Martha Magdalena Haarhof –

Martha Magdalena Haarhof

Name

Martha Magdalena Haarhof

Name: Martha Magdalena /Haarhof/
Given names: Martha Magdalena
Surname: Haarhof

Name

Martha Magdalena Pretorius — married name

Name: Martha Magdalena /Pretorius/
Type of name: married name

Gender Female

Events of close relatives Historic events
War	Britain declares war on the Netherlands December 20, 1780 Source citation: Wikipedia Note: French troops arrive at the Cape Colony to guard it against the English.
Historical Event	Colonisation 1780 Source citation: Wikipedia Note: The Fish River is made the eastern boundary of the Cape Colony.
War	French troops depart the Cape 1784 Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Consequence of signing the Treaty of Paris (3 Sep 1783).
Death of a maternal grandmother	Elizabeth Taillefer Cronjé 1786 Source: Die Jouberts in Suid-Afrika 1688-2013 Text: ABT 1795 Citation details: Vol 1, p626, #15016, b9. Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 4 Citation details: Joubert, p180, b10.
Historical Event	Dutch East India Company goes bankrupt 1795 Source citation: Wikipedia 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.
Marriage	Jacobus Johannes Pretorius — View this family March 13, 1796 Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 14 Citation details: Viljoen, p317, b3c4d11e4. Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 8 Citation details: Pretorius, p390, b3c7d1e1.
War	French Revolution from 1789 to 1799 Source citation: Wikipedia
Historical Event	The Cape becomes a British Colony March 5, 1797 Source citation: Wikipedia
War	Napoleonic Wars from May 18, 1803 to November 20, 1815 Source citation: Wikipedia
Natural disaster	Drought 1809 Source citation: Wikipedia Note: A severe drought occurs in the eastern frontier region.
Town founded	The settlement of Grahamstown is founded 1812 Source citation: Wikipedia
Town founded	Cradock is founded August 27, 1818 Source citation: Wikipedia
Historical Event	British settlers 1820 Source citation: Wikipedia 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.
Marriage of a daughter	Dawid Schalk van der Merwe — Elizabeth Johanna Pretorius — View this family January 6, 1822 Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 8 Citation details: Pretorius, p390, b3c7d1e1f1.
Marriage of a son	Johannes Jacobus Pretorius — Elisabeth Maria van Vreeden — View this family December 4, 1825 Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 8 Citation details: Pretorius, p390, b3c7d1e1f3.
Economic Event	British sterling adopted 1825 Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Rix dollar (Dutch: Rijsksdaalder) is converted into the British sterling.
Birth of a grandson	Petrus Hermanus Pretorius November 18, 1831 Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 8 Citation details: Pretorius, p390, b3c7d1e1f3g3.
Baptism of a grandson	Petrus Hermanus Pretorius December 11, 1831 Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 8 Citation details: Pretorius, p390, b3c7d1e1f3g3.
Historical Event	Great trek 1835 Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Voortrekkers start leaving the Cape Colony.
Death of a husband	Jacobus Johannes Pretorius January 23, 1837 Dist. Colesberg, Northern Cape, South Africa Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 8 Citation details: Pretorius, p390, b3c7d1e1.
Marriage of a daughter	Jan Viljoen — Elizabeth Johanna Pretorius — View this family August 23, 1841 Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 14 Citation details: Viljoen, p317, b3c4d11e4.
Town founded	Settlement of Victoria West is established 1844 Source citation: Wikipedia
Marriage of a grandson	Petrus Hermanus Pretorius — Maria Susanna Elizabeth Janse van Rensburg — View this family March 13, 1854 Potchefstroom, North West Province, South Africa Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 8 Citation details: Pretorius, p390, b3c7d1e1f3g3.
Epidemic	Influenza from 1857 to 1859 Source citation: Wikipedia Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza.
War	American Civil War from April 1861 to May 1865 Source citation: Wikipedia 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.
Death of a son	Johannes Jacobus Pretorius June 10, 1890 Dist. Marico, North West Province, South Africa Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 8 Citation details: Pretorius, p390, b3c7d1e1f3.
Historical Event	South African Republic from 1852 to 1902 Source citation: Wikipedia 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.
Historical Event	Orange Free State from 1854 to 1902 Source citation: Wikipedia 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.
Economic Event	Economic depression 1865 South Africa Source citation: Wikipedia
Economic Event	Diamonds discovered 1867 Hopetown, Northern Cape, South Africa Source citation: Wikipedia 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.
Death of a daughter	Elizabeth Johanna Pretorius March 27, 1873 Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 14 Citation details: Viljoen, p317, b3c4d11e4.
Economic Event	Gold discovered September 1873 Pilgrim's Rest, Mpumulanga, South Africa Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Pilgrim's rest declared a gold field.
War	First Boer War from December 20, 1880 to March 23, 1881 Source citation: Wikipedia
Economic Event	Gold discovered 1881 Barberton, Mpumulanga, South Africa Source citation: Wikipedia 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.
Economic Event	Gold discovered 1886 Langlaagte, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Source citation: Wikipedia 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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Family with parents
father	Links Marriage: May 20, 1759 — Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Susanna Joubert Martha Magdalena Haarhof Nicolaas Haarhof –
mother	Links Baptism: May 28, 1741 35 30 Marriage: May 20, 1759 — Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Nicolaas Haarhof Martha Magdalena Haarhof Susanna Joubert 1741– Baptism: May 28, 1741 35 30
Marriage	Marriage — May 20, 1759 — Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa
herself	Links Marriage: March 13, 1796 Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jacobus Johannes Pretorius Elizabeth Johanna Pretorius Johannes Jacobus Pretorius Martha Magdalena Haarhof –

Family with Jacobus Johannes Pretorius
husband	Links Baptism: July 17, 1774 22 — Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa Marriage: March 13, 1796 Death: January 23, 1837 — Dist. Colesberg, Northern Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Martha Magdalena Haarhof Elizabeth Johanna Pretorius Johannes Jacobus Pretorius Jacobus Johannes Pretorius 1774–1837 Baptism: July 17, 1774 22 — Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa Death: January 23, 1837 — Dist. Colesberg, Northern Cape, South Africa
herself	Links Marriage: March 13, 1796 Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jacobus Johannes Pretorius Elizabeth Johanna Pretorius Johannes Jacobus Pretorius Martha Magdalena Haarhof –
Marriage	Marriage — March 13, 1796 —
6 years daughter	Links Birth: October 30, 1801 27 — Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Baptism: November 10, 1801 27 — Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Marriage: January 6, 1822 — Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Marriage: August 23, 1841 Death: March 27, 1873 — Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Dawid Schalk van der Merwe Family with spouse Jan Viljoen Elizabeth Johanna Pretorius 1801–1873 Birth: October 30, 1801 27 — Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death: March 27, 1873 — Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa
4 years son	Links Birth: November 2, 1805 31 Baptism: March 23, 1806 31 — Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Marriage: December 4, 1825 Death: June 10, 1890 — Dist. Marico, North West Province, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elisabeth Maria van Vreeden Petrus Hermanus Pretorius Johannes Jacobus Pretorius 1805–1890 Birth: November 2, 1805 31 Death: June 10, 1890 — Dist. Marico, North West Province, South Africa

Descendants of Martha Magdalena Haarhof

Generation 1
1. Martha Magdalena Haarhof, daughter of Nicolaas Haarhof and Susanna Joubert.
  She married Jacobus Johannes Pretorius, son of Johannes Jacobus Pretorius and Elisabeth Rachel Meyer, on March 13, 1796. He was baptized on July 17, 1774 in Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa and died on January 23, 1837 in Dist. Colesberg, Northern Cape, South Africa at the age of 62.
  Children of Martha Magdalena Haarhof and Jacobus Johannes Pretorius:
  1. Elizabeth Johanna Pretorius (1801–1873)
  2. Johannes Jacobus Pretorius (1805–1890)
Generation 2 back to top
1. Elizabeth Johanna Pretorius, daughter of Jacobus Johannes Pretorius and Martha Magdalena Haarhof, was born on October 30, 1801 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa and died on March 27, 1873 in Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa at the age of 71.
  She married 2 times. The first time she married Dawid Schalk van der Merwe on January 6, 1822 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
  The second time she married Jan Viljoen, son of Albertus Viljoen and Johanna Elizabeth Griesel, on August 23, 1841. He was baptized on September 8, 1785 in Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa and died on March 26, 1858 in Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa at the age of 72.
2. Johannes Jacobus Pretorius, son of Jacobus Johannes Pretorius and Martha Magdalena Haarhof, was born on November 2, 1805 and died on June 10, 1890 in Dist. Marico, North West Province, South Africa at the age of 84.
  He married Elisabeth Maria van Vreeden on December 4, 1825.
  Children of Johannes Jacobus Pretorius and Elisabeth Maria van Vreeden:
  1. Petrus Hermanus Pretorius (1831–1908)
Generation 3 back to top
1. Petrus Hermanus Pretorius, son of Johannes Jacobus Pretorius and Elisabeth Maria van Vreeden, was born on November 18, 1831 and died on March 23, 1908 at the age of 76.
  He married 2 times. The first time he married Maria Susanna Elizabeth Janse van Rensburg, daughter of Luduwich Johannes Janse van Rensburg and Maria Susanna Elizabeth Jacobs, on March 13, 1854 in Potchefstroom, North West Province, South Africa. She was born calculated July 2, 1837 in Free State, South Africa and died on February 23, 1903 in Schulpatkuil, Dist. Boshof, Free State, South Africa.
  The second time he married Barbara Wilhelmina Stear, daughter of John Richard Stear and Maria Susanna Theron, on February 15, 1904 in Boshof, Free State, South Africa. She was born on October 14, 1855 in Boshof, Free State, South Africa and died on August 8, 1934 in Christiana, North West Province, South Africa at the age of 78.

Ancestors of Martha Magdalena Haarhof

Generation 1
1. Martha Magdalena Haarhof, daughter of Nicolaas Haarhof and Susanna Joubert.
Generation 2 back to top
1. Nicolaas Haarhof.
2. Susanna Joubert, daughter of Francois Joubert and Elizabeth Taillefer Cronjé, was baptized on May 28, 1741.
Generation 3 back to top
1. Francois Joubert, son of Pierre Joubert and Isabeau Richarde, was born about 1706 and died about 1761 in Paarl / Drakenstein, Western Cape, South Africa.
2. Elizabeth Taillefer Cronjé, daughter of Pierre Cronier and Susanna Taillefer, was born about 1711 in Paarl / Drakenstein, Western Cape, South Africa and died in 1786.

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Family with parents
father	Nicolaas Haarhof –
mother Parents Francois Joubert Elizabeth Taillefer Cronjé	Susanna Joubert 1741–
herself	Martha Magdalena Haarhof –

Family with Jacobus Johannes Pretorius
husband Parents Johannes Jacobus Pretorius Elisabeth Rachel Meyer	Jacobus Johannes Pretorius 1774–1837
herself	Martha Magdalena Haarhof –
daughter Family Dawid Schalk van der Merwe Family Jan Viljoen	Elizabeth Johanna Pretorius 1801–1873
son Family Elisabeth Maria van Vreeden Petrus Hermanus Pretorius	Johannes Jacobus Pretorius 1805–1890