Rudolph Pelsey (Bälzli) (Pelzel, Bellesley)
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Name Rudolph Pelsey (Bälzli) (Pelzel, Bellesley) [1] Birth 26 Oct 1690 Jebsheim, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, FR 
Gender Male Residence by 1710 Rhodes, Moselle, FR - at the time his son Rudolphe was born
Person ID I15130 Schrock-Birkey Connection Last Modified 1 Apr 2019
Father Ulrich Pelsey (Pelzel, Bellesley) (Bälzli) d. 30 Aug 1693, Jebsheim, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, FR Mother Maria Schneider Family ID F9639 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Children 1. Rudolphe Pelsey (Pelzel, Bellesley), b. 1710, Rhodes, Moselle, FR d. 1786 (Age 76 years)Family ID F10468 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 28 Jan 2018
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Birth - 26 Oct 1690 - Jebsheim, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, FR 
Residence - by 1710 - Rhodes, Moselle, FR = Link to Google Earth
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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) [2]
- “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.
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