Jan Bloem, SV PROG

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Jan Bloem, SV PROG
Birthdate:	estimated between 1721 and 1781
Birthplace:	Thuringen, Germany
Death:
Immediate Family:	Husband of NN wife of Jan Bloem, of the Katse clan of the Korana; NN wife murdered by Jan Bloem and NN wife of Jan Bloem, of the Springbok clan of the Korana Father of Jan Bloem, Jnr

Managed by:	Sharon Doubell
Last Updated:	May 24, 2018

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Born in Thuringen, Germany. Probably not called by these Dutch names. Landed in SA 1780. (Possibly deserted his ship.)

Some say Bloemfonein was named after him, but Maz du Preez points out that it was more likely after his equally famous son, Jan Bloem.

Du Preez, Max, ‘Of Tricksters, Tyrants & Turncoats’. Cape Town: Random House. 2008. Print. Contact Sharon Doubell

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1786	1786	Birth of Jan Bloem, Jnr
????		Birth of Jan Bloem, SV PROG Thuringen, Germany
????		Death of Jan Bloem, SV PROG

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