Theodorus Cornelis Minne (1782-1862)
March 1782 – 4 March 1862 · Minne line
Names
- Given
- Theodorus Cornelis
- Surname
- Minne
The formal baptismal name and the name a person was actually called are both kept, and neither is derived from the other. Spelling drift between records is evidence, not noise.
Immediate family
- Married
- Maria Dorothea Ferreira 13 January 1811
A life in the record
- March 1782 born Born
- 13 January 1811 married Married Maria Dorothea Ferreira
- 4 March 1862 died Died
What we don't know
- 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.
Research notes
[FS, from FamilySearch profiles supplied by the family 3 Aug 2026] Son of Theodore Cornelis MinneM and Susanna Johanna Janse van VuurenM. Married MARIA DOROTHEA FERREIRA at GRAAFF-REINET on 13 January 1811 and had FOURTEEN recorded children, born 1811 to 1833 - a family large enough to put Minnes across the whole eastern Karoo in one generation. His daughter Susanna Elisabeth Johanna married Pieter Hendrik Cornelis Kritzinger at George in 1836.
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Elders
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