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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 … 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 … 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 … 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
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 Birth and … Continue reading
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
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 … 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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading