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Louisa Petronella LA GRANGE, b1c2d10

Louisa Petronella LA GRANGE, b1c2d10

Female 1777 - 1844  (67 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Louisa Petronella LA GRANGE, b1c2d10 was born on 1 Jan 1777 in Cape, South Africa (daughter of Marthinus LE GRANGE, b1c2 and Maria FOURIE, b6c7); died on 16 Apr 1844 in South Africa.

    Louisa married Hilgard M(, a4b1c7 on 15 Jan 1804 in Cape Town, Cape, South Africa. Hilgard (son of Hilegard (Hilgard) M(, a4b1 and Petronella FOURIE, b6c11) was christened on 4 Jul 1783 in Cape, South Africa; died before 9 Dec 1820. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Louisa married Jan Gysbert DU PREEZ, b1c6d5e5 on 9 Dec 1820 in Cape, South Africa. Jan was christened on 19 Apr 1783; died on 19 Feb 1849 in Kafferkuilsrivier, Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Marthinus LE GRANGE, b1c2 was born about 1739; was christened on 30 Mar 1739 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl) (son of Johannes-Jan LA GRANGE, b3 and Johanna CONTERMAN(N), b1); died in in Cape, South Africa.

    Notes:

    Burger Swellendam.

    Marthinus married Maria FOURIE, b6c7 on 22 Mar 1761 in Cape, South Africa. Maria (daughter of Louis FOURIE, b6 and Susanne LE RICHE, b1) was born about 1741; was christened on 2 Jul 1741 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); died in in Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Maria FOURIE, b6c7 was born about 1741; was christened on 2 Jul 1741 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl) (daughter of Louis FOURIE, b6 and Susanne LE RICHE, b1); died in in Cape, South Africa.
    Children:
    1. Johanna Elizabeth LA GRANGE, b1c2d1 was born about 1762 in Swellendam, Cape, South Africa; was christened on 3 Oct 1762 in Swellendam, Cape, South Africa; died in in Cape, South Africa.
    2. Louis LA GRANGE, b1c2d2 was christened on 14 Aug 1763; and died.
    3. Marthinus LA GRANGE, b1c2d3 was christened on 7 Oct 1764; and died.
    4. Susanna Maria LA GRANGE, b1c2d4 was christened on 30 Nov 1766; and died.
    5. Maria Margaretha LA GRANGE, b1c2d5 was christened on 22 May 1768; and died.
    6. Marthinus Johannes LA GRANGE, b1c2d6 was christened on 22 Oct 1769; and died.
    7. Johannes Petrus LA GRANGE, b1c2d7 was christened on 29 Sep 1771; died on 9 Nov 1840 in Riversdale, Cape, South Africa.
    8. Maria Fredrika LA GRANGE, b1c2d8 was christened on 25 Apr 1773; and died.
    9. Francina Jacoba LA GRANGE, b1c2d9 was christened on 1 Feb 1776; and died.
    10. 1. Louisa Petronella LA GRANGE, b1c2d10 was born on 1 Jan 1777 in Cape, South Africa; died on 16 Apr 1844 in South Africa.
    11. Anna Margaretha LA GRANGE, b1c2d11 was christened on 7 Dec 1777; and died.
    12. Jacoba LA GRANGE, b1c2d12 was christened on 14 May 1780; and died.
    13. Carolina Elizabeth LA GRANGE was christened on 28 Jul 1782; and died.
    14. Susanna Isabella LA GRANGE was christened on 6 Mar 1785; and died.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Johannes-Jan LA GRANGE, b3 was born in in Cape, South Africa; was christened on 23 Oct 1712 in Cape Town, Cape, South Africa (son of Pierre LA GRANGE, progenitor and Margaretha KOOL); died in in Cape, South Africa.

    Notes:

    !SAG vol 2 page 509 b1

    Johannes-Jan married Johanna CONTERMAN(N), b1 on 11 Aug 1734 in Cape, South Africa. Johanna (daughter of Hans Jacob CONTERMAN(N), progenitor and Anna Catharina CLEEF, b1) was born in 1701 in Stellenbosch, Cape, South Africa; was christened on 23 Jun 1709; died in in Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Johanna CONTERMAN(N), b1 was born in 1701 in Stellenbosch, Cape, South Africa; was christened on 23 Jun 1709 (daughter of Hans Jacob CONTERMAN(N), progenitor and Anna Catharina CLEEF, b1); died in in Cape, South Africa.

    Notes:

    !Emmerentia van Rensburg Registers
    TROU: Lombard/Heese 2 D-G p 509.
    Haar moeder was 15 jaar oud ten tye van haar geboorte.
    GEBORE: De Villiers/Pama p 157. b1
    TROU: De Villiers/Pama p 254. b5
    Lombard/Heese I A-C p 654.
    Le Roux/Lombard: Hugenotebloed in ons are p 54.
    Alt Name: Johanna CONTERMANN
    !SAG vol 1 page 654 b1
    SAG vol 2 page 509 wife of b1
    She was the widow Gouws.

    Notes:

    Married:
    Juna gives the date as after June, 1735.

    Children:
    1. Johannes Petrus LA GRANGE, b1c1 was christened on 27 Jan 1737 in Cape Town, Cape, South Africa; died in in Cape, South Africa.
    2. 2. Marthinus LE GRANGE, b1c2 was born about 1739; was christened on 30 Mar 1739 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); died in in Cape, South Africa.

  3. 6.  Louis FOURIE, b6 was born about 1703 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl) (son of Louis FOURIE, progenitor and Susanne CORDIER, b1); died about 1767 in 'Doornboom', District Heidelberg, Cape, South Africa; was buried in Familie begraafplaas, Doomboom, Swellendam.

    Notes:

    Burger Drakenstein

    Op 15 Oktober 1733 het Louis Fourie die eienaar van Andries Gous se plaas "Doornboom", aan die Duivenhoksrivier aan die wagendrift, distrik Swellendam, geword. "Doornboom" het vir die volgende ongeveer 150 jaar in die besit van die Fourie-familie gebly. Hy het ook die plaas "De Tradouw", geleë aan die Buffelsjachtrivier in die distrik Swellendam besit. Louis Fourie het in 1730 saam met 12 ander kommandolede vier
    slawe, wat gedros het, gaan soek. Hulle is by die mond van die Palmietrivier (naby die huidige Stilbaai) gekry waar twee slawe doodgeskiet, een gewond is en een ontsnap het.
    Louis Fourie is in Januarie 1744 tot wagmeester van Swellendam se Dragonders bevorder. Hy was vanaf 1751 tot 1758 ook Heemraadslid vir die kolonie van Swellendam. Hy was 'n welaf boer. Louis se vader het "De Slangerivier" aan hom bemaak (op voorwaarde dat hy die ander kinders uitbetaal), maar toe Louis snr in 1750 oorlede is was Louis jnr reeds op "Doornboom" gevestig [1 STB 18/4]. Louis jnr het "De Slangerivier" in 1751 aan Gabriel Rossouw verkoop. In die lys van "Alphabeth van Eenlopen Persoonen" in Stellenbosch verskyn die naam as "Louis Fourie de Jonge". Burger van Drakenstein.
    Louis II sterf in 1767 op sy plaas "Doornboom" in die ouderdom van 64 jaar. Hy is by sy seun Pieter in die familie begraafplaas op die plaas begrawe.)
    Boedelnr. KAB 7/1/8 no.16
    MOOC 7/1/18 nr 16

    Louis married Susanne LE RICHE, b1 on 16 May 1728 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl). Susanne (daughter of Louis LE RICHE, progenitor and Susanna FOUCH(E)(, b7) was born about 1709 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); was christened on 22 Sep 1709 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); died in Jun 1788 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); was buried in 'Doornboom', District Heidelberg, Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Susanne LE RICHE, b1 was born about 1709 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); was christened on 22 Sep 1709 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl) (daughter of Louis LE RICHE, progenitor and Susanna FOUCH(E)(, b7); died in Jun 1788 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); was buried in 'Doornboom', District Heidelberg, Cape, South Africa.

    Notes:

    Sy word in 1739 die eienaar van die plaas Buffeljachtsrivier. Besit ook van 1740-1747 die plaas Welgevonden aan die Klippedrift in Outeniqualand. Sy gee die plaas prys nadat Boesmans haar veewagters vermoor en 450 grootvee gesteel het. Susanna is in die Drakensteinse kerk deur Ds. J.G. d'Ailly gedoop. Sy is op 79 jaar oud oorlede en is langs haar man op die plaas "De Doornboom" begrawe waar sy tot haar dood gewoon het.)
    Boedelnr. KAB MOOC 7/1/32 nr. 88 en 89

    Christened:
    Ds J.G. d'Ailly

    Children:
    1. Johannes FOURIE, b6c3 was born in 1724; was christened on 29 Oct 1724 in Stellenbosch, Cape, South Africa; died before 21 Sep 1776 in Cape, South Africa.
    2. Louis FOURIE, b6c1 was born in 1729; was christened on 10 Apr 1729 in Stellenbosch, Cape, South Africa; died in 1796 in Cape, South Africa.
    3. Susanna FOURIE, b6c2 was christened on 11 Mar 1731 in Cape Town, Cape, South Africa; and died.
    4. Pieter FOURIE, b6c4 was christened on 16 Oct 1735; and died.
    5. Francina FOURIE, b6c5 was born in in Provinsie Dauphin; was christened on 13 Oct 1737 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); died in in South Africa.
    6. Anna FOURIE, b6c6 was christened on 6 Sep 1739; died in in Cape, South Africa.
    7. 3. Maria FOURIE, b6c7 was born about 1741; was christened on 2 Jul 1741 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); died in in Cape, South Africa.
    8. Jacobus FOURIE, b6c8 was born in in Cape, South Africa; was christened on 20 Oct 1743 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); died in in Cape, South Africa.
    9. Martha FOURIE, b6c9 was christened on 12 Jun 1745 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); died in in Cape, South Africa.
    10. Joseph FOURIE, b6c10 was christened on 12 Oct 1747; and died.
    11. Petronella FOURIE, b6c11 was born about 1750; was christened on 25 Oct 1750 in Swellendam, Cape, South Africa; and died.
    12. Elizabeth FOURIE, b6c12 was christened on 2 Apr 1752 in 'Oude Kloof', Tulbagh, Cape, South Africa; died on 16 Mar 1852 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl).


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Pierre LA GRANGE, progenitor was born about 1664 in Cabri; died on 16 Nov 1704 in Cape, South Africa.

    Notes:

    Aankoms 1688 met die skip "Berg China". In 1707 besit hy erf in Kaapstad, op die hoek van Lange- en Waalstraat.

    Arrived at the Cape in 1688, from Cabriere in Provance, France.

    Pierre married Margaretha KOOL on 16 Nov 1704 in Cape Town, Cape, South Africa. Margaretha was born about 1688 in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands; died in in Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Margaretha KOOL was born about 1688 in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands; died in in Cape, South Africa.

    Notes:

    Possibly from Rotterdam not Amsterdam.

    Children:
    1. Jan LE GRANGE was born about 1705; and died.
    2. Margaretha LA GRANGE, b1 was christened on 20 Feb 1707 in Cape Town, Cape, South Africa; died on 29 Apr 1746.
    3. Pieter LA GRANGE, b2 was christened on 10 Feb 1709 in Cape Town, Cape, South Africa; and died.
    4. 4. Johannes-Jan LA GRANGE, b3 was born in in Cape, South Africa; was christened on 23 Oct 1712 in Cape Town, Cape, South Africa; died in in Cape, South Africa.

  3. 10.  Hans Jacob CONTERMAN(N), progenitor was born about 1656 in Hademar, Hesse-Nassau, Germany (son of Nicolaus CONTERMAN(N) and Barbara (Barbere) LE F); died on 11 Aug 1734 in Stellenbosch, Cape, South Africa.

    Notes:

    Arrived about 1696 as soldier, burger 1698, blacksmith and farmer on the farm "Vryburg", Bottelary as wel as on a farm in Jonkershoek, Stellenbosch. He had a wine contract in Stellenbosch and Drakenstein and was heemraad of Stellenbosch.
    Van Hadamar in Hesse-Nassau, aankoms 1696 soldaat, burger 1698, smid en landbouer, Stellebosch, besit daar die plaas "Vryburg" in die Bottelary en een in Jonkershoek, heemraad van Stellenbosch en pagter van die wyn- en brandewynlisensie.


    From: J A Smyth
    To:
    Subject: Re: [GenForum] Conterman
    Date: 17 August 2001 01:44

    Liewe Nita

    Hier volg die inligting- waarna jy soek
    JAN (HANS) JACOB CONTERMANN *1656 Frankryk X 26 .9. 1700 ANNA CATHARINA
    CLEEF* 13Oct 1686

    Kinders1. Johanna *1707 X Andries Gous in 1719 XX Jan le Grange in 1736XX my
    voorgeslag
    2. Babara *1702
    3. Anna Maria * 1704
    4 Johannes *1709
    5. Anna Catharina *1719

    Tweede vrou MARIA BEYERS X X1720
    KIND
    Johannes Jacobus* 7 Sep 1721Jan (Hans) Jacob Contermann is in 1734 in Stellenbosch oorlede
    Ek sal graag meer wil leer aangaande Anna Maria X Nicolaas Louw
    Inligting van LDS Films en Forums

    Alles van die beste
    Alma
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    Hans married Anna Catharina CLEEF, b1 on 26 Sep 1700 in Stellenbosch, Cape, South Africa. Anna (daughter of Nicolaus (Nicolaas) CLEEF, progenitor and Barbara (Barbere) LE F, daughter of Pn CLEEF and Barbara (Barbere) LE F) was born in 1686 in Cape Town, Cape, South Africa; was christened on 12 Oct 1684 in Cape Town, Cape, South Africa; died on 8 Mar 1719 in Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Anna Catharina CLEEF, b1 was born in 1686 in Cape Town, Cape, South Africa; was christened on 12 Oct 1684 in Cape Town, Cape, South Africa (daughter of Nicolaus (Nicolaas) CLEEF, progenitor and Barbara (Barbere) LE F, daughter of Pn CLEEF and Barbara (Barbere) LE F); died on 8 Mar 1719 in Cape, South Africa.

    Notes:

    Du Plooy.paf gives date of Christening as 13.10.1686
    !SAG vol 1 page 587 b1

    Christened:
    Du Plooy.paf gives date of Christening as 13.10.1686

    Alternative date: 12.10.1686

    Notes:

    Married:
    Alt Marriage: Hans Jacob CONTERMANN progenitor Date: 26 Sep 1706

    Children:
    1. 5. Johanna CONTERMAN(N), b1 was born in 1701 in Stellenbosch, Cape, South Africa; was christened on 23 Jun 1709; died in in Cape, South Africa.
    2. Barbara CONTERMAN(N), b2 was born before 1702 in Swellendam, Cape, South Africa; was christened on 19 Mar 1702; died in in Cape, South Africa.
    3. Anna Maria COUNTERMAN, b3 was born in 1704 in Swellendam, Cape, South Africa; was christened on 24 Feb 1704; died in in Cape, South Africa.
    4. Johannes CONTERMAN(N), b4 was born in 1709 in Swellendam, Cape, South Africa; was christened on 23 Jun 1709; died in in Cape, South Africa.
    5. Anna Catharina CONTERMAN(N) was born in 1719 in Swellendam, Cape, South Africa; and died.
    6. Anna Katryn CONTERMAN(N), b5 was christened on 12 Mar 1719; died in in Cape, South Africa.

  5. 12.  Louis FOURIE, progenitor was born in 1669 in Pontaix, Drome, Dauphin; died in 1750 in De Slangerivier, Wellington, Cape, South Africa; was buried in De Slangerivier, Wellington, Cape, South Africa.

    Notes:

    Louis Fourie (ook Fleurij) is die stamvader van die Fouries in Suid-Afrika. Hy was een van die 150 Franse Hugenote wat vanaf Amsterdam, Holland, na die Kaap gekom het in 1689. Louis en sy broer David het Texel op die skip "Wapen van Alkmaar" op 27 Julie 1688 verlaat en in die Kaap aangekom op 27 Januarie 1689. n Ander moontlikheid is dat hulle met die "Borssenburg" uit Texel vertrek het op 6 Januarie 1688. Volgens die skip se rekords het dit "French Piedmontesåe" - n term wat gebruik is om mense afkomstig van die Franse Alpe te beskryf- aan boord gehad het.

    Die plaas " Het Slangerivier" in die Wamakersvallei of le Val du Charron, wat later Wellington geword het, is aan hom toegeken.Die plaas is in 1750 , met sy dood, verkoop aan Gabriel Rossouw. Louis het ook die plaas "Zeekoeidrift" op die walle van die Gouritzrivier besit.

    Louis is beskou as een van die rykste boere in die Swellendam area. Hy het 14 slawe gehad, 12 perde, 226 beeste en meer as 1000 skape.
    Hy het 10 kinders gehad by sy eerste vrou en 11 by sy tweede vrou en was ook die Hugenoot met die meeste kinders.
    Die van Fourie beteken voorsiener of verskaffer van hooi of voer en kom van die Latynse woord "furragium".

    Boedelnomer KAB 8/7 no 55
    Alternative date: 1669
    Erasmus Register gives the location as Pointaax, Dauphine, France
    Alternative location: Slange rivier, Wagenmakersvallei (Wellington)

    Estate file KAB 8/7 No. 55 KAB MOOC 7/1/10 No. 9

    After his flight from France, he became a member of the "Waalse" congregarion in Amsterdam. On 21 December 1687 he bid farewell to the congregation to come to South Africa in 1688. It is not sure on which ship he came. He became a farmer in the "Wagenmakersvallei, now Wellington and in 1699 he there owned the farm "Slange Rivier" [Snake River] in the congregation of Drakenstein where he lived to his death. In Drakenstein registers he is sometimes referred to as Florit. He also owned another farm "Zeekoeidrift" on the Gourits river.

    Verwysings:
    De Villiers/Pama
    Heese/Lombard
    Verwysingsmateriaal, Boksburg biblioteek
    Verwysingsmateriaal, Springs LDS FHC biblioteek

    From: OCKERT FOURIE
    To:
    Subject: RE: [GenForum] Louis Fourie
    Date: 21 March 2001 04:42

    Wendy & Alma:

    Ek het die volgende inligting van die Hugenote Vereniging gekry oor die stamvader Louis Fourie en hoop dit voeg so bietjie meer inligtig by:

    Al die Fourie's in Suid Afrika is afstammelinge van die Hugenoot Louis Fourie en sy twee vrouens Susanna Cordier en Anna Jourdan. Louis Fourie en sy eerste vrou Susanna Cordier was die ouers van 10 kinders en Louis Fourie en Anna Jourdan, sy tweede vrou, het 11 kinders gehad Louis Fourie is waarskynlik in die omgewing van Pontaix, in die provinsie Dauphine, Frankryk in 1669 gebore. Hy het kort na die Herroeping van die Edik van Nantes in 1685 uit Frankryk na Amsterdam, Nederland gevlug. Op 27 Julie 1688 vertrek hy uit die hawe Texel op die skip Wapen van Alkmaar na die Kaap van Goeie Hoop waar hy op 27 Januarie 1689 aan wal kom. Louis Fourie vestig homself op die plaas Slangerivier - op sy naam gerigistreer op 27 Feb 1699 - in die Wagenmakersvallei (die huidige Wellington).
    Hy huur ook die plaas Zeekoedrift aan die Gouritz Rivier. Hy was 20 jaar oud toe hy in die Kaap aangekom het en is 62 jaar later op die rype ouderdom van 81 oorlede. Hy het albei sy vrouens oorleef en was die oupa van 102 kleinkinders. Susanna Cordier is in 1678 in Frankryk gebore en is in 1695 met Louis Fourie getroud. Sy is in November 1714 op die ouderdom van 36 jaar oorlede. Louis Fourie hertrou met Anna Jourdan in 1716. Sy is op 30 Desember 1698 gedoop.

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    !Emmerentia van Rensburg Registers

    Lombard/Heese 2 D-G p 335.
    Louis was 30 jaar ouer as sy tweede eggenote.
    De Villiers/Pama p 227.
    Louis was 'n Franse vlugteling en sy aankoms aan die Kaap in 1688 was waarskynlik aan boord van die Borssenburg. Hy het boer geword in die Wagenmakersvallei (vandag Wellington). In 1699 besit hy die plaas Slange Rivier waarop hy tot sy dood gewoon het. Hy het ook 'n ander plaas, Zeekoedrift aan die Gouritsrivier, besit.
    Le Roux/Lombard: Hugenotebloed in ons are p 59, 148, 155, 175, 183.
    Louis se oorspronklike herkoms was moontlik van Dauphine of Pontaix, Frankryk.
    Sy nege seuns het gesamentlik 66 kinders nagelaat.
    Heese/Lombard 2 D-G p 335. Louis Fourie gebore provinsie Dauphine, Frankryk. Na sy vlug uit Frankryk het hy lid geword van die Waalse gemeente in Amsterdam. Op 21 Desember 1687 het hy afskeid geneem van die gemeente om na die Kaap te kom.
    Dis nie seker met watter skip hy gekom het nie. Hy gaan woon aan die Slangrivier in die gemeente Drakenstein. In Drakenstein se registrs word hy soms as Florit aangee. Hy sterf 1750. Trou Susanna Cordier, oorlede 1715 en 'n tweede keer met Anna Jourdan (Pierre-dogter), oorlede 1698.
    Pama C.: Die Afrikaanse Familienaamboek p 122. Betekenis: Maaier of verkoper van hooi of voer.
    Redelinghuys J.H.: Die Afrikaner Familienaamboek p 86. Louis Fourie het as jong Hugenote-vlugteling in 1689 hier aan wal gestap. Kort daarna is hy in die huwelik bevestig met Susanna Cordier en na haar dood is hy hertroud met Anna Jourdaan.
    Hy het die geringe bevolking aan die Kaap destyds met twintig laat aanwas, en het behalwe twee seuns en twee dogters almal van Bybelse name voorsien.
    Goewerneur van der Stel het die plaas "Slangfontein" in die Wagenmakersvallei (tans Wellington) aan hom toegeken waar hy en sy groot gesin hulle gevestig het.
    Die van Fourie beteken voerman of voorsiener van voer, uit die Latynse furragium'.
    Onder die vroeere inwoners van Swellendam in 1762 was Louis Fourie, een van die rykste manne in Swellendam. Hy het veertien slawe, twaalf perde en baie stuks groot- en kleinvee besit, nl. 226 beeste en 1,000 skape in 1765 - groot getalle vir daardie dae. Hy het eens op 'n tyd gewoon op "Doornboom", waar die mooi dorp Heidelberg vandag staan en ook aan "De Duyvenshoks Rivier aan de Wagen Drift", wat nader aan die see lê. Hy was ook 'n Heemraaed.
    Daar was 'n aansienliek aantal Fouries onder die Trekkers uit die Kolonie. Een van hulle, Hermanus Foure, is saam met Piet Retief vermoor. Die enigste boer wat in die Bloedrivierslag gewond is, was Philip Fourie, wat 'n assegaaiwond in sy been opgedoen het.
    In die Tweede Vryheidsoorlog is generaal P.J. Fourie deur generaal C.R.de Wet beskou as een van die knapste manne op kommando. 'n Belangrike figuur, wat seker nie lig vergeet sal word nie, is Jopie Fourie, wat met die Rebellie in 1914 te Pretoria tereggestel is. Dr. H.C.M. Fourie was een van die amptelike vertalers van die Bybel in Afrikaans Die Fourie-afstammeling wat vandag oor die hele land verspreid is, speel 'n belangrike rol op byna elke gebied van ons volkslewe.
    Le Roux/Lombard: Hugenotebloed in ons are, p 59. Louis Fourie (1669-1750) was afkomstig van die destydse Franse provinsie Dauphine, vermoedelik ook van die omgewing van Pontaix. Aangesien hy op 21 Desember 1687 afskeid geneem het van die Waalse gemeente in Amsterdam en in 1688 al aan die Kaap was, het hy heel waarskynlik met die kamer van Amsterdam se skip "Borssenburg" na die Kaap gekom. Die inskrywing in die lidmateregister dat ene Louis Fourie op 18 Januarie 1688 nog in Amsterdam was, verwys vermoedelik na iemand anders. Die "Borssenburg" het reeds op 6 Januarie 1688 vertrek.
    Aan die Kaap boer Louis op die plaas Slangrivier in die Wamersvallei. Hy trou in 1695 met Suzanne Cordier (1678-1715), dogter van Louis Cordier en Francoise Martinet. Die huwelik was met tien kinders geseen. In 1716 trou hy met Anne Jourdan * 1699 as dogter van Pierre Jourdan en Anne Foucher. nog elf kindersword gebore. Hulle is oor Stellenbosch, Drakenstein, Caledon, Swellendam, Tulbagh en Graaff-Reinet versprei. Hierdie nege seuns het gesamentlik 66 kinders agtergelaat.

    Janet's notes, '...van Dauphine, Franse vlugteling, na sy vlug uit Frankryk lid geword van Waalse gemeente in Amsterdam, op 21-12-1687 na Kaap gekom, aankoms 1688, boer op sy plaas 'Slange Rivier' in die Wagenmakersvallei, vandag Wellington, besit ook die plaas 'Zeekoedrift' aan die Gouritsrivier. In Drakenstein se registers word hy soms as Florit aangegee...'

    Franse vlugteling. Aankoms 1688. Hy het 'n boer geword in die Wagenmakersvallei (vandag Wellington) en in 1699 besit hy daar die plaas "Slange Rivier" waarop hy tot sy dood gewoon het . Hy het nog 'n ander plaas "Zeekoeidrift" aan die Gouritsrivier besit.

    STAMVADER
    Louis FOURIE

    Louis Fourie, gebore 1669, van Pointaix, Dauphine, wat aangekom het in 1698 was 'n Franse Hugenoot wat 'n landbouer in die Wamakersvallei was sedert 1699 op die plaas 'Slange Rivier' en later Zeekoeidrift aan die Goudritsrivier. Eersgenoemde plaas is na sy dood omstreeks 175 0 gekoop deur Gabriel Rousseau. Louis was getroud met Suzanne Cordier d/v Louis en na haar dood in 1715 met Anna Jourdan d/v Pierre Jourdan. Hy het 10 kinders van sy eerste huwelik, en 11 van sy tweede huwelik gehad.

    1. Susanna ~ 1694 x Jan Nel xx CE Schutte
    2. Francois ~ 4/9/1696
    3. Maria ~ 26/10/1698
    4. Martha ~ 27/3/1701 x Pieter Lombard
    5. Gideon * 27/8/1701
    6. Louis * 1703 burger Drakenstein x 16/5/1728 Susanna le Riche
    7. Sara ~ 29/11/1705 x Adriaan van Wyk
    8. Elizabeth ~ 29/4/1708
    9. Jacobus ~ 1/1/1710 + voor 1756 x 9/8/1739 Elisabeth Minnaar, woon op Cralinge, Caledon.
    10. Marcus ~ 14/5/1713
    11. Pieter ~ 7/2/1717 burger Swellendam x 22/2/1767 Isabella Steyn
    12. Anna ~ 5/6/1716 x Pieter Jacobs
    13. Maria ~ 8/12/1720
    14. David ~ 27/9/1722 x 16/5/1751 Louisa Erasmus
    15. Johannes ~ 29/10/1724 x 9/3/1760 Cecilia Johanna du Preez
    16. Petrus ~ 8/9/1726 x 22/2/1767 Isabella Steyn
    17. Marcus Anthonius ~ 11/7/1728 x 25/4/1762 Catharina Bezuidenhout
    18. Susanna ~ 7/5/1730
    19. Joseph ~ 2/3/1732 burger Swellendam + 14/4/1811 x 24/10/1759 Elsie van Eeden
    20. Stephanus ~ 17/10/1734 burger Drakenstein x 5/2/1764 Helena Geertruy Lategaan
    21. Jonathan ~ 8/6/1738 burger Stellenbosch x 13/5/1781 Martha Sophia du Plessis weduwee va n Zacharias Arend Eelhof

    Verwysings:
    De Villiers/Pama
    Heese/Lombard
    Verwysingsmateriaal, Boksburg biblioteek
    Verwysingsmateriaal, Springs LDS FHC biblioteek

    !BIRTH-MAR-DEATH:Hendrik Jooste Registers;Fourie A1

    TROU-STERF:De Villiers Pama;Bls 227;



    After his flight from France, he became a member of the "Waalse" congregarion in Amsterdam. On 21 December 1687 he bid farewell to the congregation to come to South Africa in 1688. It is not sure on which ship he came. He became a farmer in the "Wagenmakersvallei, now Wellington and in 1699 he there owned the farm "Slange Rivier" [Snake River] in the congregation of Drakenstein where he lived to his death. In Drakenstein registers he is sometimes referred to as Florit. He also owned another farm "Zeekoeidrift" on the Gourits river.
    Louis Fourie, gebore 1669, van Pointaix, Dauphine, wat aangekom het in 1698 was 'n Franse Hugenoot wat 'n landbouer in die Wamakersvallei was sedert 1699 op die plaas 'Slange Rivier' en later Zeekoeidrift aan die Goudritsrivier. Eersgenoemde plaas is na sy dood omstreeks 1750 gekoop deur Gabriel Rousseau. Louis was getroud met Suzanne Cordier d/v Louis en na haar dood in 1715 met Anna Jourdan d/v Pierre Jourdan. Hy het 10 kinders van sy eerste huwelik, en 1 1 van sy tweede huwelik gehad.

    1. Susanna ~ 1694 x Jan Nel xx CE Schutte
    2. Francois ~ 4/9/1696
    3. Maria ~ 26/10/1698
    4. Martha ~ 27/3/1701 x Pieter Lombard
    5. Gideon * 27/8/17016. Louis * 1703 burger Drakenstein x 16/5/1728 Susanna le Riche
    7. Sara ~ 29/11/1705 x Adriaan van Wyk
    8. Elizabeth ~ 29/4/17089. Jacobus ~ 1/1/1710 + voor 1756 x 9/8/1739 Elisabeth Minnaar, woon op C ralinge, Caledon.
    10. Marcus ~ 14/5/171311. Pieter ~ 7/2/1717 burger Swellendam x 22/2/1767 Isabella Steyn
    12. Anna ~ 5/6/1716 x Pieter Jacobs
    13. Maria ~ 8/12/1720


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    From: OCKERT FOURIE
    To:
    Subject: RE: [GenForum] Louis Fourie
    Date: 21 March 2001 04:42

    Wendy & Alma:
    Ek het die volgende inligting van die Hugenote Vereniging gekry oor die stamvader Louis Fourie en hoop dit voeg so bietjie meer inligtig by:
    Al die Fourie's in Suid Afrika is afstammelinge van die Hugenoot Louis Fourie en sy twee vrouens Susanna Cordier en Anna Jourdan. Louis Fourie en sy eerste vrou Susanna Cordier was die ouers van 10 kinders en Louis Fourie en Anna Jourdan, sy tweede vrou, het 11 kinders gehad Louis Fourie is waarskynlik in die omgewing van Pontaix, in die provinsie Dauphine, Frankryk in 1669 gebore. Hy het kort na die Herroeping van die Edik van Nantes in 1685 uit Frankryk na Amsterdam, Nederland gevlug. Op 27 Julie 1688 vertrek hy uit die hawe Texel op die skip Wapen van Alkmaar na die Kaap van Goeie Hoop waar hy op 27 Januarie 1689 aan wal kom. Louis Fourie vestig homself op die plaas Slangerivier - op sy naam gerigistreer op 27 Feb 1699 - in die Wagenmakersvallei (die huidige Wellington).Hy huur ook die plaas Zeekoedrift aan die Gouritz Rivier. Hy was 20 jaar oud toe hy in die Kaap aangekom het en is 62 jaar later op die rype ouderdom van 81 oorlede. Hy het albei sy vrouens oorleef en was die oupa van 102 kleinkinders. Susanna Cordier is in 1678 in Frankryk gebore en is in 1695 met Louis Fourie getroud. Sy is in November 1714 op die ouderdom van 36 jaar oorlede. Louis Fourie hertrou met Anna Jourdan in 1716. Sy is op 30 Desember 1698 gedoop.

    ockertfourie
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    !Emmerentia van Rensburg Registers

    Lombard/Heese 2 D-G p 335.
    Louis was 30 jaar ouer as sy tweede eggenote.
    De Villiers/Pama p 227.Louis was 'n Franse vlugteling en sy aankoms aan die Kaap in 1688 was waarskynlik aan boord van die Borssenburg. Hy het boer geword in die Wagenmakersvallei (vandag Wellington). In 1699 besit hy die plaas Slange Rivier waarop hy tot sy dood gewoon het. Hy het ook 'n ander plaas, Zeekoedrift aan die Gouritsrivier, besit.Le Roux/Lombard: Hugenotebloed in ons are p 59, 148, 155, 175, 183.Louis se oorspronklike herkoms was moontlik van Dauphine of Pontaix, Frankryk.
    Sy nege seuns het gesamentlik 66 kinders nagelaat.Heese/Lombard 2 D-G p 335. Louis Fourie gebore provinsie Dauphine, Frankryk. Na sy vlug uit Frankryk het hy lid geword van die Waalse gemeente in Amsterdam. Op 21 Desember 1687 het hy afskeid geneem van die gemeente om na die Kaap te kom.Dis nie seker met watter skip hy gekom het nie. Hy gaan woon aan die Slangrivier in die gemeente Drakenstein. In Drakenstein se registrs word hy soms as Florit aangee. Hy sterf 1750. Trou Susanna Cordier, oorlede 1715 en 'n tweede keer met Anna Jourdan (Pierre-dogter), oorlede 1698.Pama C.: Die Afrikaanse Familienaamboek p 122. Betekenis: Maaier of verkoper van hooi of voer.Redelinghuys J.H.: Die Afrikaner Familienaamboek p 86. Louis Fourie het as jong Hugenote-vlugteling in 1689 hier aan wal gestap. Kort daarna is hy in die huwelik bevestig met Susanna Cordier en na haar dood is hy hertroud met Anna Jourdaan.Hy het die geringe bevolking aan die Kaap destyds met twintig laat aanwas, en het behalwe twee seuns en twee dogters almal van Bybelse name voorsien.Goewerneur van der Stel het die plaas "Slangfontein" in die Wagenmakersvallei (tans Wellington) aan hom toegeken waar hy en sy groot gesin hulle gevestig het.Die van Fourie beteken voerman of voorsiener van voer, uit die Latynse
    furragium'.Onder die vroeere inwoners van Swellendam in 1762 was Louis Fourie, een van die rykste manne in Swellendam. Hy het veertien slawe, twaalf perde en baie stuks groot- en kleinvee besit, nl. 226 beeste en 1,000 skape in 1765 - groot getalle vir daardie dae. Hy het eens op 'n tyd gewoon op "Doornboom", waar die mooi dorp Heidelberg vandag staan en ook aan "De Duyvenshoks Rivier aan de Wagen Drift", wat nader aan die see le. Hy was ook 'n Heemraaed.Daar was 'n aansienliek aantal Fouries onder die Trekkers uit die Kolonie. Een van hulle, Hermanus Foure, is saam met Piet Retief vermoor. Die enigste boer wat in die Bloedrivierslag gewond is, was Philip Fourie, wat 'n assegaaiwond in sy been opgedoen het.In die Tweede Vryheidsoorlog is generaal P.J. Fourie deur generaal C.R.de Wet beskou as een van die knapste manne op kommando. 'n Belangrike figuur, wat seker nie lig vergeet sal word nie, is Jopie Fourie, wat met die Rebellie in 1914 te Pretoria tereggestel is. Dr. H.C.M. Fourie was een van die amptelike vertalers van die Bybel in Afrikaans Die Fourie-afstammeling wat vandag oor die hele land verspreid is, speel 'n belangrike rol op byna elke gebied van ons volkslewe.Le Roux/Lombard: Hugenotebloed in ons are, p 59. Louis Fourie (1669-1750) was afkomstig van die destydse Franse provinsie Dauphine, vermoedelik ook van die omgewing van Pontaix. Aangesien hy op 21 Desember 1687 afskeid geneem het van die Waalse gemeente in Amsterdam en in 1688 al aan die Kaap was, het hy heel waarskynlik met die kamer van Amsterdam se skip "Borssenburg" na die Kaapgekom. Die inskrywing in die lidmateregister dat ene Louis Fourie op 18 Januarie 1688 nog in Amsterdam was, verwys vermoedelik na iemand anders. Die "Borssenburg" het reeds op 6 Januarie 1688 vertrek.Aan die Kaap boer Louis op die plaas Slangrivier in die Wamersvallei. Hy trou in 1695 met Suzanne Cordier (1678-1715), dogter van Louis Cordier en Francoise Martinet. Die huwelik was met tien kinders geseen. In 1716 trou hy met Anne Jourdan * 1699 as dogter van Pierre Jourdan en Anne Foucher. nog elf kindersword gebore. Hulle is oor Stellenbosch, Drakenstein, Caledon, Swellendam, Tulbagh en Graaff-Reinet versprei. Hierdie nege seuns het gesamentlik 66 kinders agtergelaat.
    Janet's notes, '...van Dauphine, Franse vlugteling, na sy vlug uit Frankryk lid geword van Waalse gemeente in Amsterdam, op 21-12-1687 na Kaap gekom, aankoms 1688, boer op sy plaas 'Slange Rivier' in die Wagenmakersvallei, vandag Wellington, besit ook die plaas 'Zeekoedrift' aan die Gouritsrivier. In Drakenstein se registers word hy soms as Florit aangegee...'

    Franse vlugteling. Aankoms 1688. Hy het 'n boer geword in die Wagenmakersvallei (vandag Welli ngton) en in 1699 besit hy daar die plaas "Slange Rivier" waarop hy tot sy dood gewoon het . Hy het nog 'n ander plaas "Zeekoeidrift" aan die Gouritsrivier besit.


    STAMVADER
    Louis FOURIE
    Louis Fourie, gebore 1669, van Pointaix, Dauphine, wat aangekom het in 1698 was 'n Franse Hug enoot wat 'n landbouer in die Wamakersvallei was sedert 1699 op die plaas 'Slange Rivier' e n later Zeekoeidrift aan die Goudritsrivier. Eersgenoemde plaas is na sy dood omstreeks 175 0 gekoop deur Gabriel Rousseau. Louis was getroud met Suzanne Cordier d/v Louis en na haar do od in 1715 met Anna Jourdan d/v Pierre Jourdan. Hy het 10 kinders van sy eerste huwelik, en 1 1 van sy tweede huwelik gehad.

    1. Susanna ~ 1694 x Jan Nel xx CE Schutte
    2. Francois ~ 4/9/1696
    3. Maria ~ 26/10/1698
    4. Martha ~ 27/3/1701 x Pieter Lombard
    5. Gideon * 27/8/17016. Louis * 1703 burger Drakenstein x 16/5/1728 Susanna le Riche
    7. Sara ~ 29/11/1705 x Adriaan van Wyk
    8. Elizabeth ~ 29/4/17089. Jacobus ~ 1/1/1710 + voor 1756 x 9/8/1739 Elisabeth Minnaar, woon op Cralinge, Caledon.
    10. Marcus ~ 14/5/171311. Pieter ~ 7/2/1717 burger Swellendam x 22/2/1767 Isabella Steyn
    12. Anna ~ 5/6/1716 x Pieter Jacobs
    13. Maria ~ 8/12/1720
    14. David ~ 27/9/1722 x 16/5/1751 Louisa Erasmus15. Johannes ~ 29/10/1724 x 9/3/1760 Cecilia Johanna du Preez
    16. Petrus ~ 8/9/1726 x 22/2/1767 Isabella Steyn17. Marcus Anthonius ~ 11/7/1728 x 25/4/1762 Catharina Bezuidenhout
    18. Susanna ~ 7/5/173019. Joseph ~ 2/3/1732 burger Swellendam + 14/4/1811 x 24/10/1759 Elsie van Eeden20. Stephanus ~ 17/10/1734 burger Drakenstein x 5/2/1764 Helena Geertruy Lategaan21. Jonathan ~ 8/6/1738 burger Stellenbosch x 13/5/1781 Martha Sophia du Plessis weduwee va n Zacharias Arend Eelhof

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    De Villiers/Pama
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    Boedelnommer KAB 8/7 no 55

    Birth:
    Alternative date: 1669
    Erasmus Register gives the location as Pointaax, Dauphine, France

    Died:
    Alternative location: Slange rivier, Wagenmakersvallei (Wellington)

    Estate file KAB 8/7 No. 55 KAB MOOC 7/1/10 No. 9

    Louis married Susanne CORDIER, b1 in 1692 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl). Susanne (daughter of Louis CORDIER(CORTJE), progenitor and Francoise MARTINET) was born in 1678 in Champagne, France; was christened in 1679; died in Nov 1714 in Heidelberg, Cape, South Africa; was buried in 'Doornboom', District Heidelberg, Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Susanne CORDIER, b1 was born in 1678 in Champagne, France; was christened in 1679 (daughter of Louis CORDIER(CORTJE), progenitor and Francoise MARTINET); died in Nov 1714 in Heidelberg, Cape, South Africa; was buried in 'Doornboom', District Heidelberg, Cape, South Africa.

    Notes:

    !Emmerentia van Rensburg Registers
    LE ROUX LOMBARD.Hugenotebloed in ons are, p.59,63,148 DOOP: De Villiers/Pama p 158
    TROU: De Villiers/Pama p 227
    10 Kinders by Louis Fourie. Dogter van Louis Cordier

    !Emmerentia van Rensburg Registers
    LE ROUX LOMBARD.Hugenotebloed in ons are, p.59,63,148 DOOP: De Villiers/Pama p 158

    !MAR:Hendrik Jooste Registers;Fourie

    Children:
    1. Susanna FOURIE, b1 was born in 1694 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); was christened on 6 Sep 1694; died on 29 Apr 1762 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl).
    2. Francoise FOURIE, b2 was born on 4 Sep 1696; was christened on 6 Sep 1696 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); died in Vroeg.
    3. Maria FOURIE, b3 was born in 1698; was christened on 20 Oct 1698 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); died in 1714.
    4. Martha FOURIE, b4 was born in 1701; was christened on 27 Mar 1701 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); died in 1735 in Cape, South Africa.
    5. Gideon FOURIE, b5 was born on 27 Aug 1701; died in 1714.
    6. 6. Louis FOURIE, b6 was born about 1703 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); died about 1767 in 'Doornboom', District Heidelberg, Cape, South Africa; was buried in Familie begraafplaas, Doomboom, Swellendam.
    7. Sara FOURIE, b7 was born about 1705; was christened on 29 Nov 1705 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); died about 1771 in Cape, South Africa.
    8. Elizabeth FOURIE, b8 was born in 1708; was christened on 29 Apr 1708; died in 1714.
    9. Jacobus FOURIE, b9 was born in 1709; was christened on 1 Jan 1710; died on 8 Apr 1752 in 'Cralingen', Caledon, Cape, South Africa.
    10. Marcus FOURIE, b10 was born in 1713; was christened on 14 May 1713 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); died in 1714.

  7. 14.  Louis LE RICHE, progenitor was born about 1677 in France; died on 8 Oct 1732 in 'Groene Fonteine' Drakenstein Western Cape South Africa.

    Notes:

    Died on his farm "Groene Fontein, Drakenstein

    French refugee arrived 1698 aboard the "Driebergen". Received the farm 'Kromrivier' at Wellington in1699

    Died:
    Died on his farm "Groene Fontein, Drakenstein

    Louis married Susanna FOUCH(E)(, b7 about 1708 in Paarl, Cape, South Africa. Susanna (daughter of Philippe FOUCH(E)(, progenitor and Anna SOUCHAY) was born about 1689 in Cape, South Africa; died in in Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Susanna FOUCH(E)(, b7 was born about 1689 in Cape, South Africa (daughter of Philippe FOUCH(E)(, progenitor and Anna SOUCHAY); died in in Cape, South Africa.
    Children:
    1. 7. Susanne LE RICHE, b1 was born about 1709 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); was christened on 22 Sep 1709 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); died in Jun 1788 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); was buried in 'Doornboom', District Heidelberg, Cape, South Africa.
    2. Pierre LE RICHE, b2 was christened on 13 Nov 1712 in Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa(Paarl); died in in Cape, South Africa.
    3. Anna LE RICHE, b3 was christened on 14 Jul 1715; died in in Cape, South Africa.
    4. Maria LE RICHE, b4 was born about 1717 in Paarl, Cape, South Africa; died about 1749 in Cape, South Africa.
    5. Joseph LE RICHE, b5 was christened on 13 Sep 1772; died in in Cape, South Africa.


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