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Johanna Margaretha Pretorius 1779–1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1779

Birth Location: in Tulbach, Cape, South Africa

Death Date: 19 JUL 1848

Death Location: Cradock, Stormberg District, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Father: Jacobus b3c1d9

Mother: Magritha Coetzee

Spouse(s): Pieter Heerden, Lourens Smit

Children(s): Anna Heerden, Anna Heerden, Pieter Heerden, Johanna Heerden, Elsie Heerden, Johanna Heerden, Isaac Heerden, Jacobus Heerden, Albertus Heerden, Johannes Heerden, Stephanus Smit, Martha SMIT, Frans SMIT, Johannes SMIT, Jacobus SMIT, Pieter Heerden

In 1779, Johanna Margaretha Pretorius entered the world in in Tulbach, Cape, South Africa, born to Jacobus Cornelis Pretorius B3C1D9 And Magritha Margaretha Johanna Koetze Pretorius Coetzee. Johanna Margaretha Pretorius married Lourens Erasmus Smit, Pieter Willem Van Heerden, and had children including Albertus Lambertus Van Heerden, Anna Jacoba Van Heerden, Anna Sophia Van Heerden, Elsie Cicilia Van Heerden, Frans Jacobus Smit, Isaac Jacobus Izak Van Heerden, Jacobus Nicolaas Van Heerden, Jacobus Petrus Smit, Johanna Elisabeth Van Heerden, Johanna Margaretha Van Heerden, Johannes Burgert Smit, Johannes Lourens Van Heerden, Lourens Erasmus Smit Jr, Martha Louisa Smit, Petrus Johannes Smit, Pieter Willem Van Heerden, Stephanus Johannes Smit. Johanna Margaretha Pretorius passed away in 1848 in Cradock, Stormberg District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

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Biography

  • In 1779, Johanna Margaretha Pretorius entered the world in in Tulbach, Cape, South Africa, born to Jacobus Cornelis Pretorius B3C1D9 And Magritha Margaretha Johanna Koetze Pretorius Coetzee.
  • Johanna Margaretha Pretorius married Lourens Erasmus Smit, Pieter Willem Van Heerden, and had children including Albertus Lambertus Van Heerden, Anna Jacoba Van Heerden, Anna Sophia Van Heerden, Elsie Cicilia Van Heerden, Frans Jacobus Smit, Isaac Jacobus Izak Van Heerden, Jacobus Nicolaas Van Heerden, Jacobus Petrus Smit, Johanna Elisabeth Van Heerden, Johanna Margaretha Van Heerden, Johannes Burgert Smit, Johannes Lourens Van Heerden, Lourens Erasmus Smit Jr, Martha Louisa Smit, Petrus Johannes Smit, Pieter Willem Van Heerden, Stephanus Johannes Smit.
  • Johanna Margaretha Pretorius passed away in 1848 in Cradock, Stormberg District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacobus b3c1d9
1756–1827
Birth Location: Tulbagh, de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony
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Magritha Coetzee
1760–
Birth Location: Malmesbury, de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony
MC

Spouses(s)

Pieter Heerden
1778–1832
Birth Location: Tulbagh, Cape Winelands, Western Cape, South Africa
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Lourens Smit
1781–1844
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Anna Heerden
1814–1878
Birth Location: Bab. Graaff Reinet 1815/03/27
AH
Anna Heerden
1817–
Birth Location: Cape Colony [South Africa]
AH
Pieter Heerden
1802–1875
Birth Location: Dutch Cape Colony [South Africa]
PH
Johanna Heerden
1806–1905
Birth Location: Dutch Cape Colony [South Africa]
JH
Elsie Heerden
1805–
Birth Location: Bab. 1806/05/04
EH
Johanna Heerden
1810–1910
Birth Location: South Africa
JH
Isaac Heerden
1797–1864
Birth Location: Cradock, Dutch Cape Colony [South Africa]
IH
Jacobus Heerden
1804–
Birth Location: Tulbagh, Cape Province, South Africa
JH
Albertus Heerden
1812–1859
Birth Location: Bab. Graaf Reinett 1812/12/27
AH
Johannes Heerden
1819–1855
Birth Location: Poortje, Cradock
JH
Stephanus Smit
1815–1886
Birth Location: Cradock, Cape Province, South Africa
SS
Martha SMIT
1811–
Birth Location: –
MS
Frans SMIT
1823–1889
Birth Location: –
FS
Johannes SMIT
1820–
Birth Location: –
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Jacobus SMIT
1803–
Birth Location: –
JS
Pieter Heerden
1814–1839
Birth Location: –
PH

Johanna Pretorius's Ancestors

Self
Johanna Pretorius
1779–1848
Birth Place: in Tulbach, Cape, South Africa
Parents
Jacobus Cornelis Pretorius, b3c1d9
1756–1827
Tulbagh, de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony
Magritha (Margaretha Johanna Koetze Pretorius) Coetzee
1760–
Malmesbury, de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Johanna Pretorius's Descendants

1.
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Johanna (Margaretha) Pretorius (1779–19 JUL 1848) m. Pieter (Willem van) Heerden (18 APR 1778–1832) m. Lourens (Erasmus) Smit (BEF 1 APR 1781–23 SEP 1844)
  1. 1. Anna (Jacoba van) Heerden 1814–1878
  2. 2. Anna (Sophia van) Heerden 1817–
  3. 3. Pieter (Willem van) Heerden 1802–1875 m. Maria (Elizabeth) Buys 1806–1876
    1. 1. Anna (Jacoba Van) Heerden 1848–1916
    2. 2. Barend (Rudolph van) Heerden 1838–
    3. 3. Maria (Elizabeth Van) Heerden 1833–1862
    4. 4. Pieter (Willem van) Heerden 1832–1867
    5. 5. Elsie (Cecilia van) Heerden 1840–1905
    6. 6. Helena (Dorothea van) Heerden 1825–
    7. 7. Johanna (Margaretha van) Heerden 1829–1899
    8. 8. Martha (Jacoba Maria van) Heerden 1836–
    9. 9. Isaak (Stefanus van) Heerden 1843–1943
    10. 10. Lambertus (Albertus van) Heerden 1845–1891
    11. 11. Levina (Barendina van) Heerden 1850–
  4. 4. Johanna (Margaretha van) Heerden 1806–1905
  5. 5. Elsie (Cicilia van) Heerden 1805–
  6. 6. Johanna (Elisabeth van) Heerden 1810–1910 m. Hendrik (Marthinus) Stapelberg 1805–1890
    1. 1. Johanna (Margaretha) Stapelberg 1830–
    2. 2. Anna (Francina) Stapelberg 1844–1933
    3. 3. Margaretha (Elisabeth) Stapleberg 1834–1900
  7. 7. Isaac (Jacobus Izak van) Heerden 1797–1864
    1. 1. Isaak (Jacobus van) Heerden 1824–
  8. 8. Jacobus (Nicolaas van) Heerden 1804–
  9. 9. Albertus (Lambertus van) Heerden 1812–1859
  10. 10. Johannes (Lourens van) Heerden 1819–1855 m. Van Heerden –1904
    1. 1. Johannes ((Jan) Lourens Van) Heerden 1843–1905
    2. 2. Pieter (Willem Van) Heerden 1838–1900
    3. 3. Lambertus (Albertus Van) Heerden 1840–1906
    4. 4. Hermina (Gesina Van) Heerden 1846–
  11. 11. Stephanus (Johannes) Smit 1815–1886
  12. 12. Martha (Louisa) SMIT 1811–
  13. 13. Frans (Jacobus) SMIT 1823–1889
  14. 14. Johannes (Burgert) SMIT 1820–
  15. 15. Jacobus (Petrus) SMIT 1803–
  16. 16. Pieter (Willem Van) Heerden 1814–1839

Johanna Pretorius's Timeline

2 Records

1779
1779
Birth of Johanna Margaretha Pretorius in in Tulbach, Cape, South Africa
in Tulbach, Cape, South Africa
1848
19 JUL 1848
Age 69
Death of Johanna Margaretha Pretorius in Agter Sneeuberg, Cradock, Cape, South Africa
Agter Sneeuberg, Cradock, Cape, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: in Tulbach, Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 17 APR 1796

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 JUL 1848
    Event Place: Agter Sneeuberg, Cradock, Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cradock, Stormberg District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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