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Maria Cathorina Potgieter 1775–1810 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Oct 1775

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

Death Date: Aft. 1810

Death Location: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Father: Jacobus Potgieter

Mother: Clara Preez

Spouse(s): Frederik Botha

Children(s): Clara Botha\Potgieter, Theunis Botha, Frederik Botha\Appel, Lourens Botha, Philippus Botha, Jacobus Botha, Elizabeth Botha, Johannes Botha, Hercules Botha, Johannes Botha, Adam Fout

Maria Cathorina Potgieter was born in 1775 in Swellendam, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, the child of Jacobus Frederik Potgieter And Clara Sibella Du Preez. Maria Cathorina Potgieter married Frederik Johannes Botha, and had children including Adam Fout, Clara Isabella Botha Potgieter, Elizabeth Magrietha Botha, Frederik Johannes Botha Appel, Hercules David Botha, Jacobus Christoffel Botha, Johannes Christiaan Botha, Johannes Jurgens Botha, Lourens Jacobus Botha, Philippus Rudolph Botha, Theunis Gerhardus Botha. Maria Cathorina Potgieter passed away in 1810 in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.

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Biography

  • Maria Cathorina Potgieter was born in 1775 in Swellendam, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, the child of Jacobus Frederik Potgieter And Clara Sibella Du Preez.
  • Maria Cathorina Potgieter married Frederik Johannes Botha, and had children including Adam Fout, Clara Isabella Botha Potgieter, Elizabeth Magrietha Botha, Frederik Johannes Botha Appel, Hercules David Botha, Jacobus Christoffel Botha, Johannes Christiaan Botha, Johannes Jurgens Botha, Lourens Jacobus Botha, Philippus Rudolph Botha, Theunis Gerhardus Botha.
  • Maria Cathorina Potgieter passed away in 1810 in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacobus Potgieter
1734–1784
Birth Location: Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa
JP
Clara Preez
1735–1815
Birth Location: Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa
CP

Spouses(s)

Frederik Botha
1759–
Birth Location: de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony [South Africa]
FB

Children(s)

Clara Botha\Potgieter
1796–1866
Birth Location: Tulbagh, de Caep de Goede Hoop
CB
Theunis Botha
1804–1867
Birth Location: Cradock, Stormberg District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
TB
Frederik Botha\Appel
1797–1817
Birth Location: The Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
FB
Lourens Botha
1810–1880
Birth Location: South Africa
LB
Philippus Botha
1790–1879
Birth Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
PB
Jacobus Botha
1793–1827
Birth Location: Graaff-Reinet, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
JB
Elizabeth Botha
1794–1841
Birth Location: Cape Town, The Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
EB
Johannes Botha
1805–1880
Birth Location: Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa
JB
Hercules Botha
1806–1875
Birth Location: Venterspos, Transvaal, South Africa
HB
Johannes Botha
1794–1850
Birth Location: Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, South Africa
JB
Adam Fout
1787–1844
Birth Location: Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
AF

Maria Potgieter's Ancestors

Self
Maria Potgieter
1775–1810
Birth Place: Swellendam, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Parents
Jacobus Frederik Potgieter
1734–1784
Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa
Clara (Sibella Du) Preez
1735–1815
Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Maria Potgieter's Descendants

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Maria (Cathorina) Potgieter (15 Oct 1775–Aft. 1810) m. Frederik (Johannes) Botha (3 NOV 1759–)
  1. 1. Clara (Isabella) Botha\Potgieter 1796–1866
  2. 2. Theunis (Gerhardus) Botha 1804–1867
  3. 3. Frederik (Johannes) Botha\Appel 1797–1817
  4. 4. Lourens (Jacobus) Botha 1810–1880
  5. 5. Philippus (Rudolph) Botha 1790–1879
  6. 6. Jacobus (Christoffel) Botha 1793–1827 m. Jacoba (Fredrica Beatrix De) Bruin 1801–1842
    1. 1. ELIZABETH (MARGARETHA CORNELIA) BOTHA 1826–1867 m. Roelof (Jacobus) Schutte 1808–1883
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Margaretha Sophia) Schutte 1859–
      2. 2. Maria (Aletta Johanna) Schutte 1863–
      3. 3. Philippina (Cornelia) Schutte 1865–1948
      4. 4. Jacobus (Christoffel) Schutte 1844–1929
      5. 5. Jacoba (Fredrika Beatrix) Schutte 1845–1912
      6. 6. Maria (Susanna) Schutte 1851–
      7. 7. Hendrik (Johannes) Schutte 1854–1895
      8. 8. Hester (Johanna) Schutte 1855–
      9. 9. Job (Frederik Johannes) Schutte 1857–1943
      10. 10. Christina (Maria Johanna) Schutte 1861–1901
      11. 11. Johanna (Margaretha) Schutte 1867–1926
      12. 12. Elizabeth (Margaretha Cornelia) Schutte 1850–
      13. 13. Gertina (Susanna) Schutte 1848–1918
    2. 2. Theunis (Philippus Rudolph) Botha\Appel 1822–
    3. 3. Frederik (Johannes) Botha\Appel 1823–
    4. 4. Jacoba (Chrisstoffeliena Frederica) Botha 1827–1847
    5. 5. Cathrina (Maria) Botha 1819–1850 m. Johannes (Stephanus) Henning 1814–1875
      1. 1. Maria (Johanna Magdalena) Henning 1840–1858
      2. 2. Theunis (Phillippus Frederik) Henning 1842–
      3. 3. Johannes (Stephanus Gerhardus) Henning 1836–
      4. 4. Jacobus (Christoffel) Henning 1838–1924
      5. 5. Pieter (Hendrik) Henning 1840–1922 m. Maartjie (Elizabeth Jacoba) Naude 1857–1925 m. Maartjie (Elizabeth Jacoba) Naude 1857–1925
        1. 1. Cornelius (Belsazar) Henning 1886–1926 m. Susanna (Francina) Fouche 1889–
        2. 2. Johannes (Stephanus) Henning 1881–1948
        3. 3. Johanna (Elizabeth) Henning 1883–
        4. 4. Maria (Catharina) Henning 1887–
        5. 5. Cornelia (Gertruida) Henning 1891–
        6. 6. Jan (Hendrik) Henning 1895–
        7. 7. Theunis (Philippus) Henning 1889–
      6. 6. Jan (Hendrik Rudolf) Henning 1844–1924
      7. 7. Christiaan (Rudolf) Henning 1846–
      8. 8. Sarel\Carel (Gerhardus) HENNING 1849–
      9. 9. Lourens (Jacobus) HENNING 1853–
    6. 6. Hester Botha\Appel 1816–1840
  7. 7. Elizabeth (Magrietha) Botha 1794–1841
  8. 8. Johannes (Jurgens) Botha 1805–1880
  9. 9. Hercules (David) Botha 1806–1875
  10. 10. Johannes (Christiaan) Botha 1794–1850
  11. 11. Adam Fout 1787–1844

Maria Potgieter's Timeline

2 Records

1775
15 Oct 1775
Birth of Maria Cathorina Potgieter in Swellendam, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Swellendam, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1810
Aft. 1810
Age 35
Death of Maria Cathorina Potgieter in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1775
    Event Place: Swellendam, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1810
    Event Place: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
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