Born
16 Aug 1854 in
Potchefstroom, Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek
Ancestors
Descendants
Died
22 Feb 1935
at age 80
in
Kroonstad, Orange Free State, Union of South Africa
Profile last modified 29 Nov 2022
| Created 20 Sep 2011
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Biography
Birth
16 Aug 1854 baptised 9 Sep 1855 Potchefstroom [citation needed ]
abt 1854 Transvaal, Jacobus Francois Pretorius son of Marthinus Wessel Pretorius and Debora Retief [1]
Marriage
Anna Catherina Jordaan, surviving spouse in 1935 [1]
Children
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius [1]
Anna Catherina Pretorius x Pretorius [1]
Jacobus Francois Retief Pretorius [1]
Pieter Willem Pretorius [1]
Pieter Retief Pretorius [1]
David Benjamin Pretorius [1]
Susanna Elizabeth Pretorius x Martens [1]
"Kroonstad Konsentrasiekamp" ? - from marriage place field - [citation needed ]
"Kroonstad Konsentrasiekamp" ? - from death place field - [citation needed ]
Death
22 Feb 1935 at his house at Tierberg Kroonstad, Orange Free State age 80 and 6 months [1]
Sources
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 probate: "South Africa, Orange Free State, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1832-1989," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9LS-298L-7?cc=3040532 : 24 August 2019), > image 1 of 1; citing Master's Office of the Orange Free State Archives, Bloemfontein. Baxter-5479 3 Jun 2022
WikiTree profile Pretorius-2545 created through the import of My Family.Pretorius.Van_Wyk.DeWaal.Potgieter.2011.ged on Sep 19, 2011 by Judy Potgieter
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