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Willem Sterrenberg Pretorius 1792–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 NOV 1792

Birth Location: Piketberg

Death Date: 17 JAN 1861

Death Location: Swartfontein, Swartland

Father: Dirk Pretorius

Mother: Pretorius None

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In 1792, Willem Sterrenberg Pretorius entered the world in Piketberg, born to Dirk Jacobus Pretorius And Pretorius. Willem Sterrenberg Pretorius passed away in 1861 in Swartfontein, Swartland.

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Biography

  • In 1792, Willem Sterrenberg Pretorius entered the world in Piketberg, born to Dirk Jacobus Pretorius And Pretorius.
  • Willem Sterrenberg Pretorius passed away in 1861 in Swartfontein, Swartland.

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Willem Pretorius's Ancestors

Self
Willem Pretorius
1792–1861
Birth Place: Piketberg
Parents
Dirk Jacobus Pretorius
1764–1802
Cape, South Afriica
Pretorius
1770–1798
Swartland, Cape, South Africa
Grandparents
Willem (Sterrenberg) Pretorius
1728–1782
Paarl, Cape Province, South Africa
Elizabeth (Cornelia) Crafford
1731–1794
Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Johannes Pretorius
1680–1732
Helena Vosloo
1697–1731
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Pretorius
1642–1694
Johanna Victors
1656–1708
Johann Vossloh)
1649–1732
van Malabar
1670–1723

Willem Pretorius's Timeline

2 Records

1792
10 NOV 1792
Birth of Willem Sterrenberg Pretorius in Piketberg
Piketberg
1861
17 JAN 1861
Age 69
Death of Willem Sterrenberg Pretorius in Swartfontein, Swartland
Swartfontein, Swartland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 NOV 1792
    Event Place: Piketberg

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 6 FEB 1814
    Event Place: Paarl, Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 JAN 1861
    Event Place: Swartfontein, Swartland

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