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Johan Pieter Petersen (abt. 1850 - 1939)

Johan Pieter Petersen
Born about in Denmarkmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 18 Feb 1888 in Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africamap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 88 in Farm Uitkyk, Letaba, Transvaal, South Africamap
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Biography

Johan was born about July 1850 in Denmark and died 1939 on the Farm Uitkyk, Letaba, Transvaal, South Africa.

He fought with the Boer Commandos during the Anglo-Boer War and was captured on the 27th February 1900 near his farm Uitkyk, Zoutpansberg and was transported as a POW to Trichinopoly POW camp (Ceylon), India and returned to South Africa on 7th September 1902.

Sources


  • South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Death, 1869-1954," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:74VD-JBMM : 16 September 2019), Johan Pieter Peterson, 13 Jun 1939; citing Death, Letaba, Transvaal, South Africa, Department of the Interior. Registrar of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, Transvaal.
  • Transvaal Province, South Africa, Estates Death Notice Index, 1855-1976 Mentioned in the estate of son Lambert Hendrik Petersen
  • South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Marriages, 1870-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLBR-1S7C : 3 October 2018), John Pieter Petersen and Rachel Johanna Merentsen Roux, Potchefstroom, Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa; citing Marriage, Potchefstroom, Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa, NARS "Civil registration (marriages - coloureds), Transvaal and Swaziland, 1898-1927." The National Archives and Records Service of South Africa, Pretoria.




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