Brief Life History of Potgieter
Potgieter was born in South Africa. He married Susanna Dorethea Coetzee in South Africa. He died in his hometown.
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Potgieter
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Susanna Dorethea Coetzee
1911–1964
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Spouse and Children
– Male
1911–1964 Female
Marriage
South Africa
World Events (3)
1913
Natives Land Act introduced to prevent blacks, except those living in Cape Province, from buying land outside reserves.
1914
South Africa supports Allies in World War I.
1918
Founding of Afrikaner Broederbond, a secret, exclusively male and white Protestant organization in South Africa dedicated to the advancement of Afrikaner interests.
Name Meaning
Dutch: occupational name from Middle Dutch potg(h)ietre ‘potter’.
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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