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Marthinus Gerhardus Pretorius 1790–1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Apr 1790

Birth Location: Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa

Death Date: 1875

Death Location: South Africa

Father: Mathys Pretorius

Mother: Maria Beer

Spouse(s): Louisa Fourie

Children(s): Johannes Pretorius, Maria Pretorius, Louisa Pretorius, Susanna Pretorius, Mathys Pretorius, Anna Pretorius

The story of Marthinus Gerhardus Pretorius began in 1790 in Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa. Marthinus Gerhardus Pretorius married Louisa Catharina Johanna Fourie, and had children including Anna Francina Pretorius, Johannes Lodewikus Pretorius, Louisa Johanna Catharina Pretorius, Maria Elizabeth Pretorius, Mathys Van As Pretorius, Susanna Johanna Dorothea Pretorius. Marthinus Gerhardus Pretorius passed away in 1875 in South Africa.

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Biography

  • The story of Marthinus Gerhardus Pretorius began in 1790 in Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa.
  • Marthinus Gerhardus Pretorius married Louisa Catharina Johanna Fourie, and had children including Anna Francina Pretorius, Johannes Lodewikus Pretorius, Louisa Johanna Catharina Pretorius, Maria Elizabeth Pretorius, Mathys Van As Pretorius, Susanna Johanna Dorothea Pretorius.
  • Marthinus Gerhardus Pretorius passed away in 1875 in South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mathys Pretorius
1749–1800
Birth Location: Tulbagh, Caap de Goede Hoop, Suid Afrika
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Maria Beer
1754–1853
Birth Location: Tulbagh, Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa
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Spouses(s)

Louisa Fourie
1793–1873
Birth Location: South Africa.
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Children(s)

Johannes Pretorius
1820–1887
Birth Location: Graaff-Reinet
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Maria Pretorius
1823–1858
Birth Location: Winterveld, South Africa
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Louisa Pretorius
1826–1854
Birth Location: Cape Colony, South Africa
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Susanna Pretorius
1830–1878
Birth Location: Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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Mathys Pretorius
1812–1838
Birth Location: Sneeuberg, Graaff-Reinet
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Anna Pretorius
1818–
Birth Location: –
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Marthinus Pretorius's Ancestors

Self
Marthinus Pretorius
1790–1875
Birth Place: Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa
Parents
Mathys Van As Pretorius
1749–1800
Tulbagh, Caap de Goede Hoop, Suid Afrika
Maria (Elizabeth de) Beer
1754–1853
Tulbagh, Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa
Grandparents
Johannes (Jan) Pretorius
1711–1778
Stellenbosch, Cape, South Africa
Johanna ((Jannetie)) Bezuidenhout
1717–1787
Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Johannes Pretorius
1680–1732
Helena Vosloo
1696–1731
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Marthinus Pretorius's Descendants

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Marthinus (Gerhardus) Pretorius (11 Apr 1790–1875) m. Louisa (Catharina Johanna) Fourie (1793–13 July 1873)
  1. 1. Johannes (Lodewikus) Pretorius 1820–1887 m. Johanna (Magdalena Susanna) Jordaan 1823–1887
    1. 1. Johannes (Lodewikus) Pretorius 1848–1917 m. Helena (Elizabeth) Smit 1855–
      1. 1. Jan (Antonie) PRETORIUS 1874–1947 m. Hester (Maria) Joubert 1883–1961
        1. 1. Maria (Magdalena (Ousus)) Pretorius 1908–1988 m. Dorfling 1901–1978
        2. 2. Rudolph (Johannes) Pretorius 1921–
        3. 3. Johannes (Lodewikus) Pretorius 1904–
        4. 4. Delilah Pretorius 1929–2009
        5. 5. Hester (Maria) Pretorius 1912–
        6. 6. Helena (Elizabeth) Pretorius 1910–
        7. 7. Jan (Antonie) Pretorius 1913–1960
        8. 8. Bart (Jackobus (Bertha)) Pretorius 1924–2007
      2. 2. Bart (Jacobus) Pretorius 1881–
      3. 3. Paul (Jacobus) Pretorius 1891–
      4. 4. Paul (Jacobus) Pretorius 1886–1891
      5. 5. Gerhardus (Jacobus) Pretorius 1882–1918
      6. 6. Johannes (Lodewikus) Pretorius 1872–
      7. 7. Martha (Johanna) Pretorius 1873–1876
      8. 8. Martinus (Gerhardus) Pretorius 1878–1906
      9. 9. Carel (Frederick) Pretorius 1894–1899
      10. 10. Helena (Elizabeth) Pretorius 1896–1974
    2. 2. Johanna (Magdalena Susanna) Pretorius 1881–
    3. 3. Martinus (Gerhardus) Pretorius 1845–1875
    4. 4. Johanna (Louisa) Pretorius 1869–
    5. 5. Wynand (Albertus) Pretorius 1865–1954
    6. 6. Petrus (Willem) Pretorius 1856–1891
    7. 7. Barend (Samuel Christoffel) Pretorius 1860–1917
    8. 8. David (Daniel) Pretorius 1863–1920
    9. 9. Joseph (Erasmus) Pretorius 1854–
    10. 10. Mathys (Van As) Pretorius 1858–1889
    11. 11. Gerhardus (Jacobus) Pretorius 1846–1901
    12. 12. Carl (Frederick) Pretorius 1852–1899
  2. 2. Maria (Elizabeth) Pretorius 1823–1858
  3. 3. Louisa (Johanna Catharina) Pretorius 1826–1854
  4. 4. Susanna (Johanna Dorothea) Pretorius 1830–1878
  5. 5. Mathys (Van As) Pretorius 1812–1838
  6. 6. Anna (Francina) Pretorius 1818–

Marthinus Pretorius's Timeline

2 Records

1790
11 Apr 1790
Birth of Marthinus Gerhardus Pretorius in Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa
Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa
1875
1875
Age 85
Death of Marthinus Gerhardus Pretorius in South Africa
South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1790
    Event Place: Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1875
    Event Place: South Africa
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