Johann Christoph Leitt

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Johann Christoph Leitt

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Birthplace: Königsberg, Ostpreußen, Preußen, Deutsches Reich
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Son of Johan Henrich Leite
Husband of Sophia Cistem Christina Leitt
Father of Friedrich Ludwig Christian Luyt, SV/PROG

Occupation: Distiller
Managed by: Jan Neelmeyer
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About Johann Christoph Leitt

It appears that Johann Christoph's son, Friedrich Ludwig Christian Leitt , went to Netherlands and enrolled with the VOC (Dutch Eastindia Company) as a soldier to be stationed at the Cape of Good Hope. As was the custom at the time, the spelling of Friedrich's name was changed from Leitt to Luyt to suit the Dutch. He started the Luyt family in South Africa. Jn

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Johann Christoph Leitt's Timeline

1695
1695
Königsberg, Ostpreußen, Preußen, Deutsches Reich
1715
1715
Dörflis bei Königsberg, Königsberg, Ostpreußen, Preußen, Deutsches Reich
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