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Re: locating a church

dnowicki — Tue Oct 01, 2019 3:08 pm

Author: dnowicki

Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2019 3:08 pm

rslukebuf6 wrote:

I am trying to locate the roman catholic church that served
the town of Janikowo.Poznan County Gmina Swarzedz.

Hi,

The RC parish for Janikowo was Kicin. Records for that parish are available on Family Search with some restrictions like viewing them at a Family History Center or affiliated public library or with sign in restrictions. If you post the names of individuals you are researching I may be able to find some of the images for you by using a friend’s sign in.

Wishing you success,

Dave

locating a church

rslukebuf6 — Tue Oct 01, 2019 2:18 pm

Author: rslukebuf6

Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2019 2:18 pm

I am trying to locate the roman catholic church that served
the town of Janikowo.Poznan County Gmina Swarzedz.

Re: Help locating a town in Poland (or maybe Russia)

marcelproust — Tue Oct 01, 2019 1:11 am

Author: marcelproust

Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2019 1:11 am

WalterTevis wrote:

Hi Cynthia!

Thank you so much for this additional information! It is so exciting that we may have relatives living in Poland! And yes, maybe we need to find a way to fly over there and find out!!

You mentioned the Russia records translation forum. I did not know about this! Thank you for alerting me to this feature of this website! I will get everything organized and post to there right away. This website is amazing. I am sure it has brought many people together and has made the world a much smaller and closer place!

Thank you again Cynthia!!

Do You want me to translate all these aforementioned records?

Re: name

WalterTevis — Mon Sep 30, 2019 8:49 pm

Author: WalterTevis

Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2019 8:49 pm

Thank you Marcel!

Re: Help locating a town in Poland (or maybe Russia)

WalterTevis — Mon Sep 30, 2019 5:51 pm

Author: WalterTevis

Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2019 5:51 pm

Hi Cynthia!

Thank you so much for this additional information! It is so exciting that we may have relatives living in Poland! And yes, maybe we need to find a way to fly over there and find out!!

You mentioned the Russia records translation forum. I did not know about this! Thank you for alerting me to this feature of this website! I will get everything organized and post to there right away. This website is amazing. I am sure it has brought many people together and has made the world a much smaller and closer place!

Thank you again Cynthia!!

Re: Help locating a town in Poland (or maybe Russia)

mcdonald0517 — Mon Sep 30, 2019 1:08 pm

Author: mcdonald0517

Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2019 1:08 pm

Hello Walter,

You are very welcome. I am happy that I could help.

Not only do you have information on your grandfather Jozef Tomasz, you also have the next generation of your great grandparents: Jan Smogorszewski and Waleria Przybysz. You also have the generation of your 2nd great grandparents: Tomasz Smogorszewski and Jadwiga Pielach.

Although your great grandparents (Jan and Waleria) came to the USA in 1902 with their entire family, Jan's siblings may have remained in Poland - in which case, you may be able to locate living relatives in Poland. When looking at the Geneteka database, I found 3 siblings of Jan with records in the village of Pokrzywnica - Stanislaw, Marianna, and Jozef. If you post these for translation in the Russian Records forum, you will get more information about their ages, dates of birth, and village of birth (which may not have been Pokrzywnica):

Stanislaw Smogorszewski married Jozefa Bartcak (nee Kosek; she was a widow) in 1907. It is act #6 on the page:

http://metryki.genealodzy.pl/metryka.php?ar=6&zs=0078d&sy=1907&kt=2&plik=06-07.jpg#zoom=1&x=880&y=945

Marianna Czarnecka (nee Smogorszewski; she was a widow at the time) married Józef Gołąb in 1905. It is act # 1 on the page.

http://metryki.genealodzy.pl/metryka.php?ar=6&zs=0078d&sy=1905&kt=2&plik=01-02.jpg#zoom=1&x=0&y=0

Jozef Smogorszewski died in 1906. It is act # 27 on the page.

http://metryki.genealodzy.pl/metryka.php?ar=6&zs=0078d&sy=1906&kt=3&plik=27-30.jpg#zoom=1&x=1115&y=708

Wishing you an exciting adventure as you continue your search for your Polish connections. Maybe you will even hire Polish Origins to visit your ancestral home and possibly locate and meet your Polish relatives! We did that last year and had an incredible experience.

All the best,
Cynthia

Re: Help locating a town in Poland (or maybe Russia)

WalterTevis — Mon Sep 30, 2019 7:15 am

Author: WalterTevis

Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2019 7:15 am

Thank you sooooo much, Cynthia! This information is absolutely incredible! My family sends its most sincere thanks as well!!

Re: Help locating a town in Poland (or maybe Russia)

WalterTevis — Sun Sep 29, 2019 10:48 pm

Author: WalterTevis

Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2019 10:48 pm

mcdonald0517 wrote:

Attached is 1889 birth record for Jozef Smogorszewski. It is act #69 on the page. Post it in the Russian translation forum for translation.

Re: Help locating a town in Poland (or maybe Russia)

mcdonald0517 — Sun Sep 29, 2019 10:02 pm

Author: mcdonald0517

Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2019 10:02 pm

Birth of his siblings

1886 Jan Bronislaw it is act #1 on the page

http://metryki.genealodzy.pl/metryka.php?ar=6&zs=0078d&sy=1886&kt=1&plik=01-02.jpg#zoom=1&x=2382&y=774

1887 Zofia is act #8

http://metryki.genealodzy.pl/metryka.php?ar=6&zs=0085d&sy=1887&kt=1&plik=007-010.jpg#zoom=1&x=290&y=721

1892 Wladyslaw is act #44 on the page

http://metryki.genealodzy.pl/metryka.php?ar=6&zs=0078d&sy=1892&kt=1&plik=43-46.jpg#zoom=1&x=536&y=1571

1886 death of Jan Bronislaw is act #8 on the page

http://metryki.genealodzy.pl/metryka.php?ar=6&zs=0078d&sy=1892&kt=1&plik=43-46.jpg#zoom=1&x=536&y=1571

Re: Help locating a town in Poland (or maybe Russia)

mcdonald0517 — Sun Sep 29, 2019 9:49 pm

Author: mcdonald0517

Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2019 9:49 pm

Marriage record of Jan Smogorszewski and Waleria Przybysz. It is act #2 on the page.

http://metryki.genealodzy.pl/metryka.php?ar=6&zs=0078d&sy=1885&kt=2&plik=02-03.jpg#zoom=1&x=443&y=176

Re: Help locating a town in Poland (or maybe Russia)

WalterTevis — Sun Sep 29, 2019 9:48 pm

Author: WalterTevis

Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2019 9:48 pm

mcdonald0517 wrote:

Hello,

His naturalization papers indicate he arrived in 1902. I found his passenger list see arrached. He was only 9 years old and came over with his whole family! Their destination in the USA was Scranton, PA.

Now that we have the names of his parents and siblings, we can see them all in Geneteka. Here is the link

http://geneteka.genealodzy.pl/index.php?op=gt&lang=pol&bdm=B&w=07mz&rid=B&search_lastname=Smugorzewski&search_name=Jan&search_lastname2=Przybysz&search_name2=Waleria%20&from_date=&to_date=&rpp1=&ordertable=

Their records are scanned - just click on the end of the line entries on “Skan”.

The village is actually Pokrzywnica. I will attach images of the records later.

Best,
Cynthia

Re: Help locating a town in Poland (or maybe Russia)

mcdonald0517 — Sun Sep 29, 2019 9:40 pm

Author: mcdonald0517

Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2019 9:40 pm

Attached is 1889 birth record for Jozef Smogorszewski. It is act #69 on the page. Post it in the Russian translation forum for translation.

Re: name

WalterTevis — Sun Sep 29, 2019 9:39 pm

Author: WalterTevis

Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2019 9:39 pm

marcelproust wrote:

WalterTevis wrote:

On his immigration papers, it was "Jozef Tomas Smogorzewski".

village Piskornica belonged to Skaryszew romancatholic parish in Poland but i cant find Smogorzewski baptism record in 1891 files.
Maybe the village name was Piskornia: there were few Piskonia villages. One belonged to Pokrzywnica romancatholic parih: i did not find 1891 baptism record for Smogorzewski but i see that this surname appeared in this parish.
there is also village Piskornia in Żytniów parish.

Do You know You grandfather's parents names?

Re: Help locating a town in Poland (or maybe Russia)

mcdonald0517 — Sun Sep 29, 2019 9:15 pm

Author: mcdonald0517

Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2019 9:15 pm

Hello,

His naturalization papers indicate he arrived in 1902. I found his passenger list see arrached. He was only 9 years old and came over with his whole family! Their destination in the USA was Scranton, PA.

Now that we have the names of his parents and siblings, we can see them all in Geneteka. Here is the link

http://geneteka.genealodzy.pl/index.php?op=gt&lang=pol&bdm=B&w=07mz&rid=B&search_lastname=Smugorzewski&search_name=Jan&search_lastname2=Przybysz&search_name2=Waleria%20&from_date=&to_date=&rpp1=&ordertable=

Their records are scanned - just click on the end of the line entries on “Skan”.

The village is actually Pokrzywnica. I will attach images of the records later.

Best,
Cynthia

Re: Help locating a town in Poland (or maybe Russia)

Tina Ellis — Sun Sep 29, 2019 6:31 pm

Author: Tina Ellis

Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2019 6:31 pm

Hello Marcel,

I don't know if you checked other years for that parish, but many times I have found people sometimes did not know their birthday. They could have been off a few years. Sometimes the parents did not baptize them right away. I know one of my cousin's had a wife, and I found hers recorded fives years later. I wondered why and learned there was a war happening when she was born.

I found a couple more place possibilities for you. Check this page http://dir.icm.edu.pl/pl/Slownik_geograficzny/Tom_VIII/229. There are three parishes named for four villages with the same name on as part of its name.

I haven't checked this site. You may something there: http://www.geneteka.genealodzy.pl/?lang=eng.

Hope this helps you.

Tina Ellis
przemielewski@gmail.com

Re: name

marcelproust — Sun Sep 29, 2019 7:33 am

Author: marcelproust

Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2019 7:33 am

WalterTevis wrote:

On his immigration papers, it was "Jozef Tomas Smogorzewski".

name

WalterTevis — Sun Sep 29, 2019 7:01 am

Author: WalterTevis

Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2019 7:01 am

On his immigration papers, it was "Jozef Tomas Smogorzewski".

Re: Help locating a town in Poland (or maybe Russia)

marcelproust — Sun Sep 29, 2019 3:35 am

Author: marcelproust

Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2019 3:35 am

WalterTevis wrote:

Hi folks. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide us.

My grandfather came to the U.S. in the early 1900's. He spoke Polish and said he was from Poland. But when we dug up his immigration paperwork, we found he listed his birthplace as being in Russia. The city he listed is not written very clearly on his immigration papers. It starts with the letters "Piskor..." but after that the spelling is not clear (see attached photo).

Our family is very interested in finding out where his birthplace really was. If you have any clue what city or area this may be, please let me know.

Thanks, folks, for you help!

what was You grandfather name?

Help locating a town in Poland (or maybe Russia)

WalterTevis — Sat Sep 28, 2019 11:24 pm

Author: WalterTevis

Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2019 11:24 pm

Hi folks. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide us.

My grandfather came to the U.S. in the early 1900's. He spoke Polish and said he was from Poland. But when we dug up his immigration paperwork, we found he listed his birthplace as being in Russia. The city he listed is not written very clearly on his immigration papers. It starts with the letters "Piskor..." but after that the spelling is not clear (see attached photo).

Our family is very interested in finding out where his birthplace really was. If you have any clue what city or area this may be, please let me know.

Thanks, folks, for you help!