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 Julia Balza, Fabian Borlee &
Gustave Teske


Julia BALZA was born on April 9th, 1889, in Duval , Door County, Wisconsin, the tenth child of Antoine BALZA and Marie Antoinette FLAHAUT.

Fabian BORLEE was born September 5th, 1881 in Michigan, his parents are not known at this time.

Fabian Borlee married Julia Balza on January 21st, 1908.  They owned and operated the Grostoc Tavern and Dance Hall in Kewaunee.

Julia BALZA and Fabian BORLEE

Fabian and Julia had one daughter Lillian BORLEE who married twice, first to ? HANSEN. They produced one daughter June. Lillian then married ? BLAHNIK and they had one son Leon.

Fabian died on January 7th, 1930 in Kewaunee, WI. He is buried in St. Louis Cemetery in Dyckesville.

Frederich August Gustav TESKE was born on July 21st, 1874, in the town of Pierce, Kewaunee county, Wisconsin, the son of Hienrich Wilhelm TESKE and Augusta Christianne KUKE.

Julia met and married Frederich August Gustav TESKE on February 4th, 1939. Sometime after their marriage Julia found work as a matron at the Kewaunee County Farm.

Julia and Gutave had one son Alvin BORLEE.

Gustav TESKE died on January 24th 1944 in Algoma, Kewaunee County and is buried in the Kewaunee Public Cemetery.

Julia died on December 8th, 1972. She is buried in St. Louis Cemetery in Dyckeville, WI.

Memories: Alice Lindstrom


BALZA Ancestry 

The surname BALZA is a derivation (Belzer, Balzac, Balzer, etc.) of  the ancient name "BALTHAZAR" (one of the three wise men).  The country of origin for this Balza family is Belgium more specifically Sart-Walhain in Namur Province where we've traced our earliest known ancestors.  At this time the earliest known family group with the Balza surname is Jean Joseph BALZA who married Marie Therese BRABANT.  Very little is known about this family - it is still a subject for on-going research (Jean Joseph Balza Sr. Family History). They had at least one son Jean Joseph Balza (1804 - 1889) who married Virginie BERO (1807 - 1872) and they where blessed with eight children (Jean Joseph Balza Family History).  The youngest of these was Antoine BALZA (1845 - 1927) who married Marie Antoinette FLAHAUT (1845 - 1927).  Antoine and Marie had 10 children (Antoine Balza Family History) the tenth was Julia BALZA.  Her families are described above.


FLAHAUT Ancestry 

The FLAHAUT surname originates in Sart-Walhain, Namur Province, Belgium.  Our earliest known Flahaut ancestor is Pierre Joseph FLAHAUT (1804 - unknown) who married Julienne ADAM (about 1803 - unknown).  This couple had  6 children  (Pierre Joseph Flahaut Family History) the youngest of which was Marie Antoinette FLAHAUT (1845 - 1927).  Marie married Antoine BALZA (1845 - 1927) they had 10 children the tenth was Julia BALZA.  Her families are described above.


BORLEE Ancestry

There is little known about the BORLEE ancestry at this time. 


? Ancestry


TESKE Ancestry

The eldest TESKE known at this time is Heinrich Wilhelm TESKE (1845 - 1875) who married Augusta Christianne KUKE.  They had one son Frederich August Gustav TESKE who was the second husband of Julia BALZA.  Their family is described above.


KUKE Ancestry

The eldest KUKE known at this time is Augusta Christianne KUKE (1846 - 1915) who married Heinrich Wilhelm TESKE (1845 - 1875).  They had one son Frederich August Gustav TESKE who was the second husband of Julia BALZA.  Their family is described above. 



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Last updated: September 9th, 1999
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