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Willem Lodewyk Andries Pretorius 1904–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 DEC 1904

Birth Location: Winburg, Orange Free State, South Africa

Death Date: 19 AUG 1974

Death Location: Modderfontein, Odendaalsrus, South Africa

Father: Jacobus Pretorius

Mother: Pretorius None

Spouse(s): Pretorius None

Children(s):

In 1904, Willem Lodewyk Andries Pretorius entered the world in Winburg, Orange Free State, South Africa, born to Jacobus Adriaan Pretorius And Pretorius. Willem Lodewyk Andries Pretorius married Pretorius, and had children including Anna Jeanetta Pretorius, Botha. Willem Lodewyk Andries Pretorius passed away in 1974 in Modderfontein, Odendaalsrus, South Africa.

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  • In 1904, Willem Lodewyk Andries Pretorius entered the world in Winburg, Orange Free State, South Africa, born to Jacobus Adriaan Pretorius And Pretorius.
  • Willem Lodewyk Andries Pretorius married Pretorius, and had children including Anna Jeanetta Pretorius, Botha.
  • Willem Lodewyk Andries Pretorius passed away in 1974 in Modderfontein, Odendaalsrus, South Africa.

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Willem Pretorius's Ancestors

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Willem Pretorius
1904–1974
Birth Place: Winburg, Orange Free State, South Africa
Parents
Jacobus Adriaan Pretorius
1880–
Winburg, Orange Free State, South Africa
Pretorius
1883–1956
Winburg, Orange Free State, South Africa
Grandparents
Thomas (Ignatius) Marx
1848–1912
South Africa
Jeanetta (Magdalena Martha Du) Plessis
1850–1940
Winburg, Orange Free State, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willem Pretorius's Timeline

2 Records

1904
22 DEC 1904
Birth of Willem Lodewyk Andries Pretorius in Winburg, Orange Free State, South Africa
Winburg, Orange Free State, South Africa
1974
19 AUG 1974
Age 70
Death of Willem Lodewyk Andries Pretorius in Modderfontein, Odendaalsrus, South Africa
Modderfontein, Odendaalsrus, South Africa

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 DEC 1904
    Event Place: Winburg, Orange Free State, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Odendaalsrus, Orange Free State, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 AUG 1974
    Event Place: Modderfontein, Odendaalsrus, South Africa

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