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Maria (Mary) Bircky (Birky) b. 19 Mar 1833 Bavaria, GR d. 28 Oct 1908 Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Maria (Mary) Bircky (Birky)

Female 1833 - 1908  (75 years)


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  • Name Maria (Mary) Bircky (Birky)  [1, 2] 
    Born 19 Mar 1833  Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Immigration 21 Jun 1849  NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Via Liverpool, on ship Minnesota
    Reference Number 19 
    Religion Amish 
    USR1 Bright’s Disease  [4] 
    Died 28 Oct 1908  Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Salem Cemetery
    Person ID I19  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 26 Dec 2018 

    Father Valentin (Valentine) Bircky (Birky),   b. 1794, Lutterbach, Alsace, FR Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Sep 1860, Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Unzicker (Hunziker),   b. 1796, Breimthal, Heidelberg, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 1848, Gern, Munich, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Married Abt 1812-13  Munich, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • 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 Joseph Bürcky (Birki),   b. 19 Mar 1828, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Dec 1906, Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 7 Jan 1851  Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • By A. Ropp
    Children 
     1. Catherine Birky,   b. 28 Jan 1852, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 1931, Davenport, Thayer Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     2. Elizabeth Birky,   b. 19 Sep 1853, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1907, Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
     3. Jacob Birky,   b. 19 Sep 1855, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1917, Calkins, MT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     4. Valentine Birkey,   b. 2 Feb 1858, Dillon Creek, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1928, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     5. Mary Birky,   b. Abt 1860,   d. Bef 1870  (Age ~ 9 years)
     6. Joseph E. Birky,   b. 9 Sep 1862, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Oct 1935, Albany, Linn Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     7. Barbara Birky,   b. 3 Dec 1867, El Paso, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1942, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     8. Daniel Birky,   b. 28 Feb 1870, IL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Apr 1901, Oberlin, Decatur Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years)
    Last Modified 3 Sep 2011 
    Family ID F11  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Mar 1833 - Bavaria, GR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 21 Jun 1849 - NY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 7 Jan 1851 - Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Oct 1908 - Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit:
      Birkey.- Mary Birkey, wife of Joseph Birkey, died at her home near Shickly, Nebr., Dec. 28, 1908; aged 75 y. 9 m. 9 d. Her sickness was Bright's disease. Funeral services were conducted by Joseph Rediger and Jacob Stauffer.

  • Sources 
    1. [S103] Illinois Ministers Attending Amish Ministers’ Meetings of 1862-1878, Steven R. Estes.

    2. [S2] The Berkey Book, Ruth Berkey Reichly, (Arlington, VA).

    3. [S468] Birky and Springer immigration.

    4. [S11] Obituaries of Individuals.

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

    6. [S16] Joseph and Catherine Stalter Good, Edna Schertz.


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