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Petronella Wilhelmina Cecilia Pretorius 1841–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 MAR 1841

Birth Location: Cape, South Africa

Death Date: 4 OCT 1917

Death Location: Booysens, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa

Father: Johannes Pretorius

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In 1841, Petronella Wilhelmina Cecilia Pretorius entered the world in Cape, South Africa, born to Johannes Lodewicus Pretorius. Petronella Wilhelmina Cecilia Pretorius passed away in 1917 in Booysens, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.

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Biography

  • In 1841, Petronella Wilhelmina Cecilia Pretorius entered the world in Cape, South Africa, born to Johannes Lodewicus Pretorius.
  • Petronella Wilhelmina Cecilia Pretorius passed away in 1917 in Booysens, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.

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Petronella Pretorius's Ancestors

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Petronella Pretorius
1841–1917
Birth Place: Cape, South Africa
Parents
Johannes Lodewicus Pretorius
1814–1881
Grandparents
Willem (Sarel) Pretorius
1786–
Tulbagh, Breede River DC, Western Cape, South Africa
Petronella (Christina Wilhelmina) Botha
1787–1851
Tulbagh, Breede River DC, Western Cape, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Carel Pretorius
1754–1838
Dorothea Combrink
1762–1838
Hercules Botha
1762–1830
Petronella Jager
1765–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Petronella Pretorius's Timeline

2 Records

1841
8 MAR 1841
Birth of Petronella Wilhelmina Cecilia Pretorius in Cape, South Africa
Cape, South Africa
1917
4 OCT 1917
Age 76
Death of Petronella Wilhelmina Cecilia Pretorius in Booysens, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Booysens, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 MAR 1841
    Event Place: Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 18 FEB 1861
    Event Place: Burgersdorp, Albert, Cape Province, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 OCT 1917
    Event Place: Booysens, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa

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