Abraham Pretorius (1782 - 1843)

Born 6 Feb 1782 in Stellenbosch district

Ancestors

Husband of Lasya Christina (Venter) van Wyk — married 9 Nov 1800 in Graaff Reinet, Cape, South Africa

Descendants

Died 6 Jan 1843 at age 60 in Grootvlei, Afd. Brakrivier, Cradock

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Biography

Birth

Abraham was born before 1782.^[1]

Christening

Date: 6 Feb 1782 ^[2]

Place: Paarl, Cape, South Africa ^[2]

Events

Abraham Kruger describes him as follows: "Hy was werklik 'n pionier grensboer en het in die distrik van Burgersdorp op die plaas Grootvlei geboer, waar hy op 06-0101843 oorlede is." Full ^{[citation needed]} (who put this here using which source on what date?)

Abraham Kruger in www.geocities.ws/padlangs/familie.html gives as his second wife: Johanna Maria Kruger. Full ^{[citation needed]} (who put this here using which source on what date?)

Death

Date: Abraham Pretorius passed away in 1843.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Nicoline van der Merwe, Saturday, March 22, 2014.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Sep 19, 2011 by Judy Potgieter.

• Baptism record of his son Johannes Lodewicùs Pretorius, 1812, identifies his parents as Abraham Pretorius and Lasÿa Christina Venter, "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6VTL-TTCK : 11 April 2023), Johannes Lodewicùs Pretorius, 1812.

• WikiTree profile Pretorius-4174 created through the import of My Family.Pretorius.Van_Wyk.DeWaal.Potgieter.2011.ged on Sep 19, 2011 by Judy Potgieter.