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Catalogue · 08 Sep 2026

Person dossier · Leenders-98

Maria Magdalena Leenders

c. 1 January 1801 – 10 October 1858

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Current position

Maria's best-supported birth date is 1 January 1801, uncertain. The year is supported independently by the photographed New London headstone and the Tristan da Cunha Government historical account, which identifies Maria Leenders as 1801–1858.

Birthc. 1 January 1801 · Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Death10 October 1858 · New London, Connecticut, United States
LocalityCape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Family and relationships

Partner 1William (Glasgow) Glass11 May 1786–24 November 1853
Person and datesRelationshipCurrent assessmentWhy this relationship is shown
William (Glasgow) Glass
11 May 1786–24 November 1853
spouseTree relationshipThe family tree retains this link, but the available records have not been assessed as establishing this relationship.
Archive and research toolsEarlier assessments, imports, comparisons and exports

This material is retained for audit and future research. It is not a second current conclusion. Imported values, automated comparisons and raw exports do not override the reviewed presentation above.

Research notes and earlier assessments
Conclusion: Current conclusion

Maria's best-supported birth date is 1 January 1801, uncertain. The year is supported independently by the photographed New London headstone and the Tristan da Cunha Government historical account, which identifies Maria Leenders as 1801–1858.

Original Markdown
Maria's best-supported birth date is **1 January 1801, uncertain**. The year is
supported independently by the photographed New London headstone and the
[Tristan da Cunha Government historical account](https://www.tristandc.com/po/stamps202005.php),
which identifies Maria Leenders as 1801–1858.
Sources: Source findings

Find a Grave memorial 32959338 shows the headstone inscription stating that Maria died aged 57 in October 1858, consistent with birth in 1800–1801. A transcription of the archived Glass Family Bible page cited on WikiTree instead gives 1 January 1802 and baptism on 20 November 1802. The live profile now preserves and explains this conflict; the Bible image should be rechecked before treating either year as certain.

Original Markdown
[Find a Grave memorial 32959338](https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32959338)
shows the headstone inscription stating that Maria died aged 57 in October
1858, consistent with birth in 1800–1801. A transcription of the archived
[Glass Family Bible page](https://researcharchives.wits.ac.za/uploads/r/historical-papers-research-archive-library-university-of-witwatersrand/e/6/2/e62291f8683a58abd90b3530d91d67508f39183c6c52e1d50ef18a2ad03f3375/AB1612-Af1-4-03-jpeg.pdf)
cited on WikiTree instead gives 1 January 1802 and baptism on 20 November
1802. The live profile now preserves and explains this conflict; the Bible
image should be rechecked before treating either year as certain.
Structured dossier and technical data

Machine-readable dossier · Family network

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