Abraham (Cronje) Cronjé
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Abraham (Cronje) Cronjé (bef. 1757 - 1827)

Abraham Cronjé formerly Cronje
Born before in 't Land van Waveren (Tulbagh from 1804), Cape of Good Hope, South Africamap
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Son of and
Brother of , , , , and
Husband of — married 9 Apr 1786 in de Caep de Goede Hoopmap
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Father of , , , , and
Died after age 70 in Cape Colonymap
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Biography

Name

Abraham Cronje [1][2][3]

Birth

Date: Abraham was born before 30 Apr 1757. [1][2]
Place: Swellendam, de Caep de Goede Hoop [1]

Baptism

Note: (No image available. Only the transcription available on eGGSA)[4]
Date: 10 Apr 1757
Event Place: Dutch Reformed Church, Tulbagh
Child: Abraham
Father: Pieter Cronje
Mother: Susanna Rooij
Witnesses: Abraham le Roex, Pieternella Marseveen [5]

Marriages

b1c2 Marthinus LA GRANGE = 30.3.1737
x 22.3.1761 Maria FOURIE
d4 Susanna Maria = 30.11.1766
x 29.9.1782 Abraham CRONJE [6]

Family

b3c8 Abraham CRONJÉ = 30.4.1757 x 29.9.1782 Susanna Maria LA GRANGE xx 9.4.1786 Sara Johanna VAN WYK
d1 Pieter = 14.11.1788 x Elizabeth Catharina DEJAGER d.v. Carel Pieter de Jager en Johanna Margaretha Blom
d2 Jacobus = 11.11.1790 x Swellendam 7.10.1809 Hester Isabella CRONJE d.v. Stephanus Cronje en Susanna Jacoba Haarhoff
d3 Elizabeth Hermina = 30.9.1792
d4 Abraham Marthinus = 14.11.1794 x Swellendam 6.7.1817 Susanna Jacoba PIENAAR d. voor 7.12.1823 xx Swellendam 9.1.1825 Anna Margaretha JANSE VAN RENSBURG
d5 Jan Hermanus = 12.10.1796 x George 13.12.1818 Hester Magdalena DE JAGER xx Swellendam 24.4.1836 Anna Johanna Fredrika SPIES xxx George 22.12.1838 Rosina Elizabeth RAUTENBACH
d6 Andries Stephanus = 3.3.1799 x Swellendam 3.9.1820 Elsje Petronella Paulina BRITS xx Swellendam 7.12.1823 Maria Johanna OOSTHUIZEN wed. D.H. Scholtz
d7 Wynand Lodewikus = 3.3.1799 x Swellendam 3.9.1820 Elizabeth Hermina STREICHER [7]

Death

Date: Abraham Cronje passed away 23 Dec 1827. [2]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 WikiTree profile Cronje-154 created by Mary Rudd, 26 January 2015. Source:
    • PIETER BRINK SE STAMBOOM BRINKSTANDER 30 MAART 2012 in brink.stander website, managed by Pieter Brink
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 WikiTree profile Cronje-273 created by Wilhelm Schönfeldt 24 April 2016.
  3. ↑ WikiTree profile Cronje-307 created by CV, 29 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Entered by Dirk le Roux, Mar 13, 2017.
  5. ↑ Source:
    • The Genealogical Society of South Africa: eGSSA branch, ‘Birth, Marriage and Burial Registers: Baptismal Registers (http://www.eggsa.org/bdms/Baptisms.html : accessed DD MM 2017), Search > Surname: Cronje > Name: Abraham > Role: Child, Entry “1757 Apr 10 Abraham”; citing Nederduits Gereformeerde Gemeente (NGK), Tulbagh, Baptism register, 1743 to 2 Feb 1800, page 38, entry number 14. Repository: NG Kerkargief, Noordwal-Wes, Stellenbosch, G4 7/1. Transcribed by Lynn Couperthwaite, Trysie Joubert, Richard Ball as part of the eGGSA Project, from VC 657, Cape Archives Repository. Seen and entered by Dirk le Roux on Mar 13, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Heese, J.A. & Lombard, R.T.J. “South African Genealogies 1” Human Sciences Research Council, 1992, ISBN 0-620-23962-1 v.2 p. 511" Added on 2 Mar 2024 by Ian McArthur
  7. ↑ Source:
    • Heese, J.A. & Lombard, R.T.J. South African Genealogies 1 Human Sciences Research Council, 1992, ISBN 0-620-23962-1 v.1 p. 684-5. Added on 2 May 2020 by Ian McArthur




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Bezuidenhout-210 Leon Bezuidenhout
Please add Eliesabeth Hermiena (Kronje) Cronje (bef.1792-) as daughter. Baptism on her profile
posted by Leon Bezuidenhout
Laubscher-282 André Laubscher
Added.....................................
posted by André Laubscher
McArthur-306 Ian McArthur
Cronje-307 and Cronje-154 appear to represent the same person because: Refer to list of children in [Cronje-307]
posted by Ian McArthur
Suna (Schwartz) Rademeyer
Son Wynand Lodewicus Cronje

Christening 3 March 1799, Cape, SA PARENTS Mother Sara Johanna Van Wyk Father Abraham Cronje <ref>The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "International Genealogical Index (IGI)," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:MX66-2YF : accessed 2017-10-30), entry for Wynand Lodewicus Cronje.</ref>

posted by Suna (Schwartz) Rademeyer
Suna (Schwartz) Rademeyer
Son Abraham Martinis Cronje "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFR1-MP9 : 6 August 2017), Abraham Cronje in entry for Abraham Martinus Cronje, 14 Nov 1794, Baptism; citing p. , Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, State Archives, Cape Province; FHL microfilm 2,214,090.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFR1-MP9

posted by Suna (Schwartz) Rademeyer
Suna (Schwartz) Rademeyer
Son Jan Hermanus Cronje "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFRB-GJL : 6 August 2017), Abraham Cronje in entry for Jan Hermanus Cronje, 22 Oct 1796, Baptism; citing p. , Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, State Archives, Cape Province; FHL microfilm 2,214,090.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFRB-GJL

posted by Suna (Schwartz) Rademeyer
Dirk le Roux
Done (EGGSA Transcription)
posted by Dirk le Roux
Dirk le Roux
Hi Mary / Wilhelm, could you please add and activate the COGH project profile [email address removed] as active manager to this profile? Thanks!
posted by Dirk le Roux

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