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Johannes Jurgens (Jurie) Potgieter 1855–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 SEP 1855

Birth Location: Randburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa

Death Date: 6 JUN 1936

Death Location: Piet Retief, Eastvaal District Council, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Father: Jan Potgieter

Mother: Susanna Bekker

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In 1855, Johannes Jurgens (Jurie) Potgieter entered the world in Randburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, born to Jan Harm Potgieter And Susanna Gesina Maria Bekker. Johannes Jurgens (Jurie) Potgieter passed away in 1936 in Piet Retief, Eastvaal District Council, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

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Biography

  • In 1855, Johannes Jurgens (Jurie) Potgieter entered the world in Randburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, born to Jan Harm Potgieter And Susanna Gesina Maria Bekker.
  • Johannes Jurgens (Jurie) Potgieter passed away in 1936 in Piet Retief, Eastvaal District Council, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jan Potgieter
1831–1905
Birth Location: Tarkastad, Kaapkolonie, Suid Afrika
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Susanna Bekker
1831–1895
Birth Location: Tarkastad, Stormberg District, EC, South Africa
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Johannes Potgieter's Ancestors

Self
Johannes Potgieter
1855–1936
Birth Place: Randburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
Parents
Jan Harm Potgieter
1831–1905
Tarkastad, Kaapkolonie, Suid Afrika
Susanna (Gesina Maria) Bekker
1831–1895
Tarkastad, Stormberg District, EC, South Africa
Grandparents
Hans (Jurgen) Potgieter
1806–1846
Graaff-Reinet, Kaapkolonie, Suid Afrika
Dorothea (Regina) Oosthuizen\Potgieter
1825–1903
Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Jacobus Potgieter
1765–1811
Maria Wet
1775–1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Johannes Potgieter's Timeline

2 Records

1855
23 SEP 1855
Birth of Johannes Jurgens (Jurie) Potgieter in Randburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
Randburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
1936
6 JUN 1936
Age 81
Death of Johannes Jurgens (Jurie) Potgieter in Piet Retief, Eastvaal District Council, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Piet Retief, Eastvaal District Council, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 SEP 1855
    Event Place: Randburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 JUN 1936
    Event Place: Piet Retief, Eastvaal District Council, Mpumalanga, South Africa
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