Maria De La QUELLERIE

Born 28 October 1629 (Sunday) - Rotterdam, , , Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Deceased 2 November 1664 (Sunday) - Malacca, Malaysia,aged 35 years old
"1st First Lady" of South Africa - 1652-1661 - (Spouse of Governor General Jan Van Riebeeck)

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Parents

Protestant Preacher

Married 28 March 1649 (Sunday), Schiedam, , , Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, to Jan Anthoniszoon Van RIEBEECK 1619-1677 with;
- Abraham Van RIEBEECK 1653-1713
- Elisabeth Van RIEBEECK 1659-1704
- Johanna Van RIEBEECK 1662-1665


Abraham De La QUELLERIE 1589-1630	(1618) 1child

Maria De La QUELLERIE is considered as THE "mother" of South African communities (Boers, Gricquas, etc.).

She convinced her husband, Jan Van Riebeeck, Governor of the Colony of Cape, to allow the settlement of Huguenots.

Individual: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_de_la_Quellerie
Spouse, death: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_de_la_Queillerie

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28 October 1629 :	28 October 1629 :Birth - Rotterdam, , , Zuid-Holland, Netherlands Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_van_Riebeeck
28 March 1649 :	28 March 1649 :Marriage (with Jan Anthoniszoon Van RIEBEECK) - Schiedam, , , Zuid-Holland, Netherlands Sources: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_de_la_Queillerie
between 1652 and 1661 :	between 1652 and 1661 :Governor of Cape Colony (with Jan Anthoniszoon Van RIEBEECK) - Capetown, Capetown, South Africa Sources: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_van_Riebeeck
between 1661 and 1662 :	between 1661 and 1662 :Jan Van Rebecca was the Manager of the VOC Malacca Office. (with Jan Anthoniszoon Van RIEBEECK) - Malacca, Malaysia Jan and Maria De La QUELLERIE moved to Malacca Malaysia. Sources: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_van_Riebeeck
2 November 1664 :	2 November 1664 :Death - Malacca, Malaysia She died during the smallpox epidemics. Sources: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_de_la_Queillerie