Family tree Jurrien Hoove » Johannes Pretorius (1642-1694)

Personal data Johannes Pretorius 


Household of Johannes Pretorius

(1) He is married to Johanna Victor.

They got married on February 28, 1677 at Cape Town, South Africa, he was 34 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Josina Pretorius  1678-????
  2. Johannes Pretorius  1680-< 1732 
  3. Lodewijk Pretorius  1688-???? 
  4. Elisabeth Pretorius  1690-???? 


(2) He is married to Geertruij Meintjes.

They got married on November 18, 1673, he was 31 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Wessel Pretorius  1674-± 1713 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Johannes Pretorius

Johannes Pretorius
1642-1694

(1) 1677
(2) 1673

Geertruij Meintjes
± 1655-1677

Wessel Pretorius
1674-± 1713

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  • Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1642: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 15 » Irish Confederate Wars: A Confederate Irish militia is routed in the Battle of Kilrush when it attempts to halt the progress of a Royalist Army.
    • May 17 » Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve (1612–1676) founds the Ville Marie de Montréal.
    • May 30 » From this date all honors granted by Charles I of England are retroactively annulled by Parliament.
    • September 6 » England's Parliament bans public stage-plays.
    • September 23 » The first commencement exercises occur at Harvard College.
    • November 13 » First English Civil War: Battle of Turnham Green: The Royalist forces withdraw in the face of the Parliamentarian army and fail to take London.
  • Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1673: Source: Wikipedia
    • May 17 » Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette begin exploring the Mississippi River.
    • June 17 » French explorers Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet reach the Mississippi River and become the first Europeans to make a detailed account of its course.
    • November 11 » Second Battle of Khotyn in Ukraine: Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under the command of Jan Sobieski defeat the Ottoman army. In this battle, rockets made by Kazimierz Siemienowicz are successfully used.
  • Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1694: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 6 » The warrior queen Dandara, leader of the runaway slaves in Quilombo dos Palmares, Brazil, is captured and commits suicide rather than be returned to a life of slavery.
    • July 27 » A Royal charter is granted to the Bank of England.


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Justinus Theodorus Matthys van den Hoven, "Family tree Jurrien Hoove", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-juriaan/I11985.php : accessed August 10, 2025), "Johannes Pretorius (1642-1694)".