Brief Life History of Wentzel Christoffel
When Wentzel Christoffel Coetzer was born on 20 October 1814, in Caledon, Caledon, Cape Colony, South Africa, his father, Johannes Jacobus Coetzer, was 28 and his mother, Catharina Margaretha Prinsloo, was 21. He married Johanna Petronella Humphries on 23 December 1838, in Somerset, Somerset, Cape Colony, South Africa. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 19 February 1901, in Komgha, King Williams Town, Cape Colony, South Africa, at the age of 86.
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- Wentzel Christoffel Coetzer, "South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Deaths, 1895-1972"
- Wentzel Christoffel Coetzer, "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 "
- Wentzel Christoffel Coetzer, "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 "
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World Events (6)
1852
Sand River Convention. Britain recognizes Transvaal as the independent Afrikaner South African Republic.
1856
Xhosa cattle sacrifices lead to famine.
1867
Diamonds discovered in Orange Free State and Kimberley.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Alois, Dieter, Florian, Gerhard, Helmut.
German (Rötzer):
habitational name for someone from a place in the Upper Palatinate (Bavaria) or Austria named Rötz.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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