Jacobus Nicolaas Boshoff (1808 - 1881)

Born 31 Jan 1808 in Agter-Kogmanskloof, Montagu, Swellendam Distrik, Cape Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Adriana Pieternella Elisabeth Geertruij (van Aswegen) Boshoff — married 3 Nov 1827 (to 16 Oct 1878) in Graaff-Reinet

Husband of Louisa (Perry) Boshoff — married 26 May 1880 in Greytown

Descendants

Died 21 Apr 1881 at age 73 in Joubertsvlei, Pietermaritzburg, Natal

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Preceded by 1st State President Josias Philip Hoffman

Jacobus Nicolaas Boshoff 2nd State President of the "Oranje Vrij Staat" 27 August 1855 – 6 September 1859

Succeeded by 3rd State President Marthinus Wessel Pretorius

Jacobus Nicolaas Boshoff traveled by wagon train from the Cape Colony, seeking independence of British rule. Join: Voortrekkers Project Discuss: Voortrekkers

Biography

Jacobus Nicolaas Boshoff is Notable.

Born in 1808, in the Montague area, Cape Colony. Educated in Swellendam and Graaff-Reinet under tutelage of Scots preacher Wm Robertson. Presented with an atlas in 1824; on the cover was written "Eereprys der Naarstigheid". Aged 16 yrs, entered the employ of the Civil Commissioner's Office in Graaff-Reinet. Aged 19 yrs, he married Adriana P.G. Van Aswegen, aged 16 yrs; she came from the Sneeuberg district. He continued living in Graaff-Reinet, working for the magistrate. In 1838 the Voortrekkers in Natal wrote to relatives, seeking assistance. Jacobus and his brother, Johann, joined the volunteers and set out for Natal on 30.04.1838; they reached the top of the Drakensberg on 19.05.1838. They assisted the Trekkers where they could and also visited Port Natal, eventually getting back to the Cape Colony on 03.07.1838. As he had been away from his civil service post for more than six weeks, Jacobus lost his employment; so he and his brother, Johann, together with their families, decided to join the Trekkers in Natal. As well has being granted farming land in Natal, the brothers settled in Pietermaritzburg. On 16.01.1841, Jacobus was elected a member of the Volksraad and three days later, Magistrate of Pietermaritzburg. In 1845 he was appointed Registrar and Master of Supreme Court. In 1855 he was elected (second) President of the Orange Free State; an office which he held for four years. In 1859 he returned to his farm "Joubertsvlei", Mooi River, Natal. He became a Member of the Natal Legislative Council for Klip River County. In 1878 his wife, Adriana, died and he withdrew from political life. In 1880, whilst on a trip back to the O.F.S, he met a distant relative, Louisa Perry (widow van den Berg). On 25.06.1880, he married Louisa in Greytown, Natal, and the couple settled in their home in Pietermaritzburg. During 1881, he became very ill and died 21.04.1881. He is buried in the Voortrekker Cemetery in Pietermaritzburg, together with his first wife Adriana, his father who died in 1844, and other members of the extended Boshoff family.

Suffix

b3c1d1 ^[1]

Marriage

xx 26/5/1880 Louisa Perry weduwee van Jacobus Petrus van den Berg. ^[2]

Death

ate: 21 APR 1881 ^[1][3]

Place: Pietermaritzburg, [South Africa] ^[1]

Burial: President Boshof se graf is in die begraafplaas aan Commercialweg, Pietermaritzburg ^[2]

Age: 73 ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Sep 23, 2013 by Pieter Fourie.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Carel Marthinus van der Schiff 12 Oct, 2016. Source: VOORTREKKER-STAMOUERS 1835-1845 deur Jan Visagie
3. ↑ "South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Deaths, 1863-1955," database, FamilySearch Sterfte Aangif : 23 January 2019), > image 1 of 1; The National Archives of South Africa (NARS), Pretoria.

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• Biography - summary of biography in "The Boshoff Family" by D.R. Scogings (1988)

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• "South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Marriages, 1845-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDCK-NC8 : 10 March 2018), Marriage of Jacobus Niclaas Boshoff and Louisa (Perry) van den Berg, 26 May 1880; citing Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa; 00611; National Archives and Records Service of South Africa, Pretoria; 1,259,168.
• "South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Marriages, 1845-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDCL-683 : 10 March 2018), Marriage of Jacobus Nicolaas Boshoff and Louisa (Perry) van den Berg, 26 May 1880; citing Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa; 00727; National Archives and Records Service of South Africa, Pretoria; 1,259,330.
• "South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Deaths, 1863-1955," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG6P-DC8Y : 23 January 2019), Jacobus Nicholas Boshoff, 21 Apr 1881; Death, South Africa, The National Archives of South Africa (NARS), Pretoria; FHL microfilm 2,099,056.