Name |
Valentin (Valentine) Bircky (Birky) [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] |
Birth |
1794 |
Dehlingen, Völlerdingen, Alsace, FR [7] |
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Gender |
Male |
Residence |
Bef 1803 |
Völlerdingen, Alsace, FR [2] |
- Lutterbacherhof, near Saar-Union/Saarbrücken, FR
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Residence |
? 1803 |
Riedenburg, Bavaria, GR [8, 9] |
- Lived on rented farms with brother Andreas (Country court Riedenburg [Flugelsberg]), and with Christian (in County Court Munich.
Google translation :
Gern and Riedenburg
lt. deed of citizenship of
In 1828 he stayed until about 1815
with his brother on the
Wing mountain.
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Residence |
1813 |
Dachau, Munich, Bavaria, GR [8] |
- Unterweilbach tenant, of Court Spreti, near Dachau.
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PURC |
1825 |
Dachau, Munich, Bavaria, GR [8] |
- Purchased an estate in Arzbach from his brother Christian.
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Residence |
1815 - 1828 |
Dachau, Munich, Bavaria, GR [8, 9] |
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Immigration |
31 May 1828 |
Dachau, Munich, Bavaria, GR [8] |
- Received France to Bavaria immigration permit. ”Here appears Valentin Bircky from Lutterbach in Alsace, 34 years old, father of seven children, five boys, and two girls, the oldest 13 years of age, the youngest two years of age, asking for permission to emigrate.”
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Residence |
1830 |
Pellheim, Bavaria, GR |
- Arzbach estate (about 2 miles north of the center of Pellheim) called Schloss Pellheim.
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PURC |
8 Mar 1833 |
Gern, Munich, Bavaria, GR [8] |
- Purchased Kandler farm estate, house No 3 from Joseph Stalter, Elisabeth’s step-father.
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PURC |
15 Apr 1841 |
Ludwigsfeld, Bavaria, GR [8] |
- Mayerrhof, house No. 8, called “Wurzer estate in Ludwigsfeld near Munich, and Dachau.
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Death |
12 Aug 1848 |
Gern, Munich, Bavaria, GR |
- Death of wife Elisabeth Unzicker
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Residence |
1831-1849 |
Gern, Munich, Bavaria, GR [8, 9] |
- Valentin moved with his family to his father-in-law living in Gern near Munich
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Immigration |
21 Jun 1849 |
NY [10] |
- Via Liverpool on ship Minnesota. Evidently the family was originally booked to depart with ship agent Karl Dick from Augsburg via Mannheim-LaHavre-New York. Plans must have changed since they ultimately arrived on the ship Minnesota, via Liverpool to New York.
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Census |
1850 |
Morton Twp., Tazewell Co., IL |
- Age 67, living with son Joseph and Barbara (Eigsti) Birky; also living there was Christian Springer, laborer.
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Occupation |
In Europe A Bauer (Farmer), In US A Farmer |
Reference Number |
36 |
Religion |
Amish |
Residence |
1860 |
Morton, Tazewell Co., IL |
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Burial |
Sep 1860 |
Groveland, Tazewell Co., IL |
- Birky-Landes Cemetery, personal visit, Plot #36 on cemetery map dated 8/12/2013
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Death |
12 Sep 1860 |
Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL [11, 12] |
Person ID |
I36 |
Schrock-Birkey Connection |
Last Modified |
9 Jan 2024 |
Family |
Elisabeth Unzicker (Hunsiker), b. 1796, Breimthal, Heidelberg, Bavaria, GR d. 12 Aug 1848, Gern, Munich, Bavaria, GR (Age 52 years) |
Marriage |
1812 |
Munich, Bavaria, GR [1] |
- about 1812-1813 - 2,500 Guilders given to the bride and groom on the occasion of their marriage by the bride’s family.
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Notes |
- Settlement of Valentine’s estate lists Joseph first and Jacob seond--the rest in the same order as here.
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Children |
| 1. Jakob Birky (Bircky), b. 1813, Unterweilbach, Bavaria, GR d. 1 Mar 1887, Peoria, Peoria Co., IL (Age 74 years) |
| 2. Joseph Bircky (Burkey), b. 13 May 1816, Nymphenburg, Bavaria, GR d. 13 Mar 1902, Milford, Seward Co., NE (Age 85 years) |
| 3. Christian (Harry) Bircky (Burkey), b. 4 Sep 1819, Obersanding, Bavaria, GR d. 6 Nov 1890, Milford, Seward Co., NE (Age 71 years) |
| 4. Valentin Bircky (Birky), b. 12 Oct 1820, Nymphenburg, Bavaria, GR d. 28 Jun 1901, Tiskilwa, Bureau Co., IL (Age 80 years) |
| 5. Andréas Bircky (Birky), b. 11 Oct 1822, Nymphenburg, Bavaria, GR d. 7 Nov 1892, Tazewell Co., IL (Age 70 years) |
| 6. Magdalena Bircky (Birky), b. 12 Dec 1824, Nymphenburg, Bavaria, GR d. 18 Feb 1897 (Age 72 years) |
| 7. Elisabeth Bircky (Birky), b. 19 Nov 1826, Nymphenburg, Bavaria, GR d. Oct 1866, Tazewell Co., IL (Age 39 years) |
| 8. Catharina Birky, b. 18 Jan 1829, Nymphenburg, Bavaria, GR d. 18 Mar 1870, IL (Age 41 years) |
| 9. Heinrich (Henry) Bircky (Birky), b. 31 Dec 1831, Arzbach, Bavaria, GR d. 4 Aug 1918, Groveland Twp., Tazewell Co., IL (Age 86 years) |
| 10. Maria (Mary) Bircky (Birky), b. 19 Mar 1833, Bavaria, GR d. 28 Oct 1908, Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE (Age 75 years) |
| 11. Johann (John) Bircky (Birky), b. 1 Jan 1835, Gern, Munich, Bavaria, GR d. 28 Mar 1925, Peoria, Peoria Co., IL (Age 90 years) |
| 12. Jacobine (Bena) BIRKY (BIRCKY), b. 13 Jan 1838, Gern, Munich, Bavaria, GR d. 5 Sep 1914, Milford, Seward Co., NE (Age 76 years) |
| 13. Barbara Bircky (Birky), b. 9 Jan 1840, Gern, Munich, Bavaria, GR d. 28 Jul 1934, Groveland, Tazewell Co., IL (Age 94 years) |
| 14. Joseph Bircky (Birky), b. 1861 d. 21 Mar 1861 (Age 0 years) |
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Family ID |
F12 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
18 Oct 2023 |