Life

11 Oct 1671: Departed Texel, near Amsterdam on the ship 't Huis te Velsen.

23 May 1672: Arrived at the Cape of Good Hope on the ship 't Huis te Velsen  (Recorded in the Vrijboek of 1681)

18 Aug 1673: Became a free burger, occupation: wagenmaker.  (Recorded in the Vrijboek of 1681)

1674: Recorded on the yearly list of free burgers.

1675: Recorded on the yearly list of free burgers.

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17 May 1676: Married Cornelia Campenaar.  Francois was recorded as a bachelor from Clermont and Cornelia a spinster from Middelburgh.

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7 Feb 1677: Baptism of son Pieter.

1677: Recorded on the yearly list of free burgers, with wife (Cornelia) and one child (Pieter).

19 May 1678: Baptism of daughter Anna.

1678: Recorded on the yearly list of free burgers, with wife (Cornelia) and one child (Pieter).

8-9 Apr 1679: Recorded on a list of free burgers, with wife Cornelia, one son (Pieter), one daughter (Anna), and two male slaves.

1679: Recorded on the yearly list of free burgers, with wife (Cornelia) and two children (Pieter and Anna).

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8 Mar 1682: Baptism of son Henning.

1682: Recorded on the yearly list of free burgers, with wife (Cornelia).

24 Sep 1684: Baptism of son Johannes.

1685: Recorded on the yearly list of free burgers, with wife (Cornelia) and four children (Pieter, Anna, Henning, and Johannes) in the district of Stellenbosch.

13 Oct 1686: Baptism of daughter Cornelia.

1686: Recorded on the yearly list of free burgers, with wife (Cornelia).

1 Feb 1688: Witness at the baptism of Antonij Jansz.

24 Apr 1689: Baptism of daughter Francina at Stellenbosch.

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14 Apr 1690: Widow Cornelia remarried.