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South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive) - FamilySearch Historical Records: Difference between revisions
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The Dutch East India Company sent a crew to create a Dutch settlement in the Cape of Good Hope in 1652. Many of the members of the crew belonged to the Dutch Reformed Church, and created a community in Cape Town. The church group suffered from several divisions, most notably the Doppers. | The Dutch East India Company sent a crew to create a Dutch settlement in the Cape of Good Hope in 1652. Many of the members of the crew belonged to the Dutch Reformed Church, and created a community in Cape Town. The church group suffered from several divisions, most notably the Doppers. | ||
These records are in Afrikaans and English. For translation help, see the [[South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa, Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records#For_Help_Reading_These_Records|For Help Reading These Records]] section of this article. | These records are in Afrikaans and English. For translation help, see the [[South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa, Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)#For_Help_Reading_These_Records|For Help Reading These Records]] section of this article. | ||
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