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Maria Johanna Botha 1757–1827 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1757

Birth Location: Swellendam, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Death Date: 18 MAR 1827

Death Location: Swaershoek, Cradock, Cape Colony, South Africa

Father: Johannes Botha

Mother: Maria Plooy

Spouse(s): Johannes Hattingh

Children(s): Anna Hatting

The story of Maria Johanna Botha began in 1757 in Swellendam, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Maria Johanna Botha married Johannes Hendrik Hattingh, and had children including Anna Catharina Hatting. Maria Johanna Botha passed away in 1827 in Swaershoek, Cradock, Cape Colony, South Africa.

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Biography

  • The story of Maria Johanna Botha began in 1757 in Swellendam, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.
  • Maria Johanna Botha married Johannes Hendrik Hattingh, and had children including Anna Catharina Hatting.
  • Maria Johanna Botha passed away in 1827 in Swaershoek, Cradock, Cape Colony, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Maria Botha's Ancestors

Self
Maria Botha
1757–1827
Birth Place: Swellendam, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Parents
Johannes Frederik Botha
1730–1790
Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Maria (du) Plooy
1720–1809
Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Grandparents
Boot
1699–1779
Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Anna (van der) Merwe
1704–1738
Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Eskal Merves
1673–
Anna
–1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Schalk Merwe
1643–1716
Elsje Cloete
1649–

Maria Botha's Descendants

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Maria (Johanna) Botha (1757–18 MAR 1827) m. Johannes (Hendrik) Hattingh (BEF 28 JUN 1750–17 APR 1834)
  1. 1. Anna (Catharina) Hatting 1778– m. Daniel (Wilhelm) Schoeman 1763–1848
    1. 1. Christiaan (Frederik) Schoeman 1814–1889 m. Maria (Carolina) Engelbrecht 1817–1887
      1. 1. Susanna (Catharina Wilhelmiena) Schoeman 1855–1945 m. Hendrik (Stephanus du) Plessis 1854–1929
        1. 1. Maria (Carolina Johanna du) Plessis 1876– m. James Higgs 1875–1939

Maria Botha's Timeline

4 Records

1757
6 FEB 1757
Maria Johanna Botha was baptized in Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1757
6 FEB 1757
Maria Johanna Botha was christened in Swellendam, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Swellendam, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1757
1757
Birth of Maria Johanna Botha in Swellendam, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Swellendam, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1827
18 MAR 1827
Age 70
Death of Maria Johanna Botha in Swaershoek, Cradock, Cape Colony, South Africa
Swaershoek, Cradock, Cape Colony, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 6 FEB 1757
    Event Place: Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 6 FEB 1757
    Event Place: Swellendam, Cape of Good Hope, 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> ( : Fri Sep 19 12:52:07 UTC 2025), Entry for Maria Johanna Botha and Maria De Plooij, 1757.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1757
    Event Place: Swellendam, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 14 AUG 1776
    Event Place: Paarl, Cape Province, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 MAR 1827
    Event Place: Swaershoek, Cradock, Cape Colony, South Africa

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