Simon Keaggy

  Noted events in his life were:

• Family History: From "A History of the Kägy Relationship in America from 1715 to 1900," by Franklin Keagy. Descendants of Simon Kägy, of Switzerland. -4th immigration about 1818.

The fourth emigration of Kägys to this country occurred about the year 1818, possibly a year or two earlier. It appears that about this time one Simon Kägy b). in Zeiningren, Switzerland, in the year 1778, and his wife, whose maiden name was Ursula Jeck, were m. in Switzerland in 1804 as appears from a marriage certificate, which being translated and appended hereto will he of interest to their descendants and the general reader.

It appears that about the year 1818 Simon Kägy, his wife, Ursula, and a son about 10 years of age, accompanied by a brother of Simon's, left the fatherland for America, and that during the voyage the father and mother both died, leaving the son and his uncle remaining. They landed in New York. The captain of the vessel took the son (whose name was John B. Kägy) home with him. The uncle (whose name we have not been able to learn), is said to have settled some where in Pennsylvania (The accounts of this uncle are vague and conflicting and his existence very mythical.). It was clearly understood that Simon Kägy had uncles in this country many years before he left the old country and the name of one "Rudolph Kägy " was frequently mentioned in some old papers that were in the son's possession, for many years after his arrival in this country, and were yet in existence a few years ago. A singular thing in the old papers above referred to is the orthography of the name, which was Cagi. This may have been done by a clerk or scribe, who was not acquainted with the true orthography, as the son, John B., always spelled his name Kägy. His sons have added the e and a a, and like all other superfluous letters added to it only destroys its simplicity and renders its proper pronunciation more uncertain.

Simon married Ursula Jeck, daughter of Kasper Jeck and Unknown, in 1804 in Switzerland.

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Banns: From A History of the Kagy Relationship in America by Franklin Keagy, 4 Sep 1804, Sweden. Contract Of Marriage.

Simon Kegi and Maria Ursula Jeck, both of Zeiningen, having resolved to be united in matrimony, have, on the 4th of Sept., 1804, agreed upon the following conditions, to hold good after the consent of the civil authorities and the priestly blessing shall have been obtained, to wit:

1. The father of the groom promises to the bride 150 francs. As to the property of the father and mother of the groom, consisting of a house and land, it will come into their use and possession after the decease of the father.

2. Should the father of the groom fall into a lingering illness, and the groom and bride show themselves querulous and ill-tempered towards him, the father shall have the right to take to himself another friend, and to bequeath to that person a share of his property, at his discretion.

3. The father and mother of the bride promise to the groom 150 francs. As to the remaining property of the bride's parents, they shall receive their share of it, after division.

4. The properties thus settled shall, after the decease of the parents, form one possession.

5. Should there be issue of the marriage, then at the death of either husband or wife, the inheritance in real estate and movables shall go to the children of the first marriage. It shall be divided into two equal portions, one half to be given to the children of the first marriage, the other half to the surviving husband or wife.

6. Should there be no children, and the groom die before the bride, without heirs of his body, the bride shall have after his decease the maternal property, in real estate and movables; also the half of the house; in all things the half shall be delivered to her.

7. Should the bride die before the groom, and without heirs, if the father and mother of the bride are still living, the groom shall, at their decease, inherit her entire interest in their property, both real estate and movables, to possess and enjoy.

All of which is here subscribed to by the contracting parties.

Zeintngen, Sept. 4, 1804
Anton Tschudie, Magistrate.
Simon Kegi, Groom.
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The Brule, Ursula x Jeck,
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Peter Kegi, Father of the Groom.
Kaspkr Jeck, as Father of the Bride.

The foregoing document hereby receives, as to its verbal import, though without prejudice to the rights of any third person, the approval and ratification of the civil authority. For the District Court,
F. F. Htschtnger,
Munich.
RHEINFELDEN, Sept. 12, 1804.