Descendants of Gerard Meinrad Birchler1 and Maria Anna Lucia Kälin
Gerard Meinrad Birchler1
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
b. 11 Jun 1787, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Schwyz, Switzerland
d. 18 Jul 1860, Fulda, IN
Children:
1. Catharina Walburga Birchler2
b. 15 Dec 1815, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland
m. Johann Adelrich Theiler, 1841, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. 29 Feb 1848, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland
2. Maria Lucia Birchler2
b. 13 Jan 1817, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland
m. Johann Joseph Oechslin, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. Einsiedeln, Switzerland
3. Maria Anna Josepha Birchler2
b. 13 Sep 1818, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland
m. Johann Joseph Oechslin, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. 15 Sep 1896, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland
4. Anna Maria Elisabetha Birchler2
b. 13 Oct 1819, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland
m. Joseph Stephan Oechslin, 1846, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. 8 Jan 1889, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland
5. Susanna Domitilla Birchler2
b. 15 Dec 1821, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland
d. 22 Dec 1840, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland
6. Joseph Martin Birchler2
b. 1823, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland
d. 9 Feb 1823, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland
7. Joseph Martin Birchler2
b. 1824, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland
d. 28 Jul 1825, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland
8. Meinrad Leontius Zacharias Birchler2
b. 19 Oct 1826, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland
m. Johanna Aloisia Curiger, 1847, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. 25 Aug 1854, Louisville, KY
9. Meinrad Nicolaus Leonz Birchler2
b. 1828, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland
d. 12 Jul 1828, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland
10. Leonz Zacharias Birchler2
b. 20 Feb 1829, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland
m. Catharina Elisabetha Oechslin, 1852, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. 8 Oct 1903, Louisville, KY
11. Meinrad Stephan Birchler2
b. 17 Feb 1831, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland
m. Maria Anna Hurm, 4 Jun 1861, Fulda, IN
d. 18 Apr 1906, Fulda, IN
12. Augustin Birchler2
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 States shortly after their marriage in 1852. They embarked at Rotterdam, The Netherlands, and arrived at the Port of New York on 28 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. The Birchler family first settled in Louisville, KY, where Leontius Birchler died in 1854. Maria Anna Lucia Birchler and Meinrad Stephan Birchler moved to Fulda, IN, about 1855.
Descendants of Catharina Walburga Birchler2 and Johann Adelrich Theiler
Catharina Walburga Birchler2 (Gerard Meinrad Birchler1)
b. 15 Dec 1815, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Schwyz, Switzerland
m. Johann Adelrich Theiler, 1841, Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland
d. 29 Feb 1848, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Schwyz, Switzerland
Johann Adelrich Theiler
b. 19 Jul 1804, Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland
m1 Catharina Theresia Bisig, Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland
m2 Catharina Walburga Birchler
m3 Maria Gertrud Kälin, 1859, Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland
d. 20 Feb 1880, Einisedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland
Catharina Theresia Bisig
b. 9 Oct 1808, Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland
d. 5 Sep 1840, Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland
Maria Gertrud Kälin
b. 30 Oct 1817, Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland
d. 28 Sep 1872, Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland
Children of Johann Adelrich Theiler and Catharina Theresia Bisig:
1. Meinrad Cölestin Theiler
b. 13 Aug 1840, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
m. Meinrada Francisca Theresia Bisig, 21 Apr 1876, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. 8 Nov 1901, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
Children of Johann Adelrich Theiler and Catharina Walburga Birchler:
1. Johann Meinrad Theiler3
b. Mar 1842, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. 21 Jul 1842, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
2. Joseph Meinrad Theiler3
b. 10 Oct 1843, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. Einsiedeln, Switzerland
3. Catharina Theiler3
b. 17 Feb 1845, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. 29 Mar 1845, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
4. Joseph Theiler3
b. 5 Apr 1846, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. 1 Jan 1847, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
Descendants of Maria Lucia Birchler2 and Johann Joseph Oechslin
Maria Lucia Birchler2 (Gerard Meinrad Birchler1)
b. 13 Jan 1817, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Schwyz, Switzerland
m. Johann Joseph Oechslin, Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland
d. Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland
Johann Joseph Oechslin
b. 11 Jun 1809, Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland
d. 1870, Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland
Children:
1. Johann Josef Oechslin3
b. 8 Dec 1843, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. 29 Apr 1844, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
2. Maria Anna Catharina Oechslin3
b. 25 Mar 1845, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
m. Josef Maria Fuchs, 1870, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. 26 Jan 1926, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
3. Gertrud Oechslin3
b. 21 Mar 1846, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. 27 Feb 1851, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
4. Anna Maria Oechslin3
b. 28 May 1847, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
m. Josef Maria Gräzer, 1869, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. Einsiedeln, Switzerland
5. Josef Meinrad Oechslin3
b. 11 Sep 1848, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. Einsiedeln, Switzerland
6. Meinrad Adelrich Oechslin3
b. 6 Jun 1850, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. Einsiedeln, Switzerland
7. Maria Apollonia Oechslin3
b. 30 Oct 1852, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. 12 Nov 1852, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
8. Maria Apollonia Oechslin3
b. 4 Nov 1853, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
m. Dominik Kälin, 1873, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. Einsiedeln, Switzerland
9. Meinrada Apollonia Oechslin3
b. 31 Mar 1855, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
m. Johann Kürzi, 23 Dec 1876, New York, NY
d. 11 Apr 1920, New York, NY
10. Johann Oechslin3
b. 1 Jan 1857, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. 25 Nov 1857, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
Descendants of Maria Anna Josepha Birchler2 and Johann Joseph Oechslin
Maria Anna Josepha Birchler2 (Gerard Meinrad Birchler1)
b. 13 Sep 1818, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Schwyz, Switzerland
m. Johann Joseph Oechslin, Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland
d. 15 Sep 1896, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Schwyz, Switzerland
Johann Joseph Oechslin
b. 11 Sep 1811, Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland
d. 11 Feb 1878, Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland
Children:
1. Maria Anna Josefa Oechslin3
b. 17 Jul 1844, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. 31 Dec 1906, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
2. Anna Maria Oechslin3
b. 2 Jul 1845, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
m. Zölestin Studerus, 15 Nov 1877, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. Einsiedeln, Switzerland
3. Maria Luzia Oechslin3
b. 23 Dec 1846, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. 19 Aug 1847, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
4. Thomas Franz Oechslin3
b. 20 Dec 1847, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
m. Amelia Schönbächler, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. 10 Dec 1901, New York, NY
5. Meinrada Elisabetha Oechslin3
b. 21 Dec 1848, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. 9 Mar 1850, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
6. Elisabeth Franziska Oechslin3
b. 7 Jul 1850, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
m. Joseph Moriz Kälin, 21 Apr 1876, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. 8 Jul 1912, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
7. Elisabeth Rosa Oechslin3
b. 22 Jun 1853, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. 31 Dec 1925, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
8. Stephan Oechslin3
b. 17 Mar 1855, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. 23 Oct 1906, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
9. Meinrad Stefan Oechslin3
b. 15 Mar 1857, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. 12 Jul 1857, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
10. Conrad Oechslin3
b. 16 Oct 1858, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. Einsiedeln, Switzerland
11. Theresia Oechslin3
b. 29 Oct 1859, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
m1 Josef Maria Kälin, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
m2 Caspar Fuchs, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. 17 Jun 1905, USA
Descendants of Anna Maria Elisabetha Birchler2 and Joseph Stephan Oechslin
Anna Maria Elisabetha Birchler2 (Gerard Meinrad Birchler1)
b. 13 Oct 1819, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Schwyz, Switzerland
m. Joseph Stephan Oechslin, 1846, Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland
d. 8 Jan 1889, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Schwyz, Switzerland
Joseph Stephan Oechslin
b. 14 Oct 1815, Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland
d. 29 Apr 1889, Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland
Children:
1. Maria Elisabeth Oechslin3
b. 7 Nov 1846, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
m. August Lacher, 1870, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. 5 May 1920, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
2. Josef Stephan Oechslin3
b. 11 Nov 1847, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
m. Maria Josefa Kälin, 3 Feb 1877, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. 9 Nov 1914, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
3. Augustin Oechslin3
b. 13 Feb 1849, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. 13 Aug 1849, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
4. Josefa Helena Oechslin3
b. 3 May 1850, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
m. Stefan Gyr, 13 Nov 1875, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. 16 Oct 1904, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
5. Josef Alois Oechslin3
b. 29 May 1851, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. 18 Sep 1852, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
6. Joseph Franz Oechslin3
b. 23 Sep 1852, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. 4 Nov 1852, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
7. Joseph Benedikt Oechslin3
b. 2 Dec 1853, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. 21 Mar 1914, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
8. Anna Maria Oechslin3
b. 15 May 1855, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
m. Conrad Kälin, 20 Nov 1886, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. 19 Feb 1896, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
9. Josef Meinrad Oechslin3
b. 12 Jul 1856, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. 8 Aug 1856, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
10. Aloisia Benedikta Oechslin3
b. 10 Jul 1858, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
m. Eduard Lacher, 25 Jul 1896, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. 5 Jun 1900, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
11. Benedikta Oechslin3
b. 14 Oct 1859, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
m. Balthasar Fuchs, 6 Aug 1887, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. Einsiedeln, Switzerland
12. Konrad Oechslin3
b. 9 Mar 1862, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
m. Josepha Katharina Lacher, 5 Feb 1898, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
d. 30 Nov 1917, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
Descendants of Meinrad Leontius Zacharias Birchler2 and Johanna Aloisia Curiger
Meinrad Leontius Zacharias Birchler2 (Gerard Meinrad Birchler1)
b. 19 Oct 1826, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Schwyz, Switzerland
m. Johanna Aloisia Curiger, 1847, Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland
d. 25 Aug 1854, Louisville, KY
Johanna Aloisia Curiger
b. 22 Jun 1826, Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland
d. Louisville, KY
Children:
1. Joseph Silvester Birchler3 (bap. Josef Franz Silvester Birchler)
b. 31 Dec 1847, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland
m. Regina Warth, 24 Nov 1874, Louisville, KY
d. 4 Jun 1923, Louisville, KY
2. Meinrad Leonz Benedict Birchler3
b. 22 Dec 1848, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland
d. Louisville, KY
3. Stephan Leonz Birchler3
b. 10 Dec 1849, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland
d. 29 Dec 1849, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland
4. Zacharias Birchler3
b. 20 Feb 1851, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland
d. Louisville, KY
5. Josefa Franziska Birchler3
b. 20 May 1852, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland
d. Louisville, KY
6. Josefa Aloisia Birchler3
b. 15 Aug 1853, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland
d. 31 Aug 1853, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland
Notes:
Meinrad Leontius Zacharias Birchler and his family immigrated to the United States with his mother and a brother, Meinrad Stephan Birchler. The family traveled aboard the Admiral, which embarked at le Havre, France, and arrived at the Port of New York on 15 Dec 1853. They settled in Louisville, KY, where Leontius Birchler died the following year.
Descendants of Leonz Zacharias Birchler2 and Catharina Elisabetha Oechslin
Leonz Zacharias Birchler2 (Gerard Meinrad Birchler1)
b. 20 Feb 1829, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Schwyz, Switzerland
m. Catharina Elisabetha Oechslin, 1852, Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland
d. 8 Oct 1903, Louisville, KY
Catharina Elisabetha Oechslin
b. 20 Nov 1831, Einsiedeln-Bennau, Schwyz, Switzerland
d. 27 May 1904, Louisville, KY
Children:
1. Josephine Birchler3
b. 5 Nov 1853, Louisville, KY
m. Alois F. Schoenbaechler, 18 Feb 1873, Louisville, KY
d. 13 Jul 1903, Louisville, KY
2. Rosa Birchler3
b. 15 Jun 1855, Louisville, KY
m. Fred Kaelin, 17 Oct 1876, Louisville, KY
d. 27 Jan 1931, Louisville, KY
3. Joseph Birchler3
b. 1 Jan 1859, Louisville, KY
m. Mary Lena Vogel, 6 Nov 1879, Belleville, IL
d. 16 Jun 1922, Coulterville, IL
4. Meinrad Benedict Birchler3
b. 18 Mar 1861, Louisville, KY
m. Elizabeth Ball, 3 Dec 1888, Council Bluffs, IA, later divorced
d. 9 May 1938, Redlands, CA
5. Frank Stephan Birchler3
b. 6 Jul 1862, Louisville, KY
m. Rosa Josephine Zehnder, 22 Apr 1890, Louisville, KY
d. 21 Sep 1932, Louisville, KY
6. Caroline Birchler3
b. 6 Aug 1864, Louisville, KY
m. Tobias Bisig, 25 Oct 1887, Louisville, KY
d. 3 Jan 1948, Louisville, KY
7. Karl Birchler3
b. 2 Jun 1868, Louisville, KY
d. 12 Jan 1870, Louisville, KY
8. Emma Elizabeth Birchler3
b. 17 Jul 1874, Louisville, KY
d. 8 Sep 1874, Louisville, KY
Notes:
Leonz Zacharias Birchler and Catharina Elisabetha Oechslin immigrated to the United States shortly after their marriage in 1852. They embarked at Rotterdam, The Netherlands, and arrived at the Port of New York on 28 May 1852. They lived in Louisville, KY, until about 1855, moved to Fulda, IN, briefly, then returned to Louisville before 1859. Zacharias Birchler bought property on the northeast corner of Jackson and Breckinridge Streets in 1860. He worked as a carpenter and later owned dairy farms in Bonnycastle Place near Cherokee Park and in Gillman's Point (St. Matthews). Zacharias Birchler was naturalized as a U. S. citizen on 1 Nov 1880 in Louisville, KY.
Meinrad Benedict Birchler served three enlistments with the 2nd Regiment of the Nebraska Infantry from 1882 to 1898 including the Spanish-American War.
Descendants of Meinrad Stephan Birchler2 and Maria Anna Hurm
Meinrad Stephan Birchler2 (Gerard Meinrad Birchler1)
b. 17 Feb 1831, Einsiedeln-Trachslau, Switzerland
m. Maria Anna Hurm, 4 Jun 1861, Fulda, IN
d. 18 Apr 1906, Fulda, IN
Maria Anna Hurm
b. 23 Sep 1842, Hamilton, OH
d. 7 May 1916, Fulda, IN
Children:
1. Rosalia Katherine Birchler3
b. 30 Oct 1863, Fulda, IN
m. Johann Karl Kaelin, 1 Sep 1885, Louisville, KY
d. 25 Oct 1947, Owensboro, KY
2. John Anton Birchler3
b. 12 Mar 1865, Fulda, IN
m. Theresa Wiseman, 10 Dec 1902, Louisville, KY
d. 5 Feb 1944, Louisville, KY
3. Joseph Birchler3
b. 24 Sep 1866, Fulda, IN
m. Anna Margaret Epple, about 1895, Fulda, IN
d. 4 Mar 1906, Fulda, IN
4. Stephan Birchler3
b. 10 Feb 1868, Fulda, IN
m. Maria Myrtle Ford Scheimer, 17 Feb 1903, Fulda, IN
d. 7 May 1909, Fulda, IN
5. Frances Birchler3 (bap. Franciska Birchler)
b. 2 Oct 1869, Fulda, IN
m. William Adam Wirthwein, 24 Oct 1899, Fulda, IN
d. 2 Dec 1939, Fulda, IN
6. Elizabeth Mary Birchler3
b. 25 Feb 1872, Fulda, IN
m. Martin John Weaver, 17 Jan 1899, Fulda, IN
d. 12 Nov 1946, Browns Valley, KY
7. Meinrad Anthony Birchler3
b. 3 Jun 1873, Fulda, IN
d. 23 Dec 1944, Fulda, IN
8. Cecelia Maria Birchler3
b. 17 Oct 1874, Fulda, IN
m. Joseph Bauer, Fulda, IN
d. 21 Jul 1947, Mariah Hill, IN
9. Martin Conrad Birchler3
b. 26 Nov 1877, Fulda, IN
d. 17 Jul 1925, Evansville, IN
10. Mary Philomena Birchler3
b. 24 Mar 1880, Fulda, IN
m. Frederick Johann Pund, 24 Nov 1903, Fulda, IN
d. 23 Jun 1966, Harrison, AR
11. Benedict Charles Birchler3
b. 28 Jan 1882, Santa Claus, IN
m1 Regina Louise Tretter, 21 Nov 1905, Fulda, IN
m2 Mary Porter, 16 May 1935, Fulda, IN
d. 13 Aug 1980, Santa Claus, IN
12. Catherine Johanna Birchler3
b. 7 Mar 1886, Fulda, IN
m. Joseph Johann Keller, 5 May 1908, Fulda, IN
d. 1 Oct 1973, Louisville, KY
13. Leo Francis Birchler3
b. 1 Jan 1888, Fulda, IN
m1 Josephine Bauer, 16 Apr 1912, Fulda, IN
m2 Genevieve Kramer, 8 Aug 1922, Fulda, IN
d. 9 Nov 1965, Fulda, IN
Notes:
Meinrad Stephan Birchler immigrated to the United States with his mother and the family of a brother, Meinrad Leontius Zacharias Birchler. The family travled aboard the Admiral, which embarked at le Havre, France, and arrived at the Port of New York on 15 Dec 1853. Stephan Birchler first settled in Louisville, but moved to Fulda, IN, about 1855. He was accompanied to Fulda by his mother, who died there in 1860, and the family of a third brother, Leonz Zacharias Birchler. The Leonz Zacharias Birchler family returned to Louisville before 1859. Stephan Birchler remained in Fulda, where he married and worked as a carpenter. He carved the pulpit of St. Boniface Church in Fulda.