Katharina Burki b. 1764 Lorentzen, Bas-Rhin, FR d. 6 Mar 1829 Hanfeld, Bavaria, GR: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Katharina Burki

Female 1764 - 1829  (65 years)


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  • Name Katharina Burki  [1, 2, 3] 
    Birth 1764  Lorentzen, Bas-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Waderhof estate
    Gender Female 
    Occupation Farmer’s daughter  [2] 
    Religion Mennonite  [2] 
    Burial Mar 1829  Hanfeld, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Oesch Cemetery
    Death 6 Mar 1829  Hanfeld, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    • Court Starnberg
    Person ID I530  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 12 Jan 2023 

    Family Christian N. Oesch,   b. Abt 1755, Lorentzen, Bas-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Mar 1834, Hanfeld, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 79 years) 
    Marriage 1783 
    Children 
     1. Johann Oesch,   b. 1783, Lorentzen, Bas-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Magdalena Oesch,   b. 1786, Saare-Union, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jan 1859, Beigarten, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     3. Christian Oesch,   b. 15 Oct 1789, Saare-Union, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jun 1844, Neuberg-an-Donau, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
     4. Andréas Oesch,   b. 1791, Lorentzen, Bas-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Apr 1869, Hanfeld, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     5. Josef Oesch,   b. 1794   d. 30 Nov 1866, Hanfeld, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     6. Barbara Oesch,   b. 24 Jun 1799, Saarbuckenheim, Alsace, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Sep 1884, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     7. Maria Oesch,   b. 5 Feb 1802, Saarbuckenheim, Alsace, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jan 1870, Klinghof, GR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     8. Veronica Oesch,   b. Abt 1804, Hanfeld, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Mar 1829, Hanfeld, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 25 years)
     9. Anna Oesch,   b. 1806   d. 8 Dec 1869, Hanfeld, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
    Family ID F229  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Oct 2001 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1764 - Lorentzen, Bas-Rhin, FR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Mar 1829 - Hanfeld, Bavaria, GR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 6 Mar 1829 - Hanfeld, Bavaria, GR Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Who was Katharina/Catherine Bürki, who married Christian Oesch/Christian N. Oesch, and died at Hanfeld March 6, 1829?  We could make two reasonable guesses, but the information to verify them is lacking.  She may have been a sister to Christian 'Christel' Bürcky/Bircki ('Big Birkeys'), who was born circa 1760; this would make sense because of Christel's link to the Gentersberg estate (and presumably to the nearby Dorsterhof estate) where Oesches farmed.  Or, she may have been a sister to Johannes Birky or Bircki ('Little Red Birkys'), who was born circa 1748.  This would make sense because his son Andreas/André/Andrew owned property at Söcking, which is now part of Hanfeld.

      According to Rudolf Ingold and Hermann Guth, the Mennonite tenants at Hanfeld fell into a disagreement with local Catholic clerics, and were obliged to bury their dead in a meadow. When Katharina/Catherine Bürki died in 1829, one priest asked for a death fee. Christian refused, and the priest complained to the local administration. He was told that he could take the matter to court, but no action was taken. [7]

  • Sources 
    1. [S773] Genealogie descendante de Abraham Oesch (1730-1836).

    2. [S965] Herbert Holly, Springer Family in Dornach.

    3. [S1291] Mary Ann Augsburger Kristiansen-Eng, Maria Anna Oesch, Her Story (1837-1892).

    4. [S965] Herbert Holly, Springer Family in Dornach, Gives the year as 1763.

    5. [S965] Herbert Holly, Springer Family in Dornach, Gives date as 6 Mar 1828.

    6. [S1291] Mary Ann Augsburger Kristiansen-Eng, Maria Anna Oesch, Her Story (1837-1892), Gives the date 29 Mar 1834.

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


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