Andreas Burcky (Buercky), Jr. b. 3 Dec 1808 Flugelsberg, Bavaria, GR d. 21 May 1881 Bureau Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Andreas Burcky (Buercky), Jr.

Male 1808 - 1881  (72 years)


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  • Name Andreas Burcky (Buercky)  [1, 2, 3] 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Birth 3 Dec 1808  Flugelsberg, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 17 Sep 1838  New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Sailed with Joseph Heiser and Peter Yordy from Le Havre on the packet ship Charles Carroll.
    Religion Anabaptist 
    Death 21 May 1881  Bureau Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • 31 May?
    Burial Tiskilwa, Bureau Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Willow Springs Cemetery
    Person ID I2578  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2022 

    Father 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 
    Mother Katharina Ackermann,   b. Abt 1778 
    Marriage Abt 1801 
    • according to Helmut Suttor
    Family ID F1810  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Barbara Oyer,   b. Abt 1808, Söcking, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Nov 1894, Tiskilwa, Bureau Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 86 years) 
    Marriage 1830  Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
     1. Bishop Joseph Burcky,   b. 29 May 1836, Söcking, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Aug 1920, Peru, LaSalle Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     2. Andrew C. Burcky (Buercky),   b. 13 Aug 1839, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Apr 1901, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
    Family ID F1809  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Jul 2007 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 3 Dec 1808 - Flugelsberg, Bavaria, GR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1830 - Bavaria, GR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 17 Sep 1838 - New York, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 21 May 1881 - Bureau Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Tiskilwa, Bureau Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • http://www.mcusa-archives.org/mennobits/1881/jul1881.html
      Herald of Truth - Volume XVIII, Number 7 - July, 1881
      Obit:
      Burcky.-May 31st, in Bureau Co., Ill., Andrew Burcky, aged 72 years, 5 months and 26 days. He leaves an aged widow, 2 children, 9 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. Words of comfort were spoken on the funeral occasion by Jacob Unzicker, Andrew Ropp, and Peter P. Stuckey (1881).

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      Son of Andrew "Andre" Birchi "Burchi" & Catherine Ackerman
      Andrew Burcky was born Dec. 5, 1809, and died in Bureau County May 31, 1881. In 1830 in Bavaria he married Barbara Oyer (or Eyer), who was born circa 1808, and died at Tiskilwa Nov. 22, 1894. They sailed with Joseph Heiser and Peter Yordy from Le Havre on the packet ship Charles Carroll, arriving at New York Sept. 17, 1838. That passenger lists describes "A[illegible] Burkey, 29; Barbara Burkey, 29; and Joseph Burkey, 2" (son Joseph was born at Söcking May 29, 1836); Joseph 'Heser', 20 [Joseph Heiser]; and Peter 'Jodte', 23 [Peter Yordy], who would become their next door neighbors. The obituary of a son states that they arrived in America in 1839, spent a year in Butler County and five years in Woodford County, then relocated to Tazewell County. 18 They are found on the 1860 census of Elm Grove as farmer Andrew Bergy,


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

    4. [S937] Herbert Holly, Bircky Story {Draft of article to be published}, 3 Dec 1808.

    5. [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co., 4 Dec 1809?.

    6. [S11] Obituaries of Individuals, of son Joseph.

    7. [S11] Obituaries of Individuals.

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

    9. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91618985/andrew-burcky.


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