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Johannes Matthys Pretorius 1865–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1865

Birth Location: South Africa

Death Date: 1900

Death Location: Ceylon Krygsgevangenekamp

Father: Johannes Pretorius

Mother: Hester Venter

Spouse(s): Johanna Henning

Children(s): Johanna Elizabeth, Johannes Mathijs, Jan Pretorius, Hester Pretorius, Johannes Pretorius

The story of Johannes Matthys Pretorius began in 1865 in South Africa. Johannes Matthys Pretorius married Johanna Elizabeth Henning, and had children including Hester Hendrina Pretorius, Jan Andreas Pretorius, Johanna Elizabeth, Johannes Mathijs, Johannes Matthys Pretorius. Johannes Matthys Pretorius passed away in 1900 in Ceylon Krygsgevangenekamp.

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Biography

  • The story of Johannes Matthys Pretorius began in 1865 in South Africa.
  • Johannes Matthys Pretorius married Johanna Elizabeth Henning, and had children including Hester Hendrina Pretorius, Jan Andreas Pretorius, Johanna Elizabeth, Johannes Mathijs, Johannes Matthys Pretorius.
  • Johannes Matthys Pretorius passed away in 1900 in Ceylon Krygsgevangenekamp.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johannes Pretorius
1833–1914
Birth Location: "Brakrivier", Cape, South Africa
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Hester Venter
1840–1890
Birth Location: Orange Free State, South Africa
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Spouses(s)

Johanna Henning
1865–1902
Birth Location: South Africa
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Children(s)

Johanna Elizabeth
1884–
Birth Location: –
JE
Johannes Mathijs
1886–
Birth Location: –
JM
Jan Pretorius
1888–1901
Birth Location: South Africa
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Hester Pretorius
1889–1931
Birth Location: South Africa
HP
Johannes Pretorius
1892–1953
Birth Location: Dewetsdorp, Dewetsdorp, Orange Free State, South Africa
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Johannes Pretorius's Ancestors

Self
Johannes Pretorius
1865–1900
Birth Place: South Africa
Parents
Johannes Matthys Pretorius
1833–1914
"Brakrivier", Cape, South Africa
Hester (Hendrina) Venter
1840–1890
Orange Free State, South Africa
Grandparents
Johannes (Lodewyk) Pretorius
1802–1875
Graaff-Reinet, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Wilhelmina ((Hermina) Christina) Benade
1799–1875
Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Petrus (Albertus) Venter
1819–1872
Bulowsdraai
Catharina (Cornelia) Coetzee
1824–1846
Brakrivier, Dist. Cradock, Kaap, Suid-Afrika
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Johannes Pretorius's Descendants

1.
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Johannes (Matthys) Pretorius (1865–1900) m. Johanna (Elizabeth) Henning (ABT 1865–6 JAN 1902)
  1. 1. Johanna Elizabeth 1884–
  2. 2. Johannes Mathijs 1886–
  3. 3. Jan (Andreas) Pretorius 1888–1901
  4. 4. Hester (Hendrina) Pretorius 1889–1931
  5. 5. Johannes (Matthys) Pretorius 1892–1953 m. Anna (Catharina Van Der) Walt 1893–1970

Johannes Pretorius's Timeline

2 Records

1865
1865
Birth of Johannes Matthys Pretorius in South Africa
South Africa
1900
1900
Age 35
Death of Johannes Matthys Pretorius in Ceylon Krygsgevangenekamp
Ceylon Krygsgevangenekamp

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 8 MAY 1882
    Event Place: Wepener, Orange Free State, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bultskop

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Ceylon Krygsgevangenekamp
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