Johannes (Jean) Bircky (Bircki, Percky) b. Abt 1748 d. 1802: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Johannes (Jean) Bircky (Bircki, Percky)

Male Abt 1748 - 1802  (~ 54 years)


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  • Name Johannes (Jean) Bircky (Bircki, Percky)  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Birth Abt 1748  [3] 
    • an estimation derived only from the birth year of his second wife
    Gender Male 
    Death 1802  [2] 
    Residence Abt 1803  Gern, Munich, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Immigration 11 Jun 1803  Dehlingen, Völlerdingen, Alsace, FR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Permission for emigration to Bavaria granted - from Lutterbacherhof
    Immigration 1804  Dehlingen, Völlerdingen, Alsace, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Buscherhof in Alsace to Steingaden, Bavaria
    Religion Mennonite 
    Residence late 1700s  Rimsdorf, Lower Alsace, FR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Buscherhof, also near Saarewerden
    Person ID I14163  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 18 Nov 2020 

    Family 1 Elisabeth Rubi   d. Abt 1782 
    Marriage Abt 1776 
    Children 
     1. Johannes Bircki (Burkey),   b. 1777, Rimsdorf, Lower Alsace, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1850/1860, Putnam Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    Family ID F9873  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Jul 2015 

    Family 2 Barbara Bircki,   b. 1748   d. 24 Jan 1826, Perlach, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Children 
     1. Andreas Bircky (Burcky), Sr.,   b. 1778, Rimsdorf, Lower Alsace, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Barbara Bircki,   b. Abt 1782
     3. Christian Birki,   b. 14 Mar 1788-1789, Rimsdorf, Lower Alsace, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 1866, Groveland, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     4. Valentin (Valentine) Bircky (Birky),   b. 1794, Dehlingen, Völlerdingen, Alsace, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Sep 1860, Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     5. Maria Birki,   b. 18 Jan 1824, Gern, Munich, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F7888  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Abt 1803 - Gern, Munich, Bavaria, GR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 11 Jun 1803 - Dehlingen, Völlerdingen, Alsace, FR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1804 - Dehlingen, Völlerdingen, Alsace, FR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - late 1700s - Rimsdorf, Lower Alsace, FR Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • An entry from a document in Bern, Switzerland of emigrant families

      Jan 1700
      Benedikt Bürcky from Trimstein, Switzerland (abt 30 miles SE of Bern) moved to Griesbach, Alsace (Hanau-Lichtenberg)

      3 Jun 1710
      Christen Bürcky moving out from Switzerland

      3 Apr 1727
      Niclaus Bürcky from Höchststetten, Germany (Near Karlsruhe and Heidelberg) moved out with his children

      19 Sep 1748 (This could be our Johannes)
      Johannes Bürcky from Herblingen, Germany, moved to Zweibrücken/Palatinate/Germany. [3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S551] Herbert Holly, The Amish Bircky and Bürcky Families in Bavaria.

    2. [S937] Herbert Holly, Bircky Story {Draft of article to be published}.

    3. [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co.

    4. [S590] Birkey information.

    5. [S551] Herbert Holly, The Amish Bircky and Bürcky Families in Bavaria, p. 86.


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