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Pieter Retief Pretorius 1845–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 NOV 1845

Birth Location: Pietermaritzburg, Indlovu DC, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Death Date: Jul 1922

Death Location: South Africa

Father: Marthinus Pretorius

Mother: Debora Retief

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Pieter Retief Pretorius was born in 1845 in Pietermaritzburg, Indlovu DC, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, the child of Marthinus Wessel Pretorius And Debora Jacoba Retief. Pieter Retief Pretorius married Cecilia Jacomina Smit. Pieter Retief Pretorius passed away in 1922 in South Africa.

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  • Pieter Retief Pretorius was born in 1845 in Pietermaritzburg, Indlovu DC, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, the child of Marthinus Wessel Pretorius And Debora Jacoba Retief.
  • Pieter Retief Pretorius married Cecilia Jacomina Smit.
  • Pieter Retief Pretorius passed away in 1922 in South Africa.

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Pieter Pretorius's Ancestors

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Pieter Pretorius
1845–1922
Birth Place: Pietermaritzburg, Indlovu DC, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Parents
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius
1822–1864
Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Debora (Jacoba) Retief
1815–1900
Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Grandparents
Henning (Petrus Nicholaas) Pretorius
1800–1865
Graaff-Reinet, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Johanna (Christina Vorster) *
1804–1865
Graaff-Reinet, Graaff-Reinet, Cape Province, South Africa
Pieter (Mauritz) Retief
1780–1838
Welvanpas, Wellington, Cape, South Africa
Magdalena (Johanna De) Wet
1782–1855
Cape Town,South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Marthinus b3c1d5
1746–1831
Susanna Viljoen
1767–1844
Barend Vorster
1771–1840
Johanna Booysen
1776–1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Pretorius
1711–1778
Johanna Bezuidenhout
1717–1787
Johannes b3c4d12
1735–1794
Anna Venter
1742–1823
Barend Vorster
1748–1799
Cecilia Heerden
1752–1789
Jan Booysen
1741–1793
Magdalena Beer
1754–1793

Pieter Pretorius's Timeline

2 Records

1845
05 NOV 1845
Birth of Pieter Retief Pretorius in Pietermaritzburg, Indlovu DC, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Pietermaritzburg, Indlovu DC, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
1922
Jul 1922
Age 77
Death of Pieter Retief Pretorius in South Africa
South Africa

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 NOV 1845
    Event Place: Pietermaritzburg, Indlovu DC, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1922
    Event Place: South Africa

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