Monthly Archives: September 2006

Grandmother Danko's Obituary in the Worcester Newspaper

The day after my grandmother Dańko died, her obituary appeared in the Worcester Telegram.  At the time of her death, four of her children were still living in Worcester, Massachusetts.  Her funeral and burial were planned for Worcester. Her obituary read as … Continue reading

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One Death, Two Cities

Often, while looking for obituaries, death notices, and funeral notices in the newspapers, I come up empty-handed.  This wasn’t the case for my the newspaper records of my grandmother’s death, however. My grandmother, Marianna Dziurzyńska Dańko, was born in Sielnica, … Continue reading

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Photos of Piotrawin and Braciejowice

Stanisław Markiewicz and his siblings were born in Braciejowice and baptized in Piotrawin in the Kingdom of Poland.  I’ve never been to either of these villages.  However, in the year 2000, I visited Kazimierz Dolny, a village just a short … Continue reading

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The Manor in Nienadowa

My Dańko ancestors came from the Polish village of Nienadowa in Galicia (the Austrian partition of Poland) and I know that the Dańkos have lived in Nienadowa for over 200 years.  In the village, there is a manor house, built by … Continue reading

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The Birth and Baptism of Jan Markiewicz

The last Birth and Baptismal Record that I found for the children of Tomasz Markiewicz and Franciszka Piątkowa was for a son Jan. Birth and Baptismal Record for Jan Markiewicz Click on the link for a PDF copy of the … Continue reading

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The Birth and Baptism of Michał Markiewicz

A year before the birth of Wawrzyniec Markiewicz, another son was born to Tomasz Markiewicz and Franciszka Piątkowa – Michał (Michael). Birth and Baptismal Record for Michał Markiewicz Click on the link for a PDF copy of the original record, … Continue reading

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The Birth and Baptism of Wawrzyniec Markiewicz

Among the records from the Piotrawin parish that I found at the Family History Center yesterday was the birth and baptismal record for Wawrzyniec Markiewicz, born a few years before Stanisław and Antoni. Birth and Baptismal Record for Wawrzyniec Markiewicz Click … Continue reading

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The Children of Tomasz Markiewicz

When I originally translated the baptismal records for Stanisław and Antoni Markiewicz, I transliterated the mother’s surname as Piontkowa.  However, the names in these documents should be translated into the same sounds in Polish, not necessarily the same letters.  The correct Polish translation of Franciszka’s surname is … Continue reading

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The Birth and Baptism of Antoni Markiewicz – 1895

After finding the Birth and Baptismal Record for Stanisław Markiewicz, I searched for the records of other children born of the same parents.  I found one fairly quickly – Antoni Markiewicz. Antoni Markiewicz, son of Tomasz Markiewicz and Franciszka Piontkowa, … Continue reading

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The Birth and Baptism of Stanisław Markiewicz

Several weeks ago, I reported on the immigration and naturalization of Stanisław Markiewicz, the grandfather of my cousin’s cousin.  To put this another way, Stanisław’s daughter Bernice married Edward Skowronski.  Edward Skowronski was the brother-in-law of two of my uncles:  … Continue reading

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