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First Generation
1. [Progenitor] BERECZ was born (date unknown). Berecz Family Line Information:
The Berecz family is an ancient noble family of Hungary, believed to originate in the Transylvanian village of Bereczk -- now Bretçu, Romania. The village likely was named for St. Brectius of Tours (in Hungarian St. Bereczk) an 11th century missionary to the Székely peoples of Transylvania.
Current variations of the name include Bereczk, Bereczki, and Bereczky. Prior to the 1830's, our name was usually spelled Börötzk with many variations -- and in the latter part of the 19th century it was sometimes spelled Berec. These various spellings were used interchangeably in accordance with the custom of the time. For this family history, the standard spelling of "Berecz" is used throughout. The "cz" is pronounced as the English "ts" -- therefore Berecz is pronounced "Beh’-rets."
If we believe Endre Németh's "History of the Berecz Family" more than a century passed between the arrival of three Transylvanian Berecz brothers in western Hungary, and the beginning of definitive records. These brothers are said to have fought in the 1599 recapture of Györ from the Turks after which they settled in western Hungary, at which time they proved their noble heritage. We find our branch of the Berecz' early in the 18th century not far from the Rába river, as landowners -- "gazda" -- with vineyards on the slopes of the extinct volcano called Sághegy (“Mount Ság”) . [Some distant Berecz relatives still own small vineyards there.] For whatever reason, the church records no longer identified them as part of the Magyar noble gentry.
Following Joseph II's Edict of Toleration in 1781, and the reopening of the Evangelical (Lutheran) churches, many of the men (and later women) of our Berecz line served as Evangelical pastors and teachers in Vas, Sopron, Veszprém and Zala counties. Over the years, the conventions regarding identification of the social status of individuals in church registers changed. Several of these individuals were identified as "Nemzetes" (abbreviated Nz) which means "the honorable" and was intended as a title of respect, rather than of nobility. “Nemes” (abbreviated Ns) was the title usually used by the noble gentry.
We do not have definitive evidence that the group of Berecz families living in Alsoság (“lower Ság, the village at the base of the mountain) and producing children in the 1730's and 1740's (when the first reasonably complete baptismal records occur) were all siblings. It seems highly likely though (due to the role of a marriage witness ... a job usually reserved for an uncle) that Benedek, János, and Márton were brothers, and probably all were "cousins." All are shown here in order to put some perspective on the size of the Berecz family in Ság at that time, and to demonstrate some of the earliest indicators of the many links between the Berecz, Zsámboki, Somogyi, Hanzsér, Meszterházi and other families -- which even today provide living testimony of our family's historical role in the region around Ság called Kemenesalja. Seen here is a photo of Sághegy from an old postcard.
[Progenitor] BERECZ had the following children: +2 i. István BERECZ, born abt 1695, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Zsuzsanna KOVÁCS, abt 1720. +3 ii. Benedek "Bence" BERECZ, born abt 1700, Hungary; married Katalin SÁNTA. 4 iii. Márton BERECZ was born in 1710 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died on 3 Mar 1799 at the age of 89 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. His age at death was given as 89 years. +5 iv. János BERECZ, born 1710, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Éva HORVÁTH, abt 1729; died 30 Jul 1806, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. +6 v. Erzsébet "Örse" BERECZ, born abt 1719; married Ferenc CSAJBÓK, abt 1735.
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Second Generation
2. István BERECZ ([Progenitor]-1) was born about 1695 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
István BERECZ and Zsuzsanna KOVÁCS were married about 1720. He possibly had two wives Zsusa and Jutka Kováts (sisters?). Zsuzsanna KOVÁCS was born (date unknown).
István BERECZ and Zsuzsanna KOVÁCS had the following children: +7 i. János BERECZ, born abt 1722, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Erzsébet NAGY, 14 Feb 1745, Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN; died after 1766. 8 ii. Erzsébet BERECZ was born on 23 Oct 1735 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
3. Benedek "Bence" BERECZ ([Progenitor]-1) was born about 1700 in Hungary.
Benedek "Bence" BERECZ married Katalin SÁNTA about 1720. They had the following children: +9 i. Erzsébet BERECZ, born abt 1722, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Péter MOLNÁR, 22 May 1740, Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. +10 ii. Katalin BERECZ, born abt 1724; married István PETÖ, 11 Feb 1742, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. +11 iii. Márton BERECZ, born abt 1726, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Erzsébet TÓTH, 5 Apr 1747, Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN; died 3 Mar 1799, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. +12 iv. Anna BERECZ, born abt 1728, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married András SZILVÁSI, 16 Jan 1746, Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. +13 v. Eva BERECZ, born 20 Feb 1734, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married István PÁLI, 4 Jul 1752, Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. +14 vi. István BERECZ, born 12 Dec 1736, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Erzsébet FARKAS, 5 Feb 1760, Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN; died bef 1785, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. 15 vii. Ilona BERECZ was born on 25 Dec 1741 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She died before 1743. +16 viii. Ilona BERECZ, born 3 May 1743, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Mihály SZALAI, 22 Feb 1762, Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN.
5. János BERECZ ([Progenitor]-1) was born in 1710 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died on 30 Jul 1806 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. His age at death was 96 according to the church death register. The book "Szot Kérek" by Viktor Berecz says he fell into a vat of wine while tasting, and drowned at age 105. I suspect that was just a bit of exaggeration ... a trait for which my grandfather was well-known.
János BERECZ married Éva HORVÁTH about 1729. They had the following children: 17 i. Anna BERECZ was born on 17 Jun 1730 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. +18 ii. Katalin BERECZ, born 19 Dec 1734, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married András MATHE, 24 Jun 1752, Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN.
6. Erzsébet "Örse" BERECZ ([Progenitor]-1) was born about 1719. She married Ferenc CSAJBÓK about 1719. His family were also Lutherans living in Alsoság. They had the following children: 19 i. Ersebet CSAJBÓK was born on 25 May 1736 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. 20 ii. Eva CSAJBÓK was born on 14 Jun 1737 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. +21 iii. Ferenc CSAJBÓK, born 25 Jan 1740, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Julianna NAGY. 22 iv. István CSAJBÓK was born on 7 Oct 1745 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died before 1752. 23 v. István CSAJBÓK was born on 9 Mar 1752 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. 24 vi. János CSAJBÓK was born on 13 May 1755 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
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Third Generation
7. János BERECZ (István-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born about 1722 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died after he and his wife served as godparents in 1766. János BERECZ and Erzsébet NAGY were married on 14 Feb 1745 in Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. Erzsébet NAGY, daughter of István NAGY, was born about 1728 in Szompathi, Vas m, HUN. She died after 1766.
János BERECZ and Erzsébet NAGY had the following children: +25 i. Anna BERECZ, born 25 Dec 1747, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Ádam SOMOGYI, 5 Mar 1763, Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. 26 ii. István BERECZ was born on 13 Jan 1751 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. +27 iii. Éva BERECZ, born 9 Mar 1753, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Ferenc MOLNÁR, 13 Feb 1770, Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN.
9. Erzsébet BERECZ (Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born about 1722 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. Erzsébet BERECZ and Péter MOLNÁR were married on 22 May 1740 in Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. There were at least five children of this marriage born between 1741 and 1763 and baptized in the Lutheran church at Nemesdömölk, and at least one born in 1757 baptized in the Roman Catholic church in Alsöság. We did not trace their descendants further. Péter MOLNÁR was born about 1715 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
10. Katalin BERECZ (Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born about 1724. Katalin BERECZ and István PETÖ were married on 11 Feb 1742 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. The couple were identified as "acatholica" (non-Catholics) of Ság. The bride was identiied as the daughter of "Benedictus" Böröczk, and János Böröczk was a witness. István PETÖ was born about 1720 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
11. Márton BERECZ (Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born about 1726 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died on 3 Mar 1799 at the age of 73 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. Márton BERECZ and Erzsébet TÓTH were married on 5 Apr 1747 in Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. Erzsébet TÓTH, daughter of György TÓTH, was born about 1730 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She died on 2 Dec 1813 at the age of 83 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She is identified only as "Ersébet, widow of Márton Böröcz" and her age at death is given as 95 years. This is probably exaggerated, given the birthdates of her children.
Márton BERECZ and Erzsébet TÓTH had the following children: 28 i. Katalin BERECZ was born on 31 Dec 1749 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. +29 ii. Erzsébet BERECZ, born 21 Nov 1752, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married János MOLNÁR, 6 Feb 1771, Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. 30 iii. Anna BERECZ was born on 21 May 1756 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. +31 iv. Éva BERECZ, born 6 Apr 1759, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married István NAGY, 26 Feb 1781, Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. +32 v. Benedek BERECZ, born 11 Oct 1760, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Zsuzsanna NEZNÁI, 14 May 1782, Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN; died 26 May 1822, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. +33 vi. József BERECZ, born 29 Mar 1763, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Katalin HEGYI, 10 Feb 1789, Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN; married Erzsébet BERTALAN, 30 Jun 1815, Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. +34 vii. Ilona BERECZ, born 21 Nov 1765, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Istvan LADA, 23 Jan 1788; died 10 Mar 1844, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. 35 viii. Julianna BERECZ was born on 24 Oct 1767 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. +36 ix. János BERECZ, born 24 Feb 1770, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Zsuzsanna KIS, about 1797; died 27 Apr 1843, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. 37 x. István BERECZ was born on 8 Mar 1772 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. 38 xi. Zsuzsanna BERECZ was born on 6 Jun 1774 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
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12. Anna BERECZ (Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born about 1728 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. Anna BERECZ and András SZILVÁSI were married on 16 Jan 1746 in Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. There were at least four children of this marriage born between 1750 and 1768 who were baptized in the Lutheran church at Nemesdömölk, and at least two born in 1747 and 1755 who were baptized in the Roman Catholic church at Alsöság. We did not trace their descendants further. András SZILVÁSI was born about 1720 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
13. Eva BERECZ (Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 20 Feb 1734 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. Eva BERECZ and István PÁLI were married on 4 Jul 1752 in Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. There were at least thirteen children of this marriage born between 1753 and 1774. We did not trace their descendants further. István PÁLI was born about 1727 in Mihályifalu, Vas m, HUN.
14. István BERECZ (Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 12 Dec 1736 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. We know he died prior to his son's 1785 marriage. István BERECZ and Erzsébet FARKAS were married on 5 Feb 1760 in Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. Erzsébet FARKAS, daughter of István FARKAS and Katalin PÖCZE, was born on 14 Jul 1738 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. There is no direct evidence that this birth is for the correct Ersé Farkas, but the names and timeframe are appropriate. She died before 1791.
István BERECZ and Erzsébet FARKAS had the following children: +39 i. János BERECZ, born 7 Jan 1761, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Julianna NAGY, 6 Feb 1785; died 27 Sep 1828, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. 40 ii. Mihály BERECZ was born on 24 Oct 1762 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died on 4 Jul 1829 at the age of 66 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. His death record says he was a 70 year-old peasant (jobbagy) of Ság, the son of the late István Berecz and Ersébet Farkas. So, he apparently was never married. 41 iii. István BERECZ was born on 9 Feb 1765 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died on 15 Sep 1812 at the age of 47 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. 42 iv. Pál BERECZ was born on 15 Nov 1767 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died before 1776 at the age of 9 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. 43 v. Éva BERECZ was born on 30 Sep 1769 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. 44 vi. Panna BERECZ was born on 25 Sep 1773 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. +45 vii. Pál BERECZ, born 27 Jan 1776, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Erzsébet MOLNÁR, abt 1814; died 21 Aug 1827, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. 46 viii. Erzsébet BERECZ was born on 18 May 1780 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
16. Ilona BERECZ (Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 3 May 1743 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. Ilona BERECZ and Mihály SZALAI were married on 22 Feb 1762 in Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. We did not trace children of this marriage, or their descendants. Mihály SZALAI was born about 1737 in Hetyefö, Zala m, HUN.
18. Katalin BERECZ (János-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 19 Dec 1734 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. Katalin BERECZ and András MATHE were married on 24 Jun 1752 in Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. András MATHE was born about 1728 in Gérce, Vas vm, HUN.
András MATHE and Katalin BERECZ had the following children: 47 i. Judit MATHE was born on 18 Jul 1756 in Gérce, Vas vm, HUN. 48 ii. Éva MATHE was born on 5 Oct 1760 in Gérce, Vas vm, HUN. 49 iii. Katalin MATHE was born on 6 Aug 1769 in Gérce, Vas vm, HUN. 50 iv. Zsuzsanna MATHE was born on 25 Jan 1773 in Gérce, Vas vm, HUN. 51 v. Rozina MATHE was born on 30 Dec 1777 in Gérce, Vas vm, HUN.
21. Ferenc CSAJBÓK (Erzsébet Berecz-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 25 Jan 1740 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
He married Julianna NAGY and theyhad the following child: +52 i. Éva CSAJBÓK, born 1768; married Mihály PÖCZE, 16 Jan 1786; died 1 Jan 1846, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
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Fourth Generation
25. Anna BERECZ (János-3, István-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 25 Dec 1747 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. Anna BERECZ and Ádam SOMOGYI were married on 5 Mar 1763 in Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. Ádam SOMOGYI, son of [Progenitor] SOMOGYI, was born about 1740 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
27. Éva BERECZ (János-3, István-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 9 Mar 1753 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. Éva BERECZ and Ferenc MOLNÁR were married on 13 Feb 1770 in Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. Ferenc MOLNÁR, son of Ádam MOLNÁR, was born in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
29. Erzsébet BERECZ (Márton-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 21 Nov 1752 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. Erzsébet BERECZ and János MOLNÁR were married on 6 Feb 1771 in Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. János MOLNÁR was born in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
31. Éva BERECZ (Márton-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 6 Apr 1759 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. Éva BERECZ and István NAGY were married on 26 Feb 1781 in Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. István NAGY, son of János NAGY, was born in 1758 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
32. Benedek BERECZ (Márton-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 11 Oct 1760 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died on 26 May 1822 at the age of 61 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. His age at death was given as 64 years, his occupation as peasant landowner (jobbagy gazda).
Benedek BERECZ and Zsuzsanna NEZNÁI were married on 14 May 1782 in Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. Zsuzsanna NEZNÁI was born in 1766 in Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. She died on 7 Feb 1846 at the age of 80 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. Her death record gives her age as 96 years, which is inconsistent with her marriage record, and less believable.
Benedek BERECZ and Zsuzsanna NEZNÁI had the following children: +53 i. János BERECZ, born 8 Oct 1786, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Judit NAGY LÖRINCZ, 3 Jul 1810, Uraiújfalu, Vas m, HUN. 54 ii. Erzsébet BERECZ was born on 14 Oct 1789 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She died on 30 Jun 1795 at the age of 5 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. 55 iii. István BERECZ was born on 29 Jul 1793 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. 56 iv. József BERECZ was born on 2 Mar 1795 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died on 5 Jul 1795 at the age of 0 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
33. József BERECZ (Márton-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 29 Mar 1763 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
József BERECZ and Katalin HEGYI were married on 10 Feb 1789 in Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. Katalin HEGYI was born in 1769 in Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. She died on 30 Nov 1814 at the age of 45 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
József BERECZ and Erzsébet BERTALAN were married on 30 Jun 1815 in Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. Erzsébet BERTALAN was born in 1774. She died on 29 Dec 1821 at the age of 47 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
34. Ilona BERECZ (Márton-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 21 Nov 1765 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She died on 10 Mar 1844 at the age of 78 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. Ilona BERECZ and Istvan LADA were married on 23 Jan 1788. Istvan LADA was born in 1765. He died on 16 Jan 1832 at the age of 67.
36. János BERECZ (Márton-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 24 Feb 1770 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. In this birth record, his mother is mistakenly identified as Kata Tóth. He died on 27 Apr 1843 at the age of 73 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He was a farmer in Ság who died at age 73 of "infirmity". János BERECZ and Zsuzsanna KIS were married about 1797. There were five children of this marriage. Zsuzsanna KIS was born in 1775. She died on 8 Jun 1843 at the age of 68 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She died at age 68 of "infirmity".
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39. János BERECZ (István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 7 Jan 1761 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died on 27 Sep 1828 at the age of 67 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. His age at death was given as 78, and he was identified as a farm owner. Cause of death was a paralytic stroke. The age at death given does not correspond to the 1761 birth we have for him by a wide margin. But, Lajos Zsámboki (a very competent genealogist who had access to the original records early in the 20th century) believed these were the correct birth and death dates for his great-great-grandfather. Therefore, we assume here that the recorded age at death was in error. He was buried on September 29 by István Hraborszky, the evangelical bishop of the region.
János BERECZ and Julianna NAGY were married on 6 Feb 1785. The date of the marriage is not visible due to the damage on the register page. The last legible date was 06 Feb, so this wedding was probably on that date or a few days later. The groom is identified as the 25 year-old son of István Börötz of Ság; the bride as the 17 year-old daughter of István Nagy of Alsömesteri. János Somogyi witnessed the marriage. According to the records we've found, the couples' ages were actually 24 and 18. Julianna NAGY, daughter of István NAGY and Erzsébet ASZTALIK, was born on 18 Dec 1766 in Alsómesteri, Vas m, HUN. She died on 3 Sep 1808 at the age of 41 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She "died suddenly."
János BERECZ and Julianna NAGY had the following children: +57 i. Erzsébet BERECZ, born 12 Mar 1786, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Ádam SOMOGYI, 29 Jan 1804, Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN; died 14 Sep 1836, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. +58 ii. István BERECZ, born 9 May 1788, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Éva SOMOGYI, 31 Jan 1809, Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN; died 12 Sep 1847, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. +59 iii. Nz. János BERECZ, born 5 Oct 1790, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Ns. Eszter ÓVÁDI, 12 Nov 1811, Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN; married Ns. Katalin GÁNCS, 2 Feb 1819, Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN; died 17 Mar 1858, Szergény, Vas m, HUN. +60 iv. Márton BERECZ, born 3 Apr 1793, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Zsuzsanna KOVÁCS, 18 Mar 1832; died 22 Nov 1845, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. 61 v. Ferenc BERECZ was born on 27 Nov 1796 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died on 4 Dec 1796 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. 62 vi. Ferenc BERECZ was born on 5 Nov 1797 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died on 5 Nov 1797 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. 63 vii. Julianna BERECZ was born on 13 Aug 1804 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She died on 22 Apr 1813 at the age of 8 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
45. Pál BERECZ (István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 27 Jan 1776 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died on 21 Aug 1827 at the age of 51 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. His age at death was given as 55 years. He was listed as a "jobbagy gazda of Ság". He was buried on Aug 23. Though the age at death is off a few years, this birth and death are likely the correct association since his son István was god-father for his cousin József's son Gábor in 1853.
Pál BERECZ married Erzsébet MOLNÁR about 1814. They had the following children: +64 i. Eva BERECZ, born 31 Aug 1815, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Ferenc SOMOGYI, 4 Feb 1834, Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN; married Mihály BERECZ, 28 Jan 1849, Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN; died 1 Mar 1871, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. 65 ii. Pál BERECZ was born on 24 Apr 1818 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died on 1 May 1819 at the age of 1 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. +66 iii. István BERECZ, born 18 Oct 1819, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Zsuzsanna SOMOGYI, 18 Feb 1840, Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. 67 iv. Pál BERECZ was born on 4 Apr 1821 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He married the two Bider sisters. 68 v. Péter BERECZ was born on 17 Oct 1825 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
52. Éva CSAJBÓK (Ferenc-3, Erzsébet Berecz-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born in 1768. She died on 1 Jan 1846 at the age of 78 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. On 16 Jan 1786 she married Mihály PÖCZE, son of István PÖCZE and Éva NAGY, who was born in 1765. He died on 16 Mar 1833 at the age of 68 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. They had the following child: +69 i. Éva PÖCZE, born 14 Mar 1796, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married István ANTAL, 6 Feb 1816; died 17 Sep 1853, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
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Fifth Generation
53. János BERECZ (Benedek-4, Márton-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 8 Oct 1786 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
János BERECZ and Judit NAGY LÖRINCZ were married on 3 Jul 1810 in Uraiújfalu, Vas m, HUN. Both fathers were identified as "jobbagy" -- peasants. Witnesses at the wedding were István Petö of Ság and György Nagy of Szentivánfa, and the bride was given away by her uncle, György Szalai of Lak. Judit NAGY LÖRINCZ, daughter of Mihály NAGY LÖRINCZ and Anna MÁTIS, was born on 18 May 1790 in Szentivánfa, Vas m, HUN. Godparents were children of a large local landowner -- the young bachelor Ns és Nzts Mihály Vései and his sister Judit Vései.
János BERECZ and Judit NAGY LÖRINCZ had the following children: 70 i. Julianna BERECZ was born on 26 Apr 1812 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She died on 16 Sep 1813 at the age of 1 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She died at age 1 1/2. 71 ii. Istvan BERECZ was born on 29 Nov 1813 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died on 28 Oct 1818 at the age of 4 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died at age 5.
57. Erzsébet BERECZ (János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 12 Mar 1786 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She died on 14 Sep 1836 at the age of 50 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She was buried on Sep 15. Cause of death was cholera.
Erzsébet BERECZ and Ádam SOMOGYI were married on 29 Jan 1804 in Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. This entry is badly damaged; only the groom's name and the bride's father are clearly legible.. Ádam SOMOGYI was born about 1778 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died on 24 Sep 1836 at the age of 58 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He was buried on Sep 26. Cause of death was cholera.
Ádam SOMOGYI and Erzsébet BERECZ had the following child: +72 i. Zsuzsanna SOMOGYI, born abt 1820; married István BERECZ, 18 Feb 1840, Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN; died 25 Aug 1843, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
58. István BERECZ (János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 9 May 1788 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died on 12 Sep 1847 at the age of 59 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He was buried on Sep 14.
István BERECZ and Éva SOMOGYI were married on 31 Jan 1809 in Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. Éva SOMOGYI, daughter of Mihály SOMOGYI and Zsuzsana (Eva) STUBÁN, was born on 27 Dec 1792 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She died on 2 Aug 1849 at the age of 56 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. Cause of death was cholera. She was buried on Aug 4.
István BERECZ and Éva SOMOGYI had the following children: 73 i. István BERECZ was born on 18 Dec 1810 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died on 4 May 1811 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. 74 ii. Mihály BERECZ was born on 23 Jul 1812 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died on 24 Mar 1813 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. +75 iii. Mihály BERECZ, born 21 Feb 1815, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Eva BERECZ, 28 Jan 1849, Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN; died 24 Mar 1861, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. 76 iv. Ferenc BERECZ was born on 18 Jul 1817 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died on 26 Sep 1818 at the age of 1 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. 77 v. Julianna BERECZ was born on 24 Oct 1818 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She died on 28 Oct 1818 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. +78 vi. Julianna BERECZ, born 15 Nov 1819, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married András ZSÁMBOKI, 5 Feb 1839, Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN; died 17 Jan 1888, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. +79 vii. Márton BERECZ, born 24 Sep 1821, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Éva BERECZ, 22 Jan 1850, Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN; died 27 Nov 1879, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. +80 viii. Erzsébet BERECZ, born 5 Jan 1825, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married István SZABO, 9 Feb 1848, Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN; married Ádam SOMOGYI, 19 Feb 1862, Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN.
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81 ix. Éva BERECZ was born on 27 Dec 1828 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She died on 11 Aug 1829 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. 82 x. Éva BERECZ was born on 16 Nov 1830 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She died on 20 Apr 1834 at the age of 3 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She was buried on Apr 22. +83 xi. Éva BERECZ, born 14 Sep 1835, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Ádam SOMOGYI, 21 Jan 1851, Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN; died 25 Sep 1861, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
59. Nz. János BERECZ (János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 5 Oct 1790 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. Godparents were: János Somogyi and Judit Hema, and Matyás Mannsdorfer and Éva Bavarus. He died on 17 Mar 1858 at the age of 67 in Szergény, Vas m, HUN. He died at age 68 of "vizkór" (edema). He was buried at Szergény on March 20 by Jósef Varju, the Lutheran pastor at Marcalgergély.
He was an evangelical teacher at Zánka in Veszprém megye from about 1810-1820; in Szepezd on Lake Balaton in Zala megye from about 1820-1827; and at Szergény in Vas megye from about 1827. In 1855, at the time his daughter Mária married, he was identified as a landowner at Szergény #20 -- therefore, he presumably had already retired from teaching.
There is no direct evidence in the record that the János Berecz born in 1790 (to János Berecz and Julianna Nagy) and the "distinguished teacher" of Zánka, János Berecz identified in his marriage records of 1810 and 1819, are the same person. This is the case because neither marriage record gave his age or the name of his parents. But, there is a preponderance of "family tradition" that János -- the first in an unbroken line of six generations of Evangelical teachers -- was the brother of Márton. This was documented in the Zsámboki family tree produced in the 1930's by Lajos Zsámboki (1885-1981) who was the great-grandson of Márton and lived his early years in Ság with many relatives who knew and remembered both Márton and János. The information given in his death record also is consistent with a 1790 birth.
Nz. János BERECZ and Ns. Eszter ÓVÁDI were married on 12 Nov 1811 in Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. She was an orphan at the time of her marriage. Ns. Eszter ÓVÁDI, daughter of István ÓVÁDI, was born about 1793 in Nagysimonyi, Vas m, HUN. She died on 13 Apr 1817 at the age of 24 in Zánka, Zala m, HUN. She died at age 24 after giving birth to twins. Her 3-year old son Lajos died less than two weeks later. They are consecutive entries in the death register. There are no death entries for the twins. But, there is a note in the death register stating that Ádam was buried with his mother, and Éva was buried with her brother, Lajos.
János BERECZ and Eszter ÓVÁDI had the following children: +84 i. János BERECZ, born 18 Sep 1812, Zánka, Zala m, HUN; married Éva SZABÓ, 28 Aug 1832, Zalaistvánd, Zala m, HUN; died 29 Apr 1880, Zalaistvánd, Zala m, HUN. 85 ii. Lajos BERECZ was born on 20 Jan 1814 in Zánka, Zala m, HUN. He died on 24 Apr 1817 at the age of 3 in Zánka, Zala m, HUN. 86 iii. Imre BERECZ was born on 5 Aug 1815 in Zánka, Zala m, HUN. He died on 2 Oct 1815 in Zánka, Zala m, HUN. 87 iv. Ádam BERECZ was born on 11 Apr 1817 in Zánka, Zala m, HUN. He was a twin (listed together in the church register) who died shortly after birth. For unknown reasons, these twins were not listed in the church’s death register. 88 v. Éva BERECZ was born on 11 Apr 1817 in Zánka, Zala m, HUN. She was a twin who died several days after birth.
Nz. János BERECZ and Ns. Katalin GÁNCS were married on 2 Feb 1819 in Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. They were married by the assistant pastor József Kis. Ns. Katalin GÁNCS, daughter of János GÁNCS and Katalin MAGYAR, was born on 23 Sep 1798 in Alsómesteri, Vas m, HUN. She died on 23 Aug 1874 at the age of 75 in Alsómesteri, Vas m, HUN. She died at age 76 of senility. She is identified as the widow of János Berecz, former teacher in Szergény. She was buried on Aug 25 in the Alsómester cemetery, with her son József (the teacher in Alsoság) conducting the service.
János BERECZ and Katalin GÁNCS had the following children: +89 i. Lajos BERECZ, born 8 Nov 1819, Zánka, Zala m, HUN; married Mária SZABO, 2 May 1854, Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN; died 3 Feb 1897, Nemesmagasi, Vas m, HUN.
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90 ii. Mária BERECZ was born on 29 Mar 1822 in Szepezd, Zala m, HUN. She was baptized on 31 Mar 1822. She died on 9 May 1822 in Szepezd, Zala m, HUN. She died at age six weeks and was buried in Kövágóörs on May 10. +91 iii. Nz. József BERECZ, born 9 Mar 1823, Szepezd, Zala m, HUN; married Ns. Etelka SZALAY, 7 Feb 1848, Szilsárkany, Sopron m. HUN; died 9 Mar 1894, Kissomlyó, Vas m, HUN. +92 iv. Zsófia BERECZ, born 20 Nov 1825, Szepezd, Zala m, HUN; married Ns. Bálint FARKAS, 3 Aug 1846, Marcalgergély, Veszprém m, HUN. +93 v. Mária BERECZ, born 18 Oct 1828, Szergény, Vas m, HUN; married István LÁSZLÓ, 20 Feb 1855, Marcalgergély, Veszprém m, HUN. 94 vi. Samuel BERECZ was born on 22 Oct 1831 in Szergény, Vas m, HUN. He died on 20 Apr 1832 in Szergény, Vas m, HUN. He died at age 1/2 year of smallpox. 95 vii. Imre BERECZ was born on 21 May 1833 in Szergény, Vas m, HUN. He died on 27 Jun 1833 in Szergény, Vas m, HUN. 96 viii. Lydia BERECZ was born on 12 Jun 1834 in Szergény, Vas m, HUN. She died before 1835. 97 ix. Lydia BERECZ was born on 9 Aug 1835 in Szergény, Vas m, HUN.
60. Márton BERECZ (János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 3 Apr 1793 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died on 22 Nov 1845 at the age of 52 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He was also known as Márton Börötzk and was identified as a landowner in Ság
Márton BERECZ and Zsuzsanna KOVÁCS were married on 18 Mar 1832. He was a soldier at the time of the marriage; she was a servant in the groom's family home. Zsuzsanna KOVÁCS, daughter of János KOVÁCS and Zsuzsanna FODOR, was born on 7 May 1812 in Tokorcs, Vas m, HUN. She died on 25 Nov 1890 at the age of 78 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
Márton BERECZ and Zsuzsanna KOVÁCS had the following children: +98 i. Erzsébet BERECZ, born 29 May 1833, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married József NAGY, 19 Feb 1849, Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN; died 25 Apr 1879, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. 99 ii. János BERECZ was born on 1 Dec 1834 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died on 10 Dec 1834 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. +100 iii. Éva BERECZ, born 20 Mar 1836, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Mátyás HANZSÉR, 28 Jan 1851, Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN; died 7 Jan 1856, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. +101 iv. Márton BERECZ, born 11 Nov 1838, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Rozália FODOR, 10 Feb 1863, Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. +102 v. István BERECZ, born 26 May 1841, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Eszter ANDRÁSSY; died Nagysimonyi, Vas m, HUN. +103 vi. Pál BERECZ, born abt Feb 1844, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Eszter LÁSZLÓ, 15 Aug 1892, Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN.
64. Eva BERECZ (Pál-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 31 Aug 1815 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She died on 1 Mar 1871 at the age of 55 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
Eva BERECZ and Ferenc SOMOGYI were married on 4 Feb 1834 in Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. Ferenc SOMOGYI died before 1849.
Eva BERECZ and Mihály BERECZ were married on 28 Jan 1849 in Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. Mihály BERECZ, son of István BERECZ and Éva SOMOGYI, was born on 21 Feb 1815 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died on 24 Mar 1861 at the age of 46 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
66. István BERECZ (Pál-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 18 Oct 1819 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
István BERECZ and Zsuzsanna SOMOGYI were married on 18 Feb 1840 in Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. There were seven children of this marriage born between 1841 and 1860. Zsuzsanna SOMOGYI, daughter of Ádam SOMOGYI and Erzsébet BERECZ, was born about 1820. She died on 25 Aug 1843 at the age of 23 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
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69. Éva PÖCZE (Éva Csajbók-4, Ferenc-3, Erzsébet Berecz-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 14 Mar 1796 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She died on 17 Sep 1853 at the age of 57 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
Éva PÖCZE and István ANTAL were married on 6 Feb 1816. István ANTAL, son of Ferenc ANTAL and Örse TAKÁTS, was born on 30 Sep 1787 in Izsákfa, Vas m, HUN. He died on 18 Jul 1849 at the age of 61 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
István ANTAL and Éva PÖCZE had the following child: +104 i. Erzsébet ANTAL, born 16 Nov 1828, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married János ZSÁMBOKI, 23 Jan 1843; died 8 Jan 1897, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
Sixth Generation
72. Zsuzsanna SOMOGYI (Erzsébet Berecz-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born about 1820. She died on 25 Aug 1843 at the age of 23 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
Zsuzsanna SOMOGYI and István BERECZ were married on 18 Feb 1840 in Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. There were seven children of this marriage born between 1841 and 1860. István BERECZ, son of Pál BERECZ and Erzsébet MOLNÁR, was born on 18 Oct 1819 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
75. Mihály BERECZ (István-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 21 Feb 1815 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died on 24 Mar 1861 at the age of 46 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
Mihály BERECZ and Eva BERECZ were married on 28 Jan 1849 in Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. Eva BERECZ, daughter of Pál BERECZ and Erzsébet MOLNÁR, was born on 31 Aug 1815 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She died on 1 Mar 1871 at the age of 55 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
78. Julianna BERECZ (István-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 15 Nov 1819 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She died on 17 Jan 1888 at the age of 68 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She was also known as Böröcz Julianna. Her parents were B Istvan/Somogyi Eva of Sag.
Julianna BERECZ and András ZSÁMBOKI were married on 5 Feb 1839 in Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. András ZSÁMBOKI, son of János ZSÁMBOKI and Katalin DARABOS, was born about 1814 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died before 1888.
András ZSÁMBOKI and Julianna BERECZ had the following children: 105 i. János ZSÁMBOKI was born in 1841 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died on 18 Jan 1871 at the age of 30 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He never married. 106 ii. Zsuzsanna ZSÁMBOKI was born in 1843 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She died on 10 Feb 1844 at the age of 1 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. 107 iii. András ZSÁMBOKI was born on 2 Dec 1844 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died on 13 Apr 1846 at the age of 1 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. 108 iv. András ZSÁMBOKI was born on 8 Mar 1847 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died on 23 Feb 1848 at the age of 0 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. 109 v. Zsuzsanna ZSÁMBOKI was born on 10 Dec 1848 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She died in 1924 at the age of 76 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. 110 vi. Erzsébet ZSÁMBOKI was born on 18 Sep 1852 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. 111 vii. István ZSÁMBOKI was born on 22 Dec 1854 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died in 1922 at the age of 68 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. 112 viii. András ZSÁMBOKI was born on 27 Apr 1858 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died on 21 May 1858 at the age of 0 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. 113 ix. Julianna ZSÁMBOKI was born on 27 Jun 1859 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She died on 20 Jul 1859 at the age of 0 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
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114 x. Julianna ZSÁMBOKI was born on 13 Aug 1862 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She died on 16 Aug 1862 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. 115 xi. András ZSÁMBOKI was born on 26 Dec 1865 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died on 10 Mar 1866 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
79. Márton BERECZ (István-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 24 Sep 1821 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died on 27 Nov 1879 at the age of 58 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. His birth record reads Mihály Márton. Subsequent records all use Márton.
Márton BERECZ and Éva BERECZ were married on 22 Jan 1850 in Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. Éva BERECZ, daughter of Ferenc BERECZ and Erzsébet ÁCS, was born on 27 Aug 1833 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She died on 29 Dec 1880 at the age of 47 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. Cause of death was swelling of the liver.
Márton BERECZ and Éva BERECZ had the following children: 116 i. Erzsébet BERECZ was born on 7 Oct 1852 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. 117 ii. József BERECZ was born on 3 Feb 1854 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died on 29 Sep 1855 at the age of 1 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. +118 iii. Lidia BERECZ, born 1856; married Ferenc HANZSÉR, 12 Jan 1875, Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. +119 iv. Pál BERECZ, born 14 Jan 1859, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Eszter HANZSÉR, 15 Nov 1881; died 1918, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. 120 v. Eszter BERECZ was born on 18 May 1861 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. 121 vi. József BERECZ was born on 17 Nov 1865 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died on 22 Feb 1867 at the age of 1 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. +122 vii. Éva BERECZ, born 7 Apr 1870, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Sámuel LÉVAI, 26 Sep 1886, Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN; married Mihály ZSÁMBOKI, 24 Feb 1889, Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN; died 1918, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
80. Erzsébet BERECZ (István-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 5 Jan 1825 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She married István SZABO on 9 Feb 1848 in Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. He was born about 1820 in Sómjén, Vas m, HUN and died before 1862. They BERECZ had the following children: 123 i. István SZABO was born on 10 Jun 1849 in Sómjén, Vas m, HUN. 124 ii. Julianna SZABO was born on 28 Oct 1850 in Sómjén, Vas m, HUN. 125 iii. Zsuzsanna SZABO was born on 8 Aug 1852 in Sómjén, Vas m, HUN.
Erzsébet BERECZ and Ádam SOMOGYI were married on 19 Feb 1862 in Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. Ádam SOMOGYI, son of János SOMOGYI and Éva TÓTH, was born on 1 Jan 1825 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
83. Éva BERECZ (István-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 14 Sep 1835 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She died on 25 Sep 1861 at the age of 26 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She was buried 27 Sep 1861.
She married Ádam SOMOGYI on 21 Jan 1851 in Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. He was son of János SOMOGYI and Éva TÓTH, who was born on 1 Jan 1825 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
84. János BERECZ (János-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 18 Sep 1812 in Zánka, Zala m, HUN. He died on 29 Apr 1880 at the age of 67 in Zalaistvánd, Zala m, HUN. He died at age 68, and was buried on April 30. His death record correctly gives his birthplace as Zanka. He died of "vizkor." He was the only surviving child of the first marriage of János Berecz and Eszter Ovádi. He became the evangelical teacher at Zalaistvand in 1832 at age 20 (shortly after István Kis became pastor) and served until his retirement in 1873. It appears he modernized the spelling of his name from Böröcz to Berecz in June of 1833.
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János BERECZ and Éva SZABÓ were married on 28 Aug 1832 in Zalaistvánd, Zala m, HUN. His marriage record incorrectly gives his birthplace as Szergény ... the town in which his father was teaching at the time of the marriage. Witnesses at the wedding were István Kis (the local pastor) and János Berecz (the groom's father). Éva SZABÓ, daughter of István SZABÓ and Éva NOVAK, was born on 23 Sep 1810 in Szent Grót, Zala m, HUN. She died on 30 Aug 1884 at the age of 73 in Zalaistvánd, Zala m, HUN. She died at age 74 years, and was buried on September 1. Her death record notes that she was married to the distinguished evangelical teacher, János Berecz, for 48 years, lived 4 years and 4 months as a widow, and at her death only one son remained.
János BERECZ and Éva SZABÓ had the following children: 126 i. Lidia BERECZ was born on 3 Jul 1833 in Zalaistvánd, Zala m, HUN. She died on 22 Feb 1835 in Zalaistvánd, Zala m, HUN. She died at age 1 year. 127 ii. Dániel BERECZ was born on 4 Jan 1835 in Zalaistvánd, Zala m, HUN. He died on 6 Mar 1836 in Zalaistvánd, Zala m, HUN. He died at age 1 1/2 years. 128 iii. Lidia BERECZ was born on 17 Dec 1836 in Zalaistvánd, Zala m, HUN. She died on 17 Mar 1838 in Zalaistvánd, Zala m, HUN. She died at age 1 1/4 years. +129 iv. Mári BERECZ, born 27 Apr 1839, Zalaistvánd, Zala m, HUN; married Ferenc SZÜCS, 15 Feb 1860, Zalaistvánd, Zala m, HUN; died 29 Dec 1871, Nagysimonyi, Vas m, HUN. +130 v. Imre BERECZ, born 11 Oct 1843, Zalaistvánd, Zala m, HUN; married Ilka PÁLFFY, 1870; died 19 Dec 1887, Györ, Györ m, HUN. 131 vi. Mártha BERECZ was born on 21 Apr 1845 in Zalaistvánd, Zala m, HUN. She died on 28 Jan 1856 in Zalaistvánd, Zala m, HUN. She died at age 11 years. 132 vii. Elek BERECZ was born on 29 Jun 1847 in Zalaistvánd, Zala m, HUN. He died on 27 Jul 1847 in Zalaistvánd, Zala m, HUN. He died at age 4 weeks. 133 viii. Elek BERECZ was born on 27 Jul 1849 in Zalaistvánd, Zala m, HUN. He died on 22 Dec 1854 at the age of 5 in Zalaistvánd, Zala m, HUN. He died at age 5 1/2 years of typhus.
89. Lajos BERECZ (János-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 8 Nov 1819 in Zánka, Zala m, HUN. He died on 3 Feb 1897 at the age of 77 in Nemesmagasi, Vas m, HUN. The death register identifies him as a retired Lutheran pastor, age 78, whose wife pre-deceased him. He was an evangelical minister who served as an assistant in Beled from 1848-51 and then as the pastor (lelkéz) at Mérges from 1853 until 1888 when he retired.
Lajos BERECZ and Mária SZABO were married on 2 May 1854 in Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. In the marriage record, he is listed as "Tisztelendö lelkéz Berecz Lajos ur" (the honorable minister") of Mérges. A witness was his brother, József Berecz the teacher in Ság. Mária SZABO, daughter of Mihály SZABO and Julianna MAGASI, was born in 1837 in Izsákfa, Vas m, HUN. She died before 1897 at the age of 60.
Lajos BERECZ and Mária SZABO had the following children: 134 i. Ida BERECZ was born on 2 Jul 1856 in Mérges, Györ vm, HUN. She was baptized by one of her godfathers, Lajos Kápli, the evangelical pastor in Kisbabot. Other godparents were Kápli's wife Ns. Eszter Nagy and also Bálint Dóczy of Enese and his wife Ns. Eszter Versey. She died on 7 May 1887 in Mérges, Györ vm, HUN. She never married. She died of influenza at the age of 30 years and 10 months. 135 ii. Lajos BERECZ was born on 15 Jul 1858 in Mérges, Györ vm, HUN. He was baptized at home by his father. He lived only a few hours. He died on 15 Jul 1858 in Mérges, Györ vm, HUN. +136 iii. Anna BERECZ, born 6 Jul 1859, Mérges, Györ vm, HUN; married László IHÁSZ, 24 Nov 1875, Mérges, Györ vm, HUN. 137 iv. Lajos BERECZ was born on 23 Jun 1861 in Mérges, Györ vm, HUN. He was baptized on June 26. Baptizer and godparents were the same as for Anna. He was a Evangelical minister. 138 v. Sándor BERECZ was born on 17 Feb 1864 in Mérges, Györ vm, HUN. He was baptized on February 20 by his father. Godparents were Lajos Kápli (pastor at Kisbabot) and his wife Eszter Nagy and József Szalay (teacher at Szent András) and his wife Ns. Susanna Szanthó. He died on 14 May 1883 in Mérges, Györ vm, HUN. He died of tuberculosis at age 19, while a first year student in theology in Sopron.
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+139 vi. Imre BERECZ, born 14 Jan 1866, Mérges, Györ vm, HUN; married Mária SOMOGYI, abt 1885; died 5 Aug 1925, Vienna, AUS. 140 vii. Péter BERECZ was born on 8 May 1867 in Mérges, Györ vm, HUN. He was baptized by his father on May 11. Godparents were the following couples: Lajos Kápli and Eszter Nagy; József Szalay and Susanna Szanthó; and István Giczi (an innkeeper in Farád) and Sofi Ágoston. He died on 6 Jan 1868 in Mérges, Györ vm, HUN. He died at age 8 months of a skin infection. +141 viii. István BERECZ, born 23 Dec 1869, Mérges, Györ vm, HUN; married Veronika FICHTNER, 1893; died 9 Dec 1939, Szombathely, Vas m, HUN. 142 ix. [stillborn son] BERECZ was born on 5 Jul 1872 in Mérges, Györ vm, HUN. He died on 5 Jul 1872 in Mérges, Györ vm, HUN. 143 x. Mária BERECZ was born on 21 Nov 1874 in Mérges, Györ vm, HUN. She was baptized by her father on November 22. 144 xi. Julianna BERECZ was born on 9 Feb 1879 in Mérges, Györ vm, HUN. She was baptized at home by her father, without godparents. She was identified as a premature "8-month" baby. She died on 3 Mar 1879 at 21 daya in Mérges, Györ vm, HUN.
91. Nz. József BERECZ (János-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 9 Mar 1823 in Szepezd, Zala m, HUN. At the time of his birth, his father was identified as Érd. János Beretz, the Evangelical school teacher in Szepezd. [Notes: Szepezd is now known as Balatonszepezd. The abbreviation "Érd" stands for Érdemes -- meaning "worthy or excellent" -- the title given to teachers at that time.] He was baptized on March 17 with five pairs of godparents, including a judge, an Evangelical pastor, a Reformed teacher, a tavern owner, and a landowner. He died on 9 Mar 1894 at the age of 71 in Kissomlyó, Vas m, HUN. He died at age 71. Cause of death was listed as "bladder trouble." He was buried at the Kissomlyó cemetery on March 11 by the pastor, Károly Nagy. József began his career in 1842 as the evangelical teacher in Nemeskocs, Vas megye. This was a daughter-chapel of the Lutheran church in Boba, which was from 1832-75 under Pastor Sándor Kiss. He then taught from 1846 or 1847 until his retirement in 1880 at Alsóság. That school was originally built in 1791, was expanded in 1862 under his direction, and by 1880 had 206 students: 195 from Alsóság and 11 from Izsákfa. From 1869 he had a student teacher to assist him.
Nz. József BERECZ and Ns. Etelka SZALAY were married on 7 Feb 1848 in Szilsárkany, Sopron m. HUN. They were married by Samuel Kis, the evangelical pastor in Szilsárkany. Witnesses were Sándor Kis, the evangelical pastor in Boba, Vas m. and Ns. Mihály Szabó of Izsákfa, Vas m. The bride as given away (kiadó) by Ns. Zsigmond Kovács of Szilsárkany, the husband of her aunt Terézia. It was noted that the álispán (LtGov) of the county provided a dispensation for the bride to marry outside the area. Ns. Etelka SZALAY, daughter of Zsigmond SZALAY and Anna KIS, was born on 2 Sep 1824 in Szilsárkany, Sopron m. HUN. She was baptized on the day of her birth by Samuel Mátisz, evangelical pastor of Vadosfa. Godparents from Szilsárkány were Ns. Mihaly Szalay and wife Éva Berendi; Ns. János Kováts and wife Julianna Szalay. There were also several other godparents from Felsó Pasztori, Vadosfa, and Kissömlyó. Note on the name "Etelka" -- it is not a Hungarian diminutive of Ethel, rather it is an old Hungarian name popularized as the name of the daughter of the Magyar chief, Árpád. She died on 14 Nov 1876 at the age of 52 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She died at age 52 of edema -- probably congestive heart failure. She is identified as the wife of the teacher József Berecz. She was buried in the Ság cemetery on Nov 16.
József BERECZ and Etelka SZALAY had the following children: 145 i. Ilona BERECZ was born on 5 Nov 1848 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She was baptized on Dec 03. She died on 27 May 1849 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She was buried on May 29. +146 ii. Ábel BERECZ, born 26 Aug 1850, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Gizella FÜZY, abt 1890, Sopron, Sopron m, HUN; died 2 Apr 1937, Sopron, Sopron m, HUN. +147 iii. Gábor BERECZ, born 13 Apr 1853, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Zsófia MÁTIS, 2 May 1876, Beled, Sopron m, HUN; died 24 Feb 1933, Beled, Sopron m, HUN. +148 iv. Ilona "Ilka" BERECZ, born 15 Mar 1857, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Sándor BENKÖ, 10 Aug 1880, Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN; died aft 1937, Hungary. 149 v. Otto BERECZ was born in Sep 1860 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died in Feb 1863 at the age of 2 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. The existence of this child is based on a Feb 1863 letter from József to eldest son Ábel, telling him of his brother's death after a long illness. 150 vi. Péter BERECZ was born on 29 Jun 1865 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He was baptized at home on Jul 16. He died on 16 Jul 1865 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He was buried on Jul 18. 13 Descendants of the BERECZ Family of Alsoság 11 February 2019
92. Zsófia BERECZ (János-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 20 Nov 1825 in Szepezd, Zala m, HUN.
Zsófia BERECZ and Ns. Bálint FARKAS were married on 3 Aug 1846 in Marcalgergély, Veszprém m, HUN. Witnesses at the marriage were: Ns. Bereczky János, Ns. Farkas János, and her brother, Berecz József. Ns. Bálint FARKAS, son of György FARKAS and Katalin BERTA, was born on 27 Jul 1819 in Némethi, Sopron m, HUN. He was a bootmaker, but after 1851 he was listed as a landowner.
Bálint FARKAS and Zsófia BERECZ had the following children: 151 i. Antal FARKAS was born on 3 Jun 1847 in Némethi, Sopron m, HUN. 152 ii. Bálint FARKAS was born on 7 Feb 1849 in Némethi, Sopron m, HUN. 153 iii. Karolina FARKAS was born on 3 Mar 1851 in Némethi, Sopron m, HUN. She died on 24 Jun 1883 at the age of 32 in Szilsárkany, Sopron m. HUN. She died at age 32. She never married. 154 iv. János FARKAS was born on 23 Dec 1856 in Némethi, Sopron m, HUN. He died on 31 Oct 1884 at the age of 27 in Szilsárkany, Sopron m. HUN. He died at age 27. He never married. 155 v. József FARKAS was born on 16 Mar 1860 in Némethi, Sopron m, HUN. 156 vi. Anna FARKAS was born on 3 Feb 1865 in Szilsárkany, Sopron m. HUN. She was baptized on February 4. She died on 5 Feb 1865 in Szilsárkany, Sopron m. HUN. She died at age 3 days. 157 vii. Erzsébet FARKAS was born on 22 Jul 1867 in Némethi, Sopron m, HUN. She was baptized at home. She died on 22 Jul 1867 in Némethi, Sopron m, HUN. 158 viii. Terézia FARKAS was born on 11 Oct 1870 in Némethi, Sopron m, HUN. She died on 11 May 1888 in Szilsárkany, Sopron m. HUN. She died at age 17. She never married.
93. Mária BERECZ (János-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 18 Oct 1828 in Szergény, Vas m, HUN.
Mária BERECZ and István LÁSZLÓ were married on 20 Feb 1855 in Marcalgergély, Veszprém m, HUN. The marriage register gave her age as 25, and stated she was the daughter of a landowner at Szergény #20. The couple lived at Szergény #53. István LÁSZLÓ, son of István LÁSZLÓ and Trésia KOVÁTS, was born in 1833 in Szergény, Vas m, HUN. He was a farmer living at Szergény #53.
István LÁSZLÓ and Mária BERECZ had the following children: 159 i. Balint LÁSZLÓ was born on 13 Jan 1856 in Szergény, Vas m, HUN. 160 ii. Julianna LÁSZLÓ was born on 16 Mar 1860 in Szergény, Vas m, HUN.
98. Erzsébet BERECZ (Márton-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 29 May 1833 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She died on 25 Apr 1879 at the age of 45 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
Erzsébet BERECZ and József NAGY were married on 19 Feb 1849 in Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. József NAGY, son of István NAGY and Julia PAP, was born on 9 Feb 1832 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died on 6 Jun 1915 at the age of 83 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
József NAGY and Erzsébet BERECZ had the following children: +161 i. Éva NAGY, born 8 Nov 1850, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married [Husband of Eva Nagy] NÉMETH, abt 1870; died 1904, Hogyesz, HUN. 162 ii. Zsuzsanna NAGY was born on 13 Nov 1852 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She died before 1861. +163 iii. Lajos NAGY, born 18 Aug 1859, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married abt 1890; died 1930, Orosháza, HUN. +164 iv. Zsuzsanna NAGY, born 22 Oct 1861, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married János ZSÁMBOKI, 4 Jan 1881; died 1 Feb 1948, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
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100. Éva BERECZ (Márton-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 20 Mar 1836 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She died on 7 Jan 1856 at the age of 19 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. At the time of her death, she lived at Sag house #19. Cause of death was "hectica". She was buried on Jan 9. She married Mátyás HANZSÉR on 28 Jan 1851 in Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. He was the son of János HANZSÉR and Erzsébet BIDER who was born in 1830.
101. Márton BERECZ (Márton-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 11 Nov 1838 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He married Rozália FODOR on 10 Feb 1863 in Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. She was the daughter of István FODOR and Rozália VARGYAI who was born in 1847. They had "many children – who went in many directions" -- according to Lajos Zsámboki … including the following child: +165 i. János BERECZ, born about Jan 1865, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Lidia PETÖ, 26 Sep 1893, Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN.
102. István BERECZ (Márton-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 26 May 1841 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died in Nagysimonyi, Vas m, HUN. He was identified as a Landowner. He married Eszter ANDRÁSSY and they had the following children: +166 i. Lajos BERECZ, born 1871, Nagysimonyi, Vas m, HUN; married Karolin NAGY; died Celldömölk, Vas m, HUN. +167 ii. Sámuel BERECZ, born 1878, Nagysimonyi, Vas m, HUN; died 1967, Sopron, Sopron m, HUN.
103. Pál BERECZ (Márton-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born about Feb 1844 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He married Eszter LÁSZLÓ on 15 Aug 1892 in Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. She was the daughter of György LÁSZLÓ and Rozália HORVÁT, who was born in 1853 in Beled, Sopron m, HUN. There were no children of this marriage..
104. Erzsébet ANTAL (Éva Pöcze-5, Éva Csajbók-4, Ferenc-3, Erzsébet Berecz-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 16 Nov 1828 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She died on 8 Jan 1897 at the age of 68 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
She married János ZSÁMBOKI, son of János ZSÁMBOKI and Katalin DARABOS, on 23 Jan 1843. He was born on 3 Dec 1821 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died on 22 Apr 1877 at the age of 55 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. They had the following children: +168 i. István ZSÁMBOKI, born 1846, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Zsuzsanna PETÖ, abt 1878; died 1922, Hungary. +169 ii. János ZSÁMBOKI, born 12 Mar 1857, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Zsuzsanna NAGY, 4 Jan 1881; died 6 Dec 1904, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
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118. Lidia BERECZ (Márton-6, István-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 29 Jun 1856 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She was born in 1856.
Lidia BERECZ and Ferenc HANZSÉR were married on 12 Jan 1875 in Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. Ferenc HANZSÉR, son of Ferenc HANZSÉR and Erzsébet BERECZ, was born in 1849 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
Ferenc HANZSÉR and Lidia BERECZ had the following children:
170 i. Éva HANZSÉR was born in 1877. She died. 171 ii. Róza HANZSÉR was born in 1879. She died in 1879 at the age of 0. 172 iii. István HANZSÉR was born in 1880. He died. 173 iv. Miklós HANZSÉR was born in 1882. He died in 1883 at the age of 1. 174 v. Erzsébet (I) HANZSÉR was born in 1883. She died in 1886 at the age of 3. 175 vi. Erzsébet (II) HANZSÉR was born in 1886. She died in 1886 at the age of 0. 176 vii. József HANZSÉR was born in 1887 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died in 1889 at the age of 2. He was born in Alsóság, died at age 1, and was buried on January 29.
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119. Pál BERECZ (Márton-6, István-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 14 Jan 1859 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died in 1918 at the age of 59 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He was a groundskeeper. He married Eszter HANZSÉR, daughter of Ferenc HANZSÉR and Erzsébet CSAJBÓK on 15 Nov 1881. She was born in 1863 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She died in 1948 at the age of 85 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
122. Éva BERECZ (Márton-6, István-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 7 Apr 1870 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She died in 1918 at the age of 48 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She married Sámuel LÉVAI, son of László LÉVAI and Rozália TAMPOS on 26 Sep 1886 in Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. He was born in 1863 in Kiskemend, HUN. He died before 1889. On 24 Feb 1889 she married Mihály ZSÁMBOKI who was born in 1862.in Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN.
129. Mári BERECZ (János-6, János-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 27 Apr 1839 in Zalaistvánd, Zala m, HUN. She died on 29 Dec 1871 at the age of 32 in Nagysimonyi, Vas m, HUN. She died in childbirth at age 33 and was buried in Zalaistvand on December 31. She married Ferenc SZÜCS on 15 Feb 1860 in Zalaistvánd, Zala m, HUN. He was born in 1830 in Nagysimonyi, Vas m, HUN and was a farmer living at Simonyi #17. Any children of this marriage would likely be found in the Nemesdomolk church register.
130. Imre BERECZ (János-6, János-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 11 Oct 1843 in Zalaistvánd, Zala m, HUN. He died on 19 Dec 1887 at the age of 44 in Györ, Györ m, HUN. He was a church organist at Györ. In 1870, he married Ilka PÁLFFY, daughter of József PÁLFFY and Eliza STELZER. Information about her and her family was provided by her husband's funeral notice. They had the following children: 177 i. Imre BERECZ was born about 1871 in Györ, Györ m, HUN. Vanished 178 ii. Ida BERECZ was born in 1873. She died on 17 Apr 1877 at the age of 4 in Nagy-Kanizsa, HUN. +179 iii. Emma BERECZ, born about 1875, Györ, Györ m, HUN; and died before 1930. She married married a man named GREGORIA.
136. Anna BERECZ (Lajos-6, János-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 6 Jul 1859 in Mérges, Györ vm, HUN. She was baptized on July 10 by József Záthureszky, the evangelical pastor at Móriczhida. Godparents included József Szalay, evangelical teacher at (Raba) Szent András, and his wife Susanna Szanthó. On 24 Nov 1875 she married László IHÁSZ in Mérges, Györ vm, HUN. He was the son of Dániel IHÁSZ and Borbala ERDELYSZKY and was born in 1846 in Kisbabot, Györ m, HUN. The marriage was performed by János Fadgyas, evangelical pastor at Nagybarát. Ihasz was the evangelical pastor in Kisbabot at the time of his marriage.
139. Imre BERECZ (Lajos-6, János-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 14 Jan 1866 in Mérges, Györ vm, HUN. He was baptized on January 16 by Lajos Kápli, pastor at Kisbabot. The page with this entry is badly damaged, but it is probable that he had the same set of godparents as his brother Péter. He died on 5 Aug 1925 at the age of 59 in Vienna, AUS. Apparently Viktor Berecz was unaware of his death when he included him in the caricature of the "living Berecz's" in the early 1930s. He died in Vienna but was buried in Hungary at Balatonarács. He was the last member of the Berecz family to serve in the Hungarian Noble Guard, which patrolled the imperial palace grounds in Vienna. This elite guard unit was established during the reign of Maria Theresia in the 18th century, and a position in the guard was passed down within the families of Hungary which were originally honored by inclusion. Later in life he was an official of the common Austro-Hungarian Finance Ministry in Vienna, and was awarded several distinctions in that role.
Imre BERECZ and Mária SOMOGYI were married about 1885. They had the following child: 180 i. Dr. Antal BERECZ was born in 1885 in Vienna, AUS. He died after 1938 in England. He was a city police official in Vienna, and is believed to have emigrated to London in 1938 to avoid the Anschluss.
141. István BERECZ (Lajos-6, János-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 23 Dec 1869 in Mérges, Györ vm, HUN. He was baptized by his father on December 24. Godparents were the same as his brother Péter, except that Lajos Kápli had died and so only his widow was a sponsor. He died on 9 Dec 1939 at the age of 69 in Szombathely, Vas m, HUN. He was buried on December 12. He lived in Szombathely
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István BERECZ and Veronika FICHTNER were married in 1893. There were five daughters of this marriage: Mária, Ilona, Jolán, Ida, and Erzsi. All married, but only Ilona and Jolán had children. Veronika FICHTNER was born (date unknown).
146. Ábel BERECZ (József-6, János-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 26 Aug 1850 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He was baptized on Sep 22. He died on 2 Apr 1937 at the age of 86 in Sopron, Sopron m, HUN. He was buried on April 4 at the Sopron evangelical cemetery. He was educated at the Sopron Lutheran Lyceum and received his law degree from the Royal Academy or Law in Györ in 1873. He served his military obligation as an army officer and was involved in the 1878 occupation of Bosnia by Austria-Hungary.
He was a lawyer in Sopron. He was elected to represent Sopron in the national Parliament in 1905 as the candidate of the "48 Party" (which favored complete independence from Austria). He also served as attorney for the Transdanubian district of the Evangelical (Lutheran) Church, deputy city attorney for the Royal Free City of Sopron, and a member of several municipal committees. In the 1930's, Ábel Berecz lived in the 2nd floor corner apartment of the Storno House ... now the site of the city museum. This historical building was home to King Mathias in the 15th century, and later to Franz Liszt.
Ábel BERECZ and Gizella FÜZY were married about 1890 in Sopron, Sopron m, HUN. Gizella FÜZY, daughter of Károly FÜZY and Alsina NAGY, was born in 1857. She died on 19 Jun 1932 at the age of 75 in Sopron, Sopron m, HUN. Ábel BERECZ and Gizella FÜZY had the following child:
+181 i. Dr. Dezsö BERECZ, born 29 Mar 1894, Sopron, Sopron m, HUN; married Blanka CONRAD, abt 1920; died 30 Jun 1985, Sopron, Sopron m, HUN.
147. Gábor BERECZ (József-6, János-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 13 Apr 1853 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He was not baptized until May 16. At this time, his father was the evangelical teacher in Ság, and lived in house number 176. Among his godparents were István Berecz and wife Susánna Somogyi of Ság. He died on 24 Feb 1933 at the age of 79 in Beled, Sopron m, HUN. In his 80th year, he died at 1 PM of heart failure. He was buried in the Beled cemetery on February 25. He was headmaster and teacher at the Evangelical School at Ostffyasszonyfa.
Gábor BERECZ and Zsófia MÁTIS were married on 2 May 1876 in Beled, Sopron m, HUN. They were married by Sándor Farkas, the evangelical pastor in Beled. Witnesses at the wedding were: Elek Marton and József Vörös both large landowners in Ostfyassonyfa, and János Kozma of Beled. Zsófia MÁTIS, daughter of László MÁTIS and Anna PÁLFI, was born on 13 May 1857 in Beled, Sopron m, HUN. She was baptized the day of her birth. Godparents were: Ns. Sándor Edvi and Sofia Talabér, polgár (citizen) Ferenc Illyés and his wife Rozina, the widow of Mihály Kosári, and Anna Horváth. She died on 1 Nov 1937 at the age of 80 in Beled, Sopron m, HUN.
Gábor BERECZ and Zsófia MÁTIS had the following children: +182 i. Rev. Gábor BERECZ, born 16 Mar 1877, Ostffyasszonyfa, Vas m, HUN; married Ilona KAKAS, abt 1905; married Mariska [BERECZ], abt 1935; died 1 Jun 1968, Sopron, Sopron m, HUN. +183 ii. Izabella BERECZ, born 20 Jul 1878, Ostffyasszonyfa, Vas m, HUN; married Sándor NÉMETH, 8 Jun 1911, Beled, Sopron m, HUN; died 1968, Beled, Sopron m, HUN. 184 iii. [stillborn girl] BERECZ was born on 5 Jul 1879 in Ostffyasszonyfa, Vas m, HUN. She died on 5 Jul 1879 at the age of 0 in Ostffyasszonyfa, Vas m, HUN. The dead child was baptized and buried by the midwife, Ersébet Csöre, at the insistence of the distraught father. +185 iv. Gyözö "Viktor" BERECZ, born 13 Aug 1881, Ostffyasszonyfa, Vas m, HUN; married Eszter NEMES, 19 Sep 1909, Inota, Fejér m, HUN; died 9 Sep 1940, Norwalk, CT.
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148. Ilona "Ilka" BERECZ (József-6, János-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 15 Mar 1857 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She was baptized on Mar 19. She died after 1937 in Hungary. In her later years, she was referred to by my grandfather Viktor Berecz as a "society woman".
Ilona "Ilka" BERECZ and Sándor BENKÖ were married on 10 Aug 1880 in Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. At the time of his marriage, he was identified as a farmer in Vönöck. There were no children of this marriage. Sándor BENKÖ, son of Pál BENKÖ and Lidia LIPÓT, was born in 1855 in Vönöck, Vas m, HUN.
161. Éva NAGY (Erzsébet Berecz-6, Márton-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 8 Nov 1850 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She died in 1904 at the age of 54 in Hogyesz, HUN. She married a man named NÉMETH about 1870. There were no children of this marriage.
163. Lajos NAGY (Erzsébet Berecz-6, Márton-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 18 Aug 1859 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died in 1930 at the age of 71 in Orosháza, HUN. He was an elementary school principal. Lajos NAGY was married about 1890 and had the following children: 186 i. Lajos NAGY was born in 1895 in Orosháza, HUN. He died in Argentina. He was also known as Lajko. He was an engineer who never married. 187 ii. Dr. Márta NAGY was born in 1901 in Orosháza, HUN. She died in 1982 at the age of 81 in Zánka, Zala m, HUN. She was an historian who never married.
164. Zsuzsanna NAGY (Erzsébet Berecz-6, Márton-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 22 Oct 1861 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She was baptized on Oct 23. She died on 1 Feb 1948 at the age of 86 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
Zsuzsanna NAGY and János ZSÁMBOKI were married on 4 Jan 1881. János ZSÁMBOKI, son of János ZSÁMBOKI and Erzsébet ANTAL, was born on 12 Mar 1857 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died on 6 Dec 1904 at the age of 47 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
János ZSÁMBOKI and Zsuzsanna NAGY had the following children: 188 i. Lidia ZSÁMBOKI was born in 1882 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She died on 31 Mar 1959 at the age of 77 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. +189 ii. Lajos ZSÁMBOKI, born 14 Jun 1886, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Emilia MÉSZÖLY, 8 Aug 1924; died 3 Dec 1981, Kunszentmiklós, HUN. +190 iii. Mária ZSÁMBOKI, born 1892, Hungary; married Kálmán HANZSÉR, 1920; died 1945, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
165. János BERECZ (Márton-6, Márton-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born about Jan 1865 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
János BERECZ and Lidia PETÖ were married on 26 Sep 1893 in Nemesdömölk, Vas m, HUN. He was a "28 3/4 year-old shepherd living in Dabrony" at the time of his marriage. Lidia PETÖ, daughter of István PETÖ and Anna MÓROC, was born in 1873 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
166. Lajos BERECZ (István-6, Márton-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born in 1871 in Nagysimonyi, Vas m, HUN. He died in Celldömölk, Vas m, HUN. He was a cabinetmaker who married Karolin NAGY. She was born in 1871 in Nagysimonyi, Vas m, HUN.
Lajos BERECZ and Karolin NAGY had the following children: +191 i. Lajos BERECZ, born 1902, Celldömölk, Vas m, HUN; married Eszter MÁTICS. +192 ii. Endre BERECZ, born 1909, Celldömölk, Vas m, HUN; married Erzsébet ZSIRAY, abt 1940.
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167. Sámuel BERECZ (István-6, Márton-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born in 1878 in Nagysimonyi, Vas m, HUN. He died in 1967 at the age of 89 in Sopron, Sopron m, HUN. He was a public school teacher. Sámuel BERECZ had the following children: +193 i. Zoltán BERECZ, born 1909, Sopron, Sopron m, HUN; married Stefánia HANZMANN, about 1935; died 1995. +194 ii. Magdolna BERECZ, born 1913, Sopron, Sopron m, HUN; married a man named] GERCSÉNYI.
168. István ZSÁMBOKI (Erzsébet Antal-6, Éva Pöcze-5, Éva Csajbók-4, Ferenc-3, Erzsébet Berecz-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born in 1846 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died in 1922 at the age of 76 in Hungary.
István ZSÁMBOKI and Zsuzsanna PETÖ were married about 1878. Zsuzsanna PETÖ was born in Hungary. She died in Celldömölk, Vas m, HUN.
István ZSÁMBOKI and Zsuzsanna PETÖ had the following children: +195 i. Alexander ZSAMBOKY, born 24 Jul 1879, Hungary; married Elizabeth FESLER, abt 1908; died 11 Dec 1956, New Jersey. +196 ii. Steven ZSAMBOKY, born 1881, Hungary; married Rose CSORDAS, abt 1912; died 19 Dec 1959, New Jersey. +197 iii. James ZSAMBOKY, born 22 Jun 1887, Hungary; married Goldie NOVAK, abt 1912; died 11 Apr 1960, Ohio. +198 iv. Lajos ZSÁMBOKI, born Hungary; married Terez [ZSÁMBOKI]; died Hungary.
169. János ZSÁMBOKI (Erzsébet Antal-6, Éva Pöcze-5, Éva Csajbók-4, Ferenc-3, Erzsébet Berecz-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 12 Mar 1857 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died on 6 Dec 1904 at the age of 47 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
János ZSÁMBOKI and Zsuzsanna NAGY were married on 4 Jan 1881. Zsuzsanna NAGY, daughter of József NAGY and Erzsébet BERECZ, was born on 22 Oct 1861 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She was baptized on Oct 23. She died on 1 Feb 1948 at the age of 86 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
János ZSÁMBOKI and Zsuzsanna NAGY had the following children: 188 i. Lidia ZSÁMBOKI, born 1882, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; died 31 Mar 1959, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. +189 ii. Lajos ZSÁMBOKI, born 14 Jun 1886, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Emilia MÉSZÖLY, 8 Aug 1924; died 3 Dec 1981, Kunszentmiklós, HUN. +190 iii. Mária ZSÁMBOKI, born 1892, Hungary; married Kálmán HANZSÉR, 1920; died 1945, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
Eighth Generation
179. Emma BERECZ (Imre-7, János-6, János-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born about 1875 in Györ, Györ m, HUN. She died before 1930. She married a man named GREGORIA.
181. Dr. Dezsö BERECZ (Ábel-7, József-6, János-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 29 Mar 1894 in Sopron, Sopron m, HUN. The register identifies the father as an Evangelical lawyer and the mother as a Roman Catholic. The parents lived on Városház tér (City Hall Square). The four grandparents are also identified. Godparents were Mihály Pap (a ministerial secretary) and his wife, Béla Füzy (a railroad employee) and Eleonora Zalko (a postal employee), and Sándor Benko (a landowner) and his wife Ilka Berecz -- the child's aunt. The mid-wife was Laura Waschik. He died on 30 Jun 1985 at the age of 91 in Sopron, Sopron m, HUN. He was a noted lawyer, author, and newspaper editor in both Budapest and Sopron.
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He attended the Sopron Lutheran Lyceum and then law school in Budapest. He published his first short story at age 15. To the dismay of his parents he became interested in music and the theater. He was drafted into the Army shortly after World War I began in 1914 and spent three years on the front, during which time he had several anti-war pieces published by Budapest newspapers.
After the war he continued his legal studies and continued writing extensively. In 1925 he received his doctorate in law and worked for a time in his father's Sopron law office. He continued writing and in 1928 published a collection of short stories. Between 1929 and 1932 he saw three of his one-act plays go into production. Through the 1930s he focused on the theater and on lecturing around the nation. In 1936, he was appointed a judge in Sopron and in 1946 became chief magistrate of the court. In 1950 he was president of the Sopron Council, a notary, and a lawyer. He retired from these duties in 1968 at age 74. In retirement he continued to write ... mostly literary criticism. Much of the above information is from a 1974 tribute to him on his 80th birthday in the literary journal Soproni Szemle to which he was a frequent contributor … see the research report “Lessons from Old Letters.”
Dr. Dezsö BERECZ and Blanka CONRAD were married about 1920. There were no children of this marriage. We were told (by Endre Németh who knew them) that Blanka CONRAD was the daughter of FM Franz CONRAD, Chief of Staff of the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I. I‘ve been unable to confirm this, but she may have been his adoptive step- daughter. She died on 14 Nov 1971 at the age of 73 in Sopron, Sopron m, HUN.
182. Rev. Gábor BERECZ (Gábor-7, József-6, János-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 16 Mar 1877 in Ostffyasszonyfa, Vas m, HUN. According to a notation in his mother's hymnal, he was born in the last hour of the day, on Thursday March 15. But, the birth was mistakenly recorded as taking place on the 16th. He was baptized in Csönge on the 18th. He graduated from the evangelical seminary in Sopron in 1895. For many years, he was the pastor at Nemeskér. Following his divorce, he moved to the Debrecen area and married a woman whose given name was Mariska. After retirement, he lived in the family home in Beled. In April of 1968, he was hospitalized in Kapuvár. After release, he went to live at a Lutheran home in Sopron because his sons could not take care of him. A letter to my father tells us that Gábor had just left his third wife and moved in with a woman in Budapest. In the same letter Zoltán noted that his cousin Bandi (Endre Németh) couldn't take care of his uncle, since his (Bandi's) mother was very ill at the time. In a letter postmarked June 14, Zoltán Berecz said his father (Gábor, the retired evangelical pastor who lived in Beled) died on the "1st of this month" in a Sopron hospital.
He died on 1 Jun 1968 at the age of 91 in Sopron, Sopron m, HUN. Rev. Gábor BERECZ and Ilona KAKAS were married about 1905. They were divorced about 1930. Ilona KAKAS was born on 13 Nov 1889. She died on 15 Nov 1961 at the age of 72 in Sopron, Sopron m, HUN. In the death notice sent by her son Zoltán, she was identified as the first wife of the retired Rev. Gábor Berez and the wife of Sándor Ihász. She died in the 11th month and 13th day of the 73rd year of her life. She was buried at Szt. Mihály's evangelical cemetery in Sopron on November 16.
Gábor BERECZ and Ilona KAKAS had the following children: 199 i. Gábor BERECZ was born in 1907 in Nemeskér, Sopron m, HUN. He died in 1973 at the age of 66 in Györ, Györ m, HUN. He died in Györ when he fell onto railway tracks while drunk and was hit by a train. While my grandfather described him in the 1930s as a "blind piano player", he was actually a n'er- do-well alcoholic. His cousin Endre joked (a few years after he died) that "he drank like a fish, had nine wives, no children, and was cut in half by a train". The first and last two of these assertions are true. We were later told he had only four wives, but at various times he lived with five other women who he never married. From old letters, we ascertained that his first wife died, and his second left and went to America in 1956. In the mid-1960's he left his third wife in Györ to go live with another woman in Budapest. We don't know more than that about the women in his life. 200 ii. Zoltán BERECZ was born in Aug 1911 in Nemeskér, Sopron m, HUN. He died in Sep 1987 at the age of 76 in Sopron, Sopron m, HUN. He never married. In his early years, he must have been a dairy worker, because he was described in the early 1930's as a cheesemaker. But, by the time we met him in 1980, he fancied himself a poet. Like his older brother, he had problems with "the bottle". We took him to the Gundel Restaurant in Budapest on his 69th birthday and made an old man very happy.
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183. Izabella BERECZ (Gábor-7, József-6, János-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 20 Jul 1878 in Ostffyasszonyfa, Vas m, HUN. She was born at 5 AM on Saturday morning according the the notation in her mother's hymnal. She was baptized in Csönge on July 28. Among her godparents were her uncle Ábel Berecz (identified as a lawyer) and her aunt Ilka Berecz. She died in 1968 at the age of 90 in Beled, Sopron m, HUN. She studied at the teacher's college of Györ, and was a teacher in the Evangelical school in Ostffyasszonyfa.
Izabella BERECZ and Sándor NÉMETH were married on 8 Jun 1911 in Beled, Sopron m, HUN. The bride's brother, the younger Gábor Berecz who was at the time the evangelical pastor in Nemeskér, officiated at the wedding. The witnesses listed on the civil record are Gábor Berecz, Jr. of Nemeskér and Ferenc Németh of Jobbágyi, Vas m., Sandor’s brother. Sándor NÉMETH, son of Ferenc NÉMETH and Lidia HORVÁTH, was born on 20 Jan 1886 in Hungary. He died on 13 Apr 1967 at the age of 81 in Hungary. He succeeded his father-in-law as evangelical headmaster at the school in Ostffyasszonyfa. He served in the Hungarian army in World War I, was captured by the Russians and interred in a Siberian POW camp.
Sándor NÉMETH and Izabella BERECZ had the following child: +201 i. Endre NÉMETH, born 21 Jul 1912, Beled, Sopron m, HUN; married Mária NAGY, about 1944; died 12 Jan 1995, Beled, Sopron m, HUN.
185. Gyözö "Viktor" BERECZ (Gábor-7, József-6, János-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 13 Aug 1881 in Ostffyasszonyfa, Vas m, HUN. He was born at 8 PM on a Saturday according to his mother's hymnal notation. His birth/baptismal record from the Csönge Evangelical Church gives his name only as Gyözö. But, both his mother's notation and the later family information (értesités) document give it as Gyözö Viktor ("gyözö" literally means "victor" in Hungarian). He was baptized on August 21, and among his godparents were his aunt Ilka Berecz and her husband Sándor Benko. He died on 9 Sep 1940 at the age of 59 in Norwalk, CT. He died of stomach cancer, though in 1918 his doctor had given him six months to live due to a heart ailment. His son believed that the depression resulting from that diagnosis was the cause of his alcoholism in later life. He was buried in Riverside Cemetery on September 12. He was educated as a land surveyor. When his education and military obligation were complete, he took his "inheritance" and emigrated to the US aboard the steamship "Chemnitz", departing Bremen on 17 Nov 1906 and arriving in New York on 01 Dec. In the United States, he lost his money in the stock market crash of 1907-8. After some difficult times he decided to return to Hungary. At the time of his marriage, he listed his occupation as "gazdasági felügyelö" or property manager. After his marriage, he emigrated again to the US with his wife aboard the SS Kronprinzessin Cecilie from Bremen, arriving in New York on 05 Oct 1909.
In America, he began to use the English spelling of his name -- Victor. He worked for Child's and other NYC restaurants as a head waiter, was a leader of various Hungarian-American societies, did translations, was active in Republican politics, fancied himself a publisher (his only publications were his own books, notably "Szót Kérek" which was intended to help Hungarian immigrants prepare for US citizenship). In the 1920 census, he listed his occupation as a machinist in a factory and the family lived on First Avenue. In 1930, the family rented an apartment on East 115th Street where they paid $28/month rent. At that time, he claimed to be a "writer" for a "publishing house." In his later years, he worked as a building superintendent and an official of the Building Superintendent's Union. He became a U.S. citizen in 1927. He returned to Hungary only once more, a long visit in 1934-5 after which he and his wife separated. They reconciled a few years later in Connecticut where she had moved to live with her son and daughter-in-law … my parents.
Gyözö "Viktor" BERECZ and Eszter NEMES were married on 19 Sep 1909 in Inota, Fejér m, HUN. Both Victor and Esther lived in America and met in early 1909 while returning to Hungary aboard the same ship. After a brief courtship, they married on 19 Sep 1909 at the Inota Reformed Church. Witnesses at the wedding included her father's cousin, János Barat of Nagyveleg. After their wedding, they returned to the U.S.
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Eszter NEMES, daughter of Károly NEMES and Katalin RIGÓ, was born on 18 May 1884 in Inota, Fejér m, HUN. She was baptized on June 4. Her godparents were Imre Gaal and Eleonora Vida. The pastor was Zsigmond Sándor. Her father was identified at that time as the mill owner of the lower mill in Inota. The family professed the Reformed faith, though there were several Lutherans among their ancestry and near relations.. She died on 15 May 1952 at the age of 67 in Norwalk, CT. She died of a cerebral hemorrhage, and was buried at Riverside cemetery. She first immigrated to the US aboard the SS Statendam, out of Rotterdam, arriving in New York on 25 Apr 1905. She planned a long stay with her older sister Martha and brother-in-law Charles Szabados who then lived in Passaic, NJ. She considered herself a well-to-do girl seeing the world, and had no plans to stay in the U.S.
She returned to Hungary in 1909, soon married my grandfather who she had met on the return voyage to Hungary. Immediately after their marriage they returned to New York. She Americanized the spelling of her given name to Esther and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1933. As a widow, she married Ferenc FEDERER in 1943. Esther was long remembered in South Norwalk’s Hungarian-American community for the Strudel Shop she operated at 63 Railroad Avenue in South Norwalk from 1938 until 1944.
Gyözö BERECZ and Eszter NEMES had the following child: +202 i. Victor BERECZ, born 10 Oct 1910, New York, NY; married Helen Elaine HESZLENYI, 27 Jun 1936, New York, NY; died 8 Dec 2001, Fort Myers, FL.
189. Lajos ZSÁMBOKI (Zsuzsanna Nagy-7, Erzsébet Berecz-6, Márton-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 14 Jun 1886 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died on 3 Dec 1981 at the age of 95 in Kunszentmiklós, HUN. He was a high school teacher and very competent amateur genealogist. He compiled the original Berecz, Zsámboki, and Hanzsér family trees used in parts of this database.
Lajos ZSÁMBOKI and Emilia MÉSZÖLY were married on 8 Aug 1924. Emilia MÉSZÖLY was born on 4 Feb 1907 in Székesfehérvár, Fejér m, HUN. She died on 25 Jan 1990 at the age of 82 in Dunaújváros, HUN.
Lajos ZSÁMBOKI and Emilia MÉSZÖLY had the following children: +203 i. Zsuzsanna ZSÁMBOKI, born 11 Mar 1925, Kunszentmiklós, HUN; married Dr. László MOLNÁR, 15 May 1950. +204 ii. Pál ZSÁMBOKI, born 19 Sep 1928, Kunszentmiklós, HUN; married Mária SZEMÁN, Dec 1952; died about 1976, Kecskemét, PPSK m, HUN. 205 iii. János ZSÁMBOKI was born in 1930 in Kunszentmiklós, HUN. Died in 1931 in Kunszentmiklós, HUN. +206 iv. Dr. Lajos ZSÁMBOKI, born 4 Aug 1932, Kunszentmiklós, HUN; married Erzsébet BERKES, 21 Apr 1962. +207 v. Emilia ZSÁMBOKI, born 4 Jan 1934, Kunszentmiklós, HUN; married Béla BUZÁSSY, 19 Jul 1958; died 13 Sep 1988, Békéscsaba, Békés m, HUN. +208 vi. Dr. Laszlo ZSÁMBOKI, born 11 Nov 1935, Budapest, PPSK m, HUN; married Katalin MOSONYI, 14 Jul 1962; married Edit MATISCSÁK, 8 Oct 1988; died 25 Jan 2012, Miskolc, HUN.
190. Mária ZSÁMBOKI (Zsuzsanna Nagy-7, Erzsébet Berecz-6, Márton-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born in 1892 in Hungary. She died in 1945 at the age of 53 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
Mária ZSÁMBOKI and Kálmán HANZSÉR were married about 1920. Kálmán HANZSÉR, son of Mihály HANZSÉR and Lidia LENGYEL, was born in 1885 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died in 1966 at the age of 81 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
Kálmán HANZSÉR and Mária ZSÁMBOKI had the following children: +209 i. Ilona HANZSÉR, born 1921, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Géza HORVÁTH, 1938; married Márton SOMOGYI, 1958. +210 ii. László HANZSÉR, born 1925, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN; married Ilona SOMOGYI, 1953; died 1988, Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. +211 iii. Lajos HANZSÉR, born 1929, Hungary; married Emma CSÓTÁR, 1955.
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191. Lajos BERECZ (Lajos-7, István-6, Márton-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born in 1902 in Celldömölk, Vas m, HUN.
Lajos BERECZ and Eszter MÁTICS were married. Eszter MÁTICS was born in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.
Lajos BERECZ and Eszter MÁTICS had the following children: +212 i. Lajos BERECZ, married Ariko MIKE. +213 ii. Zsuzsanna BERECZ, married Sándor HIDÉR.
192. Endre BERECZ (Lajos-7, István-6, Márton-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born in 1909 in Celldömölk, Vas m, HUN. He lived in Celldömölk, Vas m, HUN. Retired Chief Bookkeeper.
Endre BERECZ and Erzsébet ZSIRAY were married about 1940. Erzsébet ZSIRAY was born in 1917 in Kemenesmagasi, Vas m, HUN. She died in 1997 at the age of 80 in Celldömölk, Vas m, HUN.
Endre BERECZ and Erzsébet ZSIRAY had the following children:
+214 i. Emöke BERECZ, born 1942, Celldömölk, Vas m, HUN; married Dr. Sándor BÁCSI. +215 ii. Endre BERECZ, born 1944, Celldömölk, Vas m, HUN; married [1st wife of Endre BERECZ]; married Dr. Éva SCHILY.
193. Zoltán BERECZ (Sámuel-7, István-6, Márton-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born in 1909 in Sopron, Sopron m, HUN. He died in 1995 at the age of 86. He and his wife are buried with Abel Berecz in Sopron's Balfi Street Lutheran Cemetery. He was a carpenter and later an engineering manager (MÉRNÖKFŐTANÁCSOS).
Zoltán BERECZ and Stefánia "Stefi" HANZMANN were married about 1935. Stefánia "Stefi" HANZMANN was born in 1911. She died in 1989 at the age of 78. She was a teacher.
194. Magdolna BERECZ (Sámuel-7, István-6, Márton-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born in 1913 in Sopron, Sopron m, HUN. She married a man named GERCSÉNYI. They had the following children: 216 i. Csilla GERCSÉNYI was born. 217 ii. Zoltán GERCSÉNYI was born.
195. Alexander ZSAMBOKY (István-7, Erzsébet Antal-6, Éva Pöcze-5, Éva Csajbók-4, Ferenc-3, Erzsébet Berecz-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 24 Jul 1879 in Hungary. He died on 11 Dec 1956 at the age of 77 in New Jersey. He was also known as Sándor. He was a butcher who owned a grocery store in New Brunswick, NJ.
He married Elizabeth FESLER about 1908 in New Jersey. She was born on 28 Jul 1883 in Hungary and died on 26 Dec 1948 at the age of 65 in New Jersey. They had the following children: +218 i. Alexander ZSAMBOKY Jr., born 15 Jun 1909, New Brunswick, NJ; married Emily KONCZ; died 19 Jul 1972. 219 ii. Elizabeth ZSAMBOKY was born on 8 Jun 1911 in New Brunswick, NJ. She died on 12 May 1982 at the age of 70. Visited HUN in 1975 +220 iii. James B ZSAMBOKY, born 11 Nov 1912, New Brunswick, NJ; married Elizabeth KOVACH; died 7 Oct 1977. +221 iv. Mary ZSAMBOKY, born 13 Mar 1916, New Brunswick, NJ; married George Burton WARREN.
196. Steven ZSAMBOKY (István-7, Erzsébet Antal-6, Éva Pöcze-5, Éva Csajbók-4, Ferenc-3, Erzsébet Berecz-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born in 1881 in Hungary. He died on 19 Dec 1959 at the age of 78 in New Jersey. He was also known as István. He was a butcher and grocer in New Jersey.
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Steven ZSAMBOKY and Rose CSORDAS were married about 1912. Rose CSORDAS was born in 1884. She died in New Jersey. They had the following children: +222 i. Ann ZSAMBOKY, born 8 Jan 1913, New Jersey; married Frank R KADI; died Dec 1962. +223 ii. Ida ZSAMBOKY, born 4 Oct 1914, New Jersey; married John HORWATH.
197. James ZSAMBOKY (István-7, Erzsébet Antal-6, Éva Pöcze-5, Éva Csajbók-4, Ferenc-3, Erzsébet Berecz-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 22 Jun 1887 in Hungary. He died on 11 Apr 1960 at the age of 72 in Ohio. He was also known as Imre.
James ZSAMBOKY and Goldie NOVAK were married about 1912. Goldie NOVAK was born on 6 Apr 1894. She died on 16 Feb 1965 at the age of 70 in Ohio. They had the following children: +224 i. Emil ZSAMBOKY, born 14 Oct 1912, Cleveland, OH; married Helen STETKA; died 3 Jun 1994, Cleveland, OH. +225 ii. Ervin ZSAMBOKY, born 1914, Cleveland, OH; married Rose DULL; died 8 Aug 1991, Cleveland, OH. +226 iii. James ZSAMBOKY Jr., born 26 Feb 1916, New Brunswick, NJ; married Helen URITZA; died 19 Mar 1994, Cleveland, OH.
198. Lajos ZSÁMBOKI (István-7, Erzsébet Antal-6, Éva Pöcze-5, Éva Csajbók-4, Ferenc-3, Erzsébet Berecz-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born and died in Hungary. He married a woman with the given name of Terez and they had the following child: +227 i. Irma ZSÁMBOKI, married Joseph BANYAI.
Ninth Generation
201. Endre NÉMETH (Izabella Berecz-8, Gábor-7, József-6, János-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 21 Jul 1912 in Beled, Sopron m, HUN. He died on 12 Jan 1995 at the age of 82 in Beled, Sopron m, HUN. “Bandi bacsi” was buried in the Beled cemetary on 22 Jan 1995. He served in the Hungarian army during World War II, and was partially disabled when he was captured by the Russians. After the war, he worked as a teacher and a librarian until his retirement. He authored, in 1984, the short "History of the Berecz Family" found on this website.
Endre NÉMETH and Mária NAGY were married about 1944. Mária NAGY, daughter of Imre NAGY and Mária JOÓS, was born on 28 Feb 1917 in Ostffyasszonyfa, Vas m, HUN. She died on 11 Mar 1984 at the age of 67 in Beled, Sopron m, HUN. She was buried on the 15th at her family's plot in the Ostfyasszonyfa cemetery.
Endre NÉMETH and Mária NAGY had three children … a son and two daughters.:
202. Victor BERECZ (Gyözö-8, Gábor-7, József-6, János-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 10 Oct 1910 in New York, NY. In 1931, the New York City Department of Health was unable to find the record of his birth. But, we do have a certificate of baptism, dated 02 Jan 1911 at the German Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of New York, which documents his birthdate. The pastor was Rev. Julius Jaeger, and the godparents were Dr. Hugo Hunnfalvi and Gizi Ormandi. Was this Gizi Ormandi the 16 year-old second cousin of his father? He died on 8 Dec 2001 at the age of 91 in Fort Myers, FL. He died at 1:50AM at the Hope Hospice in Fort Myers, after an 8-month illness resulting from renal failure. He was buried on December 11 at Fort Myers Memorial Gardens cemetery.
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According to the 1930 census, he was a 19-year-old shipping clerk at a knitted goods factory. At the time he was living with his parents on east 115th Street in Manhattan. During the Great Depression he sold life insurance for Metropolitan in South Norwalk (where he had an aunt). After his marriage, they moved to South Norwalk. Later, while training as a machinist and toolmaker, he was employed by Currie's Norwalk Tire on West Avenue in Norwalk, changing truck tires. During World War II he worked as a machinist at Bullard's in Bridgeport, manufacturing parts for torpedoes. After the war he went to work at H.D. Catty Corporation in Norwalk. For many years, there and after his move to Florida, he built and maintained custom machinery used in the printing industry.
He was also an accomplished violinist, playing in numerous local orchestras in his youth. On a few occasions, he sat in with the first violin section of the Walter Damrosch orchestra, at their concerts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Damrosch was best known for his NBC Music Appreciation Hour on the radio.] Even into the 1950’s, my dad could perform Rimsky- Korsakov’s Flight of the Bumble Bee flawlessly in less than two minutes – but by then played only at home for his own enjoyment.
Victor BERECZ and Helen Elaine HESZLENYI were married on 27 Jun 1936 in New York, NY. They were married at St. James Lutheran Church at the corner of 73rd Street and Madison Avenue, by Rev. Julius Szátmáry -- a Hungarian Lutheran pastor who served the Hungarian community in other church buildings. The best man was Joseph Andorko, Jr. (1911-1992, a boyhood friend of the groom and godfather of the couple's first son) and the maid-of-honor was Mary Heszlenyi. The couple honeymooned at Niagara Falls NY and Old Orchard Beach, ME. They settled in South Norwalk CT, initially in an apartment on Spring Street. In 1938 they bought a house, with his mother, at 31 Glenwood Avenue where they lived until they built a new house on East Rocks Road in 1955. They lived from 1936-69 in Norwalk CT; when they relocated to the Fort Myers area in southwest Florida.
Helen Elaine HESZLENYI, daughter of Gyula Gábor József HESZLÉNYI and Mária GODINA, was born on 17 Dec 1913 in New York, NY. She died on 19 Apr 2005 at the age of 91 in Fort Myers, FL. After a brief illness, she died of congestive heart failure and complications of pneumonia at Hope Hospice in South Fort Myers. She was buried at Fort Meyers Memorial Gardens beside her husband on April 22. Helen worked in the garment industry, retail sales, and as a medical secretary.
Victor BERECZ and Helen HESZLENYI had two sons, the elder being the creator of this website.
203. Zsuzsanna ZSÁMBOKI (Lajos-8, Zsuzsanna Nagy-7, Erzsébet Berecz-6, Márton-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 11 Mar 1925 in Kunszentmiklós, HUN.
Zsuzsanna ZSÁMBOKI and Dr. László MOLNÁR were married on 15 May 1950. Dr. László MOLNÁR was born on 8 Oct 1925 in Szekszárd, Tolna m, HUN. He lived in Dunaújváros, HUN. He was a Civil Engineer. There were three children of this marriage.
204. Pál ZSÁMBOKI (Lajos-8, Zsuzsanna Nagy-7, Erzsébet Berecz-6, Márton-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 19 Sep 1928 in Kunszentmiklós, HUN. He died about 1976 at the age of 48 in Kecskemét, PPSK m, HUN. He was a High School Teacher. There were three children of this marriage.
206. Dr. Lajos ZSÁMBOKI (Lajos-8, Zsuzsanna Nagy-7, Erzsébet Berecz-6, Márton-5, János-4, István- 3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 4 Aug 1932 in Kunszentmiklós, HUN. He is a civil engineer retired from his position as general manager of the Budapest public water supply system. In retirement, he works as a consultant to the Hungarian Army on environmental and water pollution matters. He was involved in the design of the controversial dam on the Danube between Hungary and Slovakia, and favored its construction. But, he remains against the total Slovak control of its operation. He is also an expert on Europe's castles.
Dr. Lajos ZSÁMBOKI and Erzsébet BERKES were married on 21 Apr 1962. In 1998, this couple had been separated for some years. Erzsébet BERKES was born on 15 Dec 1940 in Ujpest, HUN. She was a journalist. There was one son of this marriage.
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207. Emilia ZSÁMBOKI (Lajos-8, Zsuzsanna Nagy-7, Erzsébet Berecz-6, Márton-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 4 Jan 1934 in Kunszentmiklós, HUN. She died on 13 Sep 1988 at the age of 54 in Békéscsaba, Békés m, HUN. She was a Civil Engineer. On 19 Jul 1958 she married Béla BUZÁSSYwho was born on 25 Sep 1930. He was from Békéscsaba, Békés m, HUN and was a Technical Teacher. There were four children of this marriage.
208. Dr. Laszlo ZSÁMBOKI (Lajos-8, Zsuzsanna Nagy-7, Erzsébet Berecz-6, Márton-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 11 Nov 1935 in Budapest, PPSK m, HUN. He died on 25 Jan 2012 at the age of 76 in Miskolc, HUN. According to his on-line obituary, his ashes were buried in Kunszentmiklos. He received a Law degree in 1959 and became a university librarian. He was also a specialist in the history of mining in Hungary, and wrote extensively on that topic, including a small book that is available in English. He was a founder and Director of the Library and Museums at the University of Miskolc where he actively served for 46 years, until his retirement in 2005. At the time of his death, he was Director Emeritus.
Dr. Laszlo ZSÁMBOKI and Katalin MOSONYI were married on 14 Jul 1962. Katalin MOSONYI was born on 18 Dec 1939. She lived in Miskolc, HUN and was a teacher. They had one son. On 8 Oct 1988 he married Edit MATISCSÁK of Miskolc. They also had one child.
209. Ilona HANZSÉR (Mária Zsámboki-8, Zsuzsanna Nagy-7, Erzsébet Berecz-6, Márton-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born in 1921 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She married Géza HORVÁTH in 1938. He was killed during WWII in 1944 in Solt, HUN There were no children of this marriage. After the war, she married Márton SOMOGYI of Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. They had one son.
210. László HANZSÉR (Mária Zsámboki-8, Zsuzsanna Nagy-7, Erzsébet Berecz-6, Márton-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek- 2, [Progenitor]-1) was born in 1925 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He died in 1988 at the age of 63 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. He was a Horticulturist. He married Ilona SOMOGYI in 1953. She was born in 1928 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. She died in 1989 at the age of 61 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN. There were four children of this marriage.
211. Lajos HANZSÉR (Mária Zsámboki-8, Zsuzsanna Nagy-7, Erzsébet Berecz-6, Márton-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born in 1929 in Hungary. He married. Emma CSÓTÁR 1955. There were two children of this marriage.
212. Lajos BERECZ (Lajos-8, Lajos-7, István-6, Márton-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1). He was a Construction Foreman. He married Ariko MIKE. There are two children of this marriage.
213. Zsuzsanna BERECZ (Lajos-8, Lajos-7, István-6, Márton-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was a Teacher. She married Sándor HIDÉR, a forester. There are two children by this marriage. was born.
214. Emöke BERECZ (Endre-8, Lajos-7, István-6, Márton-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born in 1942 in Celldömölk, Vas m, HUN. She married Dr. Sándor BÁCSI, Audiologist. They had one daughter.
215. Endre BERECZ (Endre-8, Lajos-7, István-6, Márton-5, János-4, István-3, Benedek-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born in 1944 in Celldömölk, Vas m, HUN. He was an Aagricultural Engineer. He was married twice and had three daughters.
218. Alexander ZSAMBOKY Jr. (Alexander-8, István-7, Erzsébet Antal-6, Éva Pöcze-5, Éva Csajbók-4, Ferenc-3, Erzsébet Berecz-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 15 Jun 1909 in New Brunswick, NJ. He died on 19 Jul 1972 at the age of 63. He married Emily KONCZ who was born on 29 Dec 1905. They had one daughter.
220. James B. ZSAMBOKY (Alexander-8, István-7, Erzsébet Antal-6, Éva Pöcze-5, Éva Csajbók-4, Ferenc-3, Erzsébet Berecz-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 11 Nov 1912 in New Brunswick, NJ. He died on 7 Oct 1977 at the age of 64. He married Elizabeth KOVACH who was born on 19 Jan 1914. They had one daughter.
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221. Mary ZSAMBOKY (Alexander-8, István-7, Erzsébet Antal-6, Éva Pöcze-5, Éva Csajbók-4, Ferenc-3, Erzsébet Berecz-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 13 Mar 1916 in New Brunswick, NJ. She lived in North Brunswick, NJ. She was employed as a Secretary. She married. George Burton WARREN who was born on 31 Oct 1925. He was aCarpet Mechanic. They had two sons.
222. Ann ZSAMBOKY (Steven-8, István-7, Erzsébet Antal-6, Éva Pöcze-5, Éva Csajbók-4, Ferenc-3, Erzsébet Berecz-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 8 Jan 1913 in New Jersey. She died in Dec 1962 at the age of 49. She marrie Frank R KADI and they had two children.
223. Ida ZSAMBOKY (Steven-8, István-7, Erzsébet Antal-6, Éva Pöcze-5, Éva Csajbók-4, Ferenc-3, Erzsébet Berecz-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 4 Oct 1914 in New Jersey. She was a Salesperson. She married John HORWATH who was born on 19 Jan 1913. He was a Railroad Clerk. They had one son.
224. Emil ZSAMBOKY (James-8, István-7, Erzsébet Antal-6, Éva Pöcze-5, Éva Csajbók-4, Ferenc-3, Erzsébet Berecz-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 14 Oct 1912 in Cleveland, OH. He died on 3 Jun 1994 at the age of 81 in Cleveland, OH. He married Helen STETKA who was born on 1 Nov 1912 in Cleveland, OH. They had one daughter.
225. Ervin ZSAMBOKY (James-8, István-7, Erzsébet Antal-6, Éva Pöcze-5, Éva Csajbók-4, Ferenc-3, Erzsébet Berecz-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born in 1914 in Cleveland, OH. He died on 8 Aug 1991 at the age of 77 in Cleveland, OH. He married Rose DULL who was born in 1916 in Cleveland, OH. There were no children of this marriage.
226. James ZSAMBOKY Jr. (James-8, István-7, Erzsébet Antal-6, Éva Pöcze-5, Éva Csajbók-4, Ferenc-3, Erzsébet Berecz-2, [Progenitor]-1) was born on 26 Feb 1916 in New Brunswick, NJ. He died on 19 Mar 1994 at the age of 78 in Cleveland, OH. He married Helen URITZA who was born on 24 Feb 1914 in Cleveland, OH. She died on 11 Jun 1993 at the age of 79.
227. Irma ZSÁMBOKI (Lajos-8, István-7, Erzsébet Antal-6, Éva Pöcze-5, Éva Csajbók-4, Ferenc-3, Erzsébet Berecz-2, [Progenitor]-1). She married Joseph BANYAI and they had one daughter.
Preparer: Vic Berecz [email protected]
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