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Petrus (Pieter) Pretorius 1789–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jun 1789

Birth Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Death Date: 18 April 1850

Death Location: Graaff Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Father: Johannes Pretorius

Mother: Elizabeth Meyer

Spouse(s): Zacharia Eeden

Children(s): Petrus Pretorius, Frederik Pretorius, Johannes Pretorius, Elizabeth Pretorius, Zacharia Pretorius

Petrus (Pieter) Pretorius was born in 1789 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, the child of Johannes Jacobus Pretorius And Elizabeth Rachel Meyer. Petrus (Pieter) Pretorius married Zacharia Geertruida Van Eeden, and had children including Elizabeth Maria Pretorius, Frederik Johannes Pretorius, Johannes Jacobus Pretorius, Petrus Joseph Wilhelmus Christiaan Pretorius, Zacharia Geertruida Magdalena Pretorius. Petrus (Pieter) Pretorius passed away in 1850 in Graaff Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

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Biography

  • Petrus (Pieter) Pretorius was born in 1789 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, the child of Johannes Jacobus Pretorius And Elizabeth Rachel Meyer.
  • Petrus (Pieter) Pretorius married Zacharia Geertruida Van Eeden, and had children including Elizabeth Maria Pretorius, Frederik Johannes Pretorius, Johannes Jacobus Pretorius, Petrus Joseph Wilhelmus Christiaan Pretorius, Zacharia Geertruida Magdalena Pretorius.
  • Petrus (Pieter) Pretorius passed away in 1850 in Graaff Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

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Petrus Pretorius's Ancestors

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Petrus Pretorius
1789–1850
Birth Place: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Parents
Johannes Jacobus Pretorius
1752–1837
Tulbagh, Cape Winelands, Western Cape, Afrique du Sud
Elizabeth (Rachel) Meyer
1755–
Swellendam, Cape Colony, Afrique du Sud
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Petrus Pretorius's Descendants

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Petrus ((Pieter)) Pretorius (17 Jun 1789–18 April 1850) m. Zacharia (Geertruida Van) Eeden (7 April 1793–22 July 1859)
  1. 1. Petrus (Joseph Wilhelmus Christiaan) Pretorius 1826–1898 m. Johanna (Magdalena Van) Eeden 1831–1901
    1. 1. Petrus (Josephus) Pretorius 1852–1915 m. Magdalena (Petronella Van Der) Merwe 1854–1942
      1. 1. Johannes (Jacobus) Pretorius 1887–1957
      2. 2. Petrus (Joseph) Pretorius 1878–
      3. 3. Schalk (Willem Van Der Merwe) Pretorius 1876–
      4. 4. Schalk (Willem) Pretorius 1889–
      5. 5. Hendrik (Willem) Pretorius 1894–1979
      6. 6. Josephus (Albertus) Pretorius 1880–
      7. 7. Johanna (Magdalena) Pretorius 1883–
      8. 8. Petrus (Josephus) Pretorius 1874–
    2. 2. Josephus (Albertus) Pretorius 1857–1884
    3. 3. Johanna (Magdalena) Pretorius 1850–
    4. 4. Anna (Francina) Pretorius 1860–1894 m. Robert (Clunie) Logie 1859–
    5. 5. Zacharia (Geertruida) Pretorius 1854–
    6. 6. Martha (Catharina) Pretorius 1864–
  2. 2. Frederik (Johannes) Pretorius 1812–1895
  3. 3. Johannes (Jacobus) Pretorius 1810–1881
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Maria) Pretorius 1814–1874
  5. 5. Zacharia (Geertruida Magdalena) Pretorius 1818–1836

Petrus Pretorius's Timeline

3 Records

1789
17 Jun 1789
Birth of Petrus (Pieter) Pretorius in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
1808
18 Oct 1808
Age 19
Petrus (Pieter) Pretorius was married in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1850
18 April 1850
Age 61
Death of Petrus (Pieter) Pretorius in Graaff Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Graaff Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1789
    Event Place: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1808
    Event Place: Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 April 1850
    Event Place: Graaff Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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