Hercules David Jacobus Viljoen, 1794–1842 (aged 48 years)
- Name
- Hercules David Jacobus /Viljoen/
- Given names
- Hercules David Jacobus
- Surname
- Viljoen
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Birth
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Citation details: Viljoen, p321, b3c4d12e6. |
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Baptism
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Citation details: Viljoen, p321, b3c4d12e6. |
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War
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Historical Event
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Source citation: 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. |
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Town founded
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Marriage
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Citation details: Viljoen, p321, b3c4d12e6. |
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Natural disaster
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Source citation: Note: A severe drought occurs in the eastern frontier region. |
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Death of a wife
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Citation details: Viljoen, p321, b3c4d12e6. |
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Marriage
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Citation details: Viljoen, p321, b3c4d12e6. Citation details: Death notice: Margaretha Louisa JOUBERT (1858), MOOC 6/9/83 #5373, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQF-CS6Y-4?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-SZX%3A1598082377 : 28 September 2018), 007844939 > image 1383 of 2166; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 2 May 2020 |
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Town founded
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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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Economic Event
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Source citation: Note: Rix dollar (Dutch: Rijsksdaalder) is converted into the British sterling. |
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Historical Event
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Source citation: Note: Voortrekkers start leaving the Cape Colony. |
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Death
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Citation details: Viljoen, p321, b3c4d12e6. |
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| Marriage | Marriage — November 2, 1783 — |
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11 years
himself |
1794–1842
Birth: May 25, 1794
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29
Death: August 4, 1842 |
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4 years
brother |
1798–
Baptism: August 19, 1798
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33
— Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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1794–1842
Birth: May 25, 1794
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29
Death: August 4, 1842 |
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| Marriage | Marriage — October 30, 1815 — |
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1794–1842
Birth: May 25, 1794
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29
Death: August 4, 1842 |
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1791–1858
Birth: calculated March 24, 1791
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35
Death: August 10, 1858 — Klipbanksfontein, South Africa |
| Marriage | Marriage — February 4, 1818 — |
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7 years
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1791–1858
Birth: calculated March 24, 1791
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35
Death: August 10, 1858 — Klipbanksfontein, South Africa |
| Marriage | Marriage — before 1818 — |
Descendants of Hercules David Jacobus Viljoen
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Generation 1
Hercules David Jacobus Viljoen, son of Johannes Hendricus Viljoen and Susanna Elisabeth Lubbe, was born on May 25, 1794 and died on August 4, 1842 at the age of 48.
He married 2 times. The first time he married Anna Francina Wilken on October 30, 1815. She died on July 5, 1816.
The second time he married Margaretha Louisa Joubert (third cousin once removed ascending), daughter of Petrus Jacobus Joubert and Adriana Smit, on February 4, 1818. She was born calculated March 24, 1791 and died on August 10, 1858 in Klipbanksfontein, South Africa.
Children of Hercules David Jacobus Viljoen and Margaretha Louisa Joubert:
- Francois Jacobus Viljoen (1825–1880)
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Generation 2 back to top
Francois Jacobus Viljoen, son of Hercules David Jacobus Viljoen and Margaretha Louisa Joubert, was born on March 3, 1825 and died on March 10, 1880 at the age of 55.
He married 2 times. The first time he married Jacoba Aletta Joubert (first cousin), daughter of Francois Nicolaas Joubert and Anna Maria van der Merwe, on June 7, 1847. She was born on August 18, 1829 and died about 1865.
The second time he married Adriana Petronella Joubert (first cousin), daughter of Petrus Jacobus Joubert and Elizabeth Geertruyda van Aswegen, on July 13, 1865. She was born on September 4, 1827 in Knoppiesfontein, Dist. Bethulie, Free State, South Africa and died on April 25, 1904 in Strydpoort, Dist. Bethulie, Free State, South Africa at the age of 76.
Children of Francois Jacobus Viljoen and Jacoba Aletta Joubert:
- Francois Nicolaas Viljoen (1850–1934)
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Generation 3 back to top
Francois Nicolaas Viljoen, accountant, son of Francois Jacobus Viljoen and Jacoba Aletta Joubert, was born on September 26, 1850 in Venterstad, Eastern Cape, South Africa and died on April 11, 1934 in Venterstad, Eastern Cape, South Africa at the age of 83.
He married Johanna Aletta Joubert (second cousin), daughter of Francois Nicolaas Joubert and Sophia Adriana Pretorius, on April 8, 1875 in Bethulie, Free State, South Africa. She was born calculated November 1857 in Dist. Bethulie, Free State, South Africa and died on May 13, 1941 in Venterstad, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Children of Francois Nicolaas Viljoen and Johanna Aletta Joubert:
- Alexander Mathewson Viljoen (1885–1933)
Ancestors of Hercules David Jacobus Viljoen
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Generation 1
Hercules David Jacobus Viljoen, son of Johannes Hendricus Viljoen and Susanna Elisabeth Lubbe, was born on May 25, 1794 and died on August 4, 1842 at the age of 48.
Generation 2 back to topJohannes Hendricus Viljoen, son of Henning Viljoen and Susanna Durand, was baptized on July 2, 1758.
Susanna Elisabeth Lubbe, daughter of Willem Lubbe and Elizabeth Geertruy van der Merwe, was baptized on April 28, 1765.
Generation 3 back to topHenning Viljoen, son of Henning Viljoen and Marguerite Therese de Savoye, was baptized on August 16, 1713 in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa.
Susanna Durand, daughter of Jean Durand and Wilhelmina van Zyl.
Willem Lubbe, son of Barend Lubbe and Martha Burger, was baptized on March 2, 1741.
Elizabeth Geertruy van der Merwe, daughter of Willem van der Merwe and Susanna du Toit, was baptized on December 25, 1747.
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