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    Josef BLECHA

    Josef BLECHA

    Male 1851 - 1930  (79 years)

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    • Name Josef BLECHA  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
      • Spelling in the U.S. later changed to Joseph

      Born 20 May 1851  Horniho Stupna 22, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
      Josef Blecha birth in 1851 Stupno 05 Pg 171
      Josef Blecha birth in 1851 Stupno 05 Pg 171
      Gender Male 
      Arrival 26 Oct 1881  New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8
      Arrival into America.  
      • The Blecha family of Josef (30), Josefa (26), Vaclav (5), Josef (3) & Anna (1/2). Name on the manifest is "Blechovi". The name of the ship was "Suevia". [8]
      Residence Braidwood, Will County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
      Marital Status: W 
      Residence 1900  Reed, Will, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
      Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
      Residence 1910  Braidwood, Will County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
      Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
      Residence 1920  Braidwood, Will County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
      Marital Status: Widowed; Marital Status: Widow; Relation to Head of House: Head 
      Died 21 May 1930  Braidwood, Will County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
      Buried 24 May 1930  Bohemian National Cemetery, Braidwood, Will County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
      Joseph Blecha 1851 1930 Josepha 1855 1918 Headstone
      Joseph Blecha 1851 1930 Josepha 1855 1918 Headstone
      Person ID I375743  Blecha/McDaniel
      Last Modified 18 Mar 2020 

      Father Vaclav BLECHA,   b. 18 Dec 1813, Horniho Stupna 22, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jun 1877, Horniho Stupna 22, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
      Mother Josefa FRIDRINHOVA,   b. 1816, Horniho Stupna, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1870, Horniho Stupna 22, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
      Married 25 Jan 1847  Horniho Stupna 22, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
      Vaclav Blecha Marriage to Josefa in 1847 Stupno 08 Pg 18 of 179
      Vaclav Blecha Marriage to Josefa in 1847 Stupno 08 Pg 18 of 179
      Family ID F3065  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family Josepha MASKOVA,   b. Feb 1855, Stupno, Czech Republic Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 05 May 1918, Braidwood, Will County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 63 years) 
      Married 22 Feb 1876  Lhotka u Radnic, (near Radnice), Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
      Children 
       1. Vaclav "James" BLECHA,   b. 28 Sep 1876, Stupno 22, Czech Republic Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1955, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
       2. Joseph Clarence BLECHA,   b. 21 Aug 1878, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1958, Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
      +3. Anna BLECHA,   b. 23 Jul 1880, Horniho Stupna 22, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 1942, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
       4. Frank BLECHA,   b. 20 Apr 1883, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 09 Feb 1964, Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
       5. Mary BLECHA,   b. Apr 1886, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Before 1970  (Age ~ 83 years)
       6. Rudolph BLECHA,   b. Jul 1887, Braidwood, Will County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Sep 1970, Northbrook, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 83 years)
      +7. Rosa BLECHA,   b. 22 Sep 1892, Braidwood, Will County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 1970, Wilmington, Will, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
      Last Modified 2 Feb 2018 
      Family ID F136270  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Event Map
      Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 May 1851 - Horniho Stupna 22, Bohemia Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsMarried - 22 Feb 1876 - Lhotka u Radnic, (near Radnice), Bohemia Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsArrival - Arrival into America. - 26 Oct 1881 - New York, New York Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: W - - Braidwood, Will County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1900 - Reed, Will, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1910 - Braidwood, Will County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Widowed; Marital Status: Widow; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1920 - Braidwood, Will County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsDied - 21 May 1930 - Braidwood, Will County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsBuried - 24 May 1930 - Bohemian National Cemetery, Braidwood, Will County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
       = Link to Google Earth 

    • Sources 
      1. [S3908] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Braidwood Ward 2, Will, Illinois; Roll: T624_333; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0195; FHL microfilm: 1374346.

      2. [S3911] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).

      3. [S3909] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Braidwood Ward 2, Will, Illinois; Roll: T625_414; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 204; Image: 1119.

      4. [S3912] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

      5. [S3907] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Reed, Will, Illinois; Roll: 354; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0144; FHL microfilm: 1240354.

      6. [S1795] Czech Church Records for Marriages, Birth, Deaths, Stupno 05, Page 171 of 550, entry #4.
        Birth record for Josef Blecha in 1851
        Actual image at: http://www.portafontium.eu/iipimage/30069044/stupno-05_1710-n?x=2&y=345&w=647&h=219


      7. [S1792] Czech Church Records for Marriage, Deaths, Births, Radnice (RO) 13, Page 315 of 394.
        Marriage record for Josef Blecha and Joseph Maskova in 1876. Actual image at:http://portafontium.cz/iipimage/30067799/radnice-ro-13_3150-o?x=-109&y=403&w=874&h=392



      8. [S1271] Leo Baca's Czech Immigration Passenger Lists, Volume VI.

      9. [S1795] Czech Church Records for Marriages, Birth, Deaths, Stupno 08, Page 18 of 179, Entry #1.
        Marriage record for Vaclav Blecha in 1847
        Actual image at: http://www.portafontium.eu/iipimage/30069047/stupno-08_0180-o?x=7&y=32&w=908&h=308