Joseph Schrag b. 12 Jan 1803 Zweibrücken, Rheinland-Pfalz, GR d. 11 Mar 1880 East Zorra Twp., Ontario, Canada: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

Joseph Schrag

Male 1803 - 1880  (77 years)


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  • Name Joseph Schrag  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 12 Jan 1803  Zweibrücken, Rheinland-Pfalz, GR Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    • Kaplaneihof
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 24 Jul 1837  Bremen to New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • On the bark Elizabeth, listed as servant in cloister Scheuern on emigration document. According to Herbert Holly, his application for emigration documents was dated May 26, 1837. A National Archives list of passengers arriving at Baltimore from foreign ports in September of 1837 shows Jacob Schrag, 84; John, 32; Daniel, 24; Magdalene, 36; Catherina, 34; and Catherina Miller, 13. An archives index card says they arrived Oct. 1, 1837.
    Death 11 Mar 1880  East Zorra Twp., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial East Zorra Twp., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Amish Mennonite Cemetery
    Person ID I9123  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2020 

    Father Jakob Schrag,   b. 1753, Zweibrücken, Rheinland-Pfalz, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Apr 1838, Wilmot Twp., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Magdalena Holly,   b. 1762, Nehwiller, Reichshoffen, Bas-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Oct 1828, Johanneskirchen, GR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Family ID F1401  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Catherine Schwartzentruber,   b. 27 Oct 1817, Mengeringhausen, Waldeck, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1846, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years) 
    Children 
     1. Michael Schrag,   b. 1841   d. 1899 (Age 58 years)
     2. Christian Schrag,   b. 1846   d. 1912 (Age 66 years)
    Family ID F6442  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elizabeth Diener,   b. 1812, Alsace, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul 1880 (Age 68 years) 
    Children 
     1. Andrew Schrag,   b. 1848   d. 1927 (Age 79 years)
     2. Magdalena Schrag,   b. 1852
     3. David Schrag,   b. 1854
    Family ID F7616  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 12 Jan 1803 - Zweibrücken, Rheinland-Pfalz, GR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 11 Mar 1880 - East Zorra Twp., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - East Zorra Twp., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 

  • Sources 
    1. [S111] Yvonne M. Zaher, Letter to Donna Birkey re: Schrag family.

    2. [S763] Jacob Schrag Family.

    3. [S1122] Holly-Schrag Connection.

    4. [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co., 18 Jan 1803, per headstone.


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