Barend Frederik Burger 1818–1882

Barend Frederik Burger, 1818–1882 (aged 64 years)

Name

Barend Frederik Burger

Name: Barend Frederik /Burger/
Given names: Barend Frederik
Surname: Burger

Gender Male

Events of close relatives Historic events
Birth	August 1, 1818 21 Piketberg, Western Cape, South Africa Source: Burger(s) Genealogy Citation details: Barend Frederik BURGER (1818-1882), https://www.burgerfamilie.com/getperson.php?personID=I882&tree=Tree5 : accessed 30 Apr 2020 Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 1 Citation details: Burger, p507, b3c2d7e5f1.
Town founded	Cradock is founded August 27, 1818 (aged 26 days) Source citation: Wikipedia
Baptism	December 26, 1818 21 (aged 4 months) Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa Source: Burger(s) Genealogy Citation details: Barend Frederik BURGER (1818-1882), https://www.burgerfamilie.com/getperson.php?personID=I882&tree=Tree5 : accessed 30 Apr 2020 Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 1 Citation details: Burger, p507, b3c2d7e5f1.
Historical Event	British settlers 1820 (aged 1 year) 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.
Economic Event	British sterling adopted 1825 (aged 6 years) Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Rix dollar (Dutch: Rijsksdaalder) is converted into the British sterling.
Historical Event	Great trek 1835 (aged 16 years) Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Voortrekkers start leaving the Cape Colony.
Death of a paternal grandmother	Martha Sophia van Heerden September 20, 1836 (aged 18 years) Teerivier, Dist. Clanwilliam, Western Cape, South Africa Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 11 Citation details: Smit, p439, a4b6c8d2.
Marriage	Hester Josina van Wyk — View this family September 10, 1840 (aged 22 years) Clanwilliam, Western Cape, South Africa Source: Burger(s) Genealogy Citation details: Barend Frederik BURGER (1818-1882), https://www.burgerfamilie.com/getperson.php?personID=I882&tree=Tree5 : accessed 30 Apr 2020 Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 1 Citation details: Burger, p507, b3c2d7e5f1.
Town founded	Settlement of Victoria West is established 1844 (aged 25 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Epidemic	Influenza from 1857 to 1859 (aged 40 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 46 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.
War	First Boer War from December 20, 1880 to March 23, 1881 (aged 62 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Historical Event	South African Republic from 1852 to 1902 (19 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 (19 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 46 years) South Africa Source citation: Wikipedia
Economic Event	Diamonds discovered 1867 (aged 48 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 55 years) Pilgrim's Rest, Mpumulanga, South Africa Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Pilgrim's rest declared a gold field.
Economic Event	Gold discovered 1881 (aged 62 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.
Death of a father	Willem Schalk Burger
Death	October 18, 1882 (aged 64 years) Jaagfontein, Dist. Fraserburg, Northern Cape, South Africa Source: Burger(s) Genealogy Citation details: Barend Frederik BURGER (1818-1882), https://www.burgerfamilie.com/getperson.php?personID=I882&tree=Tree5 : accessed 30 Apr 2020 Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 1 Citation details: Burger, p507, b3c2d7e5f1.

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: July 18, 1797 29 25 Baptism: October 1, 1797 29 25 — Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa Marriage: November 2, 1817 — Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Anna Wilhelmina Visagie Barend Frederik Burger Willem Schalk Burger 1797– Birth: July 18, 1797 29 25 Death:
mother	Links Marriage: November 2, 1817 — Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Willem Schalk Burger Barend Frederik Burger Anna Wilhelmina Visagie –
Marriage	Marriage — November 2, 1817 — Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa
9 months himself	Links Birth: August 1, 1818 21 — Piketberg, Western Cape, South Africa Baptism: December 26, 1818 21 — Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa Marriage: September 10, 1840 — Clanwilliam, Western Cape, South Africa Death: October 18, 1882 — Dist. Fraserburg, Northern Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Hester Josina van Wyk Abraham Johannes Burger Barend Frederik Burger 1818–1882 Birth: August 1, 1818 21 — Piketberg, Western Cape, South Africa Death: October 18, 1882 — Dist. Fraserburg, Northern Cape, South Africa

Family with Hester Josina van Wyk
himself	Links Birth: August 1, 1818 21 — Piketberg, Western Cape, South Africa Baptism: December 26, 1818 21 — Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa Marriage: September 10, 1840 — Clanwilliam, Western Cape, South Africa Death: October 18, 1882 — Dist. Fraserburg, Northern Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Hester Josina van Wyk Abraham Johannes Burger Barend Frederik Burger 1818–1882 Birth: August 1, 1818 21 — Piketberg, Western Cape, South Africa Death: October 18, 1882 — Dist. Fraserburg, Northern Cape, South Africa
wife	Links Birth: February 1822 — Dist. Calvinia, Northern Cape, South Africa Marriage: September 10, 1840 — Clanwilliam, Western Cape, South Africa Death: October 9, 1888 — Dist. Fraserburg, Northern Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Barend Frederik Burger Abraham Johannes Burger Hester Josina van Wyk 1822–1888 Birth: February 1822 — Dist. Calvinia, Northern Cape, South Africa Death: October 9, 1888 — Dist. Fraserburg, Northern Cape, South Africa
Marriage	Marriage — September 10, 1840 — Clanwilliam, Western Cape, South Africa
8 years son	Links Birth: November 6, 1848 30 26 — Dist. Calvinia, Northern Cape, South Africa Baptism: September 1849 31 27 — Calvinia, Northern Cape, South Africa Marriage: Death: May 27, 1894 — Dist. Kenhardt, Northern Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Martha Fredrika Petronella Mostert Willem Abraham Johannes Burger Abraham Johannes Burger 1848–1894 Birth: November 6, 1848 30 26 — Dist. Calvinia, Northern Cape, South Africa Death: May 27, 1894 — Dist. Kenhardt, Northern Cape, South Africa

Descendants of Barend Frederik Burger

Generation 1
1. Barend Frederik Burger, son of Willem Schalk Burger and Anna Wilhelmina Visagie, was born on August 1, 1818 in Piketberg, Western Cape, South Africa and died on October 18, 1882 in Jaagfontein, Dist. Fraserburg, Northern Cape, South Africa at the age of 64.
  He married Hester Josina van Wyk on September 10, 1840 in Clanwilliam, Western Cape, South Africa. She was born in February 1822 in Ramskop, Dist. Calvinia, Northern Cape, South Africa and died on October 9, 1888 in Haasfontein, Dist. Fraserburg, Northern Cape, South Africa at the age of 66.
  Children of Barend Frederik Burger and Hester Josina van Wyk:
  1. Abraham Johannes Burger (1848–1894)
Generation 2 back to top
1. Abraham Johannes Burger, son of Barend Frederik Burger and Hester Josina van Wyk, was born on November 6, 1848 in Ramskop, Dist. Calvinia, Northern Cape, South Africa and died on May 27, 1894 in Korannakolk, Dist. Kenhardt, Northern Cape, South Africa at the age of 45.
  He married Martha Fredrika Petronella Mostert. She was born on September 2, 1851 and died on February 18, 1937 in Aggeneys, Northern Cape, South Africa at the age of 85.
  Children of Abraham Johannes Burger and Martha Fredrika Petronella Mostert:
  1. Willem Abraham Johannes Burger (1886–1956)
Generation 3 back to top
1. Willem Abraham Johannes Burger, son of Abraham Johannes Burger and Martha Fredrika Petronella Mostert, was born on June 13, 1886 in Kenhardt, Northern Cape, South Africa and died on September 29, 1956 in Aggeneys, Northern Cape, South Africa at the age of 70.
  He married Hester Johanna Christina van Zyl on September 28, 1914 in Kenhardt, Northern Cape, South Africa. She was born about 1895.
  Children of Willem Abraham Johannes Burger and Hester Johanna Christina van Zyl:
  1. Willem Jacobus Burger (1915–2006)

Generation 1
1. Barend Frederik Burger, son of Willem Schalk Burger and Anna Wilhelmina Visagie, was born on August 1, 1818 in Piketberg, Western Cape, South Africa and died on October 18, 1882 in Jaagfontein, Dist. Fraserburg, Northern Cape, South Africa at the age of 64.
Generation 2 back to top
1. Willem Schalk Burger, son of Barend Frederik Burger and Martha Sophia van Heerden, was born on July 18, 1797.
2. Anna Wilhelmina Visagie.
Generation 3 back to top
1. Barend Frederik Burger, son of Willem Burger and Maria Magdalena Burger, was baptized on July 3, 1768.
2. Martha Sophia van Heerden, daughter of Schalk Willem van Heerden and Louisa van der Merwe, was baptized on May 7, 1772 and died on September 20, 1836 in Teerivier, Dist. Clanwilliam, Western Cape, South Africa at the age of 64.

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Family with parents
father Parents Barend Frederik Burger Martha Sophia van Heerden	Willem Schalk Burger 1797–
mother	Anna Wilhelmina Visagie –
himself	Barend Frederik Burger 1818–1882

Family with Hester Josina van Wyk
himself	Barend Frederik Burger 1818–1882
wife	Hester Josina van Wyk 1822–1888
son Family Martha Fredrika Petronella Mostert Willem Abraham Johannes Burger	Abraham Johannes Burger 1848–1894

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Barend Frederik Burger, 1818–1882 (aged 64 years)

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