Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 8:57 pm
Post subject: Kuczynski/Wadner/Michalska Prussia/Germany
Looking for my paternal g-grandparents who immigrated to NY in 1882-1883 They were Polish,but came from Prussia/Germany.I don't know the towns,as there are no more relatives left to ask. Is there anywhere I may write to get any immigration lists from
Prussia/Germany ?
My great grandfather was Franciszek Kuczynski married to Veronika Wadner(?) or Veronika Michalska .I have the marriage certificate from 1887 in Buffalo NY with her surname as Michalska,so I have no idea where the name Wadner comes in. Would you have any ideas ??
The naturalization yr from the census for both was 1892 and they settled in Pomfret NY around 1900.
Can you offer me any ideas on what step I should take next.I have been trying to figure this out for 5 yrs.
Thank you so much if you can help.
Deidre
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Deidre,
Since you have their marriage certificate from Buffalo, there are LDS films of church records for a number of the Polish Catholic parishes in the city. The oldest parish is St. Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr. I had occasion to use the films for that parish as well as those of St. Adalbert's for records of the families of some great, great grand uncles and remember that in the early records the marriage and baptismal records list the area in Poland where the couple and their parents came from in Poland. The baptismal records also list the the place of origin of the parents. That is the type of information not found on a certificate but recorded in the actual register. The actual register should also list their parents' names which would be another way to approach the problem if the register does not specify where they lived in Poland. The names of their parents could be entered into the Poznan Project search engine with a good chance of learning where they were married. Viewing the film of the actual register may provide you with the information you need.
There is a series of books in over 50 volumes called "Germans to America" which lists transcriptions of passenger lists of ships which departed from German ports during the second half of the 19th Century. Public libraries with good genealogy departments have this series. Most of the time the village of origin in the lists is left blank but you may be able to find the name of the ship on which they arrived. The naturalization papers will probably not be of much help either since naturalization files prior to 1906 don't contain much detailed information either.
To make a long story short, a good place to begin to look would be the LDS films.
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Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 8:57 pm
Post subject: Kuczynski/Wadner/Michalska Prussia/Germany
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