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Pieter Meerhof 1 surgeon 2 born circa 1636, Copenhagen 3 died 30 September 1668, Madagascar 4 Notes: He disembarked at the Cape on 22nd March 1659 as a soldier of the Dutch East India Company, having arrived on the ship 'de Princes Roijael' . He was then receiving 9 guilders a month. He was at first employed as acting barber-surgeon, both at the fort and on various expeditions until, on 24th January 1661, he was confirmed in the post of Under Surgeon at a salary of 20 guilders a month. On 12th April 1664 he was promoted to surgeon at 30 guilders a month. (Resolutions of the Council of Policy of Cape of Good Hope Cape Town Archives Repository, South Africa, C2 pp. 155-160, and 166-168, 10th Nov. 1660 and 24 Jan 1661, C3 12 April 1664, TANAP web site) Interestingly enough, in the Muster Roll of free settlers, dated last day of December 1712, at Stellenbosch, we have the follown listed: Daniel Zaaijman & Pieternella Meerhof Barent Zaaijman Pieter Zaaijman & Anna Maria Coopman Anthoy Meerhof So perhaps this last, Anthony Meerhof, also succumbed to the 1713 smallpox epidemic.

married 2 June 1664 at the fort at the Cape 5 Eva of the Goringhaikona circa 1642-1674

Pieternella d.1713 children

children of Pieter Meerhof and Eva of the Goringhaikona Pieternella Meerhof died 1713 born at the Cape died 1713, most probably, and presumably during the smallpox epidemic  married Daniel Zaaijman 6 died 1713 of Cape Town

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