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Zacharias Pretorius 1779 – 1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 October 1779

Birth Location: Swartland, Suid-Afrika, Afrique du Sud

Death Date: 27 August 1875

Death Location: Suid Afrika, Afrique du Sud

Father: Johannes Pretorius

Mother: Heiltje Beer

Spouse(s): Adriana Viljoen

Children(s): Johanna Pretorius

The story of Zacharias Pretorius began in 1779 in Swartland, Suid-Afrika, Afrique du Sud. Zacharias Pretorius married Adriana Christina Viljoen, and had children including Johanna Sophia Pretorius. Zacharias Pretorius passed away in 1875 in Suid Afrika, Afrique du Sud.

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Biography

  • The story of Zacharias Pretorius began in 1779 in Swartland, Suid-Afrika, Afrique du Sud.
  • Zacharias Pretorius married Adriana Christina Viljoen, and had children including Johanna Sophia Pretorius.
  • Zacharias Pretorius passed away in 1875 in Suid Afrika, Afrique du Sud.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johannes Pretorius
1738 – 1786
Birth Location: Cape of Good Hope, Afrique du Sud
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Heiltje Beer
1744 –
Birth Location: Cape, South Africa
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Spouses(s)

Adriana Viljoen
1784 – 1807
Birth Location: Cape, South Africa
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Children(s)

Johanna Pretorius
1800 –
Birth Location: Graaff Reinette
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Zacharias Pretorius's Ancestors

Self
Zacharias Pretorius
1779 – 1875
Birth Place: Swartland, Suid-Afrika, Afrique du Sud
Parents
Johannes Lodewyk Pretorius
1738 – 1786
Cape of Good Hope, Afrique du Sud
Heiltje (De) Beer
1744 –
Cape, South Africa
Grandparents
Johannes (Jan) Pretorius
1711 – 1778
Stellenbosch (Drakenstein), Cape Of Good Hope, South Africa
Johanna (Jannetie) Bezuidenhout
1717 – 1787
Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Wynand Bezuidenhout
1674 – 1724
Gerbrecht Boshouwer
1684 – 1772
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Wynand Bezuidenhout
1639 – 1674
Jannetje Gerrits
1642 – 1716

Zacharias Pretorius's Descendants

1.
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Zacharias Pretorius (8 October 1779 – 27 August 1875) m. Adriana (Christina) Viljoen (1784 – 25 July 1807)
  1. 1. Johanna (Sophia) Pretorius (1800 – ) m. Andries (Daniel Jan) Verster (1796 – 14 NOV 1834)
    1. 1. Andries (Daniel (David)) VERSTER (8 Mar 1825 – ) m. Anna (Catharina Van Der) Merwe (4 Oct 1832 – )
      1. 1. Johannes (Petrus) VERSTER (10 May 1877 – 11 May 1969) m. Susanna (Johanna Margaretha) Ahlers (25 February 1879 – 7 March 1974)
        1. 1. Johannes (Petrus) Verster (19 December 1901 – 31 December 1926)
        2. 2. Sank Vester (1903 – )
        3. 3. Susanna (Johanna Magrietha) Verster (1 January 1904 – )
        4. 4. Anna (Catharina) Verster (19 December 1906 – 1907)
        5. 5. Andries (Daniel) Verster (10 January 1908 – 26 January 1909)
        6. 6. Maria (Susanna Margaretha) VERSTER (21 Jan 1910 – 1993) m. Jacob (Bernard) Barnard (3 Jan 1911 – 1966)
        7. 7. Johanna (Sophia) Verster (August 1912 – )
        8. 8. Cornelia (Carolina) Verster (23 November 1914 – 17 July 1916)
        9. 9. Anna (Catharina) Verster (29 October 1916 – )
        10. 10. Martha (P W) Verster (5 April 1919 – 29 April 1919)
        11. 11. Johannes (Jacobus) Verster (27 September 1920 – )
        12. 12. Andries (Daniel) VERSTER (10 Jan 1923 – Abt 2001)

Zacharias Pretorius's Timeline

2 Records

1779
8 October 1779
Birth of Zacharias Pretorius in Swartland, Suid-Afrika, Afrique du Sud
Swartland, Suid-Afrika, Afrique du Sud
1875
27 August 1875
Age 96
Death of Zacharias Pretorius in Suid Afrika, Afrique du Sud
Suid Afrika, Afrique du Sud

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 October 1779
    Event Place: Swartland, Suid-Afrika, Afrique du Sud
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 August 1875
    Event Place: Suid Afrika, Afrique du Sud
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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