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Sophia Maria Pretorius 1858–1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 SEP 1858

Birth Location: Dordrecht Cape Colony

Death Date: 4 MAR 1909

Death Location: Zuurvlei, Waterberg, South Africa

Father: Willem f1g1

Mother: Johanna Hechter

Spouse(s): Lodewicus Pretorius

Children(s): Barend Pretorius, Philippus Pretorius, Johanna Pretorius, Sophia Pretorius, Willem Pretorius, Sarel Pretorius, Willem Pretorius, Gertruida Pretorius, Sophia Pretorius, Johannes Pretorius, Willem Pretorius

Sophia Maria Pretorius was born in 1858 in Dordrecht Cape Colony, the child of Willem Pieter Jacobus Pretorius F1G1 And Johanna Catharina Hechter. Sophia Maria Pretorius married Lodewicus Johannes Pretorius, and had children including Barend Petrus Pretorius, Gertruida Magdalena Pretorius, Johanna Catharina Pretorius, Johannes Lodewicus Pretorius, Philippus Daniel Pretorius, Sarel Jacobus Pretorius, Sophia Maria Pretorius, Willem Hendrik Jacobus Pretorius, Willem Pieter Jacobus Pretorius. Sophia Maria Pretorius passed away in 1909 in Zuurvlei, Waterberg, South Africa.

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Biography

  • Sophia Maria Pretorius was born in 1858 in Dordrecht Cape Colony, the child of Willem Pieter Jacobus Pretorius F1G1 And Johanna Catharina Hechter.
  • Sophia Maria Pretorius married Lodewicus Johannes Pretorius, and had children including Barend Petrus Pretorius, Gertruida Magdalena Pretorius, Johanna Catharina Pretorius, Johannes Lodewicus Pretorius, Philippus Daniel Pretorius, Sarel Jacobus Pretorius, Sophia Maria Pretorius, Willem Hendrik Jacobus Pretorius, Willem Pieter Jacobus Pretorius.
  • Sophia Maria Pretorius passed away in 1909 in Zuurvlei, Waterberg, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Willem f1g1
1827–1901
Birth Location: Dordrecht, Stormberg District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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Johanna Hechter
1826–1869
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Lodewicus Pretorius
1856–1946
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Barend Pretorius
1891–1968
Birth Location: Bosveld, Limpopo, South Africa
BP
Philippus Pretorius
1898–1977
Birth Location: –
PP
Johanna Pretorius
1879–
Birth Location: –
JP
Sophia Pretorius
1901–1987
Birth Location: Silikaatsnek, South Africa
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Willem Pretorius
1882–1930
Birth Location: –
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Sarel Pretorius
1894–1945
Birth Location: –
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Willem Pretorius
1883–1889
Birth Location: –
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Gertruida Pretorius
1884–1955
Birth Location: Rietpoort, Nylstroom, Transvaal, South Africa
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Sophia Pretorius
1895–1901
Birth Location: –
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Johannes Pretorius
1887–
Birth Location: Potchefstroom, Southern DC, North West, South Africa
JP
Willem Pretorius
1889–1971
Birth Location: –
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Sophia Pretorius's Ancestors

Self
Sophia Pretorius
1858–1909
Birth Place: Dordrecht Cape Colony
Parents
Willem Pieter Jacobus Pretorius f1g1
1827–1901
Dordrecht, Stormberg District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Johanna (Catharina) Hechter
1826–1869
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sophia Pretorius's Descendants

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Sophia (Maria) Pretorius (24 SEP 1858–4 MAR 1909) m. Lodewicus (Johannes) Pretorius (22 OCT 1856–ABT 1946)
  1. 1. Barend (Petrus) Pretorius 1891–1968 m. Cornelia (Carolina) Swanepoel 1898–1984
    1. 1. Barend (Petrus) Pretorius 1921–
    2. 2. Johanna (Susanna) Pretorius 1924–
    3. 3. Beatrice (Mary) Pretorius 1925–
    4. 4. Joseph (Johannes) Pretorius 1925–
  2. 2. Philippus (Daniel) Pretorius 1898–1977
  3. 3. Johanna (Catharina) Pretorius 1879– m. Daniel (Elardus) Erasmus 1870–
  4. 4. Sophia (Maria) Pretorius 1901–1987
  5. 5. Willem (Hendrik Jacobus) Pretorius 1882–1930 m. Anna (Sophia) Visser 1888–
    1. 1. Lodewicus (Johannes) Pretorius 1907–1983
    2. 2. Sophia (Maria) Pretorius 1911–
    3. 3. Philippina (Jacoba) Pretorius 1913– m. Dennis (Jacobus) Henderson 1908–
    4. 4. Willem (Hendrik Jacobus) Pretorius 1921–
    5. 5. Ernestus (Jacobus Johannes) Pretorius 1915–
    6. 6. Anna (Sophia) Pretorius 1917–
    7. 7. Susara (Isabella Catharina) Pretorius 1923– m. Dirk (Jacobus) Hanekom 1921–1995
  6. 6. Sarel (Jacobus) Pretorius 1894–1945
  7. 7. Willem (Pieter Jacobus) Pretorius 1883–1889
  8. 8. Gertruida (Magdalena) Pretorius 1884–1955 m. Johannes (Zacharias) Helberg 1876–1946
    1. 1. Sophia (Maria) Helberg 1908–
    2. 2. Gerhardus (Francois) Helberg 1910–1992
    3. 3. Lodewicus (Johannes) Helberg 1912–
    4. 4. Johannes (Zacharias) Helberg 1914–
    5. 5. Willem (Hendrik Jacobus) Helberg 1917–
    6. 6. Theunis (Johannes) Helberg 1918–
    7. 7. Maria (Susanna Magdalena) Helberg 1925–
  9. 9. Sophia (Maria) Pretorius 1895–1901
  10. 10. Johannes (Lodewicus) Pretorius 1887–
  11. 11. Willem (Pieter Jacobus) Pretorius 1889–1971 m. Anna (Magdalena) Coetzee 1893–1977

Sophia Pretorius's Timeline

3 Records

1858
24 SEP 1858
Birth of Sophia Maria Pretorius in Dordrecht Cape Colony
Dordrecht Cape Colony
1858
12 DEC 1858
Sophia Maria Pretorius was baptized in Dordrecht, South Africa
Dordrecht, South Africa
1909
4 MAR 1909
Age 51
Death of Sophia Maria Pretorius in Zuurvlei, Waterberg, South Africa
Zuurvlei, Waterberg, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 SEP 1858
    Event Place: Dordrecht Cape Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 12 DEC 1858
    Event Place: Dordrecht, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 MAR 1909
    Event Place: Zuurvlei, Waterberg, South Africa
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