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My grandfather, Kostanty Niedzialkowski was listed in the Worcester, Massachusetts Directory in 1930. Just after his entry was one for Dominick Niedzialkowski, also known as Dam Niedzialkowski and Damian Niedzialkowski.

Worcester, Massachusetts Directory 1930 Entry for Kostanty Niedzialkowski and Dominick Niedzialkowski

SOURCE: Massachusetts City Directories, Worcester 1930, page 980, Kostanty Niedzialkoski and Dominick Niedzialkowski; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 06 May 2008); citing The Worcester directory Massachusetts for the year ending February, 1931. 1930. Worcester, MA: Sampson & Murdock Co.

The Worcester, Massachusetts Directory 1930 Entry for Kostanty Niedzialkowski and Dominick Niedzialkowskistates the following:

Konstanty Niedzialkoski was a grocer who worked and resided at 194 Prescott. Kostanty’s wife was Helen.

Dominick Niedzialkowsky was employed as a grinder and resided at 10 Ames. Dominick’s wife was Caroline.

The primary reason I looked for this City Directory entry was to find the place of residence of Dominick (Damian) Niedzialkowski. I searched the 1930 US Federal Census for him, but could not find him listed. Now, knowing that he was residing at 10 Ames in Worcester in both 1929 and 1930, I may be able to find him in the 1930 census.

Copyright © 2008 by Stephen J. Danko

My grandfather, Kostanty Niedzialkowski was listed in the Worcester, Massachusetts Directory in 1929. Just after his entry was one for Dominick Niedzialkowski, also known as Dam Niedzialkowski and Damian Niedzialkowski.

Worcester, Massachusetts Directory 1929 Entry for Kostanty Niedzialkowski and Dominick Niedzialkowski

SOURCE: Massachusetts City Directories, Worcester 1929, page 967, Kostanty Niedzialkoski and Dominick Niedzialkowski; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 06 May 2008); citing The Worcester directory Massachusetts for the year ending February, 1930. 1929. Worcester, MA: Sampson & Murdock Co.

Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Worcester, Massachusetts Directory 1929 Entry for Kostanty Niedzialkowski and Dominick Niedzialkowski. The brief record states the following:

Konstanty Niedzialkoski was a grocer who worked and resided at 194 Prescott. Kostanty’s wife was Helen.

Dominick Niedzialkswieki was an employee of the Norton Company and resided at 10 Ames. Dominick’s wife was Caroline.

The primary reason I looked for this City Directory entry was to find the place of residence of Dominick (Damian) Niedzialkowski. I searched the 1930 US Federal Census for him, but could not find him listed. Now, knowing that he was residing at 10 Ames in Worcester in 1929, I may be able to find him in the 1930 census.

Copyright © 2008 by Stephen J. Danko

As I expand my research on my Niedzialkowski ancestors and begin to assemble materials for a One-Name Study, I’m trying to assemble all available records on those with the Niedzialkowski surname and related surnames.

This is going to be a huge effort, even though the Niedzialkowski surname is relatively rare.

I discovered an Alien Passenger Manifest for Dam Niedzialkowski who entered New York on 23 May 1920.

Alien Passenger Manifest for Dam Niedzialkowski – 1920 (Page 1)

Alien Passenger Manifest for Dam Niedzialkowski – 1920 (Page 2)

SOURCE: Manifest, S.S. Matoika, 23 May 1920, List 14-A, line 10, Dam Niedzialkowski, age 27; “Passenger Record” digital images, Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation (http://www.ellisisland.org :  accessed 05 May 2008); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T715N, roll 2768.

Click on the images above to enlarge them. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Alien Passenger Manifest for Dam Niedzialkowski. The manifest states:

1. No. on list: 10
2. Head-Tax Status: RET. RES.
3. Name in Full: Niedzialkowski Dam
4. Age: 27 Yrs. – Mo.
5. Sex: ” [Male]
6. Married or Single: ” [S]
7. Calling or Occupation: Farmer
8. Able to Read: ” [N]; What Language: English, Polish; Able to Write: ” [N]
9. Nationality: ” [Poland]
10. Race or People: ” [Polish]
11. Last Permanent Residence: ” [USA], Worcester, Mass
12. Nearest Relative: Brother, Steve Niedzialkowski, 8 [Powshorn?] St., Worcester, Mass.
13. Final Destination: Mass., Worcester
14. No. on list: 10
15. Ticket to Final Destination: ” [Y]
16. By Whom Passage Paid: ” [U.S. Govt]
17. In Possession of $50: ” [N] 
18. Ever Before in the United States: ” [Y]; Year: 4 to 1918; Where: ” [See Col. 12]
19. Going to Join Relative or Friend: “” [See Col. 12]
20. Intend to Return to Country of Origin: ” [Y]; Length of Stay in US: Uncertain
21. In Prison: ” [N]
22. Polygamist: ” [N]
23. Anarchist: ” [N]
24. Overthrow Government: ” [N]
25. Offer of Work: ” [N]
26. Ever Deported: ” [N]
27. Condition of Health: ” [Fair]
28. Deformed or Cripple: ” [N]
29. Height: 5 ft. 9 in.
30. Complexion: ” [Fair]
31. Color of Hair: ” [Dark]; Color of Eyes: ” [Blue]
32. Identifying Marks: ” [None]
33. Place of Birth: ” [Poland], Pomaski

So, it appears that Dam Niedzialkowski had been in the United States from 1904-1918, and was now returning to the United States with his fare paid for by the US Government. The other men on this manifest page were also former alien residents of the United States who left the country and whose return fare was paid for by the US Government. All these men left the United States after the end of World War I in 1918 and returned two years later at government expense.

Of greatest interest to me is the fact that Dam Niedzialkowski was born in Pomaski, the hometown of my grandfather. It is likely that he and I are related, though I don’t yet know how.

In the Worcester, Massachusetts City Directories, I had previously found Dam Niedzialkowski listed as Dominic in the year 1936, and as Damian or Damiano Niedzialkowski in 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, and 1949. I know a bit more about him now that I found this Alien Passenger Manifest, and I have more confidence that he and I may, in fact, be related.

Copyright © 2008 by Stephen J. Danko

A child named Walenty Niedziałkowski, son of Lucjan Niedziałkowski and Józefa Gozdzieska, was born on 10 Feb 1782 and baptized on 17 Feb 1782.

The Baptismal Record of Walenty Niedziałkowski – 1782

SOURCE: Parafia pw. św. Jana Chrzciciela (Krasne, Powiat Ciechanowski, Województwo Mazowieckie, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth). Liber Baptisatorum Ecclesia Krasnensis ab Anno 1781 ad Annu 1807, Walenty Niedziałkowski baptism (1782) page 14, entry 12; FHL microfilm 1496579.

Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Baptismal Record of Walenty Niedziałkowski – 1782. Translated from the Latin, the record states:

12 Słowko Mosaki 17 February

I, Sebastian Kowalewski CRLatt have baptized an infant by the name of Walenty, born in the afternoon on the 10th of the present month, son of the Nobles Lucjus Niedziałkowski and Józefa Gozdziewska, a legally married couple. The Godparents in the Sacred Font are the Nobles Antoni Gierwatowski and Agata Wasielewska.

As with most other records from this location and time period, one must refer to a previous record to learn the year of the baptism.

This record is somewhat unusual in that it records the date of birth and further states that the birth occurred in the afternoon. Most Polish records from this time period are silent on the day of birth, much less the time of birth.

I don’t know who these Niedziałkowskis are, but they lived near my ancestors. For the time being, I’ll just file this information with my One-Name-Study documents with hopes that I will eventually discover more about this family.

Copyright © 2008 by Stephen J. Danko

Józef Niedziałkowski died on 17 Nov 1870 at 11 am in Ruszczyny in the Congress Kingdom of Poland. He was presumably buried on 18 Nov 1870 in the cemetery of the parish of Krasne.

The Death Record of Józef Niedziałkowski – 1870

SOURCE: Parafia pw. św. Jana Chrzciciela (Krasne, Ciechanów Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland).
Akta zgonów 1859-1875, Józef Niedziałkowska death (1870); FHL microfilm 1808246.

Click on the image for a larger view of the document. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Death Record of Józef Niedziałkowski – 1870. Translated from the Russian, the record states:

271.
No. 62.
Ruszczyny

This happened in the village of Krasne on the 6th [Julian Calendar] / 18th of November [Gregorian Calendar] 1870 at three o’clock in the afternoon. There appeared Franciszek Lipinski, a twenty-nine year old day laborer, and Józef Chmialiński, fifty years from birth, a private owner residing in Ruszczyny, and they stated that yesterday at six o’clock in the evening Józef Niedziałkowski died, a day laborer, seventy eight years from birth, residing in Ruszczyny, having been born in Gawronki, son of the deceased couple Tomasz and Antonina née Zbinowska. The widowed wife of Józef Niedziałkowski was left behind. After eyewitness testimony on the death of Józef Niedziałkowski. This document was read to those witnesses present and was signed by us alone.
Pastor of the parish of Krasne, Maintaining the Civil Registry. Reverend [two words?]

This document is one of the records I found at the Family History Library during the recent UPGS Conference.

I don’t recognize the names of anyone in this document, but they shared the Niedziałkowski surname with my ancestors who lived in the same parish. I’ll keep this document and perhaps one day I’ll discover if I am related to those named in the document are related.

Copyright © 2008 by Stephen J. Danko