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Willem Sterrenberg Pretorius 1762–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 APR 1762

Birth Location: Stellenbosch, Caap de Goede Hoop, Suid Afrika

Death Date: 16 NOV 1837

Death Location: Klipfontein, Graaff Reinet, Kaapkolonie, Suid Afrika

Father: Willem Pretorius

Mother: Elizabeth Crafford

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Isaak Pretorius, Anna Pretorius, Magdalena Pretorius, Elisabeth Pretorius, Wilhelmina Pretorius, Willem Pretorius, Jan Pretorius, Dirk Pretorius, Helena Pretorius

Willem Sterrenberg Pretorius was born in 1762 in Stellenbosch, Caap de Goede Hoop, Suid Afrika, the child of Willem Sterrenberg Pretorius And Elizabeth Cornelia Crafford. Willem Sterrenberg Pretorius had children including Anna Elizabeth Pretorius, Dirk Jacobus Pretorius, Elisabeth Cornelia Pretorius, Helena Pretorius, Isaak Johannes Pretorius, Jan Albertus Pretorius, Magdalena Elisabeth Pretorius, Wilhelmina Johanna Pretorius, Willem Sterrenberg Pretorius. Willem Sterrenberg Pretorius passed away in 1837 in Klipfontein, Graaff Reinet, Kaapkolonie, Suid Afrika.

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Biography

  • Willem Sterrenberg Pretorius was born in 1762 in Stellenbosch, Caap de Goede Hoop, Suid Afrika, the child of Willem Sterrenberg Pretorius And Elizabeth Cornelia Crafford.
  • Willem Sterrenberg Pretorius had children including Anna Elizabeth Pretorius, Dirk Jacobus Pretorius, Elisabeth Cornelia Pretorius, Helena Pretorius, Isaak Johannes Pretorius, Jan Albertus Pretorius, Magdalena Elisabeth Pretorius, Wilhelmina Johanna Pretorius, Willem Sterrenberg Pretorius.
  • Willem Sterrenberg Pretorius passed away in 1837 in Klipfontein, Graaff Reinet, Kaapkolonie, Suid Afrika.

Immediate Family

Parents

Willem Pretorius
1728–1782
Birth Location: Paarl, Cape Province, South Africa
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Elizabeth Crafford
1731–1794
Birth Location: Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Isaak Pretorius
1786–1864
Birth Location: Koue Bokkeveld
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Anna Pretorius
1799–1872
Birth Location: Graaf-Reinet, Cape Colony, South Africa
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Magdalena Pretorius
1789–1844
Birth Location: Graaff-Reinet, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
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Elisabeth Pretorius
1792–1859
Birth Location: –
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Wilhelmina Pretorius
1794–1824
Birth Location: –
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Willem Pretorius
1797–1820
Birth Location: Tulbagh, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
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Jan Pretorius
1803–
Birth Location: Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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Dirk Pretorius
1806–1894
Birth Location: Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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Helena Pretorius
1809–
Birth Location: South Africa
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Willem Pretorius's Ancestors

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Willem Pretorius
1762–1837
Birth Place: Stellenbosch, Caap de Goede Hoop, Suid Afrika
Parents
Willem Sterrenberg Pretorius
1728–1782
Paarl, Cape Province, South Africa
Elizabeth (Cornelia) Crafford
1731–1794
Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Grandparents
Johannes (Philippus) Pretorius
1680–1732
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Helena ("Lena") Vosloo
1697–1731
Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Johannes Pretorius
1642–1694
Johanna Victors
1656–1708
Johann Vossloh)
1649–1732
van Malabar
1670–1723
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Wesselius Schoutschulte)
1614–1664
Josijntgen Egmond
1622–1664
Johannes Victors
1619–1676
Jannetje Bellers
1623–1661
Johann Vossloh
1590–1644

Willem Pretorius's Descendants

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Willem (Sterrenberg) Pretorius (25 APR 1762–16 NOV 1837)
  1. 1. Isaak (Johannes) Pretorius 1786–1864
  2. 2. Anna (Elizabeth) Pretorius 1799–1872
  3. 3. Magdalena (Elisabeth) Pretorius 1789–1844
  4. 4. Elisabeth (Cornelia) Pretorius 1792–1859
  5. 5. Wilhelmina (Johanna) Pretorius 1794–1824
  6. 6. Willem (Sterrenberg) Pretorius 1797–1820
  7. 7. Jan (Albertus) Pretorius 1803–
  8. 8. Dirk (Jacobus) Pretorius 1806–1894
  9. 9. Helena Pretorius 1809–

Willem Pretorius's Timeline

3 Records

1762
25 APR 1762
Birth of Willem Sterrenberg Pretorius in Stellenbosch, Caap de Goede Hoop, Suid Afrika
Stellenbosch, Caap de Goede Hoop, Suid Afrika
1762
25 APR 1762
Willem Sterrenberg Pretorius was baptized in Tulbagh, Caap de Goede Hoop, Suid Afrika
Tulbagh, Caap de Goede Hoop, Suid Afrika
1837
16 NOV 1837
Age 75
Death of Willem Sterrenberg Pretorius in Klipfontein, Graaff Reinet, Kaapkolonie, Suid Afrika
Klipfontein, Graaff Reinet, Kaapkolonie, Suid Afrika

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 APR 1762
    Event Place: Stellenbosch, Caap de Goede Hoop, Suid Afrika

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 APR 1762
    Event Place: Tulbagh, Caap de Goede Hoop, Suid Afrika

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 NOV 1837
    Event Place: Klipfontein, Graaff Reinet, Kaapkolonie, Suid Afrika
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