Gerrit Maritz
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| Born | Gerhardus Marthinus Maritz[1] 1 March 1797 [1] Suurveld ward, Graaff-Reinet district[1] |
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| Residence | Caledon St 8 (1824-30), Noorderkant St 1 (1830-36), Graaff-Reinet[3] |
| Occupation | Ward master, provisional Field cornet, wagon builder[4] |
| Spouse(s) | Angenitha Maria Olivier[4] |
| Children | Salomon Stephanus[5] Cornelis Johannes Francois Debora Susanna Sophia Gerhardus Jacobus Johannes Stephanus Maria Magdalena |
| Parent(s) | Salomon Maritz[1] (c.1769-1828), Maria Elisabeth Oosthuijsen[1] (1777-1846) |
Gerhardus Marthinus (Gert or Gerrit) Maritz ( 1 March 1797 – 23 September 1838) was a Voortrekker pioneer and leader, wagon builder.[6][7][8]
Gerrit Maritz was the son of Salomon Stefanus Maritz and Maria Elizabeth Oosthuizen. He married Agnita Maria Olivier and later Anna Carolina Agatha van Rooyen and from them he fathered six children.[9]
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See also
- Graaff-Reinet: Gerrit Maritz, Great Trek Leader after whom Pietermaritzburg was partly named was a wagon-maker in the town.
- Pietermaritzburg: There exist two interpretations about the origin of the city's name. One is that it was named after Piet Retief and Gerrit Maritz, two famous Voortrekker leaders.
Notes
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Further reading
- Kuschke, Jazz (2006) The wagon maker with Woema - tracking Gerrit Maritz' life story, Getaway.co.za, 1 September 2006.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Thom 1947, pp. 8–11
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Thom 1947, pp. 256–263
- ↑ Thom 1947, pp. 44–45
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Thom 1947, pp. 32–49 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Room 2006, p. 295.
- ↑ Bulpin & Krüger 1976, p. 52.
- ↑ Thom 1947, p. 284.
- ↑ http://www.geni.com/people/Gerhardus-Marthinus-Maritz/6000000008401787391
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