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Marthinus Wessel Pretorius 1746–1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 NOV 1746

Birth Location: Tulbagh, Land van Waveren, Caap de Goede Hoop, South Africa

Death Date: 29 SEP 1831

Death Location: Moorddraai, Harrismith, Oranje Vrystaat, Suid Afrika

Father: Johannes Jr.

Mother: Johanna Bezuidenhout

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Marthinus Wessel Pretorius was born in 1746 in Tulbagh, Land van Waveren, Caap de Goede Hoop, South Africa, the child of Johannes Pretorius B3C1 Jr And Johanna Wynands Bezuidenhout. Marthinus Wessel Pretorius passed away in 1831 in Moorddraai, Harrismith, Oranje Vrystaat, Suid Afrika.

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Biography

  • Marthinus Wessel Pretorius was born in 1746 in Tulbagh, Land van Waveren, Caap de Goede Hoop, South Africa, the child of Johannes Pretorius B3C1 Jr And Johanna Wynands Bezuidenhout.
  • Marthinus Wessel Pretorius passed away in 1831 in Moorddraai, Harrismith, Oranje Vrystaat, Suid Afrika.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johannes Jr.
1711–1778
Birth Location: Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope
JJ
Johanna Bezuidenhout
1717–1787
Birth Location: Stellenbosch, Cape Winelands, Western Cape, South Africa
JB

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Marthinus Pretorius's Ancestors

Self
Marthinus Pretorius
1746–1831
Birth Place: Tulbagh, Land van Waveren, Caap de Goede Hoop, South Africa
Parents
Johannes Pretorius, b3c1 Jr.
1711–1778
Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope
Johanna (Wynands) Bezuidenhout
1717–1787
Stellenbosch, Cape Winelands, Western Cape, South Africa
Grandparents
Johannes (Philippus) Pretorius
1680–1732
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Helena ("Lena") Vosloo
1697–1731
Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Wynand\Wynandsz Bezuidenhout
1674–1723
Cape Town, Cape, South Africa
Gerbrecht Boshouwer
1684–1772
de Caep de Goede Hoop, Kaapstad, Cape Town, WC, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Johannes Pretorius
1642–1694
Johanna Victors
1656–1708
Johann Vossloh)
1649–1732
van Malabar
1670–1723
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Wesselius Schoutschulte)
1614–1664
Josijntgen Egmond
1622–1664
Johannes Victors
1619–1676
Jannetje Bellers
1623–1661
Johann Vossloh
1590–1644

Marthinus Pretorius's Timeline

3 Records

1746
10 NOV 1746
Birth of Marthinus Wessel Pretorius in Tulbagh, Land van Waveren, Caap de Goede Hoop, South Africa
Tulbagh, Land van Waveren, Caap de Goede Hoop, South Africa
1747
12 FEB 1747
Age 1
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius was baptized in Caap de Goede Hoop, South Africa
Caap de Goede Hoop, South Africa
1831
29 SEP 1831
Age 85
Death of Marthinus Wessel Pretorius in Moorddraai, Harrismith, Oranje Vrystaat, Suid Afrika
Moorddraai, Harrismith, Oranje Vrystaat, Suid Afrika

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 NOV 1746
    Event Place: Tulbagh, Land van Waveren, Caap de Goede Hoop, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 12 FEB 1747
    Event Place: Caap de Goede Hoop, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 12 NOV 1797
    Event Place: Cape Province, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 SEP 1831
    Event Place: Moorddraai, Harrismith, Oranje Vrystaat, Suid Afrika
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