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My name is Katharina Gorse (nee Kichler). I am researching the following surnames for my family tree. If you would like more information on a particular surname, wish to exchange information, find an error, or have any comments, please email me at kgorse@telus.net |
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Kichler / Hasenfratz | ||
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EARLY FAMILY HISTORY | |
| It is impossible to know what brought our ancestors from Germany (or Austria or Hungary), or what route was taken, but it is believed to have been via Austria, through Hungary and then into this fertile area in Sokolovac, Croatia, south-east of Zagreb. The difficulty of tracing the route is magnified by the fact that during the Hapsburg-Lorraine rule of Austria (roughly 1270 to 1860 AD), and later during the Ausgleich (Austro-Hungarian Monarchy (1867-1918), boundaries and borders between the Central European countries (Austria, Germany, Croatia, Italy and Hungary) were in a constant kaleidoscope of change. | ||
| KICHLER / HASENFRATZ | |
| CASPARUS KICHLER was born about 1773 and died April 11, 1822 in Böszénfa, Somogy, Hungary. He married APOLONIA FUNDT February 10, 1794 in Böszénfa, Somogy, Hungary. Apolonia was born about 1777 and died April 19, 1803 in Böszénfa, Somogy, Hungary. They had two children, Sebastianus and Steva. After Apolonia's death, Casparus married BARBARA FIERNSTEIN May 23, 1803 in Böszénfa, Somogy, Hungary. Barbara was born about 1783. They had six children, Jacobus, Sebastianus, Sebastianus, Antonius, Joannes and Josephus. One of his later descendants, Ignatius (Ignatz) Kichler married Maria Anna HaSenfratz. | ||
| IGNATIUS (IGNATZ) KICHLER (son of Josphus Kichler and Magdalena Kaspar) was born July 30, 1852 in Böszénfa, Somogy, Hungary and died in 1916 in Sokolovac, Croatia. Ignatz was around sixteen years old when he moved to Sokolovac. He married MARIA ANNA HASENFRATZ (daughter of Gyorgius Hasenfratz and Magdalena Schunk) May 23, 1875 in Dezanovac, Croatia. Maria was born October 8, 1854 in Böszénfa, Somogy, Hungary and died in 1925 in Sokolovac, Croatia. Ignatz was the first citizen of Sokolovac. They are both buried in the Sokolovac cemetery. Theirs is the first grave on the left-hand side as you enter the gate. They had ten children, Josephus, Maria, Pavao (Paul), Johann, Theresa, Elizabeth, Steve, Joseph, Mary and Anna. | ||
| JOANNES HASENFRATZ was born about 1791 and died April 20, 1854 in Böszénfa, Somogy, Hungary. He married CATHARINA FUNT May 4, 1811 in Böszénfa, Somogy, Hungary. Catharina was born about 1786 and died May 5, 1842 in Böszénfa, Somogy, Hungary. they had seven children, Joannes, Gyorgius, Magdalena, Elisaebeta, Catharina, Joannes, and Katalin. | ||
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VEGH OSTER(R)EICHER (ESTER(R)EICHER) | |
| PETER VEGH was born about 1850 in Hungary and died about 1920 in Sokolovac, Croatia. He married SZUSANNA SALAMON. They had ten children, Istvan (Steve), Sandor (Alex), Anna, Andras (Andrew), Julia (Julianne), Lajosh (Louis), Paul, Agnus (Agnes), Mary and Peter. | ||
| ANDRAS (ANDREW) VEGH (son of Peter Vegh and Szusanna Salamon) was born February 24, 1875 in Nemesvid, Somogy, Hungary and died in 1952 in Sokolovac, Croatia. It is believed he came to Sokolovac with his parents when he was about eight years old. He married ANNA OSZTERREICHER (daughter of Andreas Ostereicher and Catharina Meiner) who was born in 1883 and died in 1951 in Sokolovac, Croatia. They had nine children, Maria, Agnes, Andras (Andrew) Theresa, Anna, Elizabeth, Eva, Peter and Joseph. | ||
| ANDREAS OSTERREICHER (son of Joannes Osterreicher and Theresia Stepan) was born March 31, 1851 in Terecseny, Baranya, Hungary and died about 1924. He married THERESIA STEPAN (daughter of Josephus Stepan and Catharina Modenseider) January 12, 1874 in Ibafa, Barnaya, Hungary. Theesia was born about 1858 in Teresceny, Baranya, Hungary and died February 21, 1880 in Terecseny, Baranya, Hungary. It is believed they had six children, Catharina, Anna, Josef, Stefan, Anna and Franciscus. After his first wife's death, He married CATHARINA MEINER (daughter of Petrus Meiner and Elisabetha Lencset) April 13, 1880 in Ibafa, Barnaya, Hungary. Catharina was born about 1854 in Mindensent, Hungary. They had two children, Theresa and Ana. Andreas married his third wife, Barbara Repas, September 13, 1885 in Gaj, Croatia. They had three children, Anton, Katarina and Maria. | ||
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KRONSTEIN(ER) / MERKL(E) / HORVATH | |
| MATHIAS KRONSTEINER was born abt. 1720 in Markó, Veszprém, Hungary and died February 21, 1795 in Markó, Veszprém, Hungary. He married CATHERINE HORVATH who was born abt. 1724 in Markó, Veszprém, Hungary and died January 10, 1797 in Markó, Veszprém, Hungary. They had twelve children, Laurentius, Catharina, Lawrence, Eva, Francis, Mathias, Lawrence, Emericus, Martin, Eva, Balthazar and Joannes. Some descendants later changed the spelling to KRONSTEIN. | ||
| FRANCISCUS (FRANZ) KRONSTEIN (son of Josephus Kronstein and Anna Maria Hapl) was born April 3, 1862 in Markó, Veszprém, Hungary and died in May 1935 in Sokolovac, Croatia. He married KATHARINA MERKL in Dezanovac, Croatia. Katharina was born January 4, 1867 in Porva, Veszprém, Hungary, and died March 9, 1949 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They had eleven children, Terezija, George, Mary, Katharina, Franz, Johann, Peter, Stefan, Elisabeth, Anton and Anna. | ||
| JOANNES MERKL was born about 1750 and died November 8, 1884 in Palihalas, Veszprém, Hungary. He married Mariana Gleis. They had three children, Franciscus, Magdalena and Andreas. | ||
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IN LOVING MEMORY The following pages will take to you to photos (if available) of the final resting places of those we hold dear who have passed on, including, where available, obituaries. | |