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Petrus Johannes Pretorius 1892–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 February 1892

Birth Location: Heilbron, Free State, South Africa

Death Date: 01 May 1959

Death Location: Onserus, Heilbron, South Africa

Father: Gabriel Pretorius

Mother: Magdalena Strydom

Spouse(s): Johanna Dednam

Children(s): Gabriel Pretorius, Magdalena Pretorius, Maria Pretorius

Petrus Johannes Pretorius was born in 1892 in Heilbron, Free State, South Africa, the child of Gabriel Johannes Pretorius And Magdalena Antoinetta Strydom. Petrus Johannes Pretorius married Johanna Christina Wilhelmina Dednam, and had children including Gabriel Johannes Pretorius, Magdalena Antonette Pretorius, Maria Catharina Pretorius. Petrus Johannes Pretorius passed away in 1959 in Onserus, Heilbron, South Africa.

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Biography

  • Petrus Johannes Pretorius was born in 1892 in Heilbron, Free State, South Africa, the child of Gabriel Johannes Pretorius And Magdalena Antoinetta Strydom.
  • Petrus Johannes Pretorius married Johanna Christina Wilhelmina Dednam, and had children including Gabriel Johannes Pretorius, Magdalena Antonette Pretorius, Maria Catharina Pretorius.
  • Petrus Johannes Pretorius passed away in 1959 in Onserus, Heilbron, South Africa.

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Petrus Pretorius's Ancestors

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Petrus Pretorius
1892–1959
Birth Place: Heilbron, Free State, South Africa
Parents
Gabriel Johannes Pretorius
1857–1915
Winburg, Free State, South Africa
Magdalena (Antoinetta) Strydom
1861–1939
Grandparents
Johannes (Jacobus) Pretorius
1810–1881
Graaff Reinet
Anna (Margaretha) Momberg\Pretorius
1814–1877
Farm "Tygerklip", Agter Sneeuberg, Cradock, Stormberg District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Hendrik Momberg
1786–1854
Johanna Vlotman\Momberg
1778–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Petrus Pretorius's Descendants

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Petrus (Johannes) Pretorius (24 February 1892–01 May 1959) m. Johanna (Christina Wilhelmina) Dednam (16 May 1894–24 Oct 1978)
  1. 1. Gabriel (Johannes) Pretorius 1920–
  2. 2. Magdalena (Antonette) Pretorius 1917–
  3. 3. Maria (Catharina) Pretorius 1915–

Petrus Pretorius's Timeline

2 Records

1892
24 February 1892
Birth of Petrus Johannes Pretorius in Heilbron, Free State, South Africa
Heilbron, Free State, South Africa
1959
01 May 1959
Age 67
Death of Petrus Johannes Pretorius in Onserus, Heilbron, South Africa
Onserus, Heilbron, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 February 1892
    Event Place: Heilbron, Free State, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] Orange Free State, South Africa, Estate Files, 1951-2006
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 May 1959
    Event Place: Onserus, Heilbron, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] Orange Free State, South Africa, Estate Files, 1951-2006
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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