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Petrus Johannes Smit (abt. 1809 - 1872)

Petrus Johannes Smit
Born about in Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony, South Africamap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 12 Sep 1827 in Somerset, Cape Colony, South Africamap
Died at about age 63 [location unknown]
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Biography

Petrus was born about 1809[1]. He is the son of Lourens Smit and Margritha Pretorius. In 1827 he married Aletta Dorothea Regina Coetzer, and they had 7 children.

Death

His Death Notice[2] says:

  • Filed:5 Oct 1872, No 8642
  • Name:Petrus Johannes Smit
  • Birthplace: in the district of Cradock
  • Parents:Louw Smit and Margarita Smit (born Pretorius)
  • Age: Sixtytwo years
  • Condition in life:Farmer
  • Marriage:married
  • Day of decease:19 Aug 1872
  • Place of death: at his own house, Bamboos hoek(?), District of Queenstown
  • Children (all majors):
  1. Lourens Erasmus
  2. Jacobus Johannes
  3. Petrus Johannes
  4. Shadalena
  • Property:Movable property, consisting of sheep goats cattle and horses of small value
  • Signed: P.J.Smit (the son Petrus Johannes)

Sources

  1. Petrus Johannes Smit (1809-1872), ID 2CBB-SKH at Familysearh.org
  2. Death Notice of Petrus Johannes Smit, 1872, image at Familysearch.org




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Smit-5151 and Smit-1649 appear to represent the same person because: These two profiles are for the same person, with complementary information. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/2CBB-SKH
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Smit-7672 and Smit-1649 appear to represent the same person because: Both have the same vitae, linked / married to the same spouse
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