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Pieter Jacobus Potgieter 1797–1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: BEF 22 JUL 1797

Birth Location: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Death Date: ABT 1839

Death Location: Plessislaer, Natal, Pietermaritzburg, Indlovu DC, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Father: Jacobus Potgieter

Mother: Maria Wet

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In 1797, Pieter Jacobus Potgieter entered the world in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, born to Jacobus Christoffel Potgieter And Maria Margaretha De Wet. Pieter Jacobus Potgieter passed away in 1839 in Plessislaer, Natal, Pietermaritzburg, Indlovu DC, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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Biography

  • In 1797, Pieter Jacobus Potgieter entered the world in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, born to Jacobus Christoffel Potgieter And Maria Margaretha De Wet.
  • Pieter Jacobus Potgieter passed away in 1839 in Plessislaer, Natal, Pietermaritzburg, Indlovu DC, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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Pieter Potgieter's Ancestors

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Pieter Potgieter
1797–1839
Birth Place: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Parents
Jacobus Christoffel Potgieter
1765–1811
Tulbagh, Caep de Goede Hoop, South Africa
Maria (Margaretha de) Wet
1775–1831
Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa
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Pieter Potgieter's Timeline

3 Records

1797
BEF 22 JUL 1797
Birth of Pieter Jacobus Potgieter in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1797
22 JAN 1797
Pieter Jacobus Potgieter was baptized in South Africa
South Africa
1839
ABT 1839
Age 42
Death of Pieter Jacobus Potgieter in Plessislaer, Natal, Pietermaritzburg, Indlovu DC, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Plessislaer, Natal, Pietermaritzburg, Indlovu DC, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: BEF 22 JUL 1797
    Event Place: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 JAN 1797
    Event Place: South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 29 JAN 1837
    Event Place: Cradock

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1839
    Event Place: Plessislaer, Natal, Pietermaritzburg, Indlovu DC, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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