Dreyer Tree » Maria Aletta Pretorius (1863-????)

Personal data Maria Aletta Pretorius 

  • She was born in the year 1863.

    Waarschuwing Attention: Was older than 90 years (96) when married (January 8, 1959).


Household of Maria Aletta Pretorius

(1) She is married to Johannes Hendrik Dreyer.

They got married on April 10, 1882 at Queenstown, Cape Province, South Africa, she was 19 years old.


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(2) She is married to Hendrik Willem de Bruyn.

They got married on January 8, 1959 at Johannesburg Transvaal South Africa, she was 96 years old.

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Historical events

Day of marriage January 8, 1959

  • The temperature on January 8, 1959 was between 0.3 °C and 5.2 °C and averaged 1.7 °C. There was 3.6 mm of rain during 3.6 hours. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (53%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1959: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.3 million citizens.
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About the surname Pretorius


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Hendrik Dreyer, "Dreyer Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/dreyer-tree/I12890.php : accessed January 21, 2026), "Maria Aletta Pretorius (1863-????)".