Joseph Burkart

1812 - 1855  (42 years)

• Name	Joseph Burkart
  Born	03 Dec 1812	Dettelbach, Kitzingen, Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken, Bavara, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Died	12 Sep 1855	Town of Scott, Brown Co, Wisconsin
  Notes	Added Hardships One is inclined to think that the hardship incidental to settlement in a strange land that is yet in the building, would be a burdon heavy enough for the shoulders of the settlers and that they would be spared added hardships; but such was not the case with our settlers. We read that in the year 1850 a sad accident occurred in the home of Michael Burkart. The clothes of his six year old daughter Gertrude, caught fire and charred the body so badly that the poor girl died after three weeks of intense pain. Another event that brought grief to the hearts of the already heavily burdened people was the death, in September 1855, of the three Burkart brothers, which was caused by Asiatic Cholera. Joseph had given hospitality to a family newly arrived from Belgium. This family included, besides the father, mother and a hired man, four children -- two, six, eight and ten years old respectively. After the strange family had been with the Burkarts four days, the wife developed cholera, dying the same night. The next day her husband died. Joseph Burkart fell sick with the dread desease the afternoon of the funeral. The folowing day, Sept. 12th, his body also lay cold in death. The next afternoon, while the body of Joseph was being lowered into its grave, Michael followed his brother. John Burkart coming from Michael's funeral on the 14th of Sept., also died (it is said, from a broken heart). Weighed down with grief and weakened by the ravages of the disease, the wife of Joseph Burkart died during the last part of that fateful September. We are happy to record that these brave souls did not depart this life without the consolations of the Church. Father Minderer who was pastor of Old St. Mary's at Green Bay administered the Last Sacraments to the cholera victims and also gave them Christian burial. One wonders indeed, at the fortitude of the settlers. Men of lesser worth, would surely have surrendered din this unrelenting battle with life. That these settlers, through but a few years in a new land, were well thought of and respected, we see from an account appearing in the "Green Bay Advocate" on the occasion of this sad event.
  Person ID	I305647	Little Chute Historical Society
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2019

  
  

  Father	Sebastian Burkart,   b. 08 Dec 1764, Dettelbach, Kitzingen, Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken, Bavara, Germany ,   d. 17 Jul 1827, Dettelbach, Kitzingen, Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken, Bavara, Germany  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Madalena Rudekin,   b. 31 Oct 1777, Dettelbach, Kitzingen, Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken, Bavara, Germany ,   d. 22 Jun 1848, Dettelbach, Kitzingen, Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken, Bavara, Germany  (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F206288	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eva Baumann,   b. 03 Jan 1813, Germany ,   d. 28 Oct 1878, Town of Scott, Brown Co, Wisconsin  (Age 65 years)
  Married	03 Apr 1837	Dettelbach, Kitzingen, Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken, Bavara, Germany
  Children	1. Albert Burkart,   b. 25 Feb 1838, Dettelbach, Kitzingen, Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken, Bavara, Germany   2. Maria Burkart,   b. 20 Jul 1839, Dettelbach, Kitzingen, Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken, Bavara, Germany + 3. Melchior Burkart,   b. 01 Jan 1841, Germany ,   d. 03 Jan 1898, New Franken, Brown Co, Wisconsin  (Age 57 years) + 4. Michael Burkart,   b. 30 Nov 1847, Dettelbach, Kitzingen, Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken, Bavara, Germany ,   d. 23 May 1924, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin  (Age 76 years) + 5. Anton Burkart,   b. 05 Dec 1847, Germany ,   d. 24 Sep 1892, Brown County, Wisconsin  (Age 44 years)   6. Barbara Burkart,   b. 20 Aug 1849, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin + 7. Katherina Burkart,   b. 18 Mar 1851, Town of Scott, Brown Co, Wisconsin ,   d. 14 Feb 1913, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin  (Age 61 years) 8. Joseph Burkart,   b. 18 Mar 1852, New Franken, Brown Co, Wisconsin
  Family ID	F120112	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 03 Dec 1812 - Dettelbach, Kitzingen, Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken, Bavara, Germany Married - 03 Apr 1837 - Dettelbach, Kitzingen, Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken, Bavara, Germany Died - 12 Sep 1855 - Town of Scott, Brown Co, Wisconsin  = Link to Google Earth
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