Magdalena Engel

Family/Spouse: Peter R. Naffziger. Peter (son of Peter Naffziger, “Apostle Peter” and Barbara Beck) was born on 1 Oct 1824 in Hochheim, GR; died on 5 Apr 1898 in Congerville, Woodford Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• CLER: Y
• Religion: Amish Mennonite
• Immigration: Abt 1835

Notes:

Birth:
Date from family Bible

Joseph married Barbara Roggy on 24 May 1813 in Lorentzen, Bas-Rhin, FR. Barbara (daughter of Johannes Roggy and Catherine Birki) was born on 10 Sep 1795 in Lorentzen, Bas-Rhin, FR; died in 1863. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Waderhof

Other Events and Attributes:

• CLER: Y
• Occupation: Cultivator At Guermange
• Religion: Amish Mennonite
• Residence: 1813, Guermange, Saarebourg, Moselle, FR
• Immigration: 20 Jul 1833, New Orleans, LA

Notes:

While in France, Christian was from time to time petitioning the French government to exempt Anabaptists from military service.

First Amish Bishop in America west of Ohio.
Elder of the Welschlande gemeinde in Lorraine, settled along Partridge Creek in Illinois summer of 1833 and held the first Amish service in the home of his son, Peter Engel.

http://genealogytrails.com/ill/woodford/engel_cem.htm

Birth:
Possibly Gelucourt

Residence:
near Hellocourt

Immigration:
Locating one mile west of the present village of Metamora. Information given on FAG site says he immigrated in 1839.

Died:
Now Metamora, Woodford Co., IL

Buried:
Family graveyard on the old Engel homestead

Christian married Katharina Nafziger in 1787. Katharina (daughter of Christian Nafziger) was born about 1770; died on 20 Jul 1797 in IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Their son Pierre Rogy, 40, witnessed Catherine's civil death entry, which described Catherine as an 80-year-old daughter of the deceased Valentin Bircky, who in life had been a cultivator on the Neumatte estate. Johannes/Jean's civil death entry described him as Jean Rogÿ, 57, a cultivator born at Lorentzen; it was witnessed by cultivator Jean Birky, 28, who signed his name 'Johannes Birky.'

Further children were Joseph, Magdalena, Anne, Peter, Jacob.

Died:
Waderhof. Johannes Birky, age 28, was a witness of the death.

Johannes + Catherine Birki. Catherine (daughter of Valentin Birki and Katharina (Catherine) Ehresmann) was born about 1765 in Diemeringen, Bas-Rhin, FR; died on 27 May 1845 in Lorentzen, Bas-Rhin, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

This couple had eleven children.

Died:
Waderhof. Son Pierre Rogy, 40, witnessed Catherine's civil death entry, which described Catherine as an 80-year-old daughter of the deceased Valentin Bircky, who in life had been a cultivator on the Neumatte estate.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Miller And Dairyman

Notes:

At the time of his death, Christian was lease-manager (fermier). Son-in-law Johannes Schertz, husband of Barbara Engel, and son Michael Engel, both men then living and working at Bischwald, signed the civil death certificate.

He and his wife lived for a time at both Assenoncourt and Gelucourt.

Died:
(57) Bischwald Mill, at age 65

Christian + Magdelaine Schertz (Chertz). Magdelaine died before 1792. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 1745

Notes:

Died:
Waderhof castle estate

Jacques + Barbara Neuhauser. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Leaseholder and cultivator on Neumatte estate. Witnessed by Andreas Birky? and Chre?tien Detweiller (Dettweiler, who signed as 'Christian Detweiler').

Notes:

Died:
His civil death entry described him as Valantin Birkÿ, 68, a son of Johannes Birkÿ and Barbara Gingrihin, and leaseholder [Ger. Hofbeständer] of Neumatt estate; it was witnessed by Andreas Birkÿ and Chrétien Detweiller (Dettweiler, who signed as 'Christian Detweiler'). ?

Valentin + Katharina (Catherine) Ehresmann. Katharina was born about 1740; died on 4 Oct 1813 in Diemeringen, Bas-Rhin, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Neumatte estate