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Petrus Gerhardus Pretorius 1772–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 NOV 1772

Birth Location: de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony

Death Date: 20 MAY 1860

Death Location: Petrusburg, Ofs, [South Africa]

Father: Willem Pretorius

Mother: Elizabeth Craffort

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In 1772, Petrus Gerhardus Pretorius entered the world in de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony, born to Willem Sterrenberg Pretorius And Elizabeth Cornelia Craffort. Petrus Gerhardus Pretorius passed away in 1860 in Petrusburg, Ofs, [South Africa].

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Biography

  • In 1772, Petrus Gerhardus Pretorius entered the world in de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony, born to Willem Sterrenberg Pretorius And Elizabeth Cornelia Craffort.
  • Petrus Gerhardus Pretorius passed away in 1860 in Petrusburg, Ofs, [South Africa].

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Petrus Pretorius's Ancestors

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Petrus Pretorius
1772–1860
Birth Place: de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony
Parents
Willem Sterrenberg Pretorius
1728–1782
Cape Province, South Africa
Elizabeth (Cornelia) Craffort
1731–1794
de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony
Grandparents
Joannes (Johannes) Pretorius
1680–1732
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Johanna (Helena) Pretorius
1716–1761
Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Joannes Pretorius
1642–1694
Joanna Starrenburgh
1650–1708
Johannes Pretorius
1680–1732
Helena Vosloo
1697–1731
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Pretorius
1642–1694
Johanna Victors
1656–1708
Johann Vossloh)
1649–1732
van Malabar
1670–1723

Petrus Pretorius's Timeline

2 Records

1772
15 NOV 1772
Birth of Petrus Gerhardus Pretorius in de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony
de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony
1860
20 MAY 1860
Age 88
Death of Petrus Gerhardus Pretorius in Petrusburg, Ofs, [South Africa]
Petrusburg, Ofs, [South Africa]

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 NOV 1772
    Event Place: de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 APR 1801
    Event Place: de Caep de Goede Hoop &40

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 MAY 1860
    Event Place: Petrusburg, Ofs, [South Africa]

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