Ancestors of Gerard Meinrad Birchler

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48. Gerard Meinrad Birchler Family

Gerard Meinrad Birchler (48)
b. 9 Dec 1784, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Schwyz, Switzerland
m. Maria Anna Lucia Kälin, Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland
d. 11 Mar 1845, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Schwyz, Switzerland

 

 

Maria Anna Lucia Kälin (49)
b. 11 Jun 1787, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Schwyz, Switzerland
d. 18 Jul 1860, Fulda, IN

 

Children:
1. Catharina Walburga Birchler
b. 15 Dec 1815, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland
m. Johann Adelrich Theiler, 1841, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. 29 Feb 1848, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland

 

 

2. Maria Lucia Birchler
b. 13 Jan 1817, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland
m. Johann Joseph Oechslin, Einsiedeln, Switzerland

d. Einsiedeln, Switzerland

 

 

3. Maria Anna Josepha Birchler
b. 13 Sep 1818, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland
m. Johann Joseph Oechslin, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. 15 Sep 1896, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland

 

 

4. Anna Maria Elisabetha Birchler
b. 13 Oct 1819, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland
m. Joseph Stephan Oechslin, 1846, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. 8 Jan 1889, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland

 

 

5. Susanna Domitilla Birchler
b. 15 Dec 1821, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland
d. 22 Dec 1840, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland

 

 

6. Joseph Martin Birchler
b. 1823, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland
d. 9 Feb 1823, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland

 

 

7. Joseph Martin Birchler
b. 1824, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland
d. 28 Jul 1825, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland

 

 

8. Meinrad Leontius Zacharias Birchler
b. 19 Oct 1826, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland
m. Johanna Aloisia Curiger, 1847, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. 25 Aug 1854, Louisville, KY

 

 

9. Meinrad Nicolaus Leonz Birchler
b. 1828, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland
d. 12 Jul 1828, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland

 

 

10. Leonz Zacharias Birchler (24)
b. 20 Apr 1829, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland
m. Catharina Elisabetha Oechslin, 11 Apr 1852, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. 8 Oct 1903, Louisville, KY

 

 

11. Meinrad Stephan Birchler
b. 17 Feb 1831, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland
m. Maria Anna Hurm, 4 Jun 1861, Fulda, IN
d. 18 Apr 1906, Fulda, IN

 

 

12. Augustin Birchler
b. 1832, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland
d. 14 Sep 1832, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland

 

 

Notes:
Gerard Meinrad Birchler was a noted artist in plaster statuary.

 

 

Leonz Zacharias Birchler and Catharina Elisabetha Oechslin immigrated to the United in 1852.  They traveled aboard the Great Western, which embarked at Liverpool, England, and arrived at the Port of New York on 29 May 1852.

 

 

Maria Anna Lucia Birchler, Meinrad Leontius Zacharias Birchler and his family, and Meinrad Stephan Birchler immigrated to the United States in 1853.  They traveled aboard the Admiral, which embarked at le Havre, France, and arrived at the Port of New York on 15 Dec 1853.

 

 

In the United States, the Birchler family first settled in Louisville, KY, where Meinrad Leontius Zacharias Birchler died in 1854.  Maria Anna Lucia Birchler, Leonz Zacharias Birchler and his family, and Meinrad Stephan Birchler moved to Fulda, IN, after the Bloody Monday riots in Louisville on 6 Aug 1855.  Leonz Zacharias Birchler and his family returned to Louisville, KY, from Fulda, IN, before 1859.