Dirkie Hendrina Cecilia van den Berg, 1796–
- Name
- Dirkie Hendrina Cecilia /van den Berg/
- Given names
- Dirkie Hendrina Cecilia
- Surname
- van den Berg
Citation details: Berg, p227, a3b1c10.
- Name
- Dirkie Hendrina Cecilia /van den Berg/
- Type of name
- married name
- Name
- Dirkje Cecilia Hendrina /van den Berg/
- Given names
- Dirkje Cecilia Hendrina
- Surname
- van den Berg
Citation details: Berg, p229, a3b1c11d10.
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Source citation: Note: A severe drought occurs in the eastern frontier region. |
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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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Source citation: Note: Rix dollar (Dutch: Rijsksdaalder) is converted into the British sterling. |
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Source citation: Note: Voortrekkers start leaving the Cape Colony. |
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Source citation: Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza. |
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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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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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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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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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Source citation: Note: Pilgrim's rest declared a gold field. |
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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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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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Source citation: Note: Bubonic plague breaks out in Cape Town. |
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Source citation: Note: Pneumonic plague breaks out in Johannesburg. |
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Source citation: Note: Tuberculosis reaches epidemic proportions in South Africa. |
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Source citation: Note: Union of South Africa established. |
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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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| Marriage | Marriage — August 23, 1789 — |
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| Marriage | Marriage — May 22, 1768 — |
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| Marriage | Marriage — April 20, 1787 — |
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| Marriage | Marriage — between 1798 and 1815 — |
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Baptism: January 14, 1753
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| Marriage | Marriage — November 5, 1769 — |
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1782–
Baptism: September 22, 1782
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— Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa |
| Marriage | Marriage — April 2, 1797 — |
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| Marriage | Marriage — October 27, 1816 — |
Descendants of Dirkie Hendrina Cecilia van den Berg
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Generation 1
Dirkie Hendrina Cecilia van den Berg, daughter of Daniel van den Berg and Helena Maria Olivier, was born on March 31, 1796.
She married Abraham Paulus van den Berg (uncle), son of Jacobus van den Berg and Maria Magdalena Haak, between 1798 and 1815. He was baptized on April 1, 1747.
Ancestors of Dirkie Hendrina Cecilia van den Berg
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Generation 1
Dirkie Hendrina Cecilia van den Berg, daughter of Daniel van den Berg and Helena Maria Olivier, was born on March 31, 1796.
Generation 2 back to topDaniel van den Berg, son of Jacobus van den Berg and Maria Magdalena Haak, was baptized on October 9, 1749.
Helena Maria Olivier, daughter of Okker Olivier and Dirkje Olivier, was baptized on April 20, 1766.
Generation 3 back to topJacobus van den Berg, son of Jacobus van den Berg and Jacomina Carteniers, was baptized on August 6, 1702.
Okker Olivier, son of Johannes
Jan
Olivier and Helena Burger, was baptized on August 10, 1727 in Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa.Dirkje Olivier, daughter of Johannes Corneliszoon
Jan
Olivier and Cecilia du Pres, was baptized on August 3, 1734.
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