Researching Belniak/Belnak in Harklowa

bkmadn — Mon Nov 23, 2015 10:03 pm

Author: bkmadn

Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 10:03 pm

Hello. I am researching the family name Belniak in Harklowa. I know there are two villages with the same name, but I am not sure which one my relatives came from.

My great grandfather is Wojiech (George) Belniak. He was born around 1882. His wife is Sophia Ferrus -- This is the last name that my family has passed down, as it is on my grandmother's birth ceritificate, but I have never seen this name in a Polish record. In fact, I have never found either name in a Polish record. I have also seen the last name spelled Belnak.

George immigrated to the US, out of Hamburg, in 1903, on the Patricia, arriving in NY on 29 May 1903. A brother or cousin, named Francis, also immigrated to the US in 1903. They came to Middletown, CT and lived on the same street for a while. Francis was born on 8 March 1884.

These are the connections I am trying to make in Poland.

There is another Belniak family, Wojiech (wife Aniela), born at the same time in Harklowa, but immigrated to Chicago. They are probably related also, but it has made my search difficult because there is more information about this family in databases.

Thank you so much for any help or inspiration you can give.

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Researching Belniak/Belnak in Harklowa