Magdalene Albrecht b. 1819 Sesslach, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, GR d. 10 Apr 1886 Milford, Seward Co., NE: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

Magdalene Albrecht[1]

Female 1819 - 1886  (67 years)


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  • Name Magdalene Albrecht  [2, 3
    Birth 1819  Sesslach, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Budenhof estate
    Gender Female 
    Death 10 Apr 1886  Milford, Seward Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Milford, Seward Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • East Fairview Cemetery
    Person ID I2961  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 20 Apr 2021 

    Father Christian Albrecht,   b. 4 Dec 1779, Wilgartswiesen, Palatinate, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Feb 1843, Tiskilwa, Bureau Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Elisabeth Engel,   b. 23 Jul 1780, Dermerstein, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Nov 1842, Tiskilwa, Bureau Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Marriage 2 Aug 1802  Hochspeyer, Rheinland-Pfalz, GR Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    • Near Kaiserslautern
    Family ID F4236  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family André Birki (Burkey),   b. 16 Jun 1802, Rimsdorf, Lower Alsace, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Mar 1886, Milford, Seward Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1838 
    Children 
     1. Valentine E. Burkey,   b. 24 May 1841   d. 23 Mar 1913 (Age 71 years)
     2. Fannie Burkey,   b. 11 Oct 1844   d. 19 Oct 1871 (Age 27 years)
     3. Andrew Burkey,   b. 16 May 1846, Hennepin, Putnam Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Mar 1923, NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     4. John Burkey,   b. May 1848   d. Sep 1920 (Age ~ 72 years)
     5. Joseph Burkey,   b. 10 Feb 1852   d. 19 Nov 1936 (Age 84 years)
     6. Magdalene Burkey,   b. 20 Jun 1855   d. 5 Mar 1955 (Age 99 years)
     7. Christian Burkey,   b. 1857   d. 1860-1870 (Age 13 years)
    Family ID F1851  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Jul 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1819 - Sesslach, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, GR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 Apr 1886 - Milford, Seward Co., NE Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Milford, Seward Co., NE Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit: Herald of Truth, May 1886:
      "Burkey - On the 12th of Apr., near Milford, Seward Co., Neb., of consumption, Magdalena Burkey, aged 64 years, 5 months and 27 days. She leaves 5 children. She was a member of the Amish Mennonite Church and was buried in the graveyard. Funeral services were held by Joseph Gasho and Pre. Shupp from 2 Tim 4:7, 8."


      “Madalane Albrecht who married a Burky, moved to Putnam county. For a short time they lived south of the old home and then moved to the neighborhood of what is now Ohio, Ill., on the north line of Bureau county, which surrounding country was always more familiarly called the “North Prarie.” [6]

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

    2. [S435] Amanda Sears, Lloyd Burkey, Lois Albrecht Zehr, Lucille Blade Crawford, Harriet Martin Albrecht and many others, The Albrechts, 1836-1969.

    3. [S522] Mrs. Henry (Harriet) Albrecht, The Albrecht Family of Bureau County (from The Albrechts, 1836-1969, published 1969).

    4. [S1292] Bruce W. Jantzi, Amish Mennonite Albrecht, Part !!, Date and place-Aug 15?.

    5. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111079399/christian-albrecht.

    6. [S934] Albrecht Family at Recent Reunion Here.


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