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Petrus Jacobus Pretorius 1797–1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 JUL 1797

Birth Location: Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa

Death Date: 23 MAY 1846

Death Location: Ezelsgat, Colesberg, Venterstad, Northern Cape, South Africa

Father: Petrus b5c3d9

Mother: Johanna Pretorius

Spouse(s): Pretorius None, Johanna Venter, Pretorius None

Children(s): Snyman None, Petrus b5c3d9e5f3, Jacobus Pretorius, Kruger None, Coetzee None, Johannes b5c3d9e5f7, Martin b5c3d9e5f8, Frans Pretorius, Gert Pretorius, Andries b5c3d9e5f11, Hilletje Pretorius, Venter Walt, Johannes b5c3d9e5f14, Petrus b5c3d9e5f15

The story of Petrus Jacobus Pretorius began in 1797 in Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa. Petrus Jacobus Pretorius married Johanna Catharina Venter, Pretorius, and had children including Andries Michiel Pretorius B5C3D9E5F11, Coetzee, Frans Albertus Pretorius, Gert Andries Louis Pretorius, Hilletje Petronella Pretorius, Jacobus Francois Stephanus Francois Pretorius, Jacobus Stephanus Francina Vroulik Pretorius, Johannes Gideon Pretorius B5C3D9E5F14, Johannes Jacobus Pretorius B5C3D9E5F7, Kruger, Martin Johannes Lodewyk Pretorius B5C3D9E5F8, Petrus Jacobus Pretorius B5C3D9E5F15, Petrus Jacobus Pretorius B5C3D9E5F3, Snyman, Venter Prev Van Der Walt. Petrus Jacobus Pretorius passed away in 1846 in Ezelsgat, Colesberg, Venterstad, Northern Cape, South Africa.

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Biography

  • The story of Petrus Jacobus Pretorius began in 1797 in Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa.
  • Petrus Jacobus Pretorius married Johanna Catharina Venter, Pretorius, and had children including Andries Michiel Pretorius B5C3D9E5F11, Coetzee, Frans Albertus Pretorius, Gert Andries Louis Pretorius, Hilletje Petronella Pretorius, Jacobus Francois Stephanus Francois Pretorius, Jacobus Stephanus Francina Vroulik Pretorius, Johannes Gideon Pretorius B5C3D9E5F14, Johannes Jacobus Pretorius B5C3D9E5F7, Kruger, Martin Johannes Lodewyk Pretorius B5C3D9E5F8, Petrus Jacobus Pretorius B5C3D9E5F15, Petrus Jacobus Pretorius B5C3D9E5F3, Snyman, Venter Prev Van Der Walt.
  • Petrus Jacobus Pretorius passed away in 1846 in Ezelsgat, Colesberg, Venterstad, Northern Cape, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Petrus b5c3d9
1761–1830
Birth Location: Tulbagh, Breede River DC, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
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Johanna Pretorius
1764–1801
Birth Location: gedoop Tulbach
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Spouses(s)

Pretorius None
1801–1828
Birth Location: –
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Johanna Venter
1803–1828
Birth Location: Also given as 31 Oct 1803, United States
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Pretorius None
1808–1870
Birth Location: Driefontein, Middelburg, Middelburg, Nkangala, Mpumalanga, South Africa
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Children(s)

Snyman None
1821–1863
Birth Location: Brakrivier, Middelburg, Cape Province, South Africa
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Petrus b5c3d9e5f3
1824–1891
Birth Location: –
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Jacobus Pretorius
1826–
Birth Location: Graaff-Reinet, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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Kruger None
1827–1874
Birth Location: –
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Coetzee None
1829–1883
Birth Location: Eselshoek, Venterstad, Drakensberg District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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Johannes b5c3d9e5f7
1831–1909
Birth Location: Dist, Kaap, Suid-Afrika, Colesberg, Bo-Karoo, NC, South Africa
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Martin b5c3d9e5f8
1834–1905
Birth Location: Colesberg, Cape Province, South Africa
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Frans Pretorius
1835–
Birth Location: Dist, Kaap, Suid-Afrika, Colesberg, Bo-Karoo, NC, South Africa
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Gert Pretorius
1837–
Birth Location: Colesberg, Cape Province, South Africa
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Andries b5c3d9e5f11
1838–1904
Birth Location: Colesberg, Northern Cape, South Africa
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Hilletje Pretorius
1840–
Birth Location: Dist, Colesberg, Kaap, Suid-Afrika
HP
Venter Walt
1842–1897
Birth Location: Albert, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
VW
Johannes b5c3d9e5f14
1844–1901
Birth Location: Dist, Kaap, Suid-Afrika, Colesberg, Bo-Karoo, NC, South Africa
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Petrus b5c3d9e5f15
1846–1931
Birth Location: Colesberg, Cape Province, South Africa
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Petrus Pretorius's Ancestors

Self
Petrus Pretorius
1797–1846
Birth Place: Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa
Parents
Petrus Jacobus Pretorius, b5c3d9
1761–1830
Tulbagh, Breede River DC, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Johanna (Adriana) Pretorius
1764–1801
gedoop Tulbach
Grandparents
Johannes (Lodewyk Louw) Pretorius
1738–1786
Caap de Goede Hoop, Suid Afrika
Hilletje (Magdalena de) Beer
1744–1785
Vijge Vallei aan die Swart Rivier, Swart Rivier, Suid Afrika, Kaap
Great-Grandparents
Jan b3c1
1711–1778
Johanna Bezuidenhout
1717–1787
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joannes Pretorius
1680–1732
Johanna Pretorius
1716–1761
Wijnandt Bezuidenhout
1674–1723
Gerbrigh Boshouwer
1684–1772

Petrus Pretorius's Descendants

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Petrus (Jacobus) Pretorius (17 JUL 1797–23 MAY 1846) m. Pretorius (19 JAN 1801–10 APR 1828) m. Johanna (Catharina) Venter (21 OCT 1803–BEF 7 SEP 1828) m. Pretorius (24 AUG 1808–24 FEB 1870)
  1. 1. Snyman 1821–1863
  2. 2. Petrus (Jacobus Pretorius,) b5c3d9e5f3 1824–1891
  3. 3. Jacobus (Francois Stephanus Francois) Pretorius 1826–
  4. 4. Kruger 1827–1874
  5. 5. Coetzee 1829–1883
  6. 6. Johannes (Jacobus Pretorius,) b5c3d9e5f7 1831–1909
  7. 7. Martin (Johannes Lodewyk Pretorius,) b5c3d9e5f8 1834–1905
  8. 8. Frans (Albertus) Pretorius 1835– m. Hesther (Jacoba) Kruger 1840–1899
    1. 1. Anna (Elizabeth Jacoba) Pretorius 1865–
    2. 2. Hester (Jacoba) Pretorius 1869–1893
    3. 3. Maria (Elizabeth) Pretorius 1857–
    4. 4. Petrus (Jacobus) Pretorius 1859–
  9. 9. Gert (Andries Louis) Pretorius 1837–
  10. 10. Andries (Michiel Pretorius,) b5c3d9e5f11 1838–1904
  11. 11. Hilletje (Petronella) Pretorius 1840–
  12. 12. Venter (prev. van der) Walt 1842–1897
  13. 13. Johannes (Gideon Pretorius,) b5c3d9e5f14 1844–1901
  14. 14. Petrus (Jacobus Pretorius,) b5c3d9e5f15 1846–1931

Petrus Pretorius's Timeline

3 Records

1797
17 JUL 1797
Birth of Petrus Jacobus Pretorius in Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa
Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa
1797
21 OCT 1797
Petrus Jacobus Pretorius was baptized in Tulbagh, Breede River DC, Western Cape, South Africa
Tulbagh, Breede River DC, Western Cape, South Africa
1846
23 MAY 1846
Age 49
Death of Petrus Jacobus Pretorius in Ezelsgat, Colesberg, Venterstad, Northern Cape, South Africa
Ezelsgat, Colesberg, Venterstad, Northern Cape, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 JUL 1797
    Event Place: Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 21 OCT 1797
    Event Place: Tulbagh, Breede River DC, Western Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 MAY 1846
    Event Place: Ezelsgat, Colesberg, Venterstad, Northern Cape, South Africa
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