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Johannes Lodewikus Pretorius 1717–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Aug 1717

Birth Location: Drakenstein, Land van Waveren, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Death Date: 22 Aug 1779

Death Location: Pretorius Kloof, Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Father: Lodewyk Pretorius

Mother: Magdalena Plessis

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The story of Johannes Lodewikus Pretorius began in 1717 in Drakenstein, Land van Waveren, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Johannes Lodewikus Pretorius passed away in 1779 in Pretorius Kloof, Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

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Biography

  • The story of Johannes Lodewikus Pretorius began in 1717 in Drakenstein, Land van Waveren, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.
  • Johannes Lodewikus Pretorius passed away in 1779 in Pretorius Kloof, Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

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Johannes Pretorius's Ancestors

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Johannes Pretorius
1717–1779
Birth Place: Drakenstein, Land van Waveren, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Parents
Lodewyk Pretorius
1688–1718
Goedereede, South Holland, The Netherlands
Magdalena (du) Plessis
1694–1780
Paarl, Cape, Afrique du Sud
Grandparents
Pierre Rousseau\Rossouw
1666–1719
Menars, La Ville, Landes, Aquitaine, France
Anne\Hanna Retif\Retief
1667–1710
Blois, Franche-Comte, Jura, Franche-Comté, France
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Johannes Pretorius's Timeline

2 Records

1717
22 Aug 1717
Birth of Johannes Lodewikus Pretorius in Drakenstein, Land van Waveren, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Drakenstein, Land van Waveren, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1779
22 Aug 1779
Age 62
Death of Johannes Lodewikus Pretorius in Pretorius Kloof, Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Pretorius Kloof, Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1717
    Event Place: Drakenstein, Land van Waveren, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1779
    Event Place: Pretorius Kloof, Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa

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