Tag Archives: Immigration

Great Aunt Mary’s Certificate of Arrival

Posted on August 10, 2006 by Steve

I have been trying to learn when my Great Aunt Mary was born .  I have examined a number of sources and have learned the following: Marianna’s Birth and Baptismal Record, a Church Record from Poland, shows that her birth date was … Continue reading →

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John Jwanauski’s Passenger Manifest

Posted on August 8, 2006 by Steve

I had previously searched for John Jwanauski’s passenger manifest at the Ellis Island Records site and at Stephen Morse’s site without success .  I also couldn’t find his name by scrolling through all the pages of the manifest one-by-one .  Finally, I searched the … Continue reading →

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John Jwanauski Detained at Ellis Island

Posted on August 7, 2006 by Steve

In John Jwanauski’s Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, he stated that, when he was 20 years old, he left his birthplace of Kovno, Russia, set sail from Bremen, Germany on the Grosser Kurfurst and, on December 15, 1912, arrived … Continue reading →

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John Jwanauski’s Declaration of Intention

Posted on August 3, 2006 by Steve

Last month I received an email from Jay Evans who told me that he had been unsuccessfully looking for the Immigrant Passenger Manifest for John Jwanauski, and asked me if I had any suggestions. I asked Jay for more information and … Continue reading →

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The Immigration of Stanislaw Markiewicz

Posted on July 25, 2006 by Steve

The information provided in Stanislaw Markiewicz’ Certificate of Arrival provided the information necessary to find his Ellis Island Passenger Manifest .  A search of the Ellis Island website produced several immigrants with the name Stanislaw Markiewicz, one of whom immigrated on the … Continue reading →

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The Petition for Naturalization of Stanislaw Markiewicz

Posted on July 24, 2006 by Steve

Three years after filing his second Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, Stanislaw Markiewicz filed his Petition for Naturalization Stanislaw Markiewicz’ Petition for Naturalization – Front Stanislaw Markiewicz’ Petition for Naturalization – Back Click on … Continue reading →

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The Declaration of Intention of Stanislaw Markiewicz

Posted on July 23, 2006 by Steve

Stanislaw Markiewicz filed a Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States on May 11, 1936 .  This was the first step to becoming a citizen .  Under the laws in effect at that time, Stanislaw would … Continue reading →

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The Certificate of Arrival for Stanislaw Markiewicz

Posted on July 22, 2006 by Steve

While I was at the Massachusetts State Archives in Boston a few weeks ago, I found the Naturalization Papers for Stanislaw Markiewicz .  Stanislaw was the grandfather of my cousins’ cousins .  Let me explain… My Uncle Michael Danko married Jean Skowronski, … Continue reading →

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Josef Sarwetnik and the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria

Posted on July 18, 2006 by Steve

Devi provided me with some additional information on her grandfather, Josef Sarwetnik (Joseph Savitt) that she obtained from her cousin .  The information was from her grandfather’s naturalization papers, which stated that Josef Sarwetnik arrived in New York on December 10, 1906 aboard … Continue reading →

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The Immigration of David Sarewetnik

Posted on July 16, 2006 by Steve

While searching for records on the immigration of Jan Savitt, I came across the 1911 Immigrant Passenger List for a David Sarwetnik .  Much to my surprise, this individual stated on the manifest that he was going to stay with … Continue reading →

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