Christian Pelsy b. 2 Jul 1772 Rhodes, Moselle, FR d. 10 Jun 1836 Rhodes, Moselle, FR: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Christian Pelsy[1]

Male 1772 - 1836  (63 years)


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  • Name Christian Pelsy  [2, 3] 
    Birth 2 Jul 1772  Rhodes, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Famille 62 Cultivateur Rhodes 1846 (Ste. Croix)  [5] 
    Residence until 1810  Azoudange, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Domaine de Hellocourt-fFour children were born here
    Death 10 Jun 1836  Rhodes, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6] 
    • Sources : 1. Maurice hébert 2. Swic ucgl, 12/06/1837: 3. Robert boehm
    Person ID I4842  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 22 Apr 2019 

    Father Rudolf Pelsy,   b. 1743, Rhodes, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Apr 1786, Rhodes, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years) 
    Mother Anne Zehr (Zeer, Zorny)   d. 3 Mar 1782, Rhodes, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 1772  [4] 
    Family ID F7076  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine Verkler (Wirckler),   b. 1 Jan 1778, Oberstinzel, Fenetrange, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Apr 1860, Rhodes, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1802 
    Children 
     1. Joseph “Red Joe” Belsly,   b. 28 May 1802, Hellocourt, Maizieres-les-Vic, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Dec 1872, Spring Bay, Washington Twp., Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     2. Jean Pelsy,   b. 1805   d. 1805 (Age 0 years)
     3. Mary (Marie) Belsley (Pelzel, Bellesley),   b. 3 Sep 1806   d. 29 Jan 1810, Azoudange, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 3 years)
     4. Johannes Pelsey (Pelzel, Bellesley),   b. 14 Oct 1809, Azoudange, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Apr 1854, Metamora Twp., Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)
     5. Catherine (Catrina) Pelsy (Pelzel, Belsley, Bellesley),   b. 4 Oct 1811, Azoudange, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1887 (Age 75 years)
     6. Christian (Christophe) Pelsy,   b. 3 Oct 1814, Rhodes, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Nov 1886, Rhodes, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     7. Madeleine Pelsy,   b. 1815   d. 1815 (Age 0 years)
     8. Pierre Pelsy,   b. 1816   d. 1816 (Age 0 years)
     9. André Belsley (Pelzel, Bellesley),   b. 15 May 1819, Rhodes, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jul 1842, Rhodes, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 23 years)
     10. Jacob Pelsy (Pelzel, Bellesley),   b. 3 Feb 1822, Rhodes, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Oct 1910, Rhodes, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     11. Mary (Marie) Belsley (Pelzel, Bellesley),   b. 5 Sep 1823, Rhodes, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1841 (Age 17 years)
     12. Nicolas Pelsy (Pelzel, Bellesley),   b. 3 Jan 1826, Rhodes, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Nov 1896, Rhodes, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     13. Pierre Pelsy (Pelzel, Belsley, Bellesley),   b. 1826, Rhodes, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F3422  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 2 Jul 1772 - Rhodes, Moselle, FR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - until 1810 - Azoudange, Moselle, FR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 Jun 1836 - Rhodes, Moselle, FR Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Christian was at Rhodes in 1774. He was mayor of Rhodes from June to September 1819.

      Christian and Catherine had a total of ten children, all of whom stayed in Rhodes, except for Joseph, Jean and Catrina.

      “At Hellocourt ‘Christianne Belzele’ appeared as a witness on two wedding entries: André Vercler and Barbe Rupp on Feb. 1, 1804 (he was a brother-in-law of the groom), and Jacob Bachman and Barbe Vercler the following day (he was a brother-in-law of the bride). He is described as a worker in Hellocourt. On the second entry, another witness was minister Joseph Engel (son of elder Christian Engel), later to be an Amish Mennonite elder, who was also described as a brother-in-law of the bride.”

      In Rhodes Christian was a successful cultivator and served as interim mayor June 9-July 6, 1819, signing four etat civil entries in that capacity. His farm, close to Rhodes, was St. Croix.
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      Cimetière Anabaptiste-Mennonite de Rhodes - Moselle Jan 4, 2016 FB post

      While their older brothers Joseph (Red Joe), John and Peter, as well as their sister Catherine emigrated to the USA one after the other, Christian, Jacob and Nicolas Pelsy all chose to get married and settle in their hometown. Christian and Nicolas got married to 2 Abresol sisters, Catherine and Barbe, who were both from Rhodes. As for Jacob, he found his wife Madelaine Schertz in Rehere (Meurthe et Moselle), a village near the town of Baccarat. All of them are burried in the cemetery.

      It should be noted the existence in the 19th century on the levee of the pond of the mill (Farm of bachats) of a mill operated by the family abresol.
      This one is now destroyed, only remain the two wheels in the gardens of the field.
      ——————— [5, 7]

  • Sources 
    1. [S190] Jean Francois Lorentz, Schrag, Berki, Pelsey:.

    2. [S546] Hingsange.

    3. [S269] GeneaNet Family Tree of Jean François Lorentz, “Families of Rhodes in 1846”.

    4. [S67] Belsly Rudolphe & Gerber Barbara (tableau général).

    5. [S269] GeneaNet Family Tree of Jean François Lorentz.

    6. [S714] Mrs. Martans, Pelsy Information, Gives death as 12 Jun 1837.

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


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