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Petrus Jacobus Pretorius 1761–1830 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1761

Birth Location: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Death Date: 6 Jul 1830

Death Location: Colesberg, Cape Colony, South Africa

Father: Johannes Pretorius

Mother: Anna Botha

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The story of Petrus Jacobus Pretorius began in 1761 in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Petrus Jacobus Pretorius passed away in 1830 in Colesberg, Cape Colony, South Africa.

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Biography

  • The story of Petrus Jacobus Pretorius began in 1761 in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.
  • Petrus Jacobus Pretorius passed away in 1830 in Colesberg, Cape Colony, South Africa.

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Petrus Pretorius's Ancestors

Self
Petrus Pretorius
1761–1830
Birth Place: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Parents
Johannes Lodewicus Pretorius
1717–1779
Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Anna (Sophia) Botha
1723–1779
Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Grandparents
Lodewyk Pretorius
1688–1718
Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Maria Rousseau
1693–1766
Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Johannes Pretorius
1642–1694
Joanna Victor
1656–1708
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Victor
1619–1676
Jannetjen Bellerts
1622–1664

Petrus Pretorius's Timeline

2 Records

1761
6 May 1761
Birth of Petrus Jacobus Pretorius in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1830
6 Jul 1830
Age 69
Death of Petrus Jacobus Pretorius in Colesberg, Cape Colony, South Africa
Colesberg, Cape Colony, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 May 1761
    Event Place: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1830
    Event Place: Colesberg, Cape Colony, South Africa

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