Christian Pelsy

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Famille 62 Cultivateur Rhodes 1846 (Ste. Croix)
• Residence: until 1810, Azoudange, Moselle, FR

Notes:

Christian was at Rhodes in 1774. He was mayor of Rhodes from June to September 1819.

Christian and Catherine had a total of ten children, all of whom stayed in Rhodes, except for Joseph, Jean and Catrina.

“At Hellocourt ‘Christianne Belzele’ appeared as a witness on two wedding entries: André Vercler and Barbe Rupp on Feb. 1, 1804 (he was a brother-in-law of the groom), and Jacob Bachman and Barbe Vercler the following day (he was a brother-in-law of the bride). He is described as a worker in Hellocourt. On the second entry, another witness was minister Joseph Engel (son of elder Christian Engel), later to be an Amish Mennonite elder, who was also described as a brother-in-law of the bride.”

In Rhodes Christian was a successful cultivator and served as interim mayor June 9-July 6, 1819, signing four etat civil entries in that capacity. His farm, close to Rhodes, was St. Croix.
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Cimetière Anabaptiste-Mennonite de Rhodes - Moselle Jan 4, 2016 FB post

While their older brothers Joseph (Red Joe), John and Peter, as well as their sister Catherine emigrated to the USA one after the other, Christian, Jacob and Nicolas Pelsy all chose to get married and settle in their hometown. Christian and Nicolas got married to 2 Abresol sisters, Catherine and Barbe, who were both from Rhodes. As for Jacob, he found his wife Madelaine Schertz in Rehere (Meurthe et Moselle), a village near the town of Baccarat. All of them are burried in the cemetery.

It should be noted the existence in the 19th century on the levee of the pond of the mill (Farm of bachats) of a mill operated by the family abresol.
This one is now destroyed, only remain the two wheels in the gardens of the field.
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Residence:
Domaine de Hellocourt-fFour children were born here

Died:
Sources : 1. Maurice hébert 2. Swic ucgl, 12/06/1837: 3. Robert boehm

Christian married Catherine Verkler (Wirckler) before 1802. Catherine (daughter of Joseph Verkler and Marie Abresol) was born on 1 Jan 1778 in Oberstinzel, Fenetrange, Moselle, FR; died on 4 Apr 1860 in Rhodes, Moselle, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Joseph “Red Joe” Belsly was born on 28 May 1802 in Hellocourt, Maizieres-les-Vic, Moselle, FR; died on 24 Dec 1872 in Spring Bay, Washington Twp., Woodford Co., IL; was buried in Worth Twp., Woodford Co., IL.
2. Jean Pelsy was born in 1805; died in 1805.
3. Mary (Marie) Belsley (Pelzel, Bellesley) was born on 3 Sep 1806; died on 29 Jan 1810 in Azoudange, Moselle, FR.
4. Johannes Pelsey (Pelzel, Bellesley) was born on 14 Oct 1809 in Azoudange, Moselle, FR; died on 26 Apr 1854 in Metamora Twp., Woodford Co., IL.
5. Catherine (Catrina) Pelsy (Pelzel, Belsley, Bellesley) was born on 4 Oct 1811 in Azoudange, Moselle, FR; died in 1887.
6. Christian (Christophe) Pelsy was born on 3 Oct 1814 in Rhodes, Moselle, FR; died on 16 Nov 1886 in Rhodes, Moselle, FR; was buried in Rhodes, Moselle, FR.
7. Madeleine Pelsy was born in 1815; died in 1815.
8. Pierre Pelsy was born in 1816; died in 1816.
9. André Belsley (Pelzel, Bellesley) was born on 15 May 1819 in Rhodes, Moselle, FR; died on 26 Jul 1842 in Rhodes, Moselle, FR.
10. Jacob Pelsy (Pelzel, Bellesley) was born on 3 Feb 1822 in Rhodes, Moselle, FR; died on 29 Oct 1910 in Rhodes, Moselle, FR; was buried in Rhodes, Moselle, FR.
11. Mary (Marie) Belsley (Pelzel, Bellesley) was born on 5 Sep 1823 in Rhodes, Moselle, FR; died in 1841.
12. Nicolas Pelsy (Pelzel, Bellesley) was born on 3 Jan 1826 in Rhodes, Moselle, FR; died on 17 Nov 1896 in Rhodes, Moselle, FR; was buried in Rhodes, Moselle, FR.
13. Pierre Pelsy (Pelzel, Belsley, Bellesley) was born in 1826 in Rhodes, Moselle, FR.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Anabaptist, as noted on his death record

Notes:

The father of ten.

Birth:
JFL: 29 Mar 1745

Rudolf married Anne Zehr (Zeer, Zorny) in 1772. Anne died on 3 Mar 1782 in Rhodes, Moselle, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1770, Rhodes, Moselle, FR

Notes:

Verna Belsley’s book says Rodolphe Pelsey was at Rhodes about 1770 and his wife was Barbara Vercler. Their son Christian, at Rhodes in 1774, was the father of ten children.

The family farm was Sainte-Croix near Rhodes, which now part of a park and wildlife refuge.

Birth:
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=kipferbeller&id=I0209

Rudolphe married Barbe Gerber in 1735. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: by 1710, Rhodes, Moselle, FR

Notes:

“Rudolf Balzli, a cowherd at Sainte Croix, went to the presbytery to register a boy who had just been born. But how to do it ? The said Balzli was one of those Anabaptists who refused to baptize his children because, like his co-religionists, he felt that this act was too individually engaging to be practiced by a newborn.

But Monsieur le Cure was a wise man, and just like our Anabaptist, he was a man of peace. Together they found a solution, a "nameless boy", bastard certainly, but nevertheless effective because it allows us to know on which date he was born in the family Balzli. Bringing this mention in the register was the trick found by our two comrades. The renown of the gentleness of the church man was, no doubt, widespread among the Anabaptist families and more and more came to Rhodes to reside there.” (Translated from the French)

Residence:
at the time his son Rudolphe was born