Michiel Heyns–1899
- Name
- Michiel Heyns
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- Michiel
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- Heyns
| Epidemic | from 1857 to 1859 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 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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| War | from December 20, 1880 to March 23, 1881 Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Boer_War Note: First Boer War
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| Birth of a daughter #1 | Sarah Elizabeth Heyns May 18, 1882 Publication: Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1984-1993 Citation details: Death notice: Martha Margaretha FERREIRA (1929), VAB MHG 21723, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9LS-2N8M?i=1517&cat=195564 : accessed 25 Dec 2019 Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p373, b4c7d1e4f3g1h4. |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Martha Margaretha Heyns February 10, 1886 Publication: Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1984-1993 Citation details: Death notice: Martha Margaretha FERREIRA (1929), VAB MHG 21723, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9LS-2N8M?i=1517&cat=195564 : accessed 25 Dec 2019 Publication: Hugenote Genealogiereeks no. 2, Hugenote-Vereniging van Suid-Afrika, Franschhoek, 2009 Citation details: Deel 2, p373, b4c7d1e4f3g1h2. Text: ABT 1886 Source: eGSSA Gravestone Library Citation details: Gravestone: Martha Magdalena HEYNS (1886-1956), http://www.graves-at-eggsa.org/main.php?g2_itemId=699939 : accessed 26 Dec 2019 |
| Historical Event | from 1852 to 1902 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 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 Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1865_in_South_Africa Note: Economic depression
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| Economic Event | 1867 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 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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| Economic Event | 1881 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 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 | April 9, 1899 Publication: Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1984-1993 Citation details: Death notice: Martha Margaretha FERREIRA (1929), VAB MHG 21723, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9LS-2N8M?i=1517&cat=195564 : accessed 25 Dec 2019 |
- Generation 1
Michiel Heyns . He died on April 9, 1899. He marriedMartha Margaretha Ferreira , daughter ofAnthonie Michael Ferreira andSusara Elizabeth van Rooyen .Children of
Michiel Heyns andMartha Margaretha Ferreira :Sarah Elizabeth Heyns (1882–1931)- Private
Martha Margaretha Heyns (1886–1956)- Private
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Sarah Elizabeth Heyns , daughter ofMichiel Heyns andMartha Margaretha Ferreira , was born on May 18, 1882 in Senekal, Free State and died on April 30, 1931 in Martin, Fouriesburg, Free State at the age of 48. She marriedGerrit Hendrik Theron , son ofThomas Arnoldus Theron andRosina Elizabeth Meyer , on August 29, 1904 in Senekal, Free State. He was born on June 3, 1877 and died on February 4, 1936 at the age of 58.Martha Margaretha Heyns , daughter ofMichiel Heyns andMartha Margaretha Ferreira , was born on February 10, 1886 in Senekal, Free State and died on July 4, 1956 in Fouriesburg, Free State at the age of 70. She marriedHendrik Schalk Theron , son ofThomas Arnoldus Theron andBarbara Wilhelmina Kok , on February 3, 1925 in Fouriesburg, Free State. He was born on March 12, 1873 and died on February 13, 1967 in Spioenkop, Fouriesburg, Free State at the age of 93.