I2733: Mathias MEDARY (b. abt 1798, d. 10 FEB 1880)
The Swiss Settlement of Vevay, Indiana: The settlers, their relatives, their associates
Mathias MEDARY (ID #I2733)
(male)
BIRTH: abt 1798, Canton of Basel, Switzerland
DEATH: 10 FEB 1880, Vevay, Switzerland Co., Indiana
BURIAL: 12 FEB 1880, Vevay Cemetery, Vevay, Switzerland Co., Indiana
Family 1
: Margaret SHAW (b. 22 MAR 1800, d. 26 AUG 1866)
MARRIAGE: 12 DEC 1826, Switzerland Co., Indiana
His application for naturalization, 21 oct 1828 in Switzerland Co., Indiana, stated that he had arrived at Philadelphia in 1817, and that he was age 19 when he landed, having been born in the Canton of Basel. Therefore, we have no hesitation in asserting that he is the Matheus Maderi who appears on the passenger list of the ship John, arriving at Philadelphia 25 jul 1817, with at least 29 other passengers who settled at Vevay.
In the United States, some Madery, Medary, etc. are believed to have come from Basel families who used the spelling Mad�rin. The villages of Itingen and Lausen, in the modern Canton of Basel-Landschaft, both have old families who use the spelling Mad�ry. (His birth is not found in the index to the baptisms in the Canton of Basel-Stadt, where only a few mentions of this surname are found.)
His family is buried in section 2 of the Vevay city cemetery.
Some sources place his birth at Aubonne, but his baptism was recorded at Blonay, without any indication that his birth occurred somewhere else. The reference to Aubonne might come from records at Chabag.
The baptismal record does not give the date of birth, but the history of the founding of the colony of Chabag gives the date 07 sep 1782, evidently based on records at Chabag. From this, we conclude that the date 07 sep 1782 is certainly an error for 1781, but that the date 07 sep is likely the correct date of birth.
When Jean Pierre and his wife arrived at Chabag in 1823, they had already been in Russia since at least 1819, and they were accompanied by their children, listed in the published account as Jean Fran�ois, who had already married Catherine "Klutzpicher", Louis Henri, Fran�ois, Emmanuel, Marie Louise, Am�lie, and Henriette. This list should evidently be corrected by removing commas — the original list probably lacked clear punctuation, typical of the period! — to read, Jean Fran�ois with his wife Catherine Klotzb�cher, Louis Henri, Fran�ois Emmanuel, Marie Louise Am�lie, and Henriette, thus matching the baptisms recorded for this family at Blonay. The name Klotzb�cher is found at Odessa.
The baptism is recorded at Blonay, with the following notation: "L'extrait ci-dessus est parfaitement conforme aux registres de l'Eglise Evang�lique d'Odessa, ce qu'atteste par mon s�eau et par ma signature. Odessa le 12 9bre 1819. A. Buelliger [this is in fact Carl Buettiger!] Sur-intendant de tous les Eglises Evang�liques de la Russie meridionale, membre du Comit� pour l'etablissement des Colonnes etrangers dans ces contr�es, et Pasteur � Odessa. Le traduction ci-dessus est exactement conforme � l'original allemand, ce qu'atteste � Vevey, 3 f�vrier 1820. H. Gillieron Ministre."
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The death record is difficult to read, since some words have been written over. It appears to say "Madame Louise Melot veuve du Sr. Jaque Verin", and originally gave the place of origin as Viviers en Champagne, but then the word Champagne was crossed out. In spite of this, her marriage is recorded at Landreville, in Champagne, where she is said to be from Viviers.
Her parentage and her age are given in the marriage record at Landreville.
He was admitted to higher studies at the Acad�mie de Lausanne 13 sep 1806 (Livre de Recteur, no. 7506). He also studied at T�bigen — see Die Matrikeln der Universit�t T�bingen: 1710-1817.
(ID #I2733) 