Francois Rossouw, 1757–
- Name
- Francois /Rossouw/
- Given names
- Francois
- Surname
- Rossouw
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Baptism
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Citation details: Rossouw, p129, b9c3d1. |
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Death of a maternal grandmother
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Citation details: Vol 1, p291, #7100, b8. |
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Marriage
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Citation details: Rossouw, p129, b9c3d1. |
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Death of a mother
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Citation details: Vol 1, p471, #11405, b8c2. Citation details: Rossouw, p129, b9c3. Text: c. 1776 |
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Marriage of a parent
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Citation details: Rossouw, p129, b9c3. |
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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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Death of a half-sister
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Citation details: Joubert, p150, b5c7. Citation details: Vol 1, p50, #852, b5c7. |
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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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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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Death of a wife
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Citation details: Rossouw, p129, b9c3d1. |
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Town founded
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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: CONRADIE Geslagsregister (2014)
Citation details: [4268] c2d5e3. Citation details: Rossouw, p130, b9c3d1e10. |
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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 of a son
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Citation details: Deel 2, p235, b4c1d11. |
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Town founded
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Epidemic
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Source citation: Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza. |
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War
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Source citation: 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. |
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Historical Event
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Source citation: 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. |
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Historical Event
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Source citation: 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. |
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Economic Event
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Economic Event
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Source citation: 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. |
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Economic Event
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Source citation: Note: Pilgrim's rest declared a gold field. |
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| mother |
1728–1780
Birth: June 17, 1728
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— Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa Death: April 1, 1780 — Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa |
| Marriage | Marriage — February 29, 1756 — Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa |
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14 months
himself |
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| stepmother | |
| Marriage | Marriage — November 19, 1780 — |
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1724–1754
Birth: May 27, 1724
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32
— Montagu, Western Cape, South Africa Death: August 30, 1754 |
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| mother |
1728–1780
Birth: June 17, 1728
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— Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa Death: April 1, 1780 — Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa |
| Marriage | Marriage — February 14, 1745 — Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa |
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13 months
half-sister |
1746–1783
Birth: March 13, 1746
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Death: January 1, 1783 — Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa |
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| wife |
1759–1815
Baptism: May 24, 1759
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— Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa Death: about 1815 |
| Marriage | Marriage — December 15, 1776 — |
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22 years
son |
Descendants of Francois Rossouw
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Generation 1
Francois Rossouw, son of Francois Josua Rossouw and Margaretha Joubert, was baptized on April 24, 1757.
He married Elsie Maria Hugo (second cousin), daughter of Pieter Hugo and Aletta van der Merwe, on December 15, 1776. She was baptized on May 24, 1759 in Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa and died about 1815.
Children of Francois Rossouw and Elsie Maria Hugo:
- Daniël Josua Rossouw (1798–1840)
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Generation 2 back to top
Daniël Josua Rossouw, son of Francois Rossouw and Elsie Maria Hugo, was baptized on November 25, 1798 and died before 1840.
He married Anna Susanna Conradie, daughter of Willem Johannes Conradie and Anna Susanna Naudé, on September 3, 1825 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa. She was born on December 9, 1806 and died on August 12, 1878 in Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa at the age of 71.
Ancestors of Francois Rossouw
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Generation 1
Francois Rossouw, son of Francois Josua Rossouw and Margaretha Joubert, was baptized on April 24, 1757.
Generation 2 back to topFrancois Josua Rossouw, son of Pierre Rossouw and Maria Retief, was baptized on September 9, 1731.
Margaretha Joubert, daughter of Gideon Joubert and Margaretha de Villiers, was born on June 17, 1728 in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa and died on April 1, 1780 in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa at the age of 51.
Generation 3 back to topPierre Rossouw, son of Pierre Rossouw and Anne Retief, was baptized on September 2, 1703.
Maria Retief, daughter of Francois Retief and Marié Mouy, was born on May 16, 1702 and died about 1738.
Gideon Joubert, son of Pierre Joubert and Isabeau Richarde, was born on August 14, 1704 and died on August 1, 1739 in Paarl / Drakenstein, Western Cape, South Africa at the age of 34.
Margaretha de Villiers, daughter of Jacques de Villiers and Marguerite Gardiol, was born on July 8, 1705 and died on December 2, 1776 in Paarl / Drakenstein, Western Cape, South Africa at the age of 71.
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