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Petrus Arnoldus Crous Potgieter 1888–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 JUN 1888

Birth Location: Alexandria, Cape Province, South Africa

Death Date: 22 OCT 1956

Death Location: Senekal, Orange Free State, South Africa

Father: Frederik Potgieter

Mother: Rachel Crous

Spouse(s): Cornelia Mulder

Children(s): David Potigeter

In 1888, Petrus Arnoldus Crous Potgieter entered the world in Alexandria, Cape Province, South Africa, born to Frederik Evert Potgieter And Rachel Elizabeth Crous. Petrus Arnoldus Crous Potgieter married Cornelia Christina Mulder, and had children including David Eduard Christiaan Mulder Potgieter Potigeter. Petrus Arnoldus Crous Potgieter passed away in 1956 in Senekal, Orange Free State, South Africa.

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Biography

  • In 1888, Petrus Arnoldus Crous Potgieter entered the world in Alexandria, Cape Province, South Africa, born to Frederik Evert Potgieter And Rachel Elizabeth Crous.
  • Petrus Arnoldus Crous Potgieter married Cornelia Christina Mulder, and had children including David Eduard Christiaan Mulder Potgieter Potigeter.
  • Petrus Arnoldus Crous Potgieter passed away in 1956 in Senekal, Orange Free State, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Frederik Potgieter
1859–
Birth Location: Platrug, Alexandria, Cape Colony, South Africa
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Rachel Crous
1866–
Birth Location: Alexandria, Cape Province, South Africa
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Spouses(s)

Cornelia Mulder
1894–1989
Birth Location: South Africa
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Children(s)

David Potigeter
1923–2013
Birth Location: South Africa
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Petrus Potgieter's Ancestors

Self
Petrus Potgieter
1888–1956
Birth Place: Alexandria, Cape Province, South Africa
Parents
Frederik Evert Potgieter
1859–
Platrug, Alexandria, Cape Colony, South Africa
Rachel (Elizabeth) Crous
1866–
Alexandria, Cape Province, South Africa
Grandparents
Willem (Johannes) Potgieter
1830–1917
Uitenhage, Cape Province, South Africa
Isabella (Elizabeth) Landman
1836–1917
Uitenhage, Cape Colony, South Africa
Petrus (Arnoldus) Crous
1834–
Uitenhage, Cape Colony, South Africa
Johanna (Aletta Magdalena) Landman
1842–
Ruigtefontein, Alexander, Cape, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Petrus Potgieter's Descendants

1.
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Petrus (Arnoldus Crous) Potgieter (23 JUN 1888–22 OCT 1956) m. Cornelia (Christina) Mulder (25 MAY 1894–21 MAR 1989)
  1. 1. David (Eduard Christiaan Mulder Potgieter) Potigeter 1923–2013 m. Helena (Dorothea) Boshoff 1926–2018

Petrus Potgieter's Timeline

7 Records

1888
23 JUN 1888
Birth of Petrus Arnoldus Crous Potgieter in Alexandria, Cape Province, South Africa
Alexandria, Cape Province, South Africa
1888
26 JUL 1888
Petrus Arnoldus Crous Potgieter was baptized in Alexandria, Cape Colony, South Africa
Alexandria, Cape Colony, South Africa
1888
26 JUL 1888
Petrus Arnoldus Crous Potgieter was christened in Alexandria, Alexandria, Cape Province, South Africa
Alexandria, Alexandria, Cape Province, South Africa
1918
24 SEP 1918
Age 30
Petrus Arnoldus Crous Potgieter resided here in Winkelhak Senekal
Winkelhak Senekal
1956
22 OCT 1956
Age 68
Death of Petrus Arnoldus Crous Potgieter in Senekal, Orange Free State, South Africa
Senekal, Orange Free State, South Africa
1956
1956
Age 68
Petrus Arnoldus Crous Potgieter resided here in Louis Botha, Albert, Cape Province, South Africa
Louis Botha, Albert, Cape Province, South Africa
1956
1956
Age 68
Petrus Arnoldus Crous Potgieter resided here in Louis Botha, Albert, Cape Province, South Africa
Louis Botha, Albert, Cape Province, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 JUN 1888
    Event Place: Alexandria, Cape Province, 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 20:23:26 UTC 2024), Entry for Petrus Arnoldus Crous Potgieter and Rachel Elizabeth Crous, 26 Jul 1888.
    [2] South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1953-1967, "South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1953-1967", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sat Jul 06 08:31:56 UTC 2024), Entry for Petrus Arnoldus Crous Potgieter, 22 Oct 1956.
    [3] South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956, "South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sat Mar 09 01:41:50 UTC 2024), Entry for Petrus Arnoldus Crous Potgieter and Cornelia Christina Mulder, 24 Sep 1918.
    [4] South Africa, Orange Free State, Estate Files, 1951-2006, "South Africa, Orange Free State, Estate Files, 1951-2006", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Tue Apr 29 19:57:39 UTC 2025), Entry for Petrus Arnoldus Crous Potgieter and Frederick Evert Potgieter, 22 Oct 1956.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 26 JUL 1888
    Event Place: Alexandria, Cape Colony, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 26 JUL 1888
    Event Place: Alexandria, Alexandria, Cape Province, South Africa
    Record Source: 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 20:23:26 UTC 2024), Entry for Petrus Arnoldus Crous Potgieter and Rachel Elizabeth Crous, 26 Jul 1888.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 24 SEP 1918
    Event Place: Winkelhak Senekal

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 OCT 1956
    Event Place: Senekal, Orange Free State, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1953-1967, "South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1953-1967", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sat Jul 06 08:31:56 UTC 2024), Entry for Petrus Arnoldus Crous Potgieter, 22 Oct 1956.
    [2] South Africa, Orange Free State, Estate Files, 1951-2006, "South Africa, Orange Free State, Estate Files, 1951-2006", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Tue Apr 29 19:57:39 UTC 2025), Entry for Petrus Arnoldus Crous Potgieter and Frederick Evert Potgieter, 22 Oct 1956.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Louis Botha, Albert, Cape Province, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Louis Botha, Albert, Cape Province, South Africa
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