Gerrit Maritz

For the later Boer leader, see Manie Maritz.
Gerhardus Martinus Maritz
The statue of Gerrit Maritz by sculptor Jo Roos (1926-2010)
Born(1797-03-01)1 March 1797 [1]
Died23 September 1838(1838-09-23) (aged 41)[2]
Sooilaer (Maritzdam), Klein-Tugela river
Resting placeReburied near Blaauwkranz monument[2]
28°51′02″S 29°50′34″E / 28.85056°S 29.84278°E / -28.85056; 29.84278
NationalityAfrikaner
Occupation(s)Ward master, provisional Field cornet, wagon builder[3]
Known forVoortrekker leader
SpouseAngenitha Maria Olivier[4]
ChildrenSalamo Stephanus[5]
Cornelis Johannes Francois
Debora Susanna Sophia
Gerhardus Jacobus
Johannes Stephanus
Maria Magdalena
Parent(s)Salamo 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 Salamo 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]

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.

References

  1. ^ a b c Thom 1947, pp. 8–11
  2. ^ a b Thom 1947, pp. 256–263
  3. ^ Thom 1947, pp. 32–49
  4. ^ Thom 1947, pp. 27
  5. ^ Thom 1947, pp. 30, 267
  6. ^ Room 2006, p. 295.
  7. ^ Bulpin & Krüger 1976, p. 52.
  8. ^ Thom 1947, p. 284.
  9. ^ "Hoof-KMDT. Gert Maritz". 28 May 2024.

Sources

  • Bulpin, Thomas Victor; Krüger, Daniel Wilhelmus (1976). The Great Trek. Round the world histories. Vol. 33 (2 ed.). Hulton. p. 52.
  • Room, Adrian (2006). Placenames of the world: origins and meanings of the names for 6,600 countries, cities, territories, natural features, and historic sites (2 ed.). McFarland. p. 295. ISBN 0-7864-2248-3.
  • Thom, H.B. (1947). Die Lewe van Gert Maritz. Cape Town: Nasionale Pers, Beperk. p. 284.

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