Gillis Fredericus Gertenbach

Gillis was born about 1783 and his baptism took place on May 18th, 1783 in Cape Town.

• Birth Notes

  "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers, 1660-1970," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VFT9-QLX : accessed 10 Nov 2012), Sara Maartens in entry for Gillise Fredericus Gertenbach, 1783.

Gillis' father was Johan Lucas  Gertenbach and his mother was Sara Jacoba Maartens.  His maternal grandparents were Jasper Maartens and Catharina  van Laar. He had four brothers and two sisters, named Johan, Johan, Christiaan, Johan, Sara and Johanna. He had two half-brothers and four half-sisters, named Johan, Johannes, Anna, Catharina, Johan and Maria.