Joseph Gascho b. 2 Nov 1797 Desseling, Moselle, FR d. 17 Jan 1882 Hay, Huron Co., Ontario, CA: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Joseph Gascho

Male 1797 - 1882  (84 years)


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  • Name Joseph Gascho  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Birth 2 Nov 1797  Desseling, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 6] 
    • 16 May 1792?
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Farmer in Bavaria  [2] 
    Residence 1851  Probfeld, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 17 Jan 1882  Hay, Huron Co., Ontario, CA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Obit says he was 89 years.
    Burial Blake, Huron Co., Ontario, CA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Lakeview Conservative Mennonite Cemetery
    Person ID I9374  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2022 

    Father André Gascho,   b. Abt 1768, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Apr 1812, Imling, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 44 years) 
    Mother Anna Zwalter,   b. 1769   d. 14 Feb 1839, Pellheim, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1794  [1] 
    Family ID F7869  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Magdalena Ingold,   b. 1 Nov 1803, Annweiler, Palatinate, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Feb 1891, Zurich, Hay Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage Jan 1824  Arzbach, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Anna Nancy Gascho,   b. 8 Nov 1824, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jan 1912, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     2. Magdalena Gascho,   b. 24 Jun 1826, Probfeld, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Apr 1902, Minier, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     3. Joseph Gascho,   b. 28 Jan 1830
     4. Barbara Gascho,   b. 4 Dec 1831   d. 16 Nov 1875, Zurich, Hay Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years)
     5. Maria Gascho,   b. 25 Dec 1833   d. 13 Nov 1893, Lyon Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
     6. Christian Gascho,   b. 20 Jul 1836
     7. Johannes Gascho,   b. 27 Oct 1838   d. 28 May 1919 (Age 80 years)
     8. Andreas Gascho,   b. 24 Apr 1841   d. 31 Aug 1927 (Age 86 years)
    Family ID F6609  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2016 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 2 Nov 1797 - Desseling, Moselle, FR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Jan 1824 - Arzbach, Bavaria, GR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1851 - Probfeld, Bavaria, GR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Jan 1882 - Hay, Huron Co., Ontario, CA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Blake, Huron Co., Ontario, CA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Joseph and Magdalena initially settled at Probfeld in the Donaumoos or Danube Marsh. The family's passport was annulled by the Bavarian government Feb. 19, 1851 because their son Joseph had a military obligation. Medical certificates dated March 20, 1851 and March 31, 1851 declared him fit for service. He was prohibited from emigrating by a court order. The family departed without him. They probably took a coach to Donauworth, then a new rail line from there through Leipzig to Hamburg. We could not identify a passenger list or a date for their arrival in North America, though we found a note that the ship they sailed on was the Neptune. They initially settled at East Zorra, Ontario. 277 Note that they were in the area at the same time as Joseph's cousin Christian Gascho, who had moved up from Pennsylvania to Wilmot in 1848. Joseph and Magdalena later resettled at Zurich, Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario. On the 1881 census of Hay German Mennonite Joseph Gascho, 85, and Lanah, 77, are found in the household of their son John. Herald of Truth, March 1882: "On the 17th of Jan., in Hay, Huron Co., Ont., Joseph Gascho, aged 89 years. He left an aged companion, and four children with large families. He was for many years a faithful member of the Amish Menn. church and an early settler of the township when the surrounding country was yet a wilderness." [7]

  • Sources 
    1. [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co.

    2. [S964] Joseph Gaucho emigration application.

    3. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64867940/edit.

    4. [S784] Mennonite Archives of Ontario.

    5. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64867940/joseph-gascho.

    6. [S784] Mennonite Archives of Ontario, 1792 (estimate from death record).

    7. [S154] Rudolf Ingold and Hermann Guth, Ingolds and Their Estates.


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