Madeleine (Rousseau) du Plessis
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Madeleine (Rousseau) du Plessis (1695 - 1780)

Madeleine "Madeline, Magdalene, Magdalena" du Plessis formerly Rousseau aka Rosseau
Born in Paarl, de Caep de Goede Hoopmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 5 May 1714 in Stellenboschmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 85 in 't Land van Waveren, Tulbagh, de Caep de Goede Hoopmap
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Table Bay, South Africa (1762)
Madeleine (Rousseau) du Plessis was part of the settlement of the Dutch Cape Colony.
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Biography

SAG nr.

b3 Magdalena ≈ Paarl 26.2.1695 † 2.10.1780 # Tulbagh x 5.5.1714 Jean Louis DU PLESSIS * 13.2.1691 ≈ Stellenbosch † Tulbagh s.v. Jean Prieur du Plessis en Marie Menantenau [1]

Name

Magdalena Rousseau ... [2]
The name of Magdalena Rousseau was written in the record as Madeleine Rousseau 5 May 1714. [3]
Magdalena, ook Madeleine genoem Rossouw. [1]
Twin sister of Magdalena Rossouw [1]

Birth

Date: ABT 1694 [1] 26 FEB [4] 1695 [5]
Place: Drakenstein, Cape, [South Africa] [1]

Baptism

Date: About [1] 26 Feb [6] 1695 [7]
Place: Drakenstein [6] Paarl, Western Cape, [South Africa] [1]

Events

Pierre Rousseau * Mer, aan die Loire, Frankryk c. 1666 a. 1688 aan die Kaap, een v. eerste kerkraadslede v. Drakenstein, ook heemraad, eienaar v.d. plase L’Arc d’Orleans (De Boog v. Orleans) in Wemmershoek en Vleesbank aan die Bergrivier, teken memorie ten gunste v. W.A. van der Stel † c. 1719 moontlik s.v. Daniel Rousseau en Marie Retief x c. 1689 Anne RETIEF * c. 1667 v. Mer in Orleans, Frankryk † c. 1710 xx Stellenbosch 7.12.1710 Geertruy DU TOIT * c. 1692 † 7.3.1722 d.v. Guillaume du Toit en Sara Cochet (sy xx 31.12.1719 Carel van der Merwe) [1]

Marriage

She married Jean Louis du Plessis (b. 13 Feb 1691), son of Jean Prieur du Plessis and Madeleine Menanteau, on 5 May 1714 de Caep de Goede Hoop.

Children

Jan du Plies b. b 7 Apr 1715 [3]
Petrus du Plies b. b 21 Mar 1717 [3]
Anna du Plessis b. c 1720 [8]
Charel du Plies b. b 22 Feb 1722 [3]
Daniel du Plies b. b 20 Aug 1724 [3]
Gabriel du Plessis b. b 16 Jun 1726 [3]
Magdalena du Plessis b. b 30 May 1728 [3]
Martha du Plessis b. b 7 May 1730 [3]
Daniel du Plessis b. b 7 Sep 1732 [3]

Death

Date: 2 OCT 1780 [4][1][5][9]
Place: Waveren [5], Tulbagh, Cape, [South Africa] [1]

Burial

Date: ABT 1780 [1]
Place: Tulbagh, [Cape Province] [1]

Sources

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Mar 31, 2013 by Samantha Botha. Sources / Bronne (references / verwysings):
    1. Judi Marais - Meyer register - du Plessis/Marais
    2. Private navorsings
    3. Hulp van geregistreerde navorser te Gisa
    4. NAAIRS navorser - E v Rensburg
    5. Die du Plessis naamboek
    6. de Villiers/Pama
    7. Heese/Lombard
    8. LDS FHC biblioteek
    9. Doop aantekeninge van man en vrou
    10. MOOC 6/1 Doodregisters 1758-1797 K.A. 14/3/1768
    11. Gesamentlike testament 29.10.1725 aangevul deur 3 kodisile MOOC 7/18 Kaapse Argief
    12. Kodisil gemaak deur oorblywende eggenoot Magdalena Rossouw op 20.10.1773, 10.1.1780 en 24.1.1780
    13. Geslagregister van Vroeë Kaapse families.
    14. Ancestry.com
    15. Genealogie SA
  2. Entered by Warren Smith, Jan 17, 2013
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Source: Delia Robinson. First Fifty Years Project http://www.e-family.co.za/ffy Page: Magdalena Rousseau. Seen and entered by Schalk Pienaar 29 Oct 2014.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Dina Vermaak on May 5, 2013.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Jan 22, 2013 by Rene van der Walt.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Jul 19, 2012 by Arrie Klopper.
  7. Jun 29, 2013 by Peter Bonthuys.
  8. Candidate relationship, perhaps further evidence of this relationship will surface as I add records. Citing: Delia Robinson. First Fifty Years Project http://www.e-family.co.za/ffy Page: Magdalena Rousseau. Seen and entered by Schalk Pienaar 29 Oct, 2014.
  9. Source:
  • WikiTree profile Rousseau-313 created through the import of Vermaak Family Site - 05 May 2013.GED by Dina Vermaak on May 5, 2013. Source:
  • Author: Erna van Rooyen Title: van Rooyen Web Site Text: MyHeritage.com family tree Page: Madelein Rousseau
    • WikiTree profile Rousseau-141 created through the import of My Family.Pretorius.Van_Wyk.DeWaal.Potgieter.2011.ged on Sep 19, 2011 by Judy Potgieter.
    • WiTree profile Rousseau-188 created through the import of wikitree upload.ged on Jul 19, 2012 by Arrie Klopper.
    • WikiTree profile Rossouw-68 created through the import of export-BloodTree.ged on Mar 31, 2013 by Samantha Botha. Record File Number: geni:6000000000534348534
    • Object: Geni.com Family Crest
    • WikiTree profile Roussouw-6 created through the import of Van der Walt Family Tree.ged on Jan 22, 2013 by Rene van der Walt.
    • WikiTree profile Rosseau-18 created through the import of Bonthuys-Rossouw-Koch-Verceuil.ged on Jun 29, 2013 by Peter Bonthuys.




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    Rosseau-18 and Rousseau-313 appear to represent the same person because: Same data
    posted by Philip van der Walt
    Rossouw-68 and Rousseau-313 appear to represent the same person because: Same data, Rousseau-313 actually has the correct French spelling of the LNAB of that period - see her baptismal record
    posted by Philip van der Walt