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Petrus Lourens POTGIETER 1846–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Dec 1846

Birth Location: Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa

Death Date: ABT 1910

Death Location: South Africa

Father: Johannes Potgieter

Mother: Johanna Lombard

Spouse(s): Susanna Sauermann

Children(s): Petrus POTGIETER, Albertha Potgieter, Herman Potgieter, Johanna Potgieter, Johan Potgieter

In 1846, Petrus Lourens POTGIETER entered the world in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa, born to Johannes Jurgens Potgieter And Johanna Maria Lombard. Petrus Lourens POTGIETER married Susanna Catharina Sauermann, and had children including Albertha Hendrika Potgieter, Herman Hendrik Adolf Potgieter, Johan Willem Potgieter, Johanna Maria Potgieter, Petrus Lourens Potgieter. Petrus Lourens POTGIETER passed away in 1910 in South Africa.

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Biography

  • In 1846, Petrus Lourens POTGIETER entered the world in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa, born to Johannes Jurgens Potgieter And Johanna Maria Lombard.
  • Petrus Lourens POTGIETER married Susanna Catharina Sauermann, and had children including Albertha Hendrika Potgieter, Herman Hendrik Adolf Potgieter, Johan Willem Potgieter, Johanna Maria Potgieter, Petrus Lourens Potgieter.
  • Petrus Lourens POTGIETER passed away in 1910 in South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johannes Potgieter
1815–1893
Birth Location: Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Johanna Lombard
1817–1857
Birth Location: South Africa
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Spouses(s)

Susanna Sauermann
1849–1915
Birth Location: Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa
SS

Children(s)

Petrus POTGIETER
1881–1931
Birth Location: Leeuwvlugt, Harrismith, Orange Free State, South Africa
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Albertha Potgieter
1878–1940
Birth Location: Harrismith, OFS, South Africa
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Herman Potgieter
1876–
Birth Location: Harrismith, OFS, South Africa
HP
Johanna Potgieter
1884–
Birth Location: Harrismith, OFS, South Africa
JP
Johan Potgieter
1886–
Birth Location: Harrismith, OFS, South Africa
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Petrus POTGIETER's Ancestors

Self
Petrus POTGIETER
1846–1910
Birth Place: Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa
Parents
Johannes Jurgens Potgieter
1815–1893
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Johanna (Maria) Lombard
1817–1857
South Africa
Grandparents
Hermanus (Anthonie) Lombard
1789–
,South Africa
Gesina (Dorothea de) Lange
1798–
Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Hermanus Lombard
1759–
Anna Lange
1759–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Lange
1720–1805
Aletta Lubbe
1731–1818

Petrus POTGIETER's Descendants

1.
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Petrus (Lourens) POTGIETER (5 Dec 1846–ABT 1910) m. Susanna (Catharina) Sauermann (Abt 1849–About 1915)
  1. 1. Petrus (Lourens) POTGIETER 1881–1931
  2. 2. Albertha (Hendrika) Potgieter 1878–1940
  3. 3. Herman (Hendrik Adolf) Potgieter 1876–
  4. 4. Johanna (Maria) Potgieter 1884–
  5. 5. Johan (Willem) Potgieter 1886– m. Alida (Maria Aletta Gertruida) Rossouw 1894–1990
    1. 1. Susanna (Helena) Potgieter 1912–1998 m. Willem (Adriaan) Truter 1910–1992
    2. 2. Magdalena (Catharina) Potgieter 1914–2008

Petrus POTGIETER's Timeline

2 Records

1846
5 Dec 1846
Birth of Petrus Lourens POTGIETER in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa
Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa
1910
ABT 1910
Age 64
Death of Petrus Lourens POTGIETER in South Africa
South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1846
    Event Place: Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1910
    Event Place: South Africa
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