Jeremias van de Caep van Maria van Madagascar1

M, #18709, b. before 23 September 1696
Mother*Maria van Madagasker1 b. c 1681

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Last Edited16/11/2022
Birth*Jeremias van de Caep van Maria van Madagascar was born before 23 September 1696 in de Caep de Goede Hoop.1
 
BaptismJeremias van de Caep van Maria van Madagascar was baptized on 23 September 1696 Nederduitsche Gereformeerde Kerk, (Cape Town).2 
RacialDesignation* On 23 September 1696 Jeremias van de Caep van Maria van Madagascar was described as heelslag, a racial tag meaning both parents were African or Asian. In this instance given her mother was Malagasy, her father may also have been from Madagascar. For more on the racial and social typecasting of the period, visit this page: Nomenclature & identity tags peculiar to the Cape of Good Hope deriving from an individual’s legal status made for legally-entrenched hierarchic discrimination.1 
Slaves Owned by the CompanyOn 23 September 1696 Maria van Madagasker and Jeremias van de Caep van Maria van Madagascar were enslaved and owned by the VOC (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie) at the Cape.1

Citations

  1. [S502] Website Family Search (www.familysearch.org).
  2. [S502] Website Family Search (www.familysearch.org) "23 [September] 1696. Een kint
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