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Maria Elisabeth Louw 1797–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 JAN 1797

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

Death Date: 17 MAR 1861

Death Location: Modderfontein, Victoria West, Cape Colony, South Africa

Father: Jacobus Louw

Mother: Maria Gobrecht

Spouse(s): Jacobus Smit

Children(s): Maria Smit, Helena Smit

In 1797, Maria Elisabeth Louw entered the world in Swartland, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, born to Jacobus Adriaan Louw And Maria Magdalena Gobrecht. Maria Elisabeth Louw married Jacobus Hendrik Smit, and had children including Helena Antoinette Smit, Maria Elizabeth Smit. Maria Elisabeth Louw passed away in 1861 in Modderfontein, Victoria West, Cape Colony, South Africa.

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Biography

  • In 1797, Maria Elisabeth Louw entered the world in Swartland, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, born to Jacobus Adriaan Louw And Maria Magdalena Gobrecht.
  • Maria Elisabeth Louw married Jacobus Hendrik Smit, and had children including Helena Antoinette Smit, Maria Elizabeth Smit.
  • Maria Elisabeth Louw passed away in 1861 in Modderfontein, Victoria West, Cape Colony, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacobus Louw
1774–1836
Birth Location: Hartebeesfontien, Calvinia, Cape of Good Hope,South Africa
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Maria Gobrecht
1777–
Birth Location: Swartland, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
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Spouses(s)

Jacobus Smit
1785–1829
Birth Location: Swartland, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
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Children(s)

Maria Smit
1816–1844
Birth Location: Tulbagh, Cape Colony, South Africa
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Helena Smit
1819–1876
Birth Location: Cape Colony, South Africa
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Maria Louw's Ancestors

Self
Maria Louw
1797–1861
Birth Place: Swartland, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Parents
Jacobus Adriaan Louw
1774–1836
Hartebeesfontien, Calvinia, Cape of Good Hope,South Africa
Maria (Magdalena) Gobrecht
1777–
Swartland, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Maria Louw's Descendants

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Maria (Elisabeth) Louw (7 JAN 1797–17 MAR 1861) m. Jacobus (Hendrik) Smit (1 MAR 1785–27 APR 1829)
  1. 1. Maria (Elizabeth) Smit 1816–1844 m. Jacobus (Hendrik) Smit 1816–1892
    1. 1. Frans (Albertus) Smit 1842–1897 m. Helletje (Johanna) Jacobs 1839–1919
      1. 1. Helletje (Johanna) Smit 1861–1909 m. Jacob (Johannes) Smit 1854–
        1. 1. Jacobus (Francois) Smit 1893–1960 m. Johanna (Catharina) Smit 1896–1978
    2. 2. Jacobus (Hendrik) Smit 1839– m. Johanna (Catharina) Smit 1842–
      1. 1. Elsie (Frederika Francina) Smit 1876–
        1. 1. Jacoba (Johanna Du) Toit 1904–
        2. 2. Jacobus (Hendrik Du) Toit 1898–
        3. 3. Elsie (Fredrika Francina Du) Toit 1908–
        4. 4. Johannes (Jacobus Du) Toit 1906–
        5. 5. Andries (Gerhardus Du) Toit 1900–
        6. 6. Johanna (Catharina Du) Toit 1901–
      2. 2. Helletje (Christina) Smit 1871–
        1. 1. Jacoba (Johanna du) Toit 1896–1977
        2. 2. Hester (Wouterina Du) Toit 1900–
        3. 3. Rensje (Susanna Du) Toit 1901–
      3. 3. Frans (Albertus) Smit 1863–1945 m. Cecilia (Jacoba) Mans 1869–1954
        1. 1. Cecilia (Jacoba) Smit 1910– m. Cornelius (Jacobus) Bothma 1901–
        2. 2. Philippus (Johannes) Smit 1900–
        3. 3. Johanna (Catharina) Smit 1896–1978 m. Jacobus (Francois) Smit 1893–1960
        4. 4. Anna (Johanna Maria) Smit 1894– m. Willem (Christiaan Lotter) Hugo 1899–1963
        5. 5. Jacobus (Hendrik) Smit 1889–1966
        6. 6. Frans (Albertus) Smit 1897–
        7. 7. Frans (Albertus) Smit 1892–
        8. 8. Cornelis (Johannes) Smit 1891–
      4. 4. Jacobus (Hendrik) Smit 1888–
      5. 5. Jacobus (Hendrik) Smit 1861–1933
        1. 1. Frans (Albertus) Smit 1902–1964 m. Johanna (Catharina) Burger 1912–
        2. 2. Nicolaas Smit 1895–
        3. 3. Hendrik Smit 1906–
        4. 4. Susanna (Francina Johanna) Smit 1893–
        5. 5. ??? Smit 1895–
      6. 6. Renske Smit 1859– m. Jacobus (Johannes) Jacobs 1856–1942
        1. 1. Frans (Albertus) Jacobs 1897–1979
        2. 2. Anna (J. C.) Jacoba 1891–1974 m. Jakobus (Johannes) Jacobs 1890–1978
        3. 3. Charl (Jacobus) Jacobs 1889–1962 m. Baby Grove 1900–
        4. 4. Maria (Elizabeth Margaretha) Jacobs 1886–
        5. 5. Gabriel (Gerhardus Jakobus) Jacobs 1902–
      7. 7. Maria (Elizabeth) Smit 1865–
      8. 8. Willem (Albertus) Smit 1874–
      9. 9. Frederika (Elizabeth Margaretha) Smit 1881–
      10. 10. Johannes (Jacobus) Smit 1879–
      11. 11. Johanna (Catharina) Smit 1868– m. Abraham (Stephanus Le) Roux 1862–1944
        1. 1. Johanna (Catharina Le) Roux 1899–1921 m. Charl (Johannes) Esterhuizen 1892–1965
        2. 2. Francois (Albertus Le) Roux 1907–1916
        3. 3. Jacobus (Hendrik le) Roux 1891–1984 m. Engela (Maria Catharina) Esterhuysen 1896–1966 m. Loviena (Catharina) Groenewald 1891–
        4. 4. Gabriël (Johannes Le) Roux 1898–1975 m. Anna (Christina) Booysen 1900–1996
        5. 5. Wonter (Jacobus) Leroex 1892–1975 m. Jacomina (Elizabeth) Esterhuizen 1897–
        6. 6. Stephanus (Abraham le) Roux 1894–1912
        7. 7. Willem (Albertus Hermanus le) Roux 1895–1942 m. Anna (Catharina Margaretha) Fourie 1904–1942
  2. 2. Helena (Antoinette) Smit 1819–1876 m. Johannes (Gerhardus) Maritz 1814–1887
    1. 1. Andries (Johannes Stephanus) Maritz 1860–1921 m. Anna (Jacomina Christina) Louw 1863–1909
      1. 1. Johannes (Gerhardus) Maritz 1892–1976 m. Martha (Maria Petronella) Human 1894–

Maria Louw's Timeline

4 Records

1796
5 FEB 1796
Maria Elisabeth Louw was baptized in Swartland, Cape Colony
Swartland, Cape Colony
1797
7 JAN 1797
Birth of Maria Elisabeth Louw in Swartland, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Swartland, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1797
5 FEB 1797
Maria Elisabeth Louw was christened in Swartland, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Swartland, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1861
17 MAR 1861
Age 64
Death of Maria Elisabeth Louw in Modderfontein, Victoria West, Cape Colony, South Africa
Modderfontein, Victoria West, Cape Colony, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 5 FEB 1796
    Event Place: Swartland, Cape Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 JAN 1797
    Event Place: Swartland, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] 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 20:55:21 UTC 2024), Entry for Maria Elisabet Louw and Maria Magdalena Gobrechts, 5 Feb 1796.
    [2] South Africa, Cape, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1822-1990, "South Africa, Cape, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1822-1990", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Fri Mar 08 04:44:11 UTC 2024), Entry for Maria Elizabeth Louw, from 1859 to 1861.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 5 FEB 1797
    Event Place: Swartland, 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> ( : Thu Sep 26 20:55:21 UTC 2024), Entry for Maria Elisabet Louw and Maria Magdalena Gobrechts, 5 Feb 1796.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 MAR 1861
    Event Place: Modderfontein, Victoria West, Cape Colony, South Africa
    Record Source: South Africa, Cape, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1822-1990, "South Africa, Cape, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1822-1990", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Fri Mar 08 04:44:11 UTC 2024), Entry for Maria Elizabeth Louw, from 1859 to 1861.
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