Bernhard Friedrich Watermeyer
- Name
- Bernhard Friedrich /Watermeyer/
- Given names
- Bernhard Friedrich
- Surname
- Watermeyer
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Marriage
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Citation details: Watermeyer, p32, a3. (Gottfried Andreas). |
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Source citation: Note: A population count in the Cape shows that there were 5,510 Europeans and 6,279 slaves in the Cape Colony. |
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Epidemic
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Source citation: Note: Smallpox epidemic breaks out at Cape Colony. A total of 2,372 people die. |
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War
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Source citation: Note: French troops arrive at the Cape Colony to guard it against the English. |
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Historical Event
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Source citation: Note: The Fish River is made the eastern boundary of the Cape Colony. |
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War
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Source citation: Note: Consequence of signing the Treaty of Paris (3 Sep 1783). |
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Marriage of a son
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Citation details: Watermeyer, p32, a3. (Gottfried Andreas). Citation details: Joubert, p180, b8c5d6. Text: Margaretha ~ 17.4.1768 x Paarl 24.3.1793 Godfried Andries WATERMEYER |
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Birth of a grandson
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Citation details: Watermeyer, p32, b3. Citation details: Death notice: Frederick Stephanus WATERMEYER (1847), MOOC 6/9/43 #8991, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQX-MS2C-X?mode=g&i=405&cat=331262 image 406/2283 : accessed 8 Mar 2017 Quality of data: secondary evidence |
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Baptism of a grandson
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Religion: Lutheran Citation details: Watermeyer, p32, b3. |
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War
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Source citation: 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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Marriage of a son
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Citation details: Watermeyer, p32, a3. (Gottfried Andreas). |
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Baptism of a grandson
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Religion: Lutheran Citation details: Watermeyer, p36, b13. |
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War
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Natural disaster
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Source citation: Note: A severe drought occurs in the eastern frontier region. |
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Town founded
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Birth of a grandson
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Citation details: Watermeyer, p36, b13. |
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Town founded
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Historical Event
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Source citation: 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 grandson
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Citation details: Watermeyer, p32, b3. |
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Economic Event
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Source citation: Note: Rix dollar (Dutch: Rijsksdaalder) is converted into the British sterling. |
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Death of a son
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Citation details: Watermeyer, p32, a3. (Gottfried Andreas). |
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Historical Event
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Source citation: Note: Voortrekkers start leaving the Cape Colony. |
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Marriage of a grandson
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Citation details: Watermeyer, p36, b13. |
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1763–1832
Birth: November 9, 1763
— Hamburg, Germany Death: April 13, 1832 |
Descendants of Bernhard Friedrich Watermeyer
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Generation 1
He married Anna Catherine Nobiling.
Children of Bernhard Friedrich Watermeyer and Anna Catherine Nobiling:
- Gottfried Andreas Watermeyer (1763–1832)
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Generation 2 back to top
Gottfried Andreas Watermeyer, son of Bernhard Friedrich Watermeyer and Anna Catherine Nobiling, was born on November 9, 1763 in Hamburg, Germany and died on April 13, 1832 at the age of 68.
He married 2 times. The first time he married Margaretha Joubert, daughter of Joshua Joubert and Maria Johanna Hugo, on March 24, 1793 in Paarl / Drakenstein, Western Cape, South Africa. She was born on April 17, 1768 in Wellington, Western Cape, South Africa and died on July 4, 1813 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa at the age of 45.
The second time he married Anna Catharina Carolina Poggenpoel, daughter of Philippus Poggenpoel and Elisabeth Margaretha Joubert, between February 6, 1814 and February 9, 1814 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. She was born on December 16, 1789 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa and died on January 6, 1828 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa at the age of 38.
Children of Gottfried Andreas Watermeyer and Margaretha Joubert:
- Friedrich Stephanus Watermeyer (1797–1847)
Children of Gottfried Andreas Watermeyer and Anna Catharina Carolina Poggenpoel:
- Carel Friedrich Joubert Watermeyer (1815–1901)
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Generation 3 back to top
Friedrich Stephanus Watermeyer, businessman, commissioner of Sequestration Dept and farmer, son of Gottfried Andreas Watermeyer and Margaretha Joubert, was born on February 25, 1797 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa and died on May 31, 1847 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa at the age of 50.
He married Anna Maria Ziervogel, daughter of Aegidius Benedictus Ziervogel and Beatrix Auret, on August 12, 1821 in Cape Town / Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa. She was born on February 23, 1804 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa and died about 1864.
Carel Friedrich Joubert Watermeyer, landed proprietor (before 1901), son of Gottfried Andreas Watermeyer and Anna Catharina Carolina Poggenpoel, was born on January 2, 1815 and died on May 16, 1901 in Forest Cottage, Wynberg, Western Cape, South Africa at the age of 86.
He married 2 times. The first time he married Johanna Wilhelmina
Nancy
Mackerel, daughter of William John Mackerel, on July 19, 1838 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. She was born on March 11, 1818 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa and died on September 8, 1857 in Green Point, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa at the age of 39.The second time he married Julia Hutton, daughter of Henry Hutton and Elizabeth Sophia Beevor, on November 9, 1864 in Wynberg, Western Cape, South Africa. She was born on August 18, 1829 in Beaumont, Essex, England and died on June 13, 1907 in Wynberg, Western Cape, South Africa at the age of 77.
Children of Carel Friedrich Joubert Watermeyer and Johanna Wilhelmina
Nancy
Mackerel:- William Godfried Watermeyer (1840–)
- Andreas Godfried Watermeyer (1841–1887)
- Joseph Mackrill Watermeyer (1843–)
Children of Carel Friedrich Joubert Watermeyer and Julia Hutton:
- Maud Emily Watermeyer (1865–1944)
- Joubert Henry Hutton Watermeyer (1867–1944)
- Adelaide Sophia Louisa Watermeyer (1868–1949)
- James Vipan Maitland Watermeyer (1869–1939)
Ancestors of Bernhard Friedrich Watermeyer
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Generation 1
