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Pierre Rousseau		 GD011254    Contact contributor     Contributor Number: 32
Born ABT 1666 at Mer, Menars-La-Ville, France
Died 1719 at Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa
Father: Daniel Rousseau
Mother: Marie Retif (retief)
Married Anne (Hanna) Retif (retief) 1689 at Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa
Children.
  • Maria Rousseau  b.ABT 1693 at Paarl, Cape, South Africa, m.13 Dec 1711, 3 Children. Maria Rousseau 3 children.
  • Anna Rousseau  b.1693, c.08 Jul 1694 at Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa, m.01 Jan 1705 at Cape, South Africa, d.28 Feb 1753 at Paarl, Cape, South Africa, Anna Rousseau
  • Magdalena (Madelein) Rousseau  c.26 Feb 1695 at Cape Town, Cape, South Africa, m.05 May 1714 at Cape, South Africa, d.02 Oct 1780 at Waveren (Tulbagh), Cape, South Africa,
  • Elizabeth Rousseau  c.14 Oct 1696 at Paarl, Cape, South Africa, m.1716 at Paarl, Cape, South Africa, d.15 Feb 1785 at Dal Josafat, Cape, South Africa,
  • Martha Rousseau  c.27 Jul 1698, m.07 Mar 1717 at Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa, d.28 Oct 1760 at Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa,
  • Pierre Rousseau  c.03 May 1700, m.ABT 1726 at Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa,
  • Gabriel Rousseau  c.14 Aug 1701 at Paarl, Cape, South Africa, m.ABT 1726, d.02 Jan 1727 at Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa,
  • Hester Rousseau  c.26 Jul 1705,
  • Daniel Rousseau  c.09 Oct 1707 at Drakenstein, Cape, South Africa, m.27 Apr 1732 at Paarl, Cape, South Africa, Daniel Rousseau Daniel Rousseau
  • Andries Rousseau  b.1711, c.08 Nov 1711,
  • Aletta Rousseau  c.25 Feb 1720, m.25 Feb 1720,

Married Geertruyda Du Toit 07 December 1710 at Cape, South Africa


Notes: Pierre was the progenitor (stamvader) of Rousseau family in South Africa . He was a French Huguenot from Orleanais / Menars-la-Ville. He arrive d in the Cape in 1688 on the ship "Borssenburg" which carried Huguenots t o the Cape of Good Hope. It was the 2nd ship to leave the Netherlands, b ut the 3rd ship to arrive at the Cape (150 feet long, could carry 80 pass engers). It set sail on 6 Jan 6 1688 and arrived in the Cape on 12 May 1 688. He was member of the Heemraad and one of the first deacons in the Drakens tein congregation. In 1694 he settled on "L'Arc d' Orleans" in Drakenstein, and on the far m "Vleesbank", Wagenmakersvallei (north of Wellington) in 1704, as well a s "Sanddrift" in the Land van Waveren.