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Jan Louis Venter 1754–1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1754

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

Death Date: 1824

Death Location: Paarl, Cape Colony, South Africa

Father: Petrus Venter

Mother: Martha Plessis

Spouse(s): Johanna Smit

Children(s): Petrus Venter

The story of Jan Louis Venter began in 1754 in Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Jan Louis Venter married Johanna Jacomina Smit, and had children including Petrus Jacobus Venter. Jan Louis Venter passed away in 1824 in Paarl, Cape Colony, South Africa.

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Biography

  • The story of Jan Louis Venter began in 1754 in Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.
  • Jan Louis Venter married Johanna Jacomina Smit, and had children including Petrus Jacobus Venter.
  • Jan Louis Venter passed away in 1824 in Paarl, Cape Colony, South Africa.

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Jan Venter's Ancestors

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Jan Venter
1754–1824
Birth Place: Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Parents
Petrus Venter
1726–1789
Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Martha (du) Plessis
1730–1789
Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
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Jan Venter's Descendants

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Jan (Louis) Venter (1754–1824) m. Johanna (Jacomina) Smit (1760–)
  1. 1. Petrus (Jacobus) Venter 1786– m. Cornelia (Petronella) Oosthuizen 1791–1846
    1. 1. Jacobus (Daniël) Venter 1819–1881 m. Sophia (Adriana) Venter 1828–1871
      1. 1. Cornelia (Petronella) Venter 1858–1928 m. Gert (Hendrikus van der) Walt 1854–1916
        1. 1. Gert (van der) Walt 1883–1957 m. Eva (Catharina) Fick 1892–1976

Jan Venter's Timeline

3 Records

1754
1754
Birth of Jan Louis Venter in Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1754
4 Aug 1754
Jan Louis Venter was christened in Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1824
1824
Age 70
Death of Jan Louis Venter in Paarl, Cape Colony, South Africa
Paarl, Cape Colony, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1754
    Event Place: Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1754
    Event Place: Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1824
    Event Place: Paarl, Cape Colony, South Africa

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