István Körtvélyesi

István was born in January 1791 in Mád and his baptism took place there on January 23rd, 1791.¹   István's father was István Körtvélyesi and his mother was Zsuzsanna Réti.  His paternal grandparents were György Körtvélyesi and Éva Kertsi. He had four brothers and three sisters, named István, József, József, Ferenc, Erzsébet, Zsuzsanna and Julianna.  He was the second oldest of the eight children.