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Pieter Jacobus Johannes Stephanus Potgieter 1828–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 JUN 1828

Birth Location: Cradock, Stormberg District, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Death Date: 12 JUN 1899

Death Location: Que, Chicomba, Huila, Angola

Father: Jacobus Potgieter

Mother: Geertruyda Steenkamp

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Aletta Potgieter, Susanna Potgieter, Jacobus b7c8d6e4f6g3, Gertruida b7c8d6e4f6g4, Lourens Potgieter, Pieter SWASV, Jan Potgieter, Gertruida Potgieter, Cecilia Potgieter, Hermanus b7c8d6e4f6g11, Johanna Potgieter, Isabella e4f6g13, Thomas b7c8d6e4f6g14

Pieter Jacobus Johannes Stephanus Potgieter was born in 1828 in Cradock, Stormberg District, Eastern Cape, South Africa, the child of Jacobus Christoffel Potgieter And Geertruyda Maria Steenkamp. Pieter Jacobus Johannes Stephanus Potgieter had children including Aletta Susanna Catharina S Potgieter, Cecilia Johanna Potgieter, Gertruida Maria Magrietha Potgieter B7C8D6E4F6G4, Gertruida Maria Potgieter, Hermanus Philippus Potgieter B7C8D6E4F6G11, Isabella Cornelia Potgieter E4F6G13, Jacobus Christoffel Potgieter B7C8D6E4F6G3, Jan Harm Potgieter, Johanna Susanna Hendrina Caspernetta Petronella Potgieter, Lourens Marthinus Potgieter, Pieter Jacobus Johannes Stephanus Potgieter Swasv, Susanna Catharina Pieternella Potgieter, Thomas Ignatius Johannes Jurgens Potgieter B7C8D6E4F6G14. Pieter Jacobus Johannes Stephanus Potgieter passed away in 1899 in Que, Chicomba, Huila, Angola.

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Biography

  • Pieter Jacobus Johannes Stephanus Potgieter was born in 1828 in Cradock, Stormberg District, Eastern Cape, South Africa, the child of Jacobus Christoffel Potgieter And Geertruyda Maria Steenkamp.
  • Pieter Jacobus Johannes Stephanus Potgieter had children including Aletta Susanna Catharina S Potgieter, Cecilia Johanna Potgieter, Gertruida Maria Magrietha Potgieter B7C8D6E4F6G4, Gertruida Maria Potgieter, Hermanus Philippus Potgieter B7C8D6E4F6G11, Isabella Cornelia Potgieter E4F6G13, Jacobus Christoffel Potgieter B7C8D6E4F6G3, Jan Harm Potgieter, Johanna Susanna Hendrina Caspernetta Petronella Potgieter, Lourens Marthinus Potgieter, Pieter Jacobus Johannes Stephanus Potgieter Swasv, Susanna Catharina Pieternella Potgieter, Thomas Ignatius Johannes Jurgens Potgieter B7C8D6E4F6G14.
  • Pieter Jacobus Johannes Stephanus Potgieter passed away in 1899 in Que, Chicomba, Huila, Angola.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacobus Potgieter
1801–1849
Birth Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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Geertruyda Steenkamp
1801–
Birth Location: Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Aletta Potgieter
1851–
Birth Location: –
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Susanna Potgieter
1853–1934
Birth Location: Rustenburg
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Jacobus b7c8d6e4f6g3
1855–1912
Birth Location: Potchefstroom, Southern DC, North West, South Africa
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Gertruida b7c8d6e4f6g4
1857–
Birth Location: –
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Lourens Potgieter
1859–
Birth Location: –
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Pieter SWASV
1861–1929
Birth Location: Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
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Jan Potgieter
1869–
Birth Location: –
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Gertruida Potgieter
1868–
Birth Location: –
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Cecilia Potgieter
1866–1932
Birth Location: Pretoria, Transvaal, Suid Afrika
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Hermanus b7c8d6e4f6g11
1871–
Birth Location: Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
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Johanna Potgieter
1875–1892
Birth Location: –
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Isabella e4f6g13
1877–1924
Birth Location: Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
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Thomas b7c8d6e4f6g14
1881–1969
Birth Location: –
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Pieter Potgieter's Ancestors

Self
Pieter Potgieter
1828–1899
Birth Place: Cradock, Stormberg District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Parents
Jacobus Christoffel Potgieter
1801–1849
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Geertruyda (Maria) Steenkamp
1801–
Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Grandparents
Jacobus (Christoffel) Potgieter
1765–1811
Tulbagh, Caep de Goede Hoop, South Africa
Maria (Margaretha de) Wet
1775–1831
Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Pieter Potgieter's Descendants

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Pieter (Jacobus Johannes Stephanus) Potgieter (2 JUN 1828–12 JUN 1899)
  1. 1. Aletta (Susanna Catharina S) Potgieter 1851–
  2. 2. Susanna (Catharina Pieternella) Potgieter 1853–1934
  3. 3. Jacobus (Christoffel Potgieter) b7c8d6e4f6g3 1855–1912
  4. 4. Gertruida (Maria Magrietha Potgieter) b7c8d6e4f6g4 1857–
  5. 5. Lourens (Marthinus) Potgieter 1859–
  6. 6. Pieter (Jacobus Johannes Stephanus Potgieter) SWASV 1861–1929
  7. 7. Jan (Harm) Potgieter 1869–
  8. 8. Gertruida (Maria) Potgieter 1868–
  9. 9. Cecilia (Johanna) Potgieter 1866–1932
  10. 10. Hermanus (Philippus Potgieter) b7c8d6e4f6g11 1871–
  11. 11. Johanna (Susanna Hendrina Caspernetta Petronella) Potgieter 1875–1892
  12. 12. Isabella (Cornelia Potgieter) e4f6g13 1877–1924
  13. 13. Thomas (Ignatius Johannes Jurgens Potgieter) b7c8d6e4f6g14 1881–1969

Pieter Potgieter's Timeline

2 Records

1828
2 JUN 1828
Birth of Pieter Jacobus Johannes Stephanus Potgieter in Cradock, Stormberg District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Cradock, Stormberg District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1899
12 JUN 1899
Age 71
Death of Pieter Jacobus Johannes Stephanus Potgieter in Que, Chicomba, Huila, Angola
Que, Chicomba, Huila, Angola

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 JUN 1828
    Event Place: Cradock, Stormberg District, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: AFT 24 JUL 1881

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 JUN 1899
    Event Place: Que, Chicomba, Huila, Angola
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