dacmedispa
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Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 10:20 am
Post subject: Woniska
Does anyone know what this town is? I can't find it on the map and it was listed on my grandfathers death certificate.
Thanks
Barbara
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Magroski49PO Top Contributor & Patron
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 6:57 am
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Barbara,
The death certificate is typed or handwritten? It is in polish, german, russian or english?
Have you already find their arrival on ship manifests? Did they have Social Security?
Gilberto
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dacmedispa
Joined: 26 Sep 2011
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 8:20 am
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Dear Gilberto,
The place Woniska is listed on an American death certificate. I can not find any travel/ships with their(either grandparents) names on the manifest. What next?
Barbara
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Magroski49PO Top Contributor & Patron
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 8:44 am
Post subject:
Barbara,
What is the surname? Do you have an approximate date of arrival?
SS appliation form may contain their birthplaces.
Gilberto
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dacmedispa
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:16 am
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Harasiuk (grandfather 1876) - Kotola (grandmother 1885). I am really at a dead end.
He had relatives in Szvedy .Thanks
Barbara
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Magroski49PO Top Contributor & Patron
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:33 am
Post subject:
Antonina Kotola?
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Magroski49PO Top Contributor & Patron
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:34 am
Post subject:
Harasiuk' first name?
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dacmedispa
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:45 am
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My gradfather's first name was Matthew (I don't know who to spell it in Polish) His first son, I believe was Anthony.
I was told they left one son behind, Kasmir.
Thanks
barbara
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Magroski49PO Top Contributor & Patron
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:35 am
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Matthew = Mateusz
Anthony = Anton
Kasmir = Kazimierz
not able to find them in EI database.
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dacmedispa
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:51 am
Post subject:
What about this first name Matej
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Magroski49PO Top Contributor & Patron
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:05 am
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I think you refer to Maciej = Matthias, though some genealogical sources states that Matthew and Matthias are the same.
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dacmedispa
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 12:38 pm
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It is possible or he didn't know how to sign his name in English
Thanks
Barbara
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Magroski49PO Top Contributor & Patron
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 12:44 pm
Post subject:
One more thing. In slavic languages, sometimes the letter H has the same value as letter G. For instance, the place name Grodno is also presented as Hrodno. This seems to be specially true in places located in Eastern Poland. So, consider that maybe your ancestor can be found as Garasiuk (or something closer).
Good luck,
Gilberto
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dacmedispa
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 12:46 pm
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Gilberto,
I will look into that. It is just so unusual not to find anything.
Barbara
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