Heinrich (Henry) Bircky (Birky)[1]

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Name Heinrich (Henry) Bircky (Birky) [2, 3] Born 31 Dec 1831 Arzbach, Bavaria, GR [4]
- Normal birth with midwife Margareth Gschwind, at Schönbrunn.
Gender Male Immigration 21 Jun 1849 NY [5]
- via Liverpool, on ship Minnesota. Described as “infant.”
Reference Number 167 Religion Groveland Evangelical Mennonite Died 4 Aug 1918 Groveland Twp., Tazewell Co., IL [6]
Buried Groveland, Tazewell Co., IL [3]
- Evangelical Mennonite Church Cemetery
Person ID I167 Schrock-Birkey Connection Last Modified 1 Feb 2020
Father Valentin (Valentine) Bircky (Birky), b. 1794, Dehlingen, Völlerdingen, Alsace, FR , d. 12 Sep 1860, Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL
(Age 66 years)
Mother Elisabeth Unzicker (Hunziker), b. 1796, Breimthal, Heidelberg, Bavaria, GR , d. 12 Aug 1848, Gern, Munich, Bavaria, GR
(Age 52 years)
Married 1812 Munich, Bavaria, GR [7]
- about 1812-1813 - 2,500 Guilders given to the bride and groom on the occasion of their marriage by the bride’s family.
Notes - Settlement of Valentine’s estate lists Joseph first and Jacob seond--the rest in the same order as here.
Family ID F12 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Magdalena Eigsti, b. 24 Oct 1836, GR , d. 13 May 1906, Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL
(Age 69 years)
Married 30 Apr 1854 Children 1. David Birky, b. 1 Mar 1855, d. 6 Sep 1915 (Age 60 years) 2. Barbara Birky, b. 9 Jan 1857, d. 2 Mar 1924 (Age 67 years) 3. Valentine Birky, b. 27 Oct 1858, d. 24 Jan 1931 (Age 72 years) 4. Nicholas Birky, b. 9 Sep 1860, d. 24 Apr 1944 (Age 83 years) 5. Elizabeth Birky, b. 28 Aug 1862, Tazewell Co., IL , d. 29 Apr 1941, Tazewell Co., IL
(Age 78 years)
6. Mary Birky, b. 10 Oct 1864, d. 25 Feb 1953 (Age 88 years) 7. Samuel Birkey, b. 29 Mar 1866, d. 3 Sep 1952 (Age 86 years) 8. Magdalena Birky, b. 12 Mar 1868, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL , d. 30 Apr 1938, Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL
(Age 70 years)
9. Katherine Birky, b. 25 Feb 1870, d. 6 Sep 1958 (Age 88 years) 10. Susana Birky, b. 19 Jul 1872, d. 29 Nov 1920 (Age 48 years) 11. John Henry Birky, b. 5 Apr 1875, d. 16 May 1958 (Age 83 years) 12. Anna Birky, b. 15 Apr 1887, d. 26 May 1964 (Age 77 years) 13. Veronica (Fannie) Birky, b. 14 Dec 1878, d. 28 Feb 1956 (Age 77 years) Last Modified 9 Jul 2007 Family ID F85 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map Born - 31 Dec 1831 - Arzbach, Bavaria, GR Immigration - 21 Jun 1849 - NY Died - 4 Aug 1918 - Groveland Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Buried - - Groveland, Tazewell Co., IL = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S2] The Berkey Book, Ruth Berkey Reichly, (Arlington, VA).
- [S245] Valentine Birkey - Probate record .
- [S507] The Nicholas Eigsti Family, Ardys Serpette, Emery Eigsti, Howard Eigsti.
- [S1126] Pellheim Mennonite records.
- [S468] Birky and Springer immigration.
- [S551] The Amish Bircky and Bürcky Families in Bavaria, Herbert Holly, Death year given as 1854l.
- [S551] The Amish Bircky and Bürcky Families in Bavaria, Herbert Holly.
- [S2] The Berkey Book, Ruth Berkey Reichly, (Arlington, VA).