Dreyer Tree » Petrus Johannes van der Merwe (1840-1927)

Personal data Petrus Johannes van der Merwe 

  • He was born in the year 1840.
  • He died in the year 1927, he was 87 years old.

Household of Petrus Johannes van der Merwe

He is married to Engela Susanna Johanna Visser.

They got married on May 16, 1864 at Richmond, Cape Province, South Africa, he was 24 years old.


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Ancestors (and descendant) of Petrus Johannes van der Merwe

Petrus Johannes van der Merwe
1840-1927

1864

Engela Susanna Johanna Visser
1848-1889

Engela Susanna van der Merwe
1871-1942

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Historical events

Day of marriage May 16, 1864

  • The temperature on May 16, 1864 was about 18.6 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1864: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • April 17 » American Civil War: The Battle of Plymouth begins: Confederate forces attack Plymouth, North Carolina.
    • May 13 » American Civil War: Battle of Resaca: The battle begins with Union General Sherman fighting toward Atlanta.
    • August 17 » American Civil War: Battle of Gainesville: Confederate forces defeat Union troops near Gainesville, Florida.
    • August 22 » Twelve nations sign the First Geneva Convention, establishing the rules of protection of the victims of armed conflicts.
    • August 23 » American Civil War: The Union Navy captures Fort Morgan, Alabama, thus breaking Confederate dominance of all ports on the Gulf of Mexico except Galveston, Texas.
    • October 9 » American Civil War: Union cavalrymen defeat Confederate forces at Toms Brook, Virginia.

About the surname Van der Merwe


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Hendrik Dreyer, "Dreyer Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/dreyer-tree/I17713.php : accessed January 17, 2026), "Petrus Johannes van der Merwe (1840-1927)".