Steve’s Genealogy Blog

Pascal Poirier and Mathilda Celeste Casgrain were married on 09 Jan 1917 in Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada.

I don’t have a whole lot of time to write tonight, but I thought I’d at least provide an update on my activities.
I spent a rainy Fourth of July at my sister’s house with about fifteen other relatives. With the rain, it was a cozy bunch inside the house!
Thursday, I went to the New York State Archives, where I […]

Paweł Dańko died in 1850, three years before his father died. His record is the third record on the image below, listed under the month of August.

The Death and Burial Record of Paweł Dańko -1850
SOURCE: Roman Catholic Parish of the Immaculate Heart of the Most Holy Virgin Mary, Dubiecko, Poland. Liber Mortuorum (Book of Deaths). […]

Wojciech Dańko died in 1853. Two wives and at least one of his children died before him. His record is the fourth entry on the image below.

The Death Record of Wojciech Dańko - 1853
SOURCE: Roman Catholic Parish of the Immaculate Heart of the Most Holy Virgin Mary,
Dubiecko, Poland. Liber Mortuorum (Book of Deaths). 1853. Wojciech […]

My great-great grandfather, Wojciech Dańko, was married a second time in 1818. His new wife was Rozalia Chruścicka. The record of their marriage is the first record on the image below.

The Marriage Record of Wojciech Dańko and Rozalia Chruścicka
SOURCE: Roman Catholic Parish of the Immaculate Heart of the Most Holy Virgin Mary, Dubiecko, Poland. Liber Conjugorum […]

After showing the Birth and Baptismal Records of the children of Wojciech Dańko and Marianna Jedlińska, it’s about time to show the marriage record for the couple. The Marriage Record for Wojciech Dańko and Marianna Jedlińska is the third marriage recorded on the page shown below.

The Marriage Record for Wojciech Dańko and Marianna Jedlińska
SOURCE: Roman Catholic […]

Jean B. (Skowronski) Danko, the wife of my uncle, Michael J. Danko, Jr., died in 1996.

The Death Record of Jean B. Danko
SOURCE: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Standard Certificate of Death. City of Worcester. 1996. Volume Unknown. Page 048586. Jean B. Danko.
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My uncle, Michael J. Danko, died in 1981 from prostate cancer.

The Death Record of Michael J. Danko, Jr.
SOURCE: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Standard Certificate of Death. City of Worcester. 1981. Volume Unknown. Page 50576. Michael J. Danko.
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My uncle, Joseph J. Danko, died on 05 Jul 1991 after being stricken on the Fourth of July.

The Death Record for Joseph J. Danko
SOURCE: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Registry of Vital Records and Statistics.
Standard Certificate of Death. City of Worcester. 1991. Volume Unknown. Page 35891. Joseph J. Danko.
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The ninth child of Michael Dańko and Marianna Dziurzyńska was named Joseph.  He was born in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.  His birth is recorded on page 430 of the Birth Register for the City of Worcester for the year 1919, a copy of which I obtained from the Massachusetts Department of Vital Records and Statistics.

Canvasser’s Return of a Birth for Joseph Danko
SOURCE: The […]