Magdalena Margaretha Maartens
Magdalena was born on September 10th, 1904 and her baptism took place on January 29th, 1905 in
Marquard, OFS. Magdalena's father was
Matthys Daniel Maartens and her mother was
Maria Elizabeth Froneman. Her maternal grandparents were
Christoffel Cornelius Froneman and
Maria Elizabeth Opperman. She had three brothers and five sisters, named
Hendrik,
Christoffel,
Matthys,
Elizabeth,
Johanna,
Louisa,
Sara and
Adriana. She was the second youngest of the nine children.