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Re: Birth Records Help

Henryk — Wed Sep 11, 2019 2:25 pm

Author: Henryk

Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 2:25 pm

Try these:
List of Polish officers: 1817-1830.
https://web.archive.org/web/20171202211452/http://www.stankiewicze.com/index.php?kat=19&sub=391
https://web.archive.org/web/20171202234121/http://www.stankiewicze.com/index.php?kat=19&sub=392

Birth Records Help

pgibbs815@gmail.com — Wed Sep 11, 2019 11:53 am

Author: pgibbs815@gmail.com

Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 11:53 am

Yes he was, as for the name Louis William Geck, but family stories say the he may have changed it to either Gaikowski, Gaikoski? I have no info on his parents.

Re: Birth Records Help

marcelproust — Wed Sep 11, 2019 3:10 am

Author: marcelproust

Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 3:10 am

pgibbs815@gmail.com wrote:

My 2x’s great grandfather Louis William Geck, born in Warszawa, Poland in 1818. He was a possible stowaway during the Polish Upraising in 1831. He was part of the 234 Polish exiles that came from Austria to New York (Castle Garden) in 1834, he would have been around 16 years old.
It is a family story of him being a stowaway, it is noted in "Poles in the 19th Century Southwest" by Francis Casimir Kajencki. It is possible that the name was changed when he came to the US (Geck)
IHis possible parents names are George and Carolina Geck, never have been verified, other possible last names Gaikowski, Gaikoski. How do I find birth records in Poland during this time period? Any help would be appriecated. My website is www.thegeckfamily.com
Patsy Geck in California

Was your grandfather romancatholic? What was his given name?

Birth Records Help

pgibbs815@gmail.com — Tue Sep 10, 2019 1:11 pm

Author: pgibbs815@gmail.com

Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 1:11 pm

My 2x’s great grandfather Louis William Geck, born in Warszawa, Poland in 1818. He was a possible stowaway during the Polish Upraising in 1831. He was part of the 234 Polish exiles that came from Austria to New York (Castle Garden) in 1834, he would have been around 16 years old.
It is a family story of him being a stowaway, it is noted in "Poles in the 19th Century Southwest" by Francis Casimir Kajencki. It is possible that the name was changed when he came to the US (Geck)
IHis possible parents names are George and Carolina Geck, never have been verified, other possible last names Gaikowski, Gaikoski. How do I find birth records in Poland during this time period? Any help would be appriecated. My website is www.thegeckfamily.com
Patsy Geck in California