 1817 - 1899 (82 years)
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| Name |
Frantisek "Frank" BLECHA [1] |
| Nickname |
"No Stone" |
| Born |
15 Jul 1817 |
horejsi rybarna, Bohemia  [1, 2] |
- Translation of Birth Record (by Jan Dus)
FRANTISEK BLECHA
State Archive in Plzen
Roman Catholic Parish in Chric
Birth Register, Book #5, page #157, record #6
Date of birth: July 15, 1817
Date of baptism: July 16, 1817
Baptized in Chric by Josef Rauch, localist
Name: Frantisek
Religion: Roman Catholic
Sex: male
Bed: marital
Place of birth: Hlince #6
Father:
Václav Blecha, fisherman from upper fishery in Hlince #6, subject to Chric domain
Mother:
Anna Brouková, daughter of Jan Brouk, farmer from Hlince #11 and of mother Marie Kounovská
Godparents and witnesses:
Vavrinec Klíma, farm manager from Ptíc +++
Marie Koldová, pub keeper?s wife from Hlince +++
Midwife: Dorota Bílková, not licensed
Note: Birth Certificate was issued on April 28, 1866.
- This location is the same as Hlince #6, along the Berounka River.
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Birth record for Frantisek Blecha in 1817
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Hlince 6 or horejsi rybana
Cadastral Map from 1839 showing Blecha homesteads in horejsi rybana, Bohemia or Hlince 6 along the Berounka River. This is one place where they were fishermen and boatmen.
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| Gender |
Male |
| Immigration |
3 Aug 1866 |
New York, New York [3, 4] |
| Entire (except son John) family arrived at New York on the ship Reinhard. |
- Bremen, Germany to Baltimore, Maryland
3 August 1866
DISTRICT OF BALTIMORE - PORT OF BALTIMORE
I, H. Warnken, Master of the Bark Reinhard of Bremen do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the annexed list, subscribed with my name, contains to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account or report of all the passengers who have been taken on board the said Bark at Bremen or any other Foreign Port, or at sea, and brought in the said vessel into any district of the United States since her departure from the said Port of Bremen.
Sworn to this 3 day of August 1866,
Before me, (port authority signature indecipherable).
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on baord the Bremen Bark Reinhard, H. Warnken is Master, from Bremen burthen 659 tons.
Columns represent: Passenger number, passenger names, ages, and occupation.
52 Franz Paleska 48 Arbeiter (laborer)
53 Franziska Paleska 45
54 Adelheid Paleska 24
55 Franz Paleska 20
56 Joseph Paleska 18
57 Wenzel Paleska 16
58 Antonie Paleska 14
59 Jakob Paleska 12
60 Anton Paleska 10
61 Mathias Paleska 8
62 Peter Paleska 6
63 Franziska Paleska 4
64* Anna Paleska 1
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Franz Blecha and Family 1866 manifest
Aug. 3, 1866 Ship Manifest for the Ship Reinhard.
Franz' family came with his sister's family: Jan & Frantiska Kamen. |
| Census |
1870 |
Pawnee County, Nebraska |
| Residence for 1870 Census |
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1870 Census Frantisek Blecha 1817 Family in NE
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| Died |
8 Dec 1899 |
Richardson CO, Nebraska [5] |
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Frank Blecha Death in 1899
The Nebraska State Journal, 10 December 1899
Page 4
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Frantisek Blecha (1817) Rememberance
Arthur Lang (Nebraska) provided this image to me.
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Frank Blecha Obituary & Information 1899
This is a photocopy of a photocopy from the genealogy records of Arthur Lang of Nebraska. It includes an original obituary for Frank Blecha in 1899, written in Czech, a translation, and a very blurred old photo. |
| Buried |
10 Dec 1899 |
Bohemian Cemetery, Richardson County, Nebraska [5] |
| Person ID |
I169412 |
Blecha/McDaniel |
| Last Modified |
31 Dec 2020 |
| Father |
Vaclav (Wenzel) (James) BLECHA, b. 13 Aug 1788, Studena 4, Bohemia , d. Jun 1867, At Sea, Coming to America (Age 78 years) |
| Mother |
Anna BROUKOVA, b. 2 Apr 1789, Hlince 11, Bohemia , d. 10 Apr 1861, Třímany 2, Kladruby, Czech Republic (Age 72 years) |
| Married |
29 May 1808 |
Rybarne Dubjansky, Bohemia [1, 6] |
- House #4
- Translation of Marriage Record: [by Jan Dus, slightly revised]
VÁCLAV BLECHA
ANNA BROUKOVÁ
State Archive in Plzen
Roman Catholic Parish in Chric
Marriage Register, Book #2, page #133, record #3
Date of marriage: May 29, 1808
Place of marriage: Chric
Marriage performed by Josef Weingartner, localist
Place of marriage: Rybarne Dujansky #4
Groom:
Václav Blecha, widower, son of Jan Blecha, fisherman under Dubjany in Studená #4, future ½ lán farmer in Lhota /after his first wife/, subject to Chric domain
Religion: Roman Catholic
Marital status: widower
Age: 21
Bride:
Anna Brouková, daughter of Jan Brouk, farmer and reeve from Hlince #11 and of mother Marie Kounovská, subject to Chric domain
Religion: Roman Catholic
Marital status: single
Age: 19
Witnesses:
Jan Tarant, carpenter apprentice from Chric
Frantisek Janota, carpenter apprentice from Chric
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| Notes |
- Art Lang's genealogy had another child listed, Matej Blecha (1823-1903). That was not correct. That Matej Blecha moved to Iowa, but was not part of this family. For further information, search Matej Blecha born 27 Sep 1823 on this site.
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| Family ID |
F61758 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Frantiska (Francis) SEBKOVA, b. 17 Jun 1824, Holovousy 6, Bohemia , d. 3 Mar 1879, Richardson CO, Nebraska (Age 54 years) |
| Married |
19 Jan 1841 |
Holovousy 6, Bohemia [7, 8] |
- Translation of Marriage Record (by Jan Dus)
FRANTISEK BLECHA
FRANTISKA SEBKOVÁ
State Archive in Plzen
Roman Catholic Parish in Chric
Marriage Register, Book #2, page #29, record #3
Date of marriage: January 19, 1841
Place of marriage: Chric
Marriage performed by Frantisek Stangler, localist
Place of marriage: Holovousy #6
Groom:
Frantisek Blecha, fisherman from Hlince, son of Václav Blecha, retiree at lower fishery and of Anna Brouková from Hlince #11
Religion: Roman Catholic
Marital status: single
Age: 23
Bride:
Frantiska Sebková, daughter of Jan Sebek, ½ lán farmer from Holovousy #6 and of Anna Vránová from Slatina #9
Religion: Roman Catholic
Marital status: single
Age: 18
Witnesses:
Frantisek Somr, pub keeper from Hradecko, Plasy domain
Vojtech Kavan, son of Vojtech Kavan, farmer from Trímany
Note: Marriage announcements were made on January 3, 10 and 17, 1841. Marriage documents are stored in the church archive File B, #1.
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Marriage of Frantisek Blecha and Frantiska Sebkova in 1841
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| Children |
| | 1. Vojtech Adalbertus "Albert" BLECHA, b. 27 Mar 1842, Hlince, 6, Bohemia , d. 21 Jul 1918, Blecha Family Farm, Richardson CO, Nebraska (Age 76 years) |
| | 2. Joannes "John" Nepomuk BLECHA, b. 15 Apr 1844, Hlince, 6, Bohemia , d. 19 Oct 1897, 689 Allport St., Chicago, Cook County, Ilinois (Age 53 years) |
| | 3. Frantisek "Frank" BLECHA, Sr., b. 30 Nov 1845, rybarna 6, Bohemia , d. 15 Apr 1889, Richardson CO, Nebraska (Age 43 years) |
| | 4. Josephus "Joseph" BLECHA, b. 19 Oct 1848, rybarna 6, Bohemia , d. 10 Oct 1934, Pawnee County, Nebraska (Age 85 years) |
| | 5. Wenceslaus or Vaclav "James" BLECHA, b. 4 May 1850, rybarna 6, Bohemia , d. 18 Apr 1920, Richardson CO, Nebraska (Age 69 years) |
| | 6. Antonie "Antonia" BLECHOVA, b. 20 Feb 1852, Hlince, Chric Dominion, Bohemia , d. 4 Dec 1897, So. of Humboldt, NE (Age 45 years) |
| | 7. Jakub (Jacob) BLECHA, Sr., b. 19 Feb 1853, horejsi rybarna, Bohemia , d. 26 Feb 1940 (Age 87 years) |
| | 8. Antonin "Anton" BLECHA, Sr., b. 20 Jan 1856, horejsi rybarna, Bohemia , d. 15 Jun 1933, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (Age 77 years) |
| | 9. Matej "Michael" BLECHA, b. 19 Dec 1857, horejsi rybarna, Bohemia , d. 11 Aug 1910, Barneston, Gage County, Nebraska (Age 52 years) |
| | 10. Petr "Peter" BLECHA, b. 22 Jun 1860, horejsi rybarna, Bohemia , d. 28 May 1919, Barneston, Gage County, Nebraska (Age 58 years) |
| | 11. Bessie BLECHOVA, b. Abt 1862, horejsi rybarna, Bohemia , d. Abt 1865, Bohemia (Age ~ 3 years) |
| | 12. Frantiska "Frances" BLECHOVA, b. 15 Mar 1863, horejsi rybarna, Bohemia , d. 11 Aug 1929, Pawnee City, Pawnee CO, NE (Age 66 years) |
| | 13. Anna BLECHOVA, b. Abt 1865, Bohemia , d. Abt Aug 1866, At Sea, Coming to America (Age ~ 1 years) |
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| Last Modified |
15 May 2014 |
| Family ID |
F61762 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- BURIAL: His wife's grave was one of the first in the BLECHA Cem., 5 miles SW of Humboldt, NE. We assume that Frank was also buried there next to her, in the NW corner of the cem. however, there is no stone for him.
BIRTH: Also shown as Born Hlince, Czechoslovakia.
- Art Lang had the birth date as 1818, but records show that it was actually 15 July 1817.
Art also had the birth location as "Hlinec, Kralovice Plzen, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia" which is correct, but I have modified the location to be consistent with other family members born at this location and to be consistent with the actual location provided to me by Jan Zajicek.
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| Sources |
- [S1174] Blecha Family Tree from Jan Zajicek.
- [S1267] Czech Church Records for Birth Death Marriage, Chric Parish, Book #5, Page 157, Record #6 (last record on the page).
Birth Record for Frantisek Blecha
Actual Image at: http://www.portafontium.cz/iipimage/30063083/chric-05_0140-n
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This record also includes a notation where Frantisek apparently obtained a birth/baptism certificate on April 28, 1866, probably in anticipation of his journey to America.
- [S1037] Immigration Records from Castle Garden.org.
- [S1038] Immigrants Ships Transcriber's Guild, www.immigrantships.net.
- [S1137] Findagrave.com.
- [S1267] Czech Church Records for Birth Death Marriage, Chric Parish, Book #2, Page 133, Record #2 & 3 (2nd from top & 3rd from top).
Marriage Record: Actual Image at http://www.portafontium.cz/iipimage/30063080/chric-02_1321-o
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Record #2 is for Vaclav's marriage to Marie Matasova and Record #3 is for his marriage to Anna Broukova.
- [S1267] Czech Church Records for Birth Death Marriage, Chric Parish, Book #2, Page #29, Record #3 (3rd from top).
Marriage Record for Frantisek Blecha and Frantiska Sebkova
Actual Image at: http://www.portafontium.cz/iipimage/30063080/chric-02_0311-o
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- [S1036] Blecha Family Tree Hlince 6 March 2014.
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