Maria Anna Gascho b. 1798 Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR d. Between 1840-1841 Bavaria, GR: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Maria Anna Gascho

Female 1798 - 1841  (43 years)


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  • Name Maria Anna Gascho  [1, 2] 
    Birth 1798  Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Gender Female 
    Death Between 1840-1841  Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I2138  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 1 Feb 2020 

    Father André Gascho,   b. Abt 1768, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Apr 1812, Imling, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 44 years) 
    Mother Anna Zwalter,   b. 1769   d. 14 Feb 1839, Pellheim, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1794  [1] 
    Family ID F7869  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 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) 
    Marriage Abt 1815  Pellheim, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Arzbach was the name of an estate outlying the village of Pellheim (about 1.7 miles north of the center of Pellheim. It was the site of Schloss Pellheim, the house or palace of a count. The house is now a restaurant. Pellheim was administratively incorporated into Dachau in 1972.
    Children 
     1. Maria (Mary) Birky,   b. 18 Apr 1816, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 May 1903, Roanoke Twp., Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     2. Joseph Birky,   b. 25 Feb 1818, Pellheim, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1888 (Age 69 years)
     3. Christian Birki,   b. 25 Apr 1820   d. USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Magdalena Birky,   b. 26 Feb 1822, Arzbach, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1908 (Age 85 years)
     5. Barbara Birky,   b. 19 Feb 1824, Arzbach, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Mar 1885, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
     6. Elizabeth Birky,   b. 28 Feb 1828   d. 26 Feb 1899 (Age 70 years)
     7. Andrew (Andréas) S. Birky,   b. 3 Mar 1830, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Sep 1895, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     8. Anna Birky,   b. 20 Jan 1832, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1903 (Age 70 years)
     9. Katharina (Catharine) Birky,   b. Nov 1834, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Feb 1874, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 39 years)
     10. Veronica (Fronica,fannie) Birky,   b. 16 Jan 1837, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Feb 1916, Reno Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F219  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Feb 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1798 - Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1815 - Pellheim, Bavaria, GR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Between 1840-1841 - Bavaria, GR Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • “Maria Gajou from Nancÿ in Frankreich”

      “Christian's first wife was named Mary [Gascho]. On August 10, 1854, Christian Birky petitioned the court to be named legal guardian of his daughter Fronica (Veronica), as follows:

      To the County Court Tazewell County Illinois The undersigned respectfully shows that Fronica Birkey aged seventeen years in January last is a minor heir of his wife Mary deceased and that the said Fronica is his daughter, and that heir aforesaid she is entitled to certain property of about the value of $178---- and he preys that letter of Guardianship may issue to him the said Christian Birkey for his said daughter. Affirmed to this ?? (Signed) Christian Birki before me this 10th day of August, 1854 Jno M Bush.

      Also in the file is the Court's Order that appointed Christian the legal guardian of Fronica (Veronica) until she reached the age of 18. This suggests that Mary received a bequest (most likely from her father at the time of his death). Since she had apparently pre-deceased the benefactor, her bequest was divided among her natural children (Mary, Joseph, Magdalena, Barbara, Elizabeth, Andrew, Anna, Catharina, and Veronica). All save Veronica were of the age of majority in 1854. In order for her to collect her property, she needed a legal guardian, and that became her father. The person leaving the bequest may have been of some means since Mary's share was $1602, and an equal amount may well have been left to any of Mary's siblings or their issue. The entire process suggests that Mary Birki's father may have died intestate in Illinois in 1853 or 1854 and it thus may be possible to identify him through probate or other guardian records. “ Gary Yordy (Source: Tazewell County Probate Records, File 11 “Fronica Birkey”) [1, 6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co.

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

    3. [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co., Badonviller, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR.

    4. [S912] Herbert Holly, News from the Bircky’s.

    5. [S68] Pellheim 21 House Chronicle: “Castle Builders”.

    6. [S1126] Pellheim Mennonite records.


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