János Körtvélyesi

János was born in January 1801 in Vál, Fehér vm 64 sz. and his baptism took place on January 23rd, 1801 in Vál, Fehér vm.¹   János' father was József Körtvélyesi and his mother was Erzsébet Kiss.  His paternal grandparents were József Körtvélyesi and Erzsébet Buvári. He had two brothers and eight sisters, named József, János, Erzsébet, Katalin, Éva, Anna, Teréz, Julianna, Rozália and Katalin.  He was the oldest of the eleven children.