Jean Esch (Oesch)
1770 - 1821 (51 years)1. Jean Esch (Oesch) was born in 1770 in Asswiller, Gutenbrunnen, Bas-Rhin, FR; died in 1821 in Gosselming, Moselle, Lorraine, FR. Notes:
From 1815 Joseph Esch and Catherine Martin of Zilling were on the farm of Alzing where they died in 1841.
Family/Spouse: Catherine Martin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Jean Esch
- 3. Joseph Esch
- 4. Chrétien Esch died in 1892.
- 5. Nicholas Esch was born in 1814; died in 1888; was buried in Rhodes, Moselle, FR.
Generation: 2
2. Jean Esch (1.Jean1) Notes:
Did not settle at Alzing.
Jean married Barbe Suisse in 1841. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Joseph Esch (1.Jean1) Notes:
Did not settle at Alzing.
Joseph married Madeleine Schertz in 1842. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
4. Chrétien Esch (1.Jean1) died in 1892. Notes:
Remains at farm of Alzing. Eight children are born before 1860.
Family/Spouse: Catherine Schertz. Catherine died in 1892. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Nicholas Esch (1.Jean1) was born in 1814; died in 1888; was buried in Rhodes, Moselle, FR. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1850, Gosselming, Moselle, Lorraine, FR
Notes:
Becomes farmer at Bromsenhof farm near Gosselming about 1850. Has eleven children before 1872. Later they retired to their daughter in Rhodes. Previously, Christophe Martin and his wife Marie Zehr farmed Bromsenhof.
Residence:
Bromsenhof farm near Alzing farm
Buried:
Mennonite Cemetery. It is suspected that his wife is also buried there.Nicholas married Marie-Anne Schertz on 11 Feb 1850 in Dalem, Bouzonville, FR. Marie-Anne (daughter of Pierre Schertz and Anne Nafziger) was born on 18 Sep 1828 in Gosselming, Moselle, Lorraine, FR; died on 4 Dec 1907 in Rhodes, Moselle, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 6. Marie Esch was born on 9 Jun 1855 in Gosselming, Moselle, Lorraine, FR; died on 19 Mar 1938 in Moussey, Vosges, FR; was buried in Moussey, Vosges, FR.
- 7. Chrétien Esch was born in 1857; died in 1935.
- 8. Madeleine Esch was born on 1 Feb 1861; died on 7 Jul 1923.
Generation: 3
6. Marie Esch (5.Nicholas2, 1.Jean1) was born on 9 Jun 1855 in Gosselming, Moselle, Lorraine, FR; died on 19 Mar 1938 in Moussey, Vosges, FR; was buried in Moussey, Vosges, FR. Other Events and Attributes:
- Religion: Mennonite
Notes:
Part of the Bromsenhof Esch family.
Marie married Pierre Jordy on 24 Jan 1881 in Gosselming, Moselle, Lorraine, FR. Pierre (son of Christian Jordy and Katharina Guth) was born on 1 Mar 1855 in Lembach, Bas-Rhin, FR; died on 17 Dec 1906 in Maiziéres-les-Vic, Moselle, FR; was buried in Moussey, Vosges, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 9. Jean Nicolas Jordy was born on 24 Nov 1881 in Rhodes, Moselle, FR; died on 4 May 1956 in Wittring, Moselle, FR.
- 10. Catherine Jordy was born on 1 Jan 1883 in Rhodes, Moselle, FR; died on 18 Jan 1965.
- 11. Anna Marie Jordy was born in 1884; died on 7 Mar 1962 in Dieuze, Moselle, FR.
- 12. Joseph Jordy was born on 3 Jan 1886; died on 15 Sep 1959 in Maiziéres-les-Vic, Moselle, FR.
- 13. Madeleine Jordy was born on 5 Jan 1887 in Rhodes, Moselle, FR.
- 14. Anna Jordy was born on 28 Mar 1888; died in 1957.
- 15. Elisabeth Jordy was born on 8 Oct 1889; died in 1911; was buried in Moussey, Vosges, FR.
- 16. Lina Jordy was born in 1894; died in 1894.
- 17. Paul Jordy was born in 1898; died in 1928.
7. Chrétien Esch (5.Nicholas2, 1.Jean1) was born in 1857; died in 1935. Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 18. Paul Esch was born in 1899; died in 1909.
- 19. Valentine Esch was born in 1897; died in 1971.
- 20. Jacobine Esch was born in 1865; died in 1893.
8. Madeleine Esch (5.Nicholas2, 1.Jean1) was born on 1 Feb 1861; died on 7 Jul 1923. Notes:
Of Gosselming, farm Bromsenhoff.
Family/Spouse: Joseph Pelsy (Pelzel, Bellesley). Joseph (son of Jacob Pelsy (Pelzel, Bellesley) and Madeleine Schertz) was born on 4 Apr 1863; died in 1933; was buried in 1933 in Rhodes, Moselle, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 21. Marie Pelsy was born in 1892; died on 27 Jun 1957 in Rhodes, Moselle, FR.
- 22. Emma Pelsy (Pelzel, Bellesley) was born in 1895.
- 23. Anna Catharine Pelsy was born on 11 Sep 1893.
- 24. Rosa Lydie Pelsy was born on 30 Nov 1899; died on 23 Jan 1992 in Sarrebourg, Moselle, FR.
Generation: 4
9. Jean Nicolas Jordy (6.Marie3, 5.Nicholas2, 1.Jean1) was born on 24 Nov 1881 in Rhodes, Moselle, FR; died on 4 May 1956 in Wittring, Moselle, FR. Notes:
This family was first established as a farmer at the Sarrelfing farm, at Haut Clocher, from 1905 to 1916, then lived on rue Gambetta in Sarrebourg in the house Wagler Schertz.
Jean married Gabrielle Mosimann in 1905 in Imling, Moselle, FR. Gabrielle was born on 7 Jan 1882 in Imling, Moselle, FR; died on 21 Feb 1933 in Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 25. Lucie Jordy was born in 1905; died in 1912.
- 26. Andre Jordy was born in 1907; died in 1922.
- 27. Renée Jordy was born on 10 Dec 1911 in Haute-Clocher, Moselle, FR; died on 28 Oct 1961 in Toucy, Yonne, Burgundy, FR.
10. Catherine Jordy (6.Marie3, 5.Nicholas2, 1.Jean1) was born on 1 Jan 1883 in Rhodes, Moselle, FR; died on 18 Jan 1965. Catherine married Jean Jordy on 14 Apr 1902 in Maiziéres-les-Vic, Moselle, FR. Jean (son of Jean Jordy and Catherine Volmer) was born on 20 Jun 1880 in Bining, Moselle, FR; died on 4 Mar 1964 in Metz, Moselle, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 28. Catherine Jordy
11. Anna Marie Jordy (6.Marie3, 5.Nicholas2, 1.Jean1) was born in 1884; died on 7 Mar 1962 in Dieuze, Moselle, FR. 12. Joseph Jordy (6.Marie3, 5.Nicholas2, 1.Jean1) was born on 3 Jan 1886; died on 15 Sep 1959 in Maiziéres-les-Vic, Moselle, FR. 13. Madeleine Jordy (6.Marie3, 5.Nicholas2, 1.Jean1) was born on 5 Jan 1887 in Rhodes, Moselle, FR. Madeleine married Edouard Guingrich on 28 Mar 1910. Edouard was born on 26 Sep 1882 in Reichshoffen, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
14. Anna Jordy (6.Marie3, 5.Nicholas2, 1.Jean1) was born on 28 Mar 1888; died in 1957. Anna married Herbert Armand Muller in 1912. Herbert was born in 1883; died in 1950. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Elisabeth Jordy (6.Marie3, 5.Nicholas2, 1.Jean1) was born on 8 Oct 1889; died in 1911; was buried in Moussey, Vosges, FR. Notes:
The tomb of Elizabeth bears a pathetic epitaph, reproduced below:
In der Blüte abgerissen
Eilst of the früh dem Grabe zu
O so nimm zum Sterbekissen
Elterntränen mit zur Ruh
Torn in the prime of life
You hurry early to the grave
O, take away, to rest your head
In your rest, a cushion of tears from your parents16. Lina Jordy (6.Marie3, 5.Nicholas2, 1.Jean1) was born in 1894; died in 1894. 17. Paul Jordy (6.Marie3, 5.Nicholas2, 1.Jean1) was born in 1898; died in 1928. 18. Paul Esch (7.Chrétien3, 5.Nicholas2, 1.Jean1) was born in 1899; died in 1909. Family/Spouse: Madeleine Jordy. Madeleine (daughter of Jean Jordy and Catherine Volmer) was born in 1874; died in 1951; was buried in Gosselming, Moselle, Lorraine, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
19. Valentine Esch (7.Chrétien3, 5.Nicholas2, 1.Jean1) was born in 1897; died in 1971. 20. Jacobine Esch (7.Chrétien3, 5.Nicholas2, 1.Jean1) was born in 1865; died in 1893. Family/Spouse: Joseph Nafziger. Joseph was born in 1857. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
21. Marie Pelsy (8.Madeleine3, 5.Nicholas2, 1.Jean1) was born in 1892; died on 27 Jun 1957 in Rhodes, Moselle, FR. Marie married Charles Ruch on 15 Nov 1924 in Rhodes, Moselle, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
22. Emma Pelsy (Pelzel, Bellesley) (8.Madeleine3, 5.Nicholas2, 1.Jean1) was born in 1895. 23. Anna Catharine Pelsy (8.Madeleine3, 5.Nicholas2, 1.Jean1) was born on 11 Sep 1893. Other Events and Attributes:
- Baptism: 13 Oct 1977, Rhodes, Moselle, FR
24. Rosa Lydie Pelsy (8.Madeleine3, 5.Nicholas2, 1.Jean1) was born on 30 Nov 1899; died on 23 Jan 1992 in Sarrebourg, Moselle, FR. Notes:
Of the farm of Albeschaux, municipality of Fribourg. They had a daughter, Edith, who married Robert Jung. Edith and Robert continue to farm the Albeschaux farm.
Rosa married Albert Esch on 15 Nov 1930 in Rhodes, Moselle, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]