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Willem Adriaan Venter 1785–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 May 1785

Birth Location: Stellenbosch

Death Date: 18 Jan 1856

Death Location: Graaff-Reinet, Cape, South Africa

Father: Johannes b5c11

Mother: Johanna Walt

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Children(s): Gerbrecht Venter

The story of Willem Adriaan Venter began in 1785 in Stellenbosch. Willem Adriaan Venter had children including Gerbrecht Elizabeth Venter. Willem Adriaan Venter passed away in 1856 in Graaff-Reinet, Cape, South Africa.

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Biography

  • The story of Willem Adriaan Venter began in 1785 in Stellenbosch.
  • Willem Adriaan Venter had children including Gerbrecht Elizabeth Venter.
  • Willem Adriaan Venter passed away in 1856 in Graaff-Reinet, Cape, South Africa.

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Willem Venter's Ancestors

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Willem Venter
1785–1856
Birth Place: Stellenbosch
Parents
Johannes Hendrik Venter b5c11
1744–1829
Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa
Johanna (Catharina van der) Walt
1747–1840
Cape, South Africa
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willem Venter's Descendants

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Willem (Adriaan) Venter (15 May 1785–18 Jan 1856)
  1. 1. Gerbrecht (Elizabeth) Venter 1809–1884 m. Maarten (Willem) Coetzee 1810–1873
    1. 1. Barnard 1834–1906 m. Willem (Hendrik) Barnard 1827–1879
      1. 1. Adam (Johannes) BARNARD 1852–1933 m. Catharina (Dorothea) GROBLER 1854–1931
        1. 1. Hendrik (Frederik) Barnard 1881–1919 m. Anna (Maria Magdalena de) Beer 1884–1977

Willem Venter's Timeline

2 Records

1785
15 May 1785
Birth of Willem Adriaan Venter in Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch
1856
18 Jan 1856
Age 71
Death of Willem Adriaan Venter in Graaff-Reinet, Cape, South Africa
Graaff-Reinet, Cape, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 May 1785
    Event Place: Stellenbosch

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1856
    Event Place: Graaff-Reinet, Cape, South Africa

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