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Stephanus Jacobus Gerber 1786–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 NOV 1786

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

Death Date: 26 JAN 1840

Death Location: Plettenberg Bay, Knysna, Cape Colony, South Africa

Father: Franz Gerber

Mother: Catharina Dijk

Spouse(s): Susanna Fouche

Children(s): Stephanus Gerber, Catharina Gerber

Stephanus Jacobus Gerber was born in 1786 in Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, the child of Franz Anton Gerber And Catharina Elizabeth Van Dijk. Stephanus Jacobus Gerber married Susanna Petronella Fouche, and had children including Catharina Philippina Gerber, Stephanus Hendrik Gerber. Stephanus Jacobus Gerber passed away in 1840 in Plettenberg Bay, Knysna, Cape Colony, South Africa.

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Biography

  • Stephanus Jacobus Gerber was born in 1786 in Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, the child of Franz Anton Gerber And Catharina Elizabeth Van Dijk.
  • Stephanus Jacobus Gerber married Susanna Petronella Fouche, and had children including Catharina Philippina Gerber, Stephanus Hendrik Gerber.
  • Stephanus Jacobus Gerber passed away in 1840 in Plettenberg Bay, Knysna, Cape Colony, South Africa.

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Stephanus Gerber's Ancestors

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Stephanus Gerber
1786–1840
Birth Place: Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Parents
Franz Anton Gerber
1739–1793
Epfig, Alsace, France
Catharina (Elizabeth van) Dijk
1754–1825
Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Grandparents
Franz (Josephus) Gerber
1717–
Steinbach, Buchen, Baden, Germany
Barbara Haegin
1717–
Germany
Hendrik (Philip van) Dijk
1720–1820
Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Catharina Visagie
1716–1779
Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Stephanus Gerber's Descendants

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Stephanus (Jacobus) Gerber (12 NOV 1786–26 JAN 1840) m. Susanna (Petronella) Fouche (1791–)
  1. 1. Stephanus (Hendrik) Gerber 1821–1879 m. Sophia (Elizabeth) Oosthuizen 1822–1900
    1. 1. Filippus Gerber 1851–1933 m. Emerencia (Wilhelmina) Oosthuizen 1856–1922
      1. 1. Emerentia (Wilhelmina) Gerber 1888–1930 m. Nicolaas (Stephanus Cornelis) Terblanche 1884–1938
        1. 1. Nico (Gideon) Terblanche 1922–
    2. 2. Jacobus (Johannes) Gerber 1844–1905 m. Aletta (Elizabeth) Meiring 1866–1919
      1. 1. Susanna (Maria) Gerber 1895–1985 m. Johannes (Petrus) Wagener 1884–1963
        1. 1. Marie 1928–1970 m. Dirk (Gert Jacobus) Fourie 1909–
  2. 2. Catharina (Philippina) Gerber 1818–1899 m. Hendrik (Ignatius) Terblans 1813–
    1. 1. Susanna (Petronella) Terblans 1838– m. Casper (Willem Swenmer) Heunis 1835–1909
      1. 1. Casper (Willem) Heunis 1875–1956 m. Johanna (Jacomina Stoffelina) Barnard 1889–1983

Stephanus Gerber's Timeline

5 Records

1786
12 NOV 1786
Birth of Stephanus Jacobus Gerber in Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1787
18 MAY 1787
Age 1
Stephanus Jacobus Gerber was baptized in Paarl, Cape Province, South Africa
Paarl, Cape Province, South Africa
1787
18 MAY 1787
Age 1
Stephanus Jacobus Gerber was christened in Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1840
BET 1840 AND 1843
Age 54
Stephanus Jacobus Gerber - Probate in Cape Province, South Africa
Cape Province, South Africa
1840
26 JAN 1840
Age 54
Death of Stephanus Jacobus Gerber in Plettenberg Bay, Knysna, Cape Colony, South Africa
Plettenberg Bay, Knysna, Cape Colony, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 NOV 1786
    Event Place: Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994, "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994 ", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Sep 26 19:39:52 UTC 2024), Entry for Stephanus Gerber and Catharina Van Dijk, 18 May 1787.
    [2] South Africa, Cape, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1822-1990, "South Africa, Cape, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1822-1990", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Fri Jul 04 11:34:30 UTC 2025), Entry for Stephanus Gerber, 1840.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 MAY 1787
    Event Place: Paarl, Cape Province, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 18 MAY 1787
    Event Place: Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
    Record Source: South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994, "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994 ", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Sep 26 19:39:52 UTC 2024), Entry for Stephanus Gerber and Catharina Van Dijk, 18 May 1787.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: BET 1840 AND 1843
    Event Place: Cape Province, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 JAN 1840
    Event Place: Plettenberg Bay, Knysna, Cape Colony, South Africa
    Record Source: South Africa, Cape, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1822-1990, "South Africa, Cape, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1822-1990", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Fri Jul 04 11:34:30 UTC 2025), Entry for Stephanus Gerber, 1840.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Cape Province, South Africa

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