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Reigersdaal: Huguenot Ship to the Cape

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Donovan Paul Penaluna

Anne Vallète, SM/PROG (c.1680 - d.)
Elisabeth Couvret, SM/PROG (b. - 1743)
Birth Date c. 1676 *Death Date 1743 *First Name Elisabeth *Last Name Couvert *Maiden Name Couvert *Gender Female *Birth Location Orléans, Centre, France *Burial Date 1766 Arrived in the Reygersdaal in ...
Donovan Paul Penaluna

Anna Elizabeth Couvret, b1 (bef.1699 - d.)
Isabeau Pochox, SM/PROG (deceased)
Posseaux or Pogeau Elizabeth of Paris, born 1682, arrived at Cape in 1700 in the Reygersdaal ; married (i) Jacob Bisseux, q.v., (2) Abraham Bleuset, q.v. She died about 1726.The French Refugess at the ...
Josué Seille Cellier SV/PROG (c.1667 - 1721)
Birth Date c. 1667 *Death Date October 1721 *First Name Josue *Last Name Cellier *Gender Male *Birth Location Orléans, France *Death Location Paarl, Cape, South Africa Kom in 1700 na die Kaap vanaf Orl...

The Reigersdaal Arrived at the Cape of Good Hope on 22 August 1700

Ship’s type: Pinas
Construction: Built in 1691 for the Chamber of Amsterdam at the VOC ship yard in Amsterdam.
Term: In use by the VOC from 1691 until it was sold in Batavia in 1709.
Length: 145 feet
Breadth: 36,25 feet
Depth: 15 feet
Loading capacity: 818 tons
Crew: 222-300 men
Flag: Chamber of Delft