Dreyer Tree » Elisabetta (Elizabeth) Johanna Susanna du Plessis (1838-1914)

Personal data Elisabetta (Elizabeth) Johanna Susanna du Plessis 

  • She was born on February 9, 1838 in Pietermaritzburg.
  • She died on April 8, 1914 in Waterval, Rustenburg, Transvaal, South Africa, she was 76 years old.
    Oorzaak: inflamation stomach
  • She is buried in Waterval, Rustenburg, Transvaal, South Africa.

Household of Elisabetta (Elizabeth) Johanna Susanna du Plessis

(1) She is married to Barend Jacobus Frey.

They got married on February 25, 1871 at Rustenburg, Transvaal, South Africa, she was 33 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Jakobus Marthinus Frey  1871-1956 
  3. Anna Maria Frey  1875-????
  4. Daniellina Frey  1879-1916 


(2) She is married to Philippus Lodeicus Erasmus.

They got married

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Elisabetta (Elizabeth) Johanna Susanna du Plessis

Elisabetta (Elizabeth) Johanna Susanna du Plessis
1838-1914

(1) 1871

Barend Jacobus Frey
1825-1921

Jakobus Marthinus Frey
1871-1956
Helena Susara "Lenie" Frey
1873-1952
Anna Maria Frey
1875-????
Daniellina Frey
1879-1916
Magdalena Frey
(2) 

Philippus Lodeicus Erasmus


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Historical events

Birthday February 9, 1838

  • The temperature on February 9, 1838 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: betrokken winderig bui. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1838: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
    • January 6 » Alfred Vail and colleagues demonstrate a telegraph system using dots and dashes (this is the forerunner of Morse code).
    • January 26 » Tennessee enacts the first prohibition law in the United States.
    • August 18 » The Wilkes Expedition, which would explore the Puget Sound and Antarctica, weighs anchor at Hampton Roads.
    • September 18 » The Anti-Corn Law League is established by Richard Cobden.
    • October 5 » The Killough massacre in east Texas sees eighteen Texian settlers either killed or kidnapped.
    • December 16 » Great Trek: Battle of Blood River: Voortrekkers led by Andries Pretorius and Sarel Cilliers defeat Zulu impis, led by Dambuza (Nzobo) and Ndlela kaSompisi in what is today KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Day of marriage February 25, 1871

  • The temperature on February 25, 1871 was about 7.3 °C. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1871: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • July 20 » British Columbia joins the confederation of Canada.
    • July 29 » The Connecticut Valley Railroad opens between Old Saybrook, Connecticut and Hartford, Connecticut in the United States.
    • October 10 » Chicago burns after a barn accident. The fire lasts from October 8–10.
    • October 24 » An estimated 17 to 20 Chinese immigrants are lynched in Los Angeles, California.
    • November 10 » Henry Morton Stanley locates missing explorer and missionary, Dr David Livingstone in Ujiji, near Lake Tanganyika, famously greeting him with the words, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?".
    • November 16 » The National Rifle Association receives its charter from New York State.

Day of death April 8, 1914

  • The temperature on April 8, 1914 was between 4.6 °C and 11.6 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 2.7 mm of rain. There was 10.3 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
    • January 9 » The Phi Beta Sigma fraternity is founded by African-American students at Howard University in Washington D.C., United States.
    • March 1 » The Republic of China joins the Universal Postal Union.
    • May 25 » The House of Commons of the United Kingdom passes the Home Rule Bill for devolution in Ireland.
    • September 5 » World War I: First Battle of the Marne begins. Northeast of Paris, the French attack and defeat German forces who are advancing on the capital.
    • September 13 » World War I: The Battle of Aisne begins between Germany and France.
    • November 1 » World War I: The Australian Imperial Force (AIF) departed by ship in a single convoy from Albany, Western Australia bound for Egypt.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

  • 1834 » Felix Dahn, German lawyer, historian, and author († 1912)
  • 1837 » José Burgos, Filipino priest and revolutionary († 1872)
  • 1839 » Silas Adams, American colonel, lawyer, and politician († 1896)
  • 1846 » Whitaker Wright, English businessman and financier († 1904)
  • 1846 » Wilhelm Maybach, German engineer and businessman, founded Maybach († 1929)
  • 1847 » Hugh Price Hughes, Welsh-English clergyman and theologian († 1902)

Source: Wikipedia


About the surname Du Plessis


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