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The Grave of John N. P. Izbicki and Nellie M. Dusavage

Posted on August 11, 2009 by Steve

While at Notre Dame Cemetery in Worcester, Massachusetts, I found the grave of John N. P. Izbicki and Nellie M. Dusavage.

The Gravestone of John N. P. Izbicki and Nellie M. Dusavage - Obverse

SOURCE: Gravestone of John N. P. Izbicki and Nellie M. Dusavage – Obverse (Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts). Photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 10 Aug 2009.

The Gravestone of John N. P. Izbicki and Nellie M. Dusavage - Reverse

SOURCE: Gravestone of John N. P. Izbicki and Nellie M. Dusavage – Reverse (Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts). Photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 10 Aug 2009.

The information in my database shows that these two people are John Napoleon Peter Izbicki, son of Bolesław Dominik Izbicki and Wiktoria Kruczyńska, who was born on 02 May 1901 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA and who died on 26 September 1975 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; and Nellie Magdalene Dusavage, daughter of Michael Dusavage and Mary Griska, who was born on 18 April 1905 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 17 November 1997 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. The couple was married in 1927 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA.

The cemetery record for John Izbicki from the Notre Dame Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA states that:

Owner ID: 00005222
Deceased/Reserved: Izbicki, John, Husband
Age: 74
Location: Sec-SMARY Lot-1727 Grv-1
Buried: 09/29/1975
Property Owner: Izbicki, John & Nellie

The cemetery record for Nellie M. Izbicki from the Notre Dame Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA states that:

Owner ID: 00005222
Deceased/Reserved: Izbicki, Nellie M., Owner, wife
Age: 92
Location: Sec-SMARY Lot-1727 Grv-2
Buried: 11/19/1997
Property Owner: Izbicki, John & Nellie

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The Gravestone of Leo T. Izbicki and Anna Baron

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Steve

Today, I spent some time at Notre Dame Cemetery in Worcester, Massachusetts looking for the gravestones of the Izbicki family of Worcester.

Gravestone of Leo T. Izbicki and Anna L. Baron - Obverse

SOURCE: Gravestone of Leo T. Izbicki and Anna Baron – ObverseÂ (Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts). Photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 10 Aug 2009.

Gravestone of Leo T. Izbicki and Anna L. Baron - Reverse

SOURCE: Gravestone of Leo T. Izbicki and Anna Baron – ReverseÂ (Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts). Photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 10 Aug 2009.

The information in my database shows that these two people are Leon T. Izbicki, son of Bolesław Dominik Izbicki and Wiktoria Kruczyńska, who was born on 04 October 1904 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA and who died in December 1957 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; and Anna L. Baranauckas, daughter of John J. Baranauckas and Louisa Zideckas, who was born on 13 May 1906 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 14 November 1997 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. The couple was married on 16 November 1931 in Our Lady of Vilna Church, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA.

The cemetery record for Leo T. IzbickiÂ from the Notre Dame Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA states that:

Owner ID: 00005221
Deceased/Reserved: Izbicki, Leo T., Husband
Age: 53
Location: Sec-SMARY Lot-605 Grv-1
Buried: 12/07/1957
Property Owner: Izbicki, Anna L., Mrs.

The cemetery record for Anna L . IzbickiÂ from the Notre Dame Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA states that:

Owner ID: 00005221
Deceased/Reserved: Izbicki, Anna L., wife/owner
Age: 91
Location: Sec-SMARY Lot-605 Grv-2
Buried: 11/18/1997
Property Owner: Izbicki, Anna L., Mrs.

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The 2009 Conference of the Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut and the Northeast

Posted on August 8, 2009 by Steve

The 2009 Conference of the Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut and the Northeast is now history. I heard comments that this was the best conference the society has ever hosted.

I presented two lectures and one panel discussion. I only attended two lectures (the very first lecture presented by Kahlile Mehr on “East European Internet Sites” and the very last lecture presented by Lisa Alzo on “Slovak Land or No Man’s Land: Finding Your Slovak and Rusyn Roots.”

I spent most of my time at the conference giving consultations. I hope the people who consulted with me left with some useful ideas. At least two of the people left knowing that the Family History Library holds microfilms that may be of interest to them in their search for Eastern European ancestors.

Tonight will have to be an early night. I’m headed for Ellis Island tomorrow morning!

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Researching at the Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics

Posted on August 7, 2009 by Steve

This morning I went to the MassachusettsÂ Registry of Vital Records and Statistics in Dorchester to continue researching the Izbicki family.

The research room has cut back their hours and is now open Mondays and Thursdays 2:00-4:30 PM and Tuesdays and Fridays 9:00AM-Noon. The research room is closed on Wednesdays. The reason given for the reduced number of hours is budgetary. Such a reason is hard to imagine since the research room has always been very busy when I’ve been there and theÂ Registry of Vital Records and Statistics charges each user $9 per hour to use the facility.

IÂ spent three hoursÂ in the research room todayÂ at a cost of $27 (about the same as a one month World Deluxe subscriptionÂ to Ancestry.com). Considering that there areÂ indexes at the MassachusettsÂ Registry of Vital Records and Statistics that are available nowhere else, and considering that the Registry allows patrons to view vital records before purchasing a copy, I think the cost is reasonable.

Copies of vital records are $18 in person and $28 by mail, although I’ve never understood why a certified record should cost $10 more if ordered by mail rather than in person. If ordered through the town where the event was recorded, certified copies of vital records generally cost less (for example, records purchasedÂ through the Worcester City Clerk’s office cost $12 in person and $14 if purchased through the mail). Unfortunately, the City Clerk’s office does not allow patrons access to the indexes and does not allow patrons to view the documents before purchasing them.

Nonetheless, I was able to complete my search of the vital records indexes that I started at the New England Historic Genealogical Society yesterday. The NEHGS indexes are incomplete, and so I searched for the surname Izbicki in:

Birth Indexes 1951-Present;
Marriage Indexes 1956-Present;
Death Indexes 1981-Present.

InÂ these indexes I found 15 relevant birth records, 11 relevant marriage records, and 8 relevant death records. There may be more relevant records than this, but I would have to go back and view the other records before I could tell for sure. Given that in three hours I was only allowed to view 17 records, I would need at least another two days at the Registry before I could view all the other possibly relevant records. I could, of course, order the records blindly at $28 each, but I think I have better uses for my money.

After the research room closed at noon, I headed to New Britain, Connecticut for the 2009 Conference of the Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut and the Northeast. More on that tomorrow.

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Researching the Izbicki Family

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Steve

At NEHGS today, I researched the Izbicki family of Worcester, Massachusetts.

I checked all the Vital Records Indexes for the State of Massachusetts that were available at NEHGS: Birth Indexes 1901-1950, Marriage Indexes from 1901-1955 and 1966-1970, and Death Indexes 1901-1980, and found the following relevant records:

John N. Izbicki, born in Worcester in 1901, v510, p445
Boleslaw Izbicki, born in Worcester in 1903, v534, p463
Leon Izbicki, born in Worcester in 1904, v544, p490
Wladyslaw Izbicki, born in Worcester in 1906, v560, p495
Walter Izbicki, born in Worcester in 1906, v136, p238 (same person as in previous record)
Victoria Izbicki, born in Worcester in 1908, v576, p512
Bernard Izbicki, born in Worcester in 1910, v592, p514
Stanley Izbicki, born in Worcester in 1917, v642, p579

Kajetan Izbicki and Aniela Iaczswic, married in 1910, v569, p502
Alexander Wawzyndwicz and Victoria Izbicki, married in 1910, v596, p516
Boleslaus Paul Izbicki and Mary Veronica Kuchnicka, married in 1928, v60, p340
John Napoleon Peter Izbicki and Nellie Magdalene Dusavage, married in 1927, v62, 0244
Leo Izbicki and Anna Baranauckas, married in 1931, v71, p400
George W. Card and Victoria Izbicki, married in 1935, v81, p391
Bernard J. Izbicki and Josephine I. Maslowski, married in 1936, v84, p464
Bernard Izbicki and Rita Blackman, married in 1968, v49, p311 (same groom as in previous record)

Boleslaw D. Izbicki, died in Worcester in 1937, v95, p363
Vitoria (Kruczynski) Izbicki, died in Worcester in 1948, v103, p407
(Female) Izbicki, died in Worcester in 1960, v110, p467
Leo T. Izbicki, died in WorcesterÂ in 1957, v114, p184
Boleslaw Izbicki, died in WorcesterÂ in 1976, v104, p380
John N. Izbicki, died in WorcesterÂ in 1975, v107, p33
Walter C. Izbicki, died in WorcesterÂ in 1971, v109, p14
William P. Izbicki, died in Worcester in 1976, v104, 380

These are only a few of the records I found indexed . I left out any records that I wasn’t certain pertained to the Izbicki familyÂ I am researching. I also left out the more recent birth and marriage records ifÂ I wasn’t certain the persons named were deceased.

Tomorrow, I head for the Massachusetts Department of Vital Records and Statistics to view some of these records.

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Researching the Quintin Family

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Steve

I spent a few hours today at the New England Historic Genealogical Society and, with the help of Michael Leclerc, set out to verify some of the information on the ancestors of my Uncle Fred’s wife, Janice Quintin.

We were able to verify that Janice’s father, Leopold Francois Quintin, was born on 02 Jun 1887 and was baptized on 05 Jun 1887Â in Notre Dame de Lourdes Catholic Church, Fall River, Massachusetts. His parents were listed as Stanislas Quintin and Henriette Benoit. We also confirmed that he married Philomene Fontaine on 01 Jun 1915 in St. Matthew’s Catholic Church, Fall River, Massachusetts. All this information was obtained from:

Burkhart, Janice, and Lucile McDonald, eds.. 2005. Baptisms of Notre-Dame de Lourdes Catholic Church, Fall River, Massachusetts, 1874-2001. Vol. 3. Woonsocket, R.I.: American-French Genealogical Society.

Unfortunately, proving the parents of Stanislas Quintin and Henriette Benoit was a bit of a challenge. The couple was married on 08 Jan 1882 in Notre Dame de Lourdes Catholic Church, Fall River, Massachusetts, but the parents of the couple were not named in the church record:

Burkhart, Janice, ed.. 2003. Marriages of Notre-Dame de Lourdes Catholic Church, Fall River, Massachusetts, 1874-2001. Vol. 3. Woonsocket, R.I.: American-French Genealogical Society.

Upon checking the civil marriage record, we learned that Stanislas Quintin was the son of Joseph and Charlotte Quintin, and that Henriette Fontaine was the daughter of Francis and Louise Fontaine. The maiden names of the mothers were not provided in the civil marriage record. However, both Stanislas Quintin and Henriette Fontaine were reported to have been born in Canada.

After checking the Drouin marriage index, the marriage of Joseph Quintin and Charlotte Brunel was discovered in the Registres de Paroisse Ste Anne, Varennes 1844-1848 on the verso of fond 18. They were married on 28 Jan 1845. Joseph Quintin’s parents were listed as Joseph Quintin and Apolline Brunel. Charlotte Brunel’s parents were listed as Michel Brunel and Josephte Galaise.

However, the marriage recordÂ of Joseph Quintin from 12 Sep 1820 in Varennes shows that his wife’s maiden name was Apolline Daunais, not Apolline Brunel. To verify the maiden name of Appoline was Brunel or Daunais, we turned to the Notarial Records and found the marriage contract between Joseph Quintin and Charlotte Brunel was among the records of Marc-Amable Girard in Sorel, Richelieu District. Unfortunately, the NEHGS does not have a copy of this marriage contract, but the contract should be in the holdings of the Provincial Library and Archives Quebec, so I can get a copy there.

The 1820 marriage record of Joseph Quintin and Apolline Daunais shows that Joseph’s parents were Joseph Quintin (deceased) and Marie Josephte Provost, and Apolline Daunaise’s parents were Basile Daunaise and Louise Blain.

I’ll continue this research tomorrow.

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Away Again, Away Again

Posted on August 4, 2009 by Steve

I’m heading off to the Northeast to attend the 2009 Conference of the Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut and the Northeast.

I’ll be presenting two lectures: “Polish Court Records” on Friday, August 7, and “Genealogy and the Changing Map of Eastern Europe” on Saturday, August 8.

Other speakers are Lisa Alzo, Matthew Bielawa, Mieczyslaw B. Biskupski, Linda Blaser, William F. Hoffman, Aleksandra Kacprzak, Brian J. Lenius, Kahlile Mehr, and Thomas Sadauskas. For the first time, this conference will include two tracks of lectures.

I plan to do a little sightseeing, do a little genealogy research, and catch up with some friends and relatives.

Besides the conference, some ofÂ the highlights of my trip will beÂ visits to the New England Historic Genealogical Society in Boston, andÂ to Ellis Island and the Tenement Museum in New York.

I’m very excited about this trip. It should be a lot of fun!

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The Death and Burial of Elisabetha Catharina Lather – 1740

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Steve

Elisabetha Christina Lather, daughter of Johann Friedrich Daub and wife of Andreas Lather, died in Kirtorf, Alsfeld Kreis, Hessen-Darmstadt (now Germany) on 01 Aug 1740. She was buried at the parish church in Kirtorf, Alsfeld Kreis, Hessen-Darmstadt (now Germany) on 03 Aug 1740.

The Death and Burial Record of Elisabetha Catharina Lather – 1740

SOURCE: Kirtorf Evangelische Kirche (Kirtorf, Alsfeld Kreis, Hesse-Darmstadt), â€œKirtorfer Kirchenbuch 1725-1768. [Kirtorf Church Book 1725-1768.],” page 566, entry 33, Maria Catharina Lather, 03 August 1740; filmed as Kirchenbuch 1725-1875; FHL INTL microfilm 1,336,979, Item 2.

Click on the image above to enlarge it. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Death and Burial Record of Elisabetha Catharina Lather. This PDF document includes an image of the original document, a transcription in German Gothic, a transcription in modern German, and a translation in English. Translated from the German, the record reads:

33./

Elisabetha Catharina née Taub, wife of Andreas Lather, baker of this place, died on the 1st of August between the hours of 11 and 12 o’clock, age 41 years. She was buried on the 3rd of August.

Elisabetha Catharina’s surname is spelled as Taub in some records such as this one, but at Daub in other records. I have used the spelling Daub in my own database.

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The Marriage of Philipp Seng and Elisabetha Lather – 1828

Posted on August 2, 2009 by Steve

On 20 Apr 1828, Philipp Seng and Elisabetha Lather were married in Kirtorf, Alsfeld Kreis, Starkenburg, Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine.

The Marriage Record of Philipp Seng and Elisabetha Lather - 1828

SOURCE: Kirtorf Evangelische Kirche (Kirtorf, Alsfeld Kreis, Starkenburg, Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine), â€œCopulations=Protocoll der Pfarrei Kirtorf 1808-1875 [Marriage Records of the Kirtorf Parish 1808-1875.],” page 180, Philipp Seng and Elisabetha Lather, 20 April 1828; filmed as Kirchenbuch 1725-1875; FHL INTL microfilm 1,336,981, Item 3.

Click on the image above to enlarge it. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Marriage Record of Philipp Seng and Elisabetha Lather – 1828. This PDF document includes an image of the original document, a transcription in German Gothic, a transcription in modern German, and a translation in English. Translated from the German, the record reads:

180. Phillip Seng and Elisabetha Lather

x the required proclamations were made in three weeks, error, the margin is valid. Spamer.

1828
The following were married and legally blessed on the twentieth of April in the year of the Lord eighteen-hundred and twenty-eight in the local parish church and in the parish church in Breidenbach am Herzberg x with the permission of the bridegroom’s guardian Kasper Eidt, resident of Oberjossa, and also the parents of the bride:
Philipp Seng, legitimately born, unmarried son of the deceased Johann Henrich Seng, former resident and innkeeper in Oberjossa in Kurhesse, Ziegenhain Kreisampt, and the deceased Maria Christina née Bauer, newly beginning citizen and baker here in Kirtorf, born on the 11th of December 1804, and
Elisabetha Lather, legitimately born, unmarried daughter of Elias Lather, citizen and baker here, and Anna Elisabetha née Schmidt, born on the 3rd of January 1807.
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Witnesses were:
1) Johann Kaspar hock, young woman: school teacher,
2) Elias Lather, father of the bride,
who have signed the present document next to me, the minister who performed the marriage.
[signed] Johann Kaspar Hock
[signed] Elias Lather. Johann Konrad Spamer.

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The Marriage of Balthasar Sattler and Katharina Seng – 1874

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Steve

On 25 May 1874, Balthasar Sattler and Katharina Seng were married in Kirtorf, Alsfeld Kreis, Hesse-Darmstadt, German Empire.

The Marriage Record of Balthasar Sattler and Katharina Seng - 1874

SOURCE: Kirtorf Evangelische Kirche (Kirtorf, Alsfeld Kreis, Hesse-Darmstadt, German Empire), Copulations=Protocoll der Pfarrei Kirtorf 1808-1875 [Marriage Records of the Kirtorf Parish 1808-1875.],” page 578, record 1, Balthasar Sattler & Katharina Seng, 25 May 1874; filmed as Kirchenbuch 1725-1875; FHL INTL microfilm 1,336,981, Item 3.

Click on the image above to enlarge it. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Marriage Record of Balthasar Sattler and Katharina Seng – 1874. This PDF document includes an image of the original document, a transcription in German Gothic, a transcription in modern German, and a translation in English. Translated from the German, the record reads:

578 . Â Â Â 1. Balthasar Sattler and Katharina Seng.

1874Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1.

The following were consecrated in marriage on the twenty-fifth of May in the year of the Lord eighteen-hundred seventy-four, after the required proclamations were made in the local church, after presenting written certification from the Grand Duchy rural court in Homburg, that with regard to the civil relationship, there were no constraints standing in the way, and after canonical requirements were fulfilled:
Balthasar Sattler, up and coming citizen and cooper here, twenty-nine years nine months and eight days old [born on 17 August 1844], the legitimately born, unmarried son of Heinrich Sattler, citizen and cooper here in Kirtorf, and Clara née Hewig; and
Katharina Seng, twenty-seven years and twenty days old [born on 05 May 1847], legitimately born daughter of Philipp Seng, citizen and forester here in Kirtorf, and the deceased Elisabetha née Lather.
The witnesses were:
1. Heinrich Sattler the first, citizen and cooper here the bridegroom’s father, and
2. Johannes Lather the fourth, citizen and pig herder here, who signed the present document next me, the minister who performed the marriage.
[signed] Heinrich Sattler 1
[signed] Johannes Lather 4
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â [signed] Ludwig Ebal
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Minister

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