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Jan Hendrik Boom becomes one of the first free burghers
- Date
- 25 Sep 1657
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Kruger, D.W. (ed)(1972). Dictionary of South African Biography, Cape Town: Human Sciences Research Council, v. 2, p. 69.
- 02Reader's Digest. (1988). Illustrated History of South Africa: the real story, New York: Reader's Digest Association, p. 36.
- 03Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau).
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Jan Hendrik Boom becomes one of the first free burghers. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010824
South African History Online (2011) 'Jan Hendrik Boom becomes one of the first free burghers', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010824 (Accessed: 10 August 2026).
South African History Online, Jan Hendrik Boom becomes one of the first free burghers [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010824, (accessed 10 August 2026).
"Jan Hendrik Boom becomes one of the first free burghers." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010824. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Jan Hendrik Boom becomes one of the first free burghers." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010824.
Further reading
Place
Mooivallei, Dairy Farm
Place
Cape St Francis, Western Cape Peninsula
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