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Johannes Potgieter 1808–1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 AUG 1808

Birth Location: Cradock, Chris Hani, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Death Date: 23 OCT 1871

Death Location: Rustenburg, Transvaal, South Africa

Father: Jacobus Potgieter

Mother: Maria Wet

Spouse(s): Elisabeth Plessis

Children(s): Anna Potgieter

Johannes Potgieter was born in 1808 in Cradock, Chris Hani, Eastern Cape, South Africa, the child of Jacobus Potgieter And Maria Margaretha De Wet. Johannes Potgieter married Elisabeth Gertruida Petronella Du Plessis, and had children including Anna Elisabeth Potgieter. Johannes Potgieter passed away in 1871 in Rustenburg, Transvaal, South Africa.

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Biography

  • Johannes Potgieter was born in 1808 in Cradock, Chris Hani, Eastern Cape, South Africa, the child of Jacobus Potgieter And Maria Margaretha De Wet.
  • Johannes Potgieter married Elisabeth Gertruida Petronella Du Plessis, and had children including Anna Elisabeth Potgieter.
  • Johannes Potgieter passed away in 1871 in Rustenburg, Transvaal, South Africa.

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Johannes Potgieter's Ancestors

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Johannes Potgieter
1808–1871
Birth Place: Cradock, Chris Hani, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Parents
Jacobus Potgieter
1765–1811
Tulbagh, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Maria (Margaretha de) Wet
1775–1831
Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
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Great-Grandparents
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Johannes Potgieter's Descendants

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Johannes Potgieter (14 AUG 1808–23 OCT 1871) m. Elisabeth (Gertruida Petronella du) Plessis (10 OCT 1815–MAR 1853)
  1. 1. Anna (Elisabeth) Potgieter 1842–1918 m. Christiaan (Arnoldus Carolus) Roets 1840–1913
    1. 1. Susara (Aletta Elizabeth) Roets 1878–1970 m. George (Frederik) Snyman 1874–1924
      1. 1. Petronella (Margaretha) Snyman 1911–1999 m. Buks Venter 1908–1990
        1. 1. Petronella (Margrietha) Venter 1946–2023 m. Frederick (Jacobus) Rabé 1946–2003

Johannes Potgieter's Timeline

6 Records

1808
14 AUG 1808
Birth of Johannes Potgieter in Cradock, Chris Hani, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Cradock, Chris Hani, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1808
26 DEC 1808
Johannes Potgieter was baptized in Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony, South Africa
Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony, South Africa
1808
26 DEC 1808
Johannes Potgieter was christened in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1808
26 DEC 1808
Johannes Potgieter was baptized in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1808
26 DEC 1808
Johannes Potgieter was baptized in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1871
23 OCT 1871
Age 63
Death of Johannes Potgieter in Rustenburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Rustenburg, Transvaal, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 AUG 1808
    Event Place: Cradock, Chris Hani, Eastern Cape, South Africa
    Record Source: South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994, "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994 ", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Sep 26 20:41:53 UTC 2024), Entry for Philip Johannes Potgieter and Maria Margritta De Wet, 26 Dec 1808.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 26 DEC 1808
    Event Place: Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 26 DEC 1808
    Event Place: Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa
    Record Source: South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994, "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994 ", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Sep 26 20:41:53 UTC 2024), Entry for Philip Johannes Potgieter and Maria Margritta De Wet, 26 Dec 1808.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Transvaal, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 OCT 1871
    Event Place: Rustenburg, Transvaal, South Africa
    Record Source: South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1961, "South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1961", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sat Mar 09 14:32:33 UTC 2024), Entry for Johannes Potgieter.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 26 DEC 1808
    Event Place: Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 26 DEC 1808
    Event Place: Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa

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