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Gerrit Maritz

Gerrit Maritz
Gerrit Maritz-standbeeld.jpg
Statue in Pietermaritzburg
Born Gerhardus Marthinus Maritz
(1797-03-01)1 March 1797
Suurveld ward, Graaff-Reinet district
Died 23 September 1838(1838-09-23) (aged 41)
Sooilaer (Maritzdam), Klein-Tugela river
Resting place Reburied near Blaauwkranz monument
28°51′02″S 29°50′34″E / 28.85056°S 29.84278°E / -28.85056; 29.84278
Residence Caledon St 8 (1824-30),
Noorderkant St 1 (1830-36), Graaff-Reinet
Nationality South African
Other names Gert; Gerhardus Marthinus
Occupation Ward master, provisional Field cornet, wagon builder
Known for Voortrekker leader
Spouse(s) Angenitha Maria Olivier
Children Salomon Stephanus
Cornelis Johannes Francois
Debora Susanna Sophia
Gerhardus Jacobus
Johannes Stephanus
Maria Magdalena
Parent(s) Salomon Maritz (c.1769-1828), Maria Elisabeth Oosthuijsen (1777-1846)

Gerhardus Marthinus (Gert or Gerrit) Maritz (1 March 1797 – 23 September 1838), b1c8d2, was a Voortrekker pioneer and leader, wagon builder.

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.



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