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Lokuta

debste80 — Tue Jan 16, 2024 5:57 pm

Author: debste80

Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2024 5:57 pm

Thanks Barb and Trish for the info. Yes, Antonina’s maiden name was Lukuc. I have the above records.

Re: Lukuc

LEONEX — Tue Jan 16, 2024 12:23 am

Author: LEONEX

Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2024 12:23 am

Hi. I'm from Dupont, and my mother was a Łokuta, aka Łokuć. I lived on Everhart St. two doors down from Gabriela Panuszka.

Bad news, I'm afraid, about records in Poland. The Teolin Parish in Sopoćkinie was closed by the Russians in the 1870s. Whatever records that do exist from that Parish are now in Sylwanowice, and, according to the pastor, are in deplorable shape.

The family was from Nowosiółki, not Nowe Sady. They were a very large and wealthy family. Unfortunately, the area was completely devastated during WWII, first by the Soviets, with the biggest battle of their invasion taking place there, and then by the Nazi's, who started their invasion of Russia there. Nowosiółki was right on the front line and got wiped out.

If you don't know where these places are, they are now in the northwest corner of Belarus about 5 miles from the Polish border. If you type Sopockin in Google Maps, Novoselki is about half a mile to the Northwest.

Łokuta is not a Polish name, but a Lithuanian one. It means "bear cub". However, by the late 1800s, they had been completely Polonized and didn't speak Lithuanian anymore. Gabriela Panuszki did, though.

Dozens upon dozens of Lokuta's came to Dupont, all cousins in some way or another. Many moved on to Walled Lake, Michigan, too. Other families from the Sopoćkinie area also moved to Dupont. My grandmother's group of friends knew each other in the old country.

There are still some Łokuć's living in Sopoćkinie. Unfortunately, it is difficult to get there, as Belarus is a dictatorship. I lived in Poland for twelve years, and never got approved for a visa.

Re: Lukuc

LEONEX — Tue Jan 16, 2024 12:10 am

Author: LEONEX

Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2024 12:10 am

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Re: Lukuc

BarbOslo — Fri Dec 22, 2023 7:11 am

Author: BarbOslo

Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2023 7:11 am

Nowosady belongs to Sylwanowce parish Przemienienia Panskiego.

Re: Lukuc

BarbOslo — Fri Dec 22, 2023 6:31 am

Author: BarbOslo

Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2023 6:31 am

BarbOslo wrote:

Hi,
Thanks Trish.
Now I found the right place (see map). The next step is to find something from the parish Wniebowziecia NMP in Teolin.

Regards,
-Barb

I think that Antonina's original name may be Łokuć.
-Barb

Re: Lukuc

BarbOslo — Fri Dec 22, 2023 6:21 am

Author: BarbOslo

Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2023 6:21 am

Hi,
Thanks Trish.
Now I found the right place (see map). The next step is to find something from the parish Wniebowziecia NMP in Teolin.

Regards,
-Barb

Re: Lukuc

Trish — Thu Dec 21, 2023 11:09 am

Author: Trish

Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2023 11:09 am

debste80 wrote:

I am looking for any Lukuc or Lokuta ancestors. They originated in Nowosady, Poland and worshipped in the Catholic church in Teolin/Sopockinie. There is very little information from this area which is now located in Belarus.
My great grandparents Jan Panuszka and Antonina Lukuc Panuszka immigrated in the early 1900’s and settled in Dupont, PA in the USA.
Any information on the Lukuc and Panuszka surnames would be very much appreciated.
Thank you,

Hi Debste80 and Barbara,
Here is the ship's manifest for Antonina coming to the USA to see her husband, Jan in Dupont, Pennsylvania. She is on line #5. There is a town listed.

I am also attaching the Naturalization record for Jan Panuszka. It also lists the towns for both Jan and Antonina.

I hope the helps!
Trish

Ship Manifest - Line #5
Name Antonina Panuszka
Gender Female
Ethnicity/ Nationality Polish
Age 26
Birth Date abt 1878
Departure Port Bremen
Arrival Date 12 Dec 1904
Arrival Port New York, New York, USA
Residence Place Russia
Ship Name Hannover

Naturalization record
ame John Panuska
[John Pannska]
Gender Male
Declaration Age 37
Petition Age 37
Record Type Naturalization Declaration
Birth Date 2 Feb 1875
Birth Place Nowasade, Russia, Poland
Arrival Date 29 Mar 1900
Departure Place Hamburg, Germany
Residence Place Pennsylvania
Declaration Date 21 Feb 1910
Petition Date 23 Feb 1912
Petition Place Pennsylvania, USA
Ship Deutschland
Spouse Antonina Panuska

Re: Lukuc

BarbOslo — Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:31 am

Author: BarbOslo

Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:31 am

debste80 wrote:

Hi
There are several places with the same name.
Do you have any documents you can attach here, that would help?

Regards,
-Barb

Lukuc

debste80 — Wed Dec 20, 2023 4:50 pm

Author: debste80

Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2023 4:50 pm

I am looking for any Lukuc or Lokuta ancestors. They originated in Nowosady, Poland and worshipped in the Catholic church in Teolin/Sopockinie. There is very little information from this area which is now located in Belarus.
My great grandparents Jan Panuszka and Antonina Lukuc Panuszka immigrated in the early 1900’s and settled in Dupont, PA in the USA.
Any information on the Lukuc and Panuszka surnames would be very much appreciated.
Thank you,