Francois van der Merwe (1826 - 1898)

Born 14 Dec 1826 in Murraysburg, Cape Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Magdalena Maria Johanna van der Merwe — married 10 Sep 1849 in Graaff Reinet, Cape Colony

Husband of Maria Deborah (Meintjes) van der Merwe — married 22 Dec 1884 in Aberdeent, Cape Colony

Died 27 Oct 1898 at age 71 in Aberdeen, Cape Colony

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Biography

Francois was born on 14 December 1826 in Murraysburg; he was the son of Johannes Lodewikus van der Merwe and Maria Francina (Joubert) van der Merwe. van Veldkornet N. Smit met sy doop; op sy graf staan Uitkyk,Camdebo; Groot gaping tussen laaste twee kinders.^[1]

He was 22 years old when he married Magdalena Maria Johanna van der Merwe in the Graaff Reinet Dutch Reformed Church on 10 September 1849.^[2]

Marriage Francois van der Merwe to Magdalena Maria Johanna van der Merwe

The following children were born of this marriage:

Johannes Lodewicus van der Merwe

Francois van der Merwe

Hendrik Petrus van der Merwe

Magdalena passed away in 1878; the 58-year-old widower then married 46-year-old widow Maria Debora (Meintjies) Rabie in her home in Aberdeen on 22 December 1884.^[3]

Marriage Francois van der Merwe to Maria Debora (Meintjies) Rabie

Francois was a Farmer; he was 71 years and 10 months old when he passed away in his own residence in Aberdeen, Cape Colony on 27 October 1898.^[4][5]

Death Notification of Francois van der Merwe

He is buried in the Aberdeen Main Cemetery:^{[6] [7]}

van der Merwe, Francois

Born: 14 Dec 1826

Died: 27 Oct 1898

Buried: Main Cemetery -2nd recording, Aberdeen, District Aberdeen, Eastern Cape, RSA

Note: Francois van der Merwe. ' Uitkyk '; Camdeboo.

Francois was born in 1826. He passed away in 1898.

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Rut Cloete.
2. ↑ South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZHB-DJ41 : 18 March 2022), Francois Van Der Merwe, 1849
3. ↑ South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZGP-7F6X : 10 December 2021), Maria Debora Rabie in entry for Francois Van Der Merwe, 1884
4. ↑ South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGKV-1BRV : 4 November 2019), Francois Van Der Merwe, 1898
5. ↑ South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Records, 1840-1972," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QM-HVZR : 10 March 2021), Francois Van Der Merwe, 27 Oct 1898, Aberdeen, Cape Province, South Africa; citing National Archives, Pretoria; FHL microfilm 1,768,719
6. ↑ SA Genealogical Society Graveyard Project, Revision: 18
7. ↑ Added by Des Lynch on 15 April 2022

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