Pieter Benjamin Bresler, b3c3

a1,b3,c6 - NG Kerk, Swellendam, Cape Colony - Baptismal Register Entry : Page 27 of 1823 - Pieter Benjamin Bresler - Birth : 20 June 1823 - Baptised : 20 July 1823 - Parents : Casparus Bresler / Isabella Hermina de jager - They lived at Vetterivier, Swellendam District - Baptismal Witnesses : Pieter Benjamin de Jager / Sesilia ( Cecilia ) Maria le Roe ( le Roux ) Hendrik Jacobus le Roe / Jacoba Christina Elizabeth de Jager - Pieter was a ( Veeboer ) Livestock farmer on his Farm ' Bavaria ' Vrede District of the Orange Free State. Farm registered to Pieter Benjamin Bresler : Deed 11/ 1877 No : 231 of November 1877 2 548 Morgen 30 Roeden 3 June 1888 Vrede in the Kliprivier District of Harrismith and made up of the following Farms : 2898/ 1 ' Lekkerleg ' 424 Morgen 405 Roeden - 1350 of February 1896 / 1351 ' Kroonfontein ' February 1896 / 1352 ' Monaco ' / 1353 ' Palatia ' / 1354 ' Waterval ' ' Rhenia ' 2552/ 1948 11 May 1948 Subdivision - Situated near the Botha's Berg between Cornelia, Vrede and Warden - Estate No : VAB MHG B1189 Died on 30 October 1893 and Aged 70 years 4 months and 7 days. Died : Woonhuis op Deplaats ' Bavaria ' van Oorledende Testament : Ja - Beide Roerende en Onroerende Goedere ( Moveable and Immovable Property ) - Gehuud in Gemeenschap van Goederen - Testament se Getuigenis : J.P. Ochtmann en W. Barends - Gedateer : 30 Mei 1890 - Surviving Spouse : Christina Magdalena ( nee Koen ) K 1287 - 572 25-480 Death Notice ; Signed by C. Bresler ( Casparus Bresler ) Ondete Zoon van oorledeug - Pieter was buried on the Farm ' Bavaria's ' Family Graveyard - During the battle of Kalkkrans in January 1902, 13 members of the Boer Commando where killed and 20 were injured, the Commando retreated and spent the night on the farm of widow Bresler, ' Bavaria ' Sadly, a member of the Bethlehem President Steyn's Bodyguard, ( Petrus ( Piet ) Johannes van der Merwe died of his injuries- he was a member of the Bethlehem Commando and died after sustaining injuries in the Battle of Kalkkrans, Vrede District on 23 February 1902 He was aged 21 years and from the farm ' Bavaria ' ? Reitz District - ID ref : 3286 Anglo Boer War Museum, Bloemfontein ) He together with a 13 year old boy, J. Olivier were buried in one grave next to Pieter's on the Farm ' Bavaria's ' Graveyard. The burial service was conducted by Ds J.S.Kestell