Johannes Nicolaas “Johan” BritsAge: 85 years1790–1875
- Name
- Johannes Nicolaas “Johan” Brits
- Given names
- Johannes Nicolaas
- Surname
- Brits
- Nickname
- Johan
| Baptism | February 21, 1790 Publication: Vol. 1, A-C (1986) ISBN: 0-7969-0370-0 Citation details: Brits, p448, b6c3d3e4. |
| Property | Farm on which Bloemfontein is built Publication: Vol. 1, A-C (1986) ISBN: 0-7969-0370-0 Citation details: Brits, p448, b6c3d3e4. Text: Die plaas waarop Bloemfontein tans is, is deur maj. Warden van Johan, soos hy bekend was aangekoop. |
| War | from 1789 to 1799 Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Revolution Note: French Revolution
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| Baptism of a brother | Johannes Jacobus Brits November 4, 1792 (Age 2 years) Publication: Vol. 1, A-C (1986) ISBN: 0-7969-0370-0 Citation details: Brits, p449, b6c3d3e6. |
| Historical Event | 1795 (Age 4 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1790s_in_South_Africa Note: The Dutch East India Company is in financial ruins. 29 January – Farmers expelled the officials of the Dutch East India Company and established an independent government at Graaff Reinet. 18 June - Swellendam follows Graaff Reinet and declares a republic under Hermanus Steyn. The Netherlands is invaded by the French under the leadership of Napoléon Bonaparte. A republic is declared by Dutch revolutionaires and the Prince of Orange flees to England. 16 September – British forces under General Sir James Henry Craig seizes the Cape Colony for the Stadtholder Prince William V of Orange. The republics of Graaff Reinet and Swellendam reject the British and the British army is sent in.The start of free trade was announced
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| Historical Event | March 5, 1797 (Age 7 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1790s_in_South_Africa Note: The Cape becomes a British Colony
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| War | from May 18, 1803 to November 20, 1815 (Age 13 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleonic_Wars Note: Napoleonic Wars
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| Baptism of a sister | Margaretha Elizabeth Brits May 11, 1806 (Age 16 years) Publication: Vol. 6, N (2000)
ISBN: Citation details: van Niekerk, p213, b2c3d3e3. Publication: Vol. 1, A-C (1986) ISBN: 0-7969-0370-0 Citation details: Brits, p450, b6c7d3e5. |
| Natural disaster | 1809 (Age 18 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 21 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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| Marriage of a sibling | Johannes Jacobus Brits — Anna Maria Botha — View this family May 22, 1814 (Age 24 years) Publication: Vol. 13, T-U (2006)
ISBN: 0-7972-1086-5 Citation details: du Toit, p273, a1b6c7d1e1f4. Publication: Vol. 1, A-C (1986) ISBN: 0-7969-0370-0 Citation details: Brits, p449, b6c3d3e6. |
| Marriage | Anna Johanna Wilken — View this family October 30, 1815 (Age 25 years) Publication: Vol. 1, A-C (1986) ISBN: 0-7969-0370-0 Citation details: Brits, p448, b6c3d3e4. |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Elizabeth Catharina Brits July 9, 1816 (Age 26 years) Publication: Vol. 1, A-C (1986) ISBN: 0-7969-0370-0 Citation details: Brits, p448, b6c3d3e4f1. |
| Baptism of a daughter | Elizabeth Catharina Brits December 7, 1816 (Age 26 years) Publication: Vol. 1, A-C (1986) ISBN: 0-7969-0370-0 Citation details: Brits, p448, b6c3d3e4f1. |
| Town founded | August 27, 1818 (Age 28 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 29 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 of a sibling | Adam Adriaan van Niekerk — Margaretha Elizabeth Brits — View this family October 8, 1821 (Age 31 years) Publication: Vol. 6, N (2000)
ISBN: Citation details: van Niekerk, p213, b2c3d3e3. Publication: Vol. 1, A-C (1986) ISBN: 0-7969-0370-0 Citation details: Brits, p450, b6c7d3e5. |
| Economic Event | 1825 (Age 34 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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| Marriage of a child | Rudolph Marthinus Brits — Elizabeth Catharina Brits — View this family October 6, 1833 (Age 43 years) Publication: Vol. 1, A-C (1986) ISBN: 0-7969-0370-0 Citation details: Brits, p447, b6c3d2e3. Publication: Vol. 1, A-C (1986) ISBN: 0-7969-0370-0 Citation details: Brits, p448, b6c3d3e4f1. |
| Historical Event | 1835 (Age 44 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 53 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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| Death of a daughter | Elizabeth Catharina Brits December 27, 1857 (Age 67 years) Publication: Vol. 1, A-C (1986) ISBN: 0-7969-0370-0 Citation details: Brits, p447, b6c3d2e3. |
| Epidemic | from 1857 to 1859 (Age 66 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 71 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 61 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 63 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 74 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 76 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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| Economic Event | September 1873 (Age 83 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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| Death | April 7, 1875 (Age 85 years) Address: Roodekoppies, Transvaal Publication: Vol. 1, A-C (1986) ISBN: 0-7969-0370-0 Citation details: Brits, p448, b6c3d3e4. Text: † Roodekoppies (tans Brits) Tvl. |
- Generation 1
Johannes Nicolaas “Johan” Brits , son ofGerrit Brits andBarbara Maria Roets , was baptized on February 21, 1790 and died on April 7, 1875 in Brits, North West Province at the age of 85. He marriedAnna Johanna Wilken on October 30, 1815 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape.Children of
Johannes Nicolaas “Johan” Brits andAnna Johanna Wilken :Elizabeth Catharina Brits (1816–1857)
- Generation 2back to top
Elizabeth Catharina Brits , daughter ofJohannes Nicolaas “Johan” Brits andAnna Johanna Wilken , was born on July 9, 1816 and died on December 27, 1857 at the age of 41. She marriedRudolph Marthinus Brits (first cousin once removed ascending), son ofRudolph Brits andJohanna Petronella Oosthuizen , on October 6, 1833 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape. He was born calculated June 10, 1782 and died on November 1, 1868 in Zuurfontein, Dist. Bloemfontein, Free State.