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Marthinus Wessel Pretorius 1775–1844 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 March 1775

Birth Location: Cape, South Africa

Death Date: Abt. 1844

Death Location: Modderivier, Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa

Father: Marthinus b3c1d5

Mother: Johanna Beer

Spouse(s): Maria PRETORIUS

Children(s): Gerhardus Pretorius, Marthinus Pretorius, Dapper Pretorius

The story of Marthinus Wessel Pretorius began in 1775 in Cape, South Africa. Marthinus Wessel Pretorius married Maria Christina Pretorius, and had children including Dapper Jurie Jacobus Pretorius, Gerhardus Petrus Pretorius, Marthinus Wessel Pretorius. Marthinus Wessel Pretorius passed away in 1844 in Modderivier, Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa.

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Biography

  • The story of Marthinus Wessel Pretorius began in 1775 in Cape, South Africa.
  • Marthinus Wessel Pretorius married Maria Christina Pretorius, and had children including Dapper Jurie Jacobus Pretorius, Gerhardus Petrus Pretorius, Marthinus Wessel Pretorius.
  • Marthinus Wessel Pretorius passed away in 1844 in Modderivier, Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Marthinus b3c1d5
1746–1831
Birth Location: Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa
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Johanna Beer
1751–1797
Birth Location: Drakenstein, Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa
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Spouses(s)

Maria PRETORIUS
1775–1831
Birth Location: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
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Children(s)

Gerhardus Pretorius
1792–
Birth Location: South Africa
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Marthinus Pretorius
1797–1838
Birth Location: South Africa
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Dapper Pretorius
1815–
Birth Location: –
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Marthinus Pretorius's Ancestors

Self
Marthinus Pretorius
1775–1844
Birth Place: Cape, South Africa
Parents
Marthinus Wessel PRETORIUS b3c1d5
1746–1831
Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa
Johanna (Adriana de) Beer
1751–1797
Drakenstein, Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa
Grandparents
Johannes (Jan) Pretorius
1711–1778
Stellenbosch (Drakenstein), Cape Of Good Hope, South Africa
Johanna Bezuidenhout
1717–1787
Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
Zacharias (de) Beer
1719–1777
Stellenbosch, Cape, South Africa
Anna Pretorius
1718–1754
Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Marthinus Pretorius's Descendants

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Marthinus (Wessel) Pretorius (12 March 1775–Abt. 1844) m. Maria (Christina) PRETORIUS (Bef. 29 Oct 1775–5 Jun 1831)
  1. 1. Gerhardus (Petrus) Pretorius 1792– m. Anna (Magrietha) Bester 1800–
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Maria Magdalena) PRETORIUS 1833–1889
    2. 2. Anna (Margaretha Elizabeth) Pretorius 1821–
    3. 3. Geziena (Catharina) Pretorius 1818–
    4. 4. Hester (Christina) Pretorius 1824–
    5. 5. Aletta (Wilhelmina) Pretorius 1826–1873
    6. 6. Johanna (Susanna) Pretorius 1835–
    7. 7. Maria (Christina Gesina) Pretorius 1816–
    8. 8. Gerhardus (Petrus) Pretorius 1831–1897 m. Catharina (Fredrika) Boshoff 1842–1873 m. Dina (Magdalena Johanna) Grobler 1832– m. Maria (Elizabeth Petronella) Vermaak 1855–
      1. 1. Daniel (Petrus) Pretorius 1870–1955
      2. 2. Gerhardus (Petrus Mathys Jacobus) Pretorius 1871–1949
      3. 3. Koert (Nicolaas) Pretorius 1855–1936
      4. 4. Gerhardus (Petrus) Pretorius 1853–1934
      5. 5. Hanna (Susanna) Pretorius 1853–
      6. 6. Marthinus (Wessel) Pretorius 1857–1939
      7. 7. Hendrik (Carel Pieter) Pretorius 1860–1926
      8. 8. Anna (Margaritha) Pretorius 1862–1921
      9. 9. Pieter (Johannes) Pretorius 1864–
      10. 10. Pieter (Johannes) Pretorius 1866–
      11. 11. Stephanus (Francois) Pretorius 1867–1933
      12. 12. Gerhardus (Petrus Jacob) Pretorius 1874–
      13. 13. Jacobus (Johannes Martinus Oelofse) Pretorius 1876–1933
      14. 14. Maria (Elizabeth Catharina) Pretorius 1878–1901
      15. 15. Dina (Johanna) Pretorius 1881–
      16. 16. Salomon (Jacobus) Pretorius 1883–
      17. 17. Hester (Christina) Pretorius 1885–1959
      18. 18. Elizabeth (Maria Magdalena) Pretorius 1888–
      19. 19. Petrus (Jeremias) Pretorius 1891–1917
        1. 1. Gerhardus (Petrus) Pretorius 1916–
        2. 2. Stephanus (Johannes Martinus) Pretorius 1917–
      20. 20. Nicolaas (Hendrik Stephanus) Pretorius 1894–
      21. 21. Martha (Cornelia Margaritha Maria Gezina) Pretorius 1897–1901
  2. 2. Marthinus (Wessel) Pretorius 1797–1838
  3. 3. Dapper (Jurie Jacobus) Pretorius 1815–

Marthinus Pretorius's Timeline

2 Records

1775
12 March 1775
Birth of Marthinus Wessel Pretorius in Cape, South Africa
Cape, South Africa
1844
Abt. 1844
Age 69
Death of Marthinus Wessel Pretorius in Modderivier, Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa
Modderivier, Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 March 1775
    Event Place: Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1844
    Event Place: Modderivier, Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa
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