1759–1823
Birth Place: Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Parents
Daniel Jacobs
1706–1777
Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Maria Nortje
1721–1798
Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Grandparents
Daniel Jacob
1673–1713
Vielle Eglise, Calais, France
Louisa Cordier
1680–1774
Orléans, Loiret, France
Anthonie Nortje
1692–1774
Dutch Cape Colony, South Africa
Maria (Magdalena) Pienaar
1699–
Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Pierre Jacobs
1640–1693
Suzanne Vos
1650–1708
Louis Cordier
1656–1702
Françoise Martinet
1659–1702
Daniel Nortier
1669–1700
Maria Vitout
1666–1711
Jacques Pinard
1666–1713
Martha Febre
1684–1738
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Fremin Jacob
1610–1672
Marguerite Niel
1600–1672
Jean Vos
1615–1681
Suzenne Absalom
1620–1683
Louis Cordier
1624–1702
Jeanne Blessebois
1624–1692
Phillippe Martinet
1639–1661
Marie Burgeat
1639–1694
Jean Nourtier
1631–1700
Eva Pont
1630–1676
Anthonie Vitout
1638–
Elizabeth Brulle
1645–1695
Jacques Pineau
1640–1665
Martha Jollan
1640–
Pierre Fébre
1657–1710
Maria Gravé
1664–1730

Jan Jacobs's Timeline

3 Records

1759
1759
Birth of Jan Abraham Jacobs in Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1759
11 Nov 1759
Jan Abraham Jacobs was christened in Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1823
8 Aug 1823
Age 64
Death of Jan Abraham Jacobs in Beaufort West, Cape Colony, South Africa
Beaufort West, Cape Colony, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1759
    Event Place: Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 17 Jun 2025), entry for Jan Abraham Jacobs, person ID L5GS-97C.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1759
    Event Place: Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 17 Jun 2025), entry for Jan Abraham Jacobs, person ID L5GS-97C.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1823
    Event Place: Beaufort West, Cape Colony, South Africa
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i>, accessed 17 Jun 2025), entry for Jan Abraham Jacobs, person ID L5GS-97C.

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