Jan Louis du PlessisAge: 70 years1802–1872
- Name
- Jan Louis du Plessis
- Given names
- Jan Louis
- Surname
- du Plessis
| Birth | May 16, 1802 44 37 Publication: Vol. 8, Pi-Q (2002)
ISBN: 0-7972-0949-2 Citation details: Du Plessis, p166, b2c4d9e10. |
| Baptism | June 27, 1802 (Age 42 days) Publication: Vol. 8, Pi-Q (2002)
ISBN: 0-7972-0949-2 Citation details: Du Plessis, p166, b2c4d9e10. |
| War | from May 18, 1803 to November 20, 1815 (Age 12 months) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleonic_Wars Note: Napoleonic Wars
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| Natural disaster | 1809 (Age 6 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1809_in_South_Africa Note: A severe drought occurs in eastern frontier region
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| Town founded | 1812 (Age 9 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1812_in_South_Africa Note: The settlement of Grahamstown is founded
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| Town founded | August 27, 1818 (Age 16 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1818_in_South_Africa Note: Cradock is founded
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| Historical Event | 1820 (Age 17 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1820_in_South_Africa Note: 17 March - The first British settlers arrived in Table Bay, Cape Town on the Nautilus and the Chapman. 1 May - The Albury reaches Cape Town bringing settlers to Albany, South Africa. They arrive in Algoa Bay on 15 May. 2 May - La Belle Alliance reached Cape Town. She brought British settlers to Algoa Bay. 4000 British settlers started arriving in Algoa Bay (Port Elizabeth), they settled in Grahamstown and along the frontier
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| Marriage | Anna Elizabeth Hough — View this family November 6, 1825 (Age 23 years) Publication: database with images, FamilySearch Citation details: Death notice: Daniel Jacobus DU PLESSIS (1894), MOOC 6/9/335 #2748, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQ8-FQ9D-P?mode=g&i=157&cat=331262 image 158/2039 : accessed 6 Apr 2017 Publication: Vol. 8, Pi-Q (2002)
ISBN: 0-7972-0949-2 Citation details: Du Plessis, p166, b2c4d9e10. |
| Economic Event | 1825 (Age 22 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1825_in_South_Africa Note: Rix dollar Dutch: Rijsksdaalder is converted into the British sterling
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| Birth of a son #1 | Daniël Jacobus du Plessis calculated January 1826 (Age 23 years) Publication: database with images, FamilySearch Citation details: Death notice: Daniel Jacobus DU PLESSIS (1894), MOOC 6/9/335 #2748, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQ8-FQ9D-P?mode=g&i=157&cat=331262 image 158/2039 : accessed 6 Apr 2017 |
| Historical Event | 1835 (Age 32 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1835_in_South_Africa Note: Voortrekkers start leaving the Cape Colony
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| Town founded | 1844 (Age 41 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1844_in_South_Africa Note: Settlement of Victoria West is established
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| Birth of a grandson #1 | Petrus Johannes du Plessis calculated August 1851 (Age 49 years) Publication: database with images, FamilySearch Citation details: Death notice: Petrus Johannes DU PLESSIS (1899), MOOC 6/9/392 #2408, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQJ-8SMQ-8?i=1983&cat=331262 image 1984/2166 : accessed 6 Apr 2017 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Anna Elizabeth Christina du Plessis July 1853 (Age 51 years) Publication: ISBN 0 620 10291 8 Citation details: p 8.13, b6c2d2e7f3 Publication: database with images, FamilySearch Citation details: Death notice: Anna Christina DU PLESSIS (1914), MOOC 6/9/770 #2856, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQX-Q99L-R?mode=g&i=1121&cat=331262 image 1122/1277 : accessed 6 Apr 2017 Quality of data: secondary evidence |
| Epidemic | from 1857 to 1859 (Age 54 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://goo.gl/XVwD6F Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza
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| War | from April 1861 to May 1865 (Age 58 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://goo.gl/ETtxkC Note: American Civil War: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War
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| Marriage of a grandchild | Willem Isaak Grobler — Anna Elizabeth Christina du Plessis — View this family February 14, 1870 (Age 67 years) Publication: ISBN 0 620 10291 8 Citation details: p 8.13, b6c2d2e7f3 |
| Historical Event | from 1852 to 1902 (Age 49 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Republic Note: The South African Republic (Dutch: Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, ZAR), often referred to as the Transvaal and sometimes as the Republic of Transvaal, was an independent and internationally recognised country in Southern Africa from 1852 to 1902.
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| Historical Event | from 1854 to 1902 (Age 51 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_Free_State Note: The Orange Free State (Dutch: Oranje-Vrijstaat, Afrikaans: Oranje-Vrystaat) was an independent Boer sovereign republic in southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century, and later a British colony and a province of the Union of South Africa. It is the historical precursor to the present-day Free State province
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| Economic Event | 1865 (Age 62 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1865_in_South_Africa Note: Economic depression
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| Economic Event | 1867 (Age 64 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka_Diamond Note: The Eureka Diamond was the first diamond discovered in South Africa. It weighed 21.25 carats (4.250 g), and was found by Erasmus Jacobs near Hopetown on the Orange River in 1867. The diamond, cut to a 10.73-carat (2.146 g) cushion-shaped brilliant, is currently on display at the Mine Museum in Kimberley. The discovery of diamonds in South Africa led to the Kimberley Diamond Rush, and marked the beginning of the Mineral Revolution
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| Death | July 23, 1872 (Age 70 years) Age: 70 years 7 months 7 days Publication: Vol. 8, Pi-Q (2002)
ISBN: 0-7972-0949-2 Citation details: Du Plessis, p166, b2c4d9e10. |
- Generation 1
Jan Louis du Plessis , son ofDaniël du Plessis andMaria Magdalena van den Berg , was born on May 16, 1802 and died on July 23, 1872 in Dist. Albert, Eastern Cape at the age of 70. He marriedAnna Elizabeth Hough , daughter ofAndries Petrus Hough andMaria Christina de Wegen , on November 6, 1825 in Cradock, Eastern Cape. She died on October 17, 1880 in Driefontein, Dist. Albert, Eastern Cape.Children of
Jan Louis du Plessis andAnna Elizabeth Hough :Daniël Jacobus du Plessis (1826–1894)
- Generation 2back to top
Daniël Jacobus du Plessis , son ofJan Louis du Plessis andAnna Elizabeth Hough , was born calculated January 1826 in Dist. Albert, Eastern Cape and died on November 9, 1894 in Venterstad, Eastern Cape. He marriedAnna Christina van den Heever .Children of
Daniël Jacobus du Plessis andAnna Christina van den Heever :Petrus Johannes du Plessis (1851–1899)Anna Elizabeth Christina du Plessis (1853–1914)
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Petrus Johannes du Plessis , son ofDaniël Jacobus du Plessis andAnna Christina van den Heever , was born calculated August 1851 and died on July 28, 1899. He marriedJudith Magdalena Maria Grobler (sister-in-law), daughter ofWillem Isaak Grobler andJudith Magdalena Odendaal ,. She was born on July 23, 1849.Anna Elizabeth Christina du Plessis , daughter ofDaniël Jacobus du Plessis andAnna Christina van den Heever , was born in July 1853 in Boesmanspoort, Colesberg, Northern Cape and died on November 17, 1914 in Venterstad, Eastern Cape at the age of 61. She marriedWillem Isaak Grobler (brother-in-law), son ofWillem Isaak Grobler andJudith Magdalena Odendaal , on February 14, 1870 in Colesberg, Northern Cape. He was born on March 27, 1844 in Cradock, Eastern Cape and died in January 1903 at the age of 58.