Johannes Jacobus Pretorius 1805–1890

Johannes Jacobus Pretorius, 1805–1890 (aged 84 years)

Name

Johannes Jacobus Pretorius

Name: Johannes Jacobus /Pretorius/
Given names: Johannes Jacobus
Surname: Pretorius

Gender Male

Events of close relatives Historic events
Birth	November 2, 1805 31 Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 8 Citation details: Pretorius, p390, b3c7d1e1f3.
Baptism	March 23, 1806 31 (aged 4 months) Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 8 Citation details: Pretorius, p390, b3c7d1e1f3.
War	Napoleonic Wars from May 18, 1803 to November 20, 1815 (aged 10 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Natural disaster	Drought 1809 (aged 3 years) Source citation: Wikipedia Note: A severe drought occurs in the eastern frontier region.
Town founded	The settlement of Grahamstown is founded 1812 (aged 6 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Town founded	Cradock is founded August 27, 1818 (aged 12 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Historical Event	British settlers 1820 (aged 14 years) 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	Elisabeth Maria van Vreeden — View this family December 4, 1825 (aged 20 years) Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 8 Citation details: Pretorius, p390, b3c7d1e1f3.
Economic Event	British sterling adopted 1825 (aged 19 years) Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Rix dollar (Dutch: Rijsksdaalder) is converted into the British sterling.
Historical Event	Great trek 1835 (aged 29 years) Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Voortrekkers start leaving the Cape Colony.
Death of a father	Jacobus Johannes Pretorius January 23, 1837 (aged 31 years) Dist. Colesberg, Northern Cape, South Africa Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 8 Citation details: Pretorius, p390, b3c7d1e1.
Town founded	Settlement of Victoria West is established 1844 (aged 38 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Marriage of a son	Petrus Hermanus Pretorius — Maria Susanna Elizabeth Janse van Rensburg — View this family March 13, 1854 (aged 48 years) Potchefstroom, North West Province, South Africa Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 8 Citation details: Pretorius, p390, b3c7d1e1f3g3.
Epidemic	Influenza from 1857 to 1859 (aged 53 years) 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 (aged 59 years) 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 sister	Elizabeth Johanna Pretorius March 27, 1873 (aged 67 years) Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 14 Citation details: Viljoen, p317, b3c4d11e4.
War	First Boer War from December 20, 1880 to March 23, 1881 (aged 75 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Historical Event	South African Republic from 1852 to 1902 (11 years after death) 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 (11 years after death) 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 (aged 59 years) South Africa Source citation: Wikipedia
Economic Event	Diamonds discovered 1867 (aged 61 years) 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.
Economic Event	Gold discovered September 1873 (aged 67 years) Pilgrim's Rest, Mpumulanga, South Africa Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Pilgrim's rest declared a gold field.
Economic Event	Gold discovered 1881 (aged 75 years) 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 (aged 80 years) 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.
Death	June 10, 1890 (aged 84 years) Dist. Marico, North West Province, South Africa Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 8 Citation details: Pretorius, p390, b3c7d1e1f3.

Date differences

Family with parents
father	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
mother	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 elder sister	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 himself	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

Family with Elisabeth Maria van Vreeden
himself	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
wife	Links Marriage: December 4, 1825 Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Johannes Jacobus Pretorius Petrus Hermanus Pretorius Elisabeth Maria van Vreeden –
Marriage	Marriage — December 4, 1825 —
6 years son	Links Birth: November 18, 1831 26 Baptism: December 11, 1831 26 — Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Marriage: March 13, 1854 — Potchefstroom, North West Province, South Africa Marriage: February 15, 1904 — Boshof, Free State, South Africa Death: March 23, 1908 Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Maria Susanna Elizabeth Janse van Rensburg Family with spouse Barbara Wilhelmina Stear Petrus Hermanus Pretorius 1831–1908 Birth: November 18, 1831 26 Death: March 23, 1908

Descendants of Johannes Jacobus Pretorius

Generation 1
1. 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 2 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 Johannes Jacobus Pretorius

Generation 1
1. 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.
Generation 2 back to top
1. Jacobus Johannes Pretorius, son of Johannes Jacobus Pretorius and Elisabeth Rachel Meyer, 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.
2. Martha Magdalena Haarhof, daughter of Nicolaas Haarhof and Susanna Joubert.
Generation 3 back to top
1. Johannes Jacobus Pretorius, farmer, son of Jacobus Jacob Pretorius and Johanna Christina van den Berg, was baptized on May 28, 1752 in Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa.
2. Elisabeth Rachel Meyer, daughter of Willem Meyer and Elizabeth Loots.
3. Nicolaas Haarhof.
4. Susanna Joubert, daughter of Francois Joubert and Elizabeth Taillefer Cronjé, was baptized on May 28, 1741.

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Family with parents
father Parents Johannes Jacobus Pretorius Elisabeth Rachel Meyer	Jacobus Johannes Pretorius 1774–1837
mother Parents Nicolaas Haarhof Susanna Joubert	Martha Magdalena Haarhof –
elder sister Family Dawid Schalk van der Merwe Family Jan Viljoen	Elizabeth Johanna Pretorius 1801–1873
himself	Johannes Jacobus Pretorius 1805–1890

Family with Elisabeth Maria van Vreeden
himself	Johannes Jacobus Pretorius 1805–1890
wife	Elisabeth Maria van Vreeden –
son Family Maria Susanna Elizabeth Janse van Rensburg Family Barbara Wilhelmina Stear	Petrus Hermanus Pretorius 1831–1908