Abraham Paulus van den Berg 1782–

Abraham Paulus van den Berg, 1782–

Name

Abraham Paulus van den Berg

Name: Abraham Paulus /van den Berg/
Given names: Abraham Paulus
Surname: van den Berg

Gender Male

Events of close relatives Historic events
Baptism	October 5, 1782 38 33 (aged 0 days) Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 1 Citation details: Berg, p227, b1c9d5.
War	French troops depart the Cape 1784 (aged 1 year) Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Consequence of signing the Treaty of Paris (3 Sep 1783).
War	French Revolution from 1789 to 1799 (aged 16 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Historical Event	Dutch East India Company goes bankrupt 1795 (aged 12 years) 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.
Historical Event	The Cape becomes a British Colony March 5, 1797 (aged 14 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Marriage	Martha Hendrina Koen — View this family June 28, 1801 (aged 18 years) Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 1 Citation details: Berg, p227, b1c9d5.
Death of a brother	Hendrik van den Berg before 1804 (aged 21 years) Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 6 Citation details: Naudé, p38, a2b1.
War	Napoleonic Wars from May 18, 1803 to November 20, 1815 (aged 33 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Natural disaster	Drought 1809 (aged 26 years) Source citation: Wikipedia Note: A severe drought occurs in the eastern frontier region.
Town founded	The settlement of Grahamstown is founded 1812 (aged 29 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Town founded	Cradock is founded August 27, 1818 (aged 35 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Historical Event	British settlers 1820 (aged 37 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 of a daughter	Izak Jacobus van den Berg — Martha Hendrina Wilhelmina van den Berg — View this family April 4, 1825 (aged 42 years) Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 1 Citation details: Berg, p227, a3b1c10d1e7. Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 1 Citation details: Berg, p227, b1c9d5e2.
Economic Event	British sterling adopted 1825 (aged 42 years) Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Rix dollar (Dutch: Rijsksdaalder) is converted into the British sterling.
Historical Event	Great trek 1835 (aged 52 years) Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Voortrekkers start leaving the Cape Colony.
Town founded	Settlement of Victoria West is established 1844 (aged 61 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Epidemic	Influenza from 1857 to 1859 (aged 76 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 82 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 98 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
War	Second Boer War from October 11, 1899 to May 31, 1902 (aged 119 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Historical Event	South African Republic from 1852 to 1902 (aged 119 years) 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 (aged 119 years) 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 82 years) South Africa Source citation: Wikipedia
Economic Event	Diamonds discovered 1867 (aged 84 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 90 years) Pilgrim's Rest, Mpumulanga, South Africa Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Pilgrim's rest declared a gold field.
Economic Event	Gold discovered 1881 (aged 98 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 103 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.
Epidemic	Bubonic plague February 1, 1901 (aged 118 years) Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Bubonic plague breaks out in Cape Town.

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Baptism: 1744 41 Marriage: May 25, 1768 Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Aletta van Rensburg Maria Magdalena van den Berg Hendrik van den Berg Abraham Paulus van den Berg Anna Aletta Susanna van den Berg Dirk van den Berg 1744– Baptism: 1744 41
mother	Links Baptism: December 17, 1748 25 19 Marriage: May 25, 1768 Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Dirk van den Berg Maria Magdalena van den Berg Hendrik van den Berg Abraham Paulus van den Berg Anna Aletta Susanna van den Berg Aletta van Rensburg 1748– Baptism: December 17, 1748 25 19
Marriage	Marriage — May 25, 1768 —
10 months younger sister	Links Birth: March 26, 1769 25 20 Marriage: Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Roelof van der Merwe David Schalk van der Merwe Maria Magdalena van den Berg 1769– Birth: March 26, 1769 25 20
2 years brother	Links Baptism: August 25, 1771 27 22 Marriage: April 1, 1792 Death: before 1804 Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elisabeth van der Merwe Hendrik van den Berg 1771–1804 Baptism: August 25, 1771 27 22 Death: before 1804
11 years himself	Links Baptism: October 5, 1782 38 33 Marriage: June 28, 1801 — Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Martha Hendrina Koen Martha Hendrina Wilhelmina van den Berg Abraham Paulus van den Berg 1782– Baptism: October 5, 1782 38 33
4 years sister	Links Baptism: October 15, 1786 42 37 Marriage: March 13, 1803 — Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Petrus Pieter van den Berg Anna Aletta Susanna van den Berg 1786– Baptism: October 15, 1786 42 37

Family with Martha Hendrina Koen
himself	Links Baptism: October 5, 1782 38 33 Marriage: June 28, 1801 — Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Martha Hendrina Koen Martha Hendrina Wilhelmina van den Berg Abraham Paulus van den Berg 1782– Baptism: October 5, 1782 38 33
wife	Links Baptism: 1785 Marriage: June 28, 1801 — Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Abraham Paulus van den Berg Martha Hendrina Wilhelmina van den Berg Martha Hendrina Koen 1785– Baptism: 1785
Marriage	Marriage — June 28, 1801 — Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
4 years daughter	Links Baptism: May 20, 1805 22 20 Marriage: April 4, 1825 — Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Izak Jacobus van den Berg Martha Hendrina Wilhelmina van den Berg 1805– Baptism: May 20, 1805 22 20

Descendants of Abraham Paulus van den Berg

Generation 1
1. Abraham Paulus van den Berg, son of Dirk van den Berg and Aletta van Rensburg, was baptized on October 5, 1782.
  He married Martha Hendrina Koen on June 28, 1801 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. She was baptized in 1785.
  Children of Abraham Paulus van den Berg and Martha Hendrina Koen:
  1. Martha Hendrina Wilhelmina van den Berg (1805–)
Generation 2 back to top
1. Martha Hendrina Wilhelmina van den Berg, daughter of Abraham Paulus van den Berg and Martha Hendrina Koen, was baptized on May 20, 1805.
  She married Izak Jacobus van den Berg (second cousin), son of Jacobus van den Berg and Maria Susanna van der Merwe, on April 4, 1825 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa. He was baptized on November 17, 1805.

Ancestors of Abraham Paulus van den Berg

Generation 1
1. Abraham Paulus van den Berg, son of Dirk van den Berg and Aletta van Rensburg, was baptized on October 5, 1782.
Generation 2 back to top
1. Dirk van den Berg, son of Jacobus van den Berg and Maria Magdalena Haak, was baptized in 1744.
2. Aletta van Rensburg, daughter of Hendrik Janse van Rensburg and Anna Maria van der Merwe, was baptized on December 17, 1748.
Generation 3 back to top
1. Jacobus van den Berg, son of Jacobus van den Berg and Jacomina Carteniers, was baptized on August 6, 1702.
2. Maria Magdalena Haak.
3. Hendrik Janse van Rensburg, son of Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg and Aletta Aaltjie van der Merwe, was baptized on September 21, 1723 in Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa.
4. Anna Maria van der Merwe, daughter of David van der Merwe and Hendrina Hörsel, was born on August 9, 1729.

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Family with parents
father Parents Jacobus van den Berg Maria Magdalena Haak	Dirk van den Berg 1744–
mother Parents Hendrik Janse van Rensburg Anna Maria van der Merwe	Aletta van Rensburg 1748–
younger sister Family Roelof van der Merwe David Schalk van der Merwe	Maria Magdalena van den Berg 1769–
brother Family Elisabeth van der Merwe	Hendrik van den Berg 1771–1804
himself	Abraham Paulus van den Berg 1782–
sister Family Petrus Pieter van den Berg	Anna Aletta Susanna van den Berg 1786–

Family with Martha Hendrina Koen
himself	Abraham Paulus van den Berg 1782–
wife	Martha Hendrina Koen 1785–
daughter Family Izak Jacobus van den Berg	Martha Hendrina Wilhelmina van den Berg 1805–