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Schalk Willem Burger 1720–1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Death Date: 9 Jun 1782

Death Location: Tulbach, Cape Province, South Africa

Father: Willem Burger

Mother: Helsys Merwe

Spouse(s): Hester Smit

Children(s):

In 1720, Schalk Willem Burger entered the world in Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, born to Willem Barendsz Burger And Helsys Van Der Merwe. Schalk Willem Burger married Hester Smit. Schalk Willem Burger passed away in 1782 in Tulbach, Cape Province, South Africa.

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Biography

  • In 1720, Schalk Willem Burger entered the world in Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, born to Willem Barendsz Burger And Helsys Van Der Merwe.
  • Schalk Willem Burger married Hester Smit.
  • Schalk Willem Burger passed away in 1782 in Tulbach, Cape Province, South Africa.

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Schalk Burger's Ancestors

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Schalk Burger
1720–1782
Birth Place: Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Parents
Willem Barendsz Burger
1696–1731
Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Helsys (Van Der) Merwe
1697–1757
Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Grandparents
Berndt Burger
1665–1705
Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Marritie (van der) Merwe
1675–1711
Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Schalk (Willemsz van der) Merwe
1673–1740
Klein-Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Anne Prévost
1681–1740
Marck, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Great-Grandparents
Hedwig Burcherdt
1648–
Maria Erdmann
1648–
Willem Merwe
1640–1716
Adelheidis Klauten
1655–1702
Willem Merwe
1640–1716
Adelheidis Klauten
1655–1702
Charles Prévost
1650–1688
Marie Févre
1651–1701
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Schalk Merwe
1620–1676
Aletta Linde
1620–1718
Jacob Klauten
1630–1693
Feigen Radergoertgens
1627–1665
Schalk Merwe
1620–1676
Aletta Linde
1620–1718
Jacob Klauten
1630–1693
Feigen Radergoertgens
1627–1665
Henri Prévost
1624–
Jeanne Viffe
1629–1688
David Févre
1613–1657
Elisabeth Bleu
1616–1678

Schalk Burger's Timeline

3 Records

1720
1720
Birth of Schalk Willem Burger in Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1720
20 Oct 1720
Schalk Willem Burger was christened in Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1782
9 Jun 1782
Age 62
Death of Schalk Willem Burger in Tulbagh, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Tulbagh, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 17 Jun 2025), entry for Schalk Willem Burger, person ID LR1J-8JY.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1720
    Event Place: Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 17 Jun 2025), entry for Schalk Willem Burger, person ID LR1J-8JY.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1782
    Event Place: Tulbagh, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 17 Jun 2025), entry for Schalk Willem Burger, person ID LR1J-8JY.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tulbach, Cape Province, South Africa
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 17 Jun 2025), entry for Schalk Willem Burger, person ID LR1J-8JY.

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