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Petrus Joseph Wilhelmus Christiaan Pretorius 1826–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 August 1826

Birth Location: Graaff Reinet

Death Date: 9 November 1898

Death Location: Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Petrus Pretorius

Mother: Zacharia Eeden

Spouse(s): Johanna Eeden

Children(s): Petrus Pretorius, Josephus Pretorius, Johanna Pretorius, Anna Pretorius, Zacharia Pretorius, Martha Pretorius

Petrus Joseph Wilhelmus Christiaan Pretorius was born in 1826 in Graaff Reinet, the child of Petrus Pieter Pretorius And Zacharia Geertruida Van Eeden. Petrus Joseph Wilhelmus Christiaan Pretorius married Johanna Magdalena Van Eeden, and had children including Anna Francina Pretorius, Johanna Magdalena Pretorius, Josephus Albertus Pretorius, Martha Catharina Pretorius, Petrus Josephus Pretorius, Zacharia Geertruida Pretorius. Petrus Joseph Wilhelmus Christiaan Pretorius passed away in 1898 in Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Petrus Joseph Wilhelmus Christiaan Pretorius was born in 1826 in Graaff Reinet, the child of Petrus Pieter Pretorius And Zacharia Geertruida Van Eeden.
  • Petrus Joseph Wilhelmus Christiaan Pretorius married Johanna Magdalena Van Eeden, and had children including Anna Francina Pretorius, Johanna Magdalena Pretorius, Josephus Albertus Pretorius, Martha Catharina Pretorius, Petrus Josephus Pretorius, Zacharia Geertruida Pretorius.
  • Petrus Joseph Wilhelmus Christiaan Pretorius passed away in 1898 in Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Petrus Pretorius's Ancestors

Self
Petrus Pretorius
1826–1898
Birth Place: Graaff Reinet
Parents
Petrus (Pieter) Pretorius
1789–1850
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Zacharia (Geertruida Van) Eeden
1793–1859
Tulbagh, Cape Winelands, Western Cape, Afrique du Sud
Grandparents
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 (Joseph Wilhelmus Christiaan) Pretorius (26 August 1826–9 November 1898) m. Johanna (Magdalena Van) Eeden (1831–12 December 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–

Petrus Pretorius's Timeline

2 Records

1826
26 August 1826
Birth of Petrus Joseph Wilhelmus Christiaan Pretorius in Graaff Reinet
Graaff Reinet
1898
9 November 1898
Age 72
Death of Petrus Joseph Wilhelmus Christiaan Pretorius in Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 August 1826
    Event Place: Graaff Reinet
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 November 1898
    Event Place: Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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