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Petrus Johannes Kotze 1781–1838 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1781

Birth Location: Bruintjes Hoogte, Cape Colony, South Africa

Death Date: 20 JUL 1838

Death Location: Nuwejaarspruit, Colesberg, Cape Colony, South Africa

Father: Lowies Kotze

Mother: Pienaar Coetzee

Spouse(s): Christina Francina

Children(s): Gerbreg Coetzee

Petrus Johannes Kotze was born in 1781 in Bruintjes Hoogte, Cape Colony, South Africa, the child of Lowies Kotze And Pienaar Coetzee. Petrus Johannes Kotze married Christina Hendrina Francina, and had children including Gerbreg Coetzee. Petrus Johannes Kotze passed away in 1838 in Nuwejaarspruit, Colesberg, Cape Colony, South Africa.

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Biography

  • Petrus Johannes Kotze was born in 1781 in Bruintjes Hoogte, Cape Colony, South Africa, the child of Lowies Kotze And Pienaar Coetzee.
  • Petrus Johannes Kotze married Christina Hendrina Francina, and had children including Gerbreg Coetzee.
  • Petrus Johannes Kotze passed away in 1838 in Nuwejaarspruit, Colesberg, Cape Colony, South Africa.

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Petrus Kotze's Ancestors

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Petrus Kotze
1781–1838
Birth Place: Bruintjes Hoogte, Cape Colony, South Africa
Parents
Lowies Kotze
1732–1814
Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Pienaar Coetzee
1740–1834
Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Grandparents
"Rooi (Dirk") Kotze
1692–1768
Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Maria (Helena) Karstens
1711–1755
Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Petrus Kotze's Descendants

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Petrus (Johannes) Kotze (1781–20 JUL 1838) m. Christina (Hendrina) Francina (ABT 1785–)
  1. 1. Gerbreg Coetzee 1807–1870 m. Theunis (Louis) Botha 1806–1841
    1. 1. Theunis (Louis) Botha 1830–1916 m. Anna (Elizabeth) Nortier 1828–1892
      1. 1. Heibrecht (Jacoba Stephanus) Botha 1853– m. Daniel (Arnoldus) Pretorius 1853–1918
        1. 1. Daniel (Arnoldus Christoffel) Pretorius 1876–1952 m. Maria (Elizabeth) Esterhuizen 1885–1945

Petrus Kotze's Timeline

4 Records

1781
15 APR 1781
Petrus Johannes Kotze was baptized in Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1781
15 APR 1781
Petrus Johannes Kotze was christened in Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1781
1781
Birth of Petrus Johannes Kotze in Bruintjes Hoogte, Cape Colony, South Africa
Bruintjes Hoogte, Cape Colony, South Africa
1838
20 JUL 1838
Age 57
Death of Petrus Johannes Kotze in Nuwejaarspruit, Colesberg, Cape Colony, South Africa
Nuwejaarspruit, Colesberg, Cape Colony, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 15 APR 1781
    Event Place: Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 15 APR 1781
    Event Place: Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994, "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994 ", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Sep 26 20:20:29 UTC 2024), Entry for Petrus Johannes Cotze and Louies Cotze, 15 Apr 1781.
    [2] South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994, "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994 ", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Sep 26 23:47:14 UTC 2024), Entry for Petrus Johannes Kotze and Louis Kotze, 15 Apr 1781.
    [3] South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994, "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994 ", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Sep 26 23:19:08 UTC 2024), Entry for Petrus Johannis Catze and Lowies Catze, 15 Apr 1781.
    [4] South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994, "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994 ", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Sep 26 20:18:58 UTC 2024), Entry for Petrus Johannis Cotse and Lowies Cotse, 15 Apr 1781.
    [5] South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994, "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994 ", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Thu Sep 26 19:13:41 UTC 2024), Entry for Petrus Johannis Koetze and Lowies Koetze, 15 Apr 1781.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1781
    Event Place: Bruintjes Hoogte, Cape Colony, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 JUL 1838
    Event Place: Nuwejaarspruit, Colesberg, Cape Colony, South Africa

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