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Petrus Johannes Botha 1844–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1844

Birth Location: Kroonstad, Free State, South Africa

Death Date: 8 Oct 1912

Death Location: Bethlehem, Free State, South Africa

Father: Lourens Botha

Mother: Hilletjie Bester

Spouse(s): Maria Bester

Children(s): Susara Botha, Andries Botha, Lourens Botha, Petrus Botha, Petrus Botha

The story of Petrus Johannes Botha began in 1844 in Kroonstad, Free State, South Africa. Petrus Johannes Botha married Maria Elizabeth Bester, and had children including Andries Jacobus Bester Botha, Lourens Rasmus Botha, Petrus Johannes Botha, Susara Gertruida Botha. Petrus Johannes Botha passed away in 1912 in Bethlehem, Free State, South Africa.

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Biography

  • The story of Petrus Johannes Botha began in 1844 in Kroonstad, Free State, South Africa.
  • Petrus Johannes Botha married Maria Elizabeth Bester, and had children including Andries Jacobus Bester Botha, Lourens Rasmus Botha, Petrus Johannes Botha, Susara Gertruida Botha.
  • Petrus Johannes Botha passed away in 1912 in Bethlehem, Free State, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lourens Botha
1806–1887
Birth Location: Somerset, Cape Colony, South Africa
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Hilletjie Bester
1812–1895
Birth Location: Somerset East, Cape Province, South Africa
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Spouses(s)

Maria Bester
1846–1914
Birth Location: Jacobsdal, Free State, South Africa
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Children(s)

Susara Botha
1877–1878
Birth Location: –
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Andries Botha
1873–1909
Birth Location: –
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Lourens Botha
1869–1940
Birth Location: –
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Petrus Botha
1891–1938
Birth Location: Bethlehem, Free State, South Africa
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Petrus Botha
1891–1938
Birth Location: Driefontein, Paul Roux, Free State, South Africa
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Petrus Botha's Ancestors

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Petrus Botha
1844–1912
Birth Place: Kroonstad, Free State, South Africa
Parents
Lourens Rasmus Botha
1806–1887
Somerset, Cape Colony, South Africa
Hilletjie (Levina) Bester
1812–1895
Somerset East, Cape Province, South Africa
Grandparents
Willem (Abraham) Bester
1782–1858
Cradock, Stormberg District, Dutch Cape Colony
Elsje (Magdalena Magdalena Broekman) Bester
1826–1874
Bap. Swellendam 1827/01/02
Great-Grandparents
Paulus Bester
1766–1832
Hilletje Klerk
1771–1833
Carel Brugmann)
1790–
Maria Zyl
1796–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Poúlús Bester
1731–1783
Helena Coetzee
1745–1814
Willem Klercq)
1739–1816
Catharina Strydom
1744–1835

Petrus Botha's Descendants

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Petrus (Johannes) Botha (Abt. 1844–8 Oct 1912) m. Maria (Elizabeth) Bester (Abt. 1846–1 Feb 1914)
  1. 1. Susara (Gertruida) Botha 1877–1878
  2. 2. Andries (Jacobus Bester) Botha 1873–1909
  3. 3. Lourens (Rasmus) Botha 1869–1940
  4. 4. Petrus (Johannes) Botha 1891–1938
  5. 5. Petrus (Johannes) Botha 1891–1938 m. Jeannette (Margaretha van) Andel 1891–
    1. 1. Susanna (Jacoba) Botha 1918–
    2. 2. Susanna (Jacoba) Botha 1918–1995 m. Cornelius (Tobias Schalkwyk Van Der) Merwe 1919–

Petrus Botha's Timeline

2 Records

1844
Abt. 1844
Birth of Petrus Johannes Botha in Kroonstad, Free State, South Africa
Kroonstad, Free State, South Africa
1912
8 Oct 1912
Age 68
Death of Petrus Johannes Botha in Bethlehem, Free State, South Africa
Bethlehem, Free State, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1844
    Event Place: Kroonstad, Free State, South Africa
    Record Source: South Africa, Marriage Index, 1807-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1912
    Event Place: Bethlehem, Free State, South Africa
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