Gerhardus
Daniël
(Gert)
Potgieter
Born in Petrus Steyn, Ovs, Suid Afrika
Ancestors 
Brother of
Hendrik Potgieter, Hendrik Potgieter, Johannes Frans Potgieter, Johanna Magdalena Potgieter, Wessel Johannes Jacobus Potgieter, Joachim Frederik Potgieter, Nicolaas Philippus Potgieter, Frans Engelbertus Potgieter, Johanna Susanna (Potgieter) de Beer, Mattheus Hendricus Potgieter, Anna Susanna Potgieter, Anna Susanna (Potgieter) Fourie [half], Gertruyda Margaretha Potgieter, [private sister (1890s - 1960s)] and Maria Elizabeth Potgieter
Husband of
Jacoba Elizabeth (Janse van Rensburg) Potgieter
— married
5 May 1891 (to 18 Dec 1918) in te Lindley
Husband of
Louise May (Froneman) Potgieter
— married
5 Oct 1920 in Steynsrust, Oranje Vrystaat, Unie van Suid Afrika
Descendants 
Father of
[private daughter (1890s - unknown)], Susanna Elizabeth (Potgieter) Groenewald, [private daughter (1890s - 1960s)], [private son (1890s - 1940s)], [private daughter (1900s - unknown)] and [private son (1900s - 1930s)]
Died
at age 69
in Demilander, Heilbron-Petrus Steyn District, OVS., Suid Africa
Profile last modified
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Gert Potgieter is genealogies verbind aan Suid Afrika /is genealogically connected to South Africa
Contents |
Biography
Sources
- Willa Truter, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Willa and others.
Birth
- Date: 6 May 1870 [1]
Baptism
- Date: 19 Jun 1870 [1]
- Place: Smithfield, Oranje Vrijstaat [1][2]
- Father: Johannes Theodorus Potgieter [1] [2]
- Mother: Johanna Susanna Wilhelmina Petronella Mentz [1][2]
- Witnesses: GD Potgieter, EM Wessels, N Mentz, JM May [1]
Marriage
X1
- Date: 5 May 1891 [3]
- Place: Lindley, Oranje Vrijstaat [3]
- Groom: Gerhardus Daniel Potgieter [3]
- Bride: Jacoba Elizabeth Janse van Rensburg [3]
X2
- Date: 5 Oct 1920 [4] [2]
- Place: Steynsrust, Oranje Vrystaat, Unie van Suid Afrika [4] [2]
- Groom: Gerhardus Daniel Potgieter [4] [2]
- Bride: Louisa May Froneman [4]
Children
X1
- Johannes Theodorus Potgieter [2]
- Jacoba Elizabeth van Heerden [2]
- Johanna Susanna Potgieter <[2]
- Philippus Rudolph Potgieter [2]
- Cornelia Susanna Groenewald [2]
Death
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Source:
- South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956, database with images, FamilySearch Baptism Gerhardus Daniel Potgieter 1870: 4 November 2016, Free State > Smithfield > Christenings 1848-1899 > image 252 of 546; Dutch Reformed Church Synod Centre, Bloemfontein. Added by Jo Fourie, 16 Jul 2017.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 Source:
- Estate Gerhardus Daniel Potgieter, VAB MHG 31539 1939, FamilySearch, Estate files, Orange Free State, 1832-1989, Film 4087683, Film note 31467-31666 1939-1940. Death notice Gerhardus Daniel Potgieter 1870-1939 Added by Jo Fourie, 16 Jul 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Source:
- South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956, database with images, FamilySearch Marriage Gerhardus Daniel Potgieter with Jacoba Elizabeth Janse van Rensburg : 4 November 2016, Free State > Lindley > Marriages 1876-1899 > image 696 of 945; Dutch Reformed Church Synod Centre, Bloemfontein. Added by Jo Fourie, 16 Jul 2017.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Source:
- South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956, database with images, FamilySearch Marriage Gerhardus Daniel Potgieter with Louisa May Froneman : 4 November 2016, Free State > Steynsrus > Marriages 1910-1950 > image 167 of 642; Dutch Reformed Church Synod Centre, Bloemfontein. Added by Jo Fourie, 17 Jul 2017.
- [1] Named as eldest on his father's death notice, providing relationship. Added by Ewald Schmidt on 28 July 2020.
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Larry Bridges
Potgieter-1592 and Potgieter-439 appear to represent the same person because: one spouse in common; birth and death dates are the same; locations of birth and death are slightly different.
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