Hendrik Oostewald Furstenburg1851–
- Name
- Hendrik Oostewald Furstenburg
- Given names
- Hendrik Oostewald
- Surname
- Furstenburg
| Birth | August 19, 1851 33 32 Publication: Vol. 2, D-G (1989)
ISBN: - Citation details: Furstenburg, p389, b2c2d6. |
| Birth of a brother | Roelof Abraham Furstenburg August 30, 1853 (Age 2 years) Publication: Vol. 2, D-G (1989)
ISBN: - Citation details: Furstenburg, p389, b2c2d7. |
| Birth of a sister | Martha Hendrina Magdalena Furstenburg December 18, 1855 (Age 4 years) Publication: Vol. 2, D-G (1989)
ISBN: - Citation details: Furstenburg, p389, b2c2d8. |
| War | from April 1861 to May 1865 (Age 9 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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| Historical Event | from 1852 to 1902 (Age 4 months) 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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| Baptism of a brother | Roelof Abraham Furstenburg November 20, 1853 (Age 2 years) Publication: Vol. 2, D-G (1989)
ISBN: - Citation details: Furstenburg, p389, b2c2d7. |
| Historical Event | from 1854 to 1902 (Age 2 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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| Baptism of a sister | Martha Hendrina Magdalena Furstenburg November 16, 1856 (Age 5 years) Publication: Vol. 2, D-G (1989)
ISBN: - Citation details: Furstenburg, p389, b2c2d8. |
| Birth of a brother | Frederik Constant Furstenburg April 6, 1858 (Age 6 years) Publication: Vol. 2, D-G (1989)
ISBN: - Citation details: Furstenburg, p389, b2c2d9. |
| Epidemic | from 1857 to 1859 (Age 5 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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| Baptism of a brother | Frederik Constant Furstenburg August 15, 1858 (Age 6 years) Publication: Vol. 2, D-G (1989)
ISBN: - Citation details: Furstenburg, p389, b2c2d9. |
| Birth of a brother | Jeremias Petrus Furstenburg about 1860 (Age 8 years) Publication: Vol. 2, D-G (1989)
ISBN: - Citation details: Furstenburg, p390, b2c2d10. |
| Economic Event | 1865 (Age 13 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 15 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 of a father | Francois Johannes Reimert Furstenburg December 17, 1872 (Age 21 years) Publication: Vol. 2, D-G (1989)
ISBN: - Citation details: Furstenburg, p388, b2c2. |
| Economic Event | September 1873 (Age 22 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrim%27s_Rest,_Mpumalanga Note: Pilgrim's rest declared a gold field
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| War | from December 20, 1880 to March 23, 1881 (Age 29 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Boer_War Note: First Boer War
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| Economic Event | 1881 (Age 29 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barberton,_Mpumalanga#Gold Note: In 1881 gold in the Barberton area was discovered by Tom McLachlan who found alluvial gold at Jamestown. However due to the location (the hot lowveld region was rife with malaria) no-one wanted to go there until Auguste Roberts (French Bob) discovered gold in Concession Creek in 20 June 1883. This discovery resulted in a gold rush to the area
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| Economic Event | 1886 (Age 34 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mining_industry_of_South_Africa Note: Discovery of the Main Reef in Witwatersrand. Gold rushes to Pilgrim's Rest and Barberton were precursors to the biggest discovery of all, the Main Reef/Main Reef Leader on Gerhardus Oosthuizen's farm Langlaagte, Portion C, in 1886, the Witwatersrand Gold Rush and the subsequent rapid development of the gold field there, the biggest of them all.
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| Death of a sister | Maria Susanna Margaretha Furstenburg September 11, 1888 (Age 37 years) Publication: Vol. 2, D-G (1989)
ISBN: - Citation details: Furstenburg, p388, b2c2d1. |
| Epidemic | February 1, 1901 (Age 49 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1901_in_South_Africa Note: Bubonic plague breaks out in Cape Town
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| War | from October 11, 1899 to May 31, 1902 (Age 48 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Boer_War Note: Second Boer War
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| Epidemic | February 1904 (Age 52 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1904_in_South_Africa Note: Pneumonic plague breaks out in Johannesburg
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| Epidemic | 1906 (Age 54 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1906_in_South_Africa Note: Tuberculosis reaches epidemic proportions in South Africa
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| Death of a brother | Johan Pieter Hendrik Furstenburg October 8, 1907 (Age 56 years) Publication: Vol. 2, D-G (1989)
ISBN: - Citation details: Furstenburg, p388, b2c2d2. |
| Historical Event | May 31, 1910 (Age 58 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_of_South_Africa Note: Union of South Africa established
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| Epidemic | 1912 (Age 60 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1912_in_South_Africa Note: Smallpox outbreaks: The outbreak of smallpox is reported in the Malay Location, Johannesburg and cases of smallpox are discovered in Durban
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| Death of a brother | Frederik Constant Furstenburg October 26, 1916 (Age 65 years) Publication: Vol. 2, D-G (1989)
ISBN: - Citation details: Furstenburg, p389, b2c2d9. |
| War | from July 28, 1914 to November 11, 1918 (Age 62 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I Note: World War I
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| Epidemic | 1918 (Age 66 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1918_in_South_Africa Note: Spanish flu: An estimated 500,000 people die from the Spanish flu epidemic in South Africa, the fifth hardest hit country in the world
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| Death of a brother | Francois Johannes Reimert Furstenburg June 9, 1924 (Age 72 years) Publication: Vol. 2, D-G (1989)
ISBN: - Citation details: Furstenburg, p388, b2c2d5. |
| Economic Event | October 1929 (Age 78 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://goo.gl/MgHbRM Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century
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| Death of a brother | Michiel Casparus Furstenburg November 1932 (Age 81 years) Publication: Vol. 2, D-G (1989)
ISBN: - Citation details: Furstenburg, p388, b2c2d3. |
| Death of a brother | Jeremias Petrus Furstenburg September 17, 1944 (Age 93 years) Publication: Vol. 2, D-G (1989)
ISBN: - Citation details: Furstenburg, p390, b2c2d10. |
| War | from September 1, 1939 to September 2, 1945 (Age 88 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II Note: World War II
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| Historical Event | February 14, 1961 (Age 109 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961_in_South_Africa Note: Decimalisation of currency replaces the South African pound with the South African rand
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| Historical Event | May 31, 1961 (Age 109 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961_in_South_Africa Note: South Africa becomes a republic
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- Generation 1
Hendrik Oostewald Furstenburg , son ofFrancois Johannes Reimert Furstenburg andMaria Susanna Margaretha Eksteen , was born on August 19, 1851 in Uniondale, Western Cape.