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    Frantisek BLECHA

    Frantisek BLECHA

    Male 1848 - 1906  (58 years)

    Personal Information    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

    • Name Frantisek BLECHA  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
      Born 7 Jan 1848  Horniho Stupna 22, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5
      Gender Male 
      Residence 1880  Braidwood, Will County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
      Marital status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self 
      Census 1900  Braidwood, Will County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
      Residence for 1900 Census 
      1900 Census Frank Blecha and new Family in Braidwood
      1900 Census Frank Blecha and new Family in Braidwood
      Died 05 Feb 1906  Kankakee, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
      Buried Bohemian National Cemetery, Braidwood, Will County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
      Frantisek Blecha Headstone 1846 1906
      Frantisek Blecha Headstone 1846 1906
      Person ID I9060  Blecha/McDaniel
      Last Modified 19 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  [7
      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 1 Maria CERNY,   b. 1848, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 09 Aug 1890, Braidwood, Will County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years) 
      Married 11 Nov 1875  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
      Children 
      +1. Mary BLECHA,   b. 14 Aug 1876, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1943, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
       2. Frank Francis BLECHA,   b. 10 Nov 1877, Braidwood, Will County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1957, San Bernadino, San Bernadino, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
       3. Barbara BLECHA,   b. 07 Jul 1879, Braidwood, Will County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Mar 1955, Red Bluff, Tehama, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)  [Natural]
       4. Millie BLECHA,   b. Feb 1885, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
      Last Modified 19 Mar 2020 
      Family ID F136524  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family 2 Katherina "Katie" OPATRNEY,   b. 4 Jul 1858, Cary, McHenry County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1936, Braidwood, Will County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
      Married 1894  Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
      Last Modified 19 Mar 2020 
      Family ID F3268  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Event Map
      Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Jan 1848 - Horniho Stupna 22, Bohemia Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsMarried - 11 Nov 1875 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self - 1880 - Braidwood, Will County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsMarried - 1894 - Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsCensus - Residence for 1900 Census - 1900 - Braidwood, Will County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsDied - 05 Feb 1906 - Kankakee, Illinois, United States Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsBuried - - Bohemian National Cemetery, Braidwood, Will County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
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    • Sources 
      1. [S4089] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Braidwood, Will, Illinois; Roll: 261; Family History Film: 1254261; Page: 482D; Enumeration District: 212; Image: 0066.

      2. [S4086] Kankakee County, Illinois Death Index, 1870-1992, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

      3. [S4087] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

      4. [S4088] Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).

      5. [S1795] Czech Church Records for Marriages, Birth, Deaths, Stupno 05, Page 159 of 550, entry #4.
        Birth record for Frantisek Blecha in 1848
        Actual image at: http://www.portafontium.eu/iipimage/30069044/stupno-05_1590-n?x=32&y=515&w=499&h=169


      6. [S1737] 1900; Census Place: Reed, Will, Illinois; Roll: 354; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0144; FHL microfilm: 1240354.

      7. [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