Helena Catharina (Van der Merwe) van der Merwe (1788-1838)

Helena Catharina van der Merwe formerly Van der Merwe

Born 27 Oct 1788 in Swellendam

Ancestors

Daughter of Willem van der Merwe and Elsje Sophia (Swiger) van der Merwe

Sister of Elsie Sophia (vander Merwe) Els, Hendrik Petrus (Van der Merwe) van der Merwe, Willem Jacobus van der Merwe, Hanna Cornelia (van der Merwe) Botha, Jan Valentijn van der Merwe, Sara Susanna (van der Merwe) Botha, Willem Jacobus (Van der Merwe) van der Merwe, Willemiena Sovia (van der Merwe) Botha and Willem Stephanus van der Merwe

Wife of Johannes Fredrik van der Merwe — married 27 Dec 1807 in Graaff Reinet, Cape Colony

Descendants

Mother of Willem Johannes van der Merwe, Helena Catharina (Van Der Merwe) de Lange and Johanna Cornelia (van der Merwe) Delport

Died 17 Feb 1838 at age 49 in Bloukrans, Natal, South Africa

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Biography

Helena Catharina (Van der Merwe) van der Merwe was part of the settlement of the Dutch Cape Colony.
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Helena Catharina (Van der Merwe) van der Merwe traveled by wagon train from the Cape Colony, seeking independence of British rule.

Name

Helena Catharina van der Merwe, was the widow of Johannes Frederick van der Merwe who died with Piet Retief. She was killed at Blaauwkrantz with four children; only her daughter, Johanna van der Merwe, survived. Added September 2019 by Jaulanne van der Bank

Marriage

Date: 27 December 1807

Place: Graaff Reinet, Cape Colony

Groom: Johannes Fredrik van der Merwe

Bride: Helena Catharina van der Merwe ^[1]

Death

Date: 17 February 1838

Place: Blaauwkrantz Massacre, near Weenen, Natal

Age: 49 Years

Sources

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- Marriage 27 December 1807 Johannes Fredrik van der Merwe & Helena Catharina van der Mertwe Added by Rachel Marais on 20 March 2023

Acknowledgments

Van der Merwe-1281] was created by Gert Scholtz on May 3, 2015

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Helena Catharina:

~1.56% Richard Giesken : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch RM7712863 [compare]
~1.56% ~3.12% Lazeth (Gerber) Novak : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ernablom
~0.78% Leon Bezuidenhout : 23andMe, GEDmatch M942453 [compare]
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~0.78% Philip Nel : 23andMe
~0.78% ~3.12% Erika Bezuidenhout : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch NA3566304 [compare] [compare x]
~0.78% Riana Cornelius : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch XW9777208 [compare], FTDNA kit #838174
~0.78% ~1.56% Karin Hoyer : MyHeritage DNA
~0.39% Adri (Bekker) O'Neil : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #591362

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Parish registers (baptisms, memberships, marriages), Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk, Cape Province Memberships and marriages - Graaff-Reinet. -- I. memberships, 1935-1941. -- II. marriages, 1806-1829. -- III. marriages, 1806-1839.

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Helena Catharina (Van der Merwe) van der Merwe (1788 - 1838)

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