Jane Joannum Franciscus Berton
1883 - 1968 (85 years)-
Name Jane Joannum Franciscus Berton Born 02 Dec 1883 Bay Settlement, Brown Co, Wisconsin 
Gender Female Died 18 Dec 1968 Pulaski, Brown Co, Wisconsin Person ID I274133 Little Chute Genealogy Last Modified 19 Oct 2011
Father George Berton, b. 02 Aug 1850, DePere, Brown Co, Wisconsin , d. 01 Oct 1920, Oconto Falls, Oconto Co, Wisconsin (Age 70 years) Mother Marie Lucie Willems, b. 22 Apr 1853, Grez-Doiceau, Brabant Wallon, Belgium , d. 12 Mar 1935, Shawano, Shawano Co, Wisconsin (Age 81 years) Married 1871 Family ID F119856 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Andrew Konitzer, b. 08 Jun 1875, Chojnice, Pomerania, Poland , d. 08 May 1934, Oconto Falls, Oconto Co, Wisconsin (Age 58 years) Married 30 Oct 1899 Oconto Falls, Oconto Co, Wisconsin Children 1. Martha E Konitzer, b. 08 Jan 1901, Oconto Falls, Oconto Co, Wisconsin , d. 26 May 1913, Oconto Falls, Oconto Co, Wisconsin (Age 12 years)2. John Benjamin Konitzer, b. 13 Aug 1902, Oconto Falls, Oconto Co, Wisconsin , d. 11 Jan 1982, Oconto Falls, Oconto Co, Wisconsin (Age 79 years)3. Joseph Edward Konitzer, b. 08 May 1909, Oconto Falls, Oconto Co, Wisconsin , d. 15 May 2007, Gillett, Oconto Co, Wisconsin (Age 98 years)4. Lucy Louise Konitzer, b. 21 Aug 1910, Oconto Falls, Oconto Co, Wisconsin , d. 02 Jul 1999, Pulaski, Brown Co, Wisconsin (Age 88 years)5. Margaret Dorothy Konitzer, b. 19 Jul 1914, Oconto Falls, Oconto Co, Wisconsin , d. 06 Dec 1996, Oconto Falls, Oconto Co, Wisconsin (Age 82 years)6. George Adam Konitzer, b. 24 Jan 1917, d. 06 Nov 2003 (Age 86 years) 7. Magdalene Konitzer, b. 24 May 1919, Oconto County, Wisconsin , d. 17 Mar 2019 (Age 99 years)8. Edward M Konitzer, b. 26 Dec 1923, Oconto Falls, Oconto Co, Wisconsin , d. 04 May 2020, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin (Age 96 years)9. Marcel Robert Konitzer, b. 30 May 1925, Oconto Falls, Oconto Co, Wisconsin , d. 30 Mar 1995 (Age 69 years)10. Agnes C Konitzer, b. 05 Mar 1929, Oconto Falls, Oconto Co, Wisconsin , d. 14 Jan 2019 (Age 89 years)Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 Family ID F107593 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 William M Courchaine, b. 01 May 1881, d. 10 Sep 1968, Pulaski, Brown Co, Wisconsin (Age 87 years) Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 Family ID F200318 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Jane (aka Jennie) was born to George and Lucy (Lucie Willems) Berton and was baptized on Dec. 3, 1883 as Joannem Franciscaus in Bay Settlement, northeast of Green Bay, Wi. She married Andrew Konitzer on Nov. 30, 1899 in Oconto Falls, WI. Together they had 16 children.
Children: Martha, Jon, Mary, Albert, Martin, Joseph, Lucy, Eva, Margaret, George, Magdaline, Dorothy, Andrew, Edward, Marcel, and Agnes.
Andrew died in 1934. On July 4, 1940, Jane married second husband, William (Bill) Courchaine, who was the family's long time farm hand. William is buried next to his first wife, Mary Smith in Lena Catholic Cemetery.
As a child Jennie lived at 3082 Bay Settlement Road in Green Bay (Bay Settlement) which still stands. Her father, George then bought a farm near Oconto Falls, WI. George and Jennie would travel by horse and sleigh to get the farm ready to bring the rest of the family. It's here at the same time of death of George's brother, Theophile on March 17, 1899 that Jennie saw a ghost while working at the house. George suddenly decided they'd better go back to Green Bay. When they reached Green Bay a man jumped on the runner of the sleigh and informed them that Theophile had been struck by a train while crossing the tracks with his horses and wagon. It was the same time Jennie had seen the ghost.
Stories provided by Jennie's daughter, Agnes Konitzer Bridger Bast in her book called Original Konitzer Family Tree Book.
- Jane (aka Jennie) was born to George and Lucy (Lucie Willems) Berton and was baptized on Dec. 3, 1883 as Joannem Franciscaus in Bay Settlement, northeast of Green Bay, Wi. She married Andrew Konitzer on Nov. 30, 1899 in Oconto Falls, WI. Together they had 16 children.