Maria Magdalena Venter
19 November 1787 – ? · Venter line
Connection to the Koup
Took part in something recorded here: Jacobus Daniel and Maria Magdalena Venter baptised at Paarl (1788-02-15).
Names
- Surname
- Venter
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Immediate family
- Father
- Jan Louis Venter
- Mother
- Johanna Jacomina Smit
- Brothers and sisters
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- 1779Catharina Petronella Venter
- 1782Martha Jacoba Venter
- 1783Maria Catharina Venter
- 1785~Petrus Jacobus Venter
- 1786Jacobus Daniel Venter
- 1789Elisabeth Johanna Venter
- 1790Jan Louis Venter
- 1792Adriana Cecilia Venter
- 1793Hester Engela Elizabeth Venter
- 1795Johanna Jacomina Venter
- 1796Johannes Henricus Venter
- 1799Maria Elizabeth Catharina Venter
- 1801Francois Alwyn Venter
- 1803Catharina Petronella Venter
A life in the record
- 19 November 1787 born Born
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15 February 1788
event
Jacobus Daniel and Maria Magdalena Venter baptised at Paarl
A double baptism: Jacobus Daniel a two-year-old at the font, born 26 January 1786, his godparents his mother's family, Jacobus Smit among them - the child carries his name.
What we don't know
- No death date is recorded.
- No dated record ties this person to a specific piece of ground.
A sourced gap beats an unsourced fill. These are the open questions on this person, stated rather than papered over.
Sources
- Baptism of Jacobus Daniel Venter, 15 February [1788], born 26 January 1786Paarl NG, register G3/3/4 (baptisms 1786-1799) - PROVEN BY TARGET CARD, 24 Aug 2026: 'CONT FROM ANOTHER ROLL - ROLL NUMBER 79. CAPE DUTCH REFORMED CHURCH REGISTERS - PROJECT S.AF 00532. DETAIL OF ITEM NUMBERS' listing items 4-9 as Paarl baptism registers, item 9 being G3/3/4, 1786-1799. The item assignment is by year-fit: only G3/3/4 covers 1786-1790. Film of 125 images. Earlier note stands: FamilySearch L4Q7-841 independently gives the christening place as Paarl, Drakenstein.Register opening paginated 58-59, last entry on page 59
Research notes
[TREE] Added 2026-07-31 by kin_sweep.py under the one-degree rule: child of Jan Louis VenterL. Thin record, name, dates and the family link only. NO PLACE IMPORTED: the tree's place strings are systematically wrong and are not evidence.
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Elders
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