Gerbrecht Christina Vorster, 1777–1842 (aged 65 years)
- Name
- Gerbrecht Christina /Vorster/
- Given names
- Gerbrecht Christina
- Surname
- Vorster
- Name
- Gerbrecht Christina /Dippenaar/
- Type of name
- married name
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Birth
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Source: Dippenaar naamlys (GISA)
Citation details: b6. |
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Baptism
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Source: Dippenaar naamlys (GISA)
Citation details: b6. |
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War
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Source citation: Note: French troops arrive at the Cape Colony to guard it against the English. |
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Historical Event
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Source citation: Note: The Fish River is made the eastern boundary of the Cape Colony. |
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War
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Source citation: Note: Consequence of signing the Treaty of Paris (3 Sep 1783). |
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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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Marriage
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Source: Dippenaar naamlys (GISA)
Citation details: b6. |
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Historical Event
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War
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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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Town founded
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Town founded
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Death of a husband
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Citation details: p416, b6. |
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Historical Event
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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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Marriage of a son
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Source: Dippenaar naamlys (GISA)
Citation details: b6c3. |
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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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Marriage of a granddaughter
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Citation details: van Niekerk, p265, b6c7d3. Citation details: Marriage: Adriaan Pieter VAN NIEKERK and Helena Johanna DIPPENAAR (1840), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSK6-1NH7?i=540&cat=244034 : accessed 2 May 2020 |
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Death
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Source: Dippenaar naamlys (GISA)
Citation details: b6. |
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1758–1819
Baptism: January 8, 1758
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— Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa Death: about September 1819 |
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| herself |
1777–1842
Birth: December 1, 1777
Death: December 15, 1842 — Dist. Malmesbury, Western Cape, South Africa |
| Marriage | Marriage — January 17, 1796 — Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa |
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4 years
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1800–1872
Birth: calculated March 14, 1800
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— Swartland, Western Cape, South Africa Death: March 1, 1872 — Koornhuis, Namaqualand, South Africa |
Descendants of Gerbrecht Christina Vorster
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Generation 1
Gerbrecht Christina Vorster was born on December 1, 1777 and died on December 15, 1842 in Drieheuwels, Koringberg, Dist. Malmesbury, Western Cape, South Africa at the age of 65.
She married Andries Petrus Dippenaar, son of Johann Martin Dippenaar and Maria Magdalena Smit, on January 17, 1796 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. He was baptized on January 8, 1758 in Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa and died about September 1819.
Children of Gerbrecht Christina Vorster and Andries Petrus Dippenaar:
- Alewyn Jacobus Dippenaar (1800–1872)
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Generation 2 back to top
Alewyn Jacobus Dippenaar, son of Andries Petrus Dippenaar and Gerbrecht Christina Vorster, was born calculated March 14, 1800 in Anyskop, Swartland, Western Cape, South Africa and died on March 1, 1872 in Koornhuis, Namaqualand, South Africa.
He married Catharina Helena Smit on September 8, 1822 in Swartland, Western Cape, South Africa.
Children of Alewyn Jacobus Dippenaar and Catharina Helena Smit:
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Generation 3 back to top
Helena Johanna Dippenaar, daughter of Alewyn Jacobus Dippenaar and Catharina Helena Smit.
She married Adriaan Pieter van Niekerk, son of Adriaan Pieter van Niekerk and Cornelia Johanna Smit, on August 16, 1840 in Clanwilliam, Western Cape, South Africa. He was born calculated September 3, 1793 in Driefontein, Dist. Piketberg, Western Cape, South Africa and died on January 16, 1855 in De Draai, Namaqualand, South Africa.
Ancestors of Gerbrecht Christina Vorster
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Generation 1
Gerbrecht Christina Vorster was born on December 1, 1777 and died on December 15, 1842 in Drieheuwels, Koringberg, Dist. Malmesbury, Western Cape, South Africa at the age of 65.
