1. ADAM BRETSCH was born on 4 Oct 1776 in Egelsbach, Hesse, GERMANY. He
died on 28 Jan 1853 in Omar, Town of Orleans, Jefferson County and was
buried in Tanners Corners Cemetery, Town of Alexandria.
He married on 27 Nov 1804 in Egelsbach, Hesse, Germany
VICTORIA WORKMAN, who was born on 18 Jan 1781 in Egelsbach, Hesse,
Germany. She died on 30 Mar 1852 in Omar, and was also buried in Tanners
Corners Cemetery, Town of Alexandria.
Children, BRETSCH:
2 i JOHN PHILIP BRETSCH
+ 3 ii LORENZ BRETSCH
+ 4 iii PHILIP BRETSCH
5 iv KATHARINE BRETSCH
+ 6 v HENRY BRETSCH
+ 7 vi MARY BRETSCH
3. LORENZ BRETSCH (son of ADAM and VICTORIA (WORKMAN) BRETSCH)was born on
15 May 1810 in Egelsbach, Hesse, Germany. He died on 22 May 1895 in Omar,
Town of Orleans and was buried in Omar Cemetery.
He married on 5 Jan 1835
VICTORIA SCHRODT who was born on 5 Sep 1809 in Egelsbach, Hesse, Germany.
She died on 24 Jan 1897 in Omar and was buried in Omar Cemetery.
Children, BRETSCH:
+ 8 i ADAM J. BRETSCH
9 ii PHILIP R. BRETSCH
+ 10 iii MARY BRETSCH
+ 11 iv HENRY W. BRETSCH
12 v MARGARET BRETSCH
+ 13 vi JACOB W. BRETSCH
4. PHILIP BRETSCH (son of ADAM and VICTORIA (WORKMAN) BRETSCH) was born on
24 Dec 1814 in Egelsbach, Hesse, Germany. He died on 24 May 1894 in
Plessis, Town of Alexandria, and was buried in Omar.
He married on 10 Jan 1843 in New York State
MARIE MARGARETH PAFF who was born on 2 Jun 1819 in Gros Bieberau, Hesse,
Germany. She died on 19 Aug 1898 in Plessis and was buried in Omar.
Children, BRETSCH:
14 i KATHERINE BRETSCH
+ 15 ii MARY BRETSCH
+ 16 iii FRED W. BRETSCH
+ 17 iv MARGARET BRETSCH
+ 18 v DAVID BRETSCH
+ 19 vi PETER B. BRETSCH
+ 20 vii FRANKLIN S./D. [?] BRETSCH
6. HENRY BRETSCH (son of ADAM and VICTORIA (WORKMAN) BRETSCH) was born on
23 Feb 1822 in Egelsbach, Hesse, Germany. He died on 9 Jun 1907 and was
buried in Omar Cemetery.
He married on 12 Mar 1850
MARY WORKMAN who was born on 6 Dec 1826 in Egelsbach, Hesse, Germany. She
died on 17 Apr 1906.
Children, BRETSCH:
+ 21 i ELIZABETH "LIBBY" BRETSCH
+ 22 ii GEORGE W. BRETSCH
+ 23 iii CHARLES BRETSCH
+ 24 iv EDWARD S. BRETSCH
+ 25 v SARAH M. BRETSCH
+ 26 vi ALICE BRETSCH
+ 27 vii BRAYTON S. BRETSCH
7. MARY BRETSCH (daughter of ADAM and VICTORIA (WORKMAN) BRETSCH) was born
on 5 May 1825 in Egelsbach, Hesse, Germany. She died on 19 Oct 1895 and
was buried in Lutheran Cemetery, Town of Clayton
She married on 19 Jan 1851
PETER DORR who was born on 9 Mar 1829 in Obeiterheim, Germany. He died on
18 Apr 1885 and was buried in Lutheran Cemetery, Town of Clayton.
Children, DORR:
+ 28 i SARAH DORR
+ 29 ii ABRAHAM DORR
+ 30 iii ADAM DORR
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