Martha Hendrina Magdalena Furstenburg, 1855–
- Name
- Martha Hendrina Magdalena /Furstenburg/
- Given names
- Martha Hendrina Magdalena
- Surname
- Furstenburg
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Birth
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Citation details: Furstenburg, p389, b2c2d8. |
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Baptism
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Citation details: Furstenburg, p389, b2c2d8. |
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Epidemic
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Source citation: Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza. |
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War
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Source citation: Note: 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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Economic Event
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Economic Event
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Source citation: 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
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Citation details: Furstenburg, p388, b2c2. |
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Economic Event
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Source citation: Note: Pilgrim's rest declared a gold field. |
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War
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Economic Event
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Source citation: 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
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Source citation: 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
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Citation details: Furstenburg, p388, b2c2d1. |
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Epidemic
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Source citation: Note: Bubonic plague breaks out in Cape Town. |
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War
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Historical Event
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Source citation: 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
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Source citation: 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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Epidemic
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Source citation: Note: Pneumonic plague breaks out in Johannesburg. |
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Epidemic
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Source citation: Note: Tuberculosis reaches epidemic proportions in South Africa. |
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Death of a brother
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Citation details: Furstenburg, p388, b2c2d2. |
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Historical Event
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Source citation: Note: Union of South Africa established. |
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Epidemic
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Source citation: 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
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Citation details: Furstenburg, p389, b2c2d9. |
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War
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Epidemic
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Source citation: Note: 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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Prime minister
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Death of a brother
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Citation details: Furstenburg, p388, b2c2d5. |
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Prime minister
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Economic Event
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Source citation: 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
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Citation details: Furstenburg, p388, b2c2d3. |
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Prime minister
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Death of a brother
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Citation details: Furstenburg, p390, b2c2d10. |
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War
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Prime minister
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Prime minister
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Prime minister
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Economic Event
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Source citation: Note: Decimalisation of currency replaces the South African pound with the South African rand. |
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Historical Event
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Source citation: Note: South Africa becomes a republic. |
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1817–1872
Birth: November 14, 1817
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Death: December 17, 1872 — Dist. Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa |
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| Marriage | Marriage — May 27, 1839 — Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa |
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9 months
elder sister |
1840–1888
Birth: February 27, 1840
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20
— Dist. Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa Death: September 11, 1888 — Dist. Boshof, Free State, South Africa |
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15 months
elder brother |
1841–1907
Birth: May 1841
23
22
Death: October 8, 1907 — Brandfort, Free State, South Africa |
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3 years
elder brother |
1844–1932
Birth: June 1, 1844
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25
Death: November 1932 — Dist. Brandfort, Free State, South Africa |
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2 years
elder sister |
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2 years
elder brother |
1848–1924
Birth: December 23, 1848
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29
Death: June 9, 1924 — Dist. Bethlehem, Free State, South Africa |
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3 years
elder brother |
1851–
Birth: August 19, 1851
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32
— Uniondale, Western Cape, South Africa |
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2 years
elder brother |
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2 years
herself |
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2 years
younger brother |
1858–1916
Birth: April 6, 1858
40
38
— Free State, South Africa Death: October 26, 1916 — Randfontein, Gauteng, South Africa |
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3 years
younger brother |
1860–1944
Birth: about 1860
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40
Death: September 17, 1944 — Brandfort, Free State, South Africa |
Descendants of Martha Hendrina Magdalena Furstenburg
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Generation 1
Martha Hendrina Magdalena Furstenburg, daughter of Francois Johannes Reimert Furstenburg and Maria Susanna Margaretha Eksteen, was born on December 18, 1855.
Ancestors of Martha Hendrina Magdalena Furstenburg
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Generation 1
Martha Hendrina Magdalena Furstenburg, daughter of Francois Johannes Reimert Furstenburg and Maria Susanna Margaretha Eksteen, was born on December 18, 1855.
Generation 2 back to topFrancois Johannes Reimert Furstenburg, son of Johan Pieter Fürstenburg and Anna Margaretha Roos, was born on November 14, 1817 and died on December 17, 1872 in Dist. Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa at the age of 55.
Maria Susanna Margaretha Eksteen, daughter of Michiel Casparus Eksteen and Maria Susanna Magdalena Coetzer, was baptized on April 11, 1819.
Generation 3 back to topJohan Pieter Fürstenburg, son of Johan Pieter Fürstenberg and Anna Elizabeth Hammes, was baptized on July 19, 1789.
4 of 4 individuals (100% complete).
2 of 2 individuals (100% complete).