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hpuzio

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Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2025 7:38 pm Post subject:

Wow! Thank you all so much for your help and hard work! This is far more information than I ever expected!

Mary Walerko's obituary is definitely accurate according to my grandad. He says that Mary did have a sister called Theresa ''Tessie'' or Sister Mary Rosalma. She did mission work in Brazil!

I have no clue if Kunegunda and Wladyslaw Borowiec are connected at all.

Grandpa did say that their church was St. Stanislaus. It is possible that we actually have three Andrews. Grandpa's dad and brother were called Andrew. The brother was born in 1945.

Wilhelm did pass away in Passaic.

Thank you so much for providing the records! That is fantastic! I am always happy to have more records and would be very pleased to have the obituary/census records for Wilhelm if you have the time. <3

My grandfather did remember Frank and Sophia as well!

I will be ordering a copy of their marriage certificate as soon as possible!

New Info:
- My dad says that Mary Rembisz was born in 1897 and died 1984.
- Possibly came in on a ship called Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm?

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Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2025 8:26 pm Post subject:

It looks like Sophia Walerko married Andry Wor according to the NJ marriage index from 1910-1914.

hpuzio

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Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2025 8:39 pm Post subject:

I found the marriage record for Marianna and Wilhelm. It's weird because there is a Maryanna Borowies and a Mary Borowiec. Who both married a William and a Wilhelm Walerko. That seems a bit confusing?

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Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2025 3:17 am Post subject:

hpuzio wrote:

Hi,
Here is Wilhelm's obituary.

-Barb

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Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2025 4:21 am Post subject:

Questions to hpuzio:

Parents of Peter Adam (Andrzej Puzio and Mary Rembisz).
Do you know when they emigrated to the US? Did they get married in Poland?

-Barb

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Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2025 5:48 am Post subject:

hpuzio wrote:

Hi hpuzio,

It is not weird when you understand what you are looking at. This is an old computer system printout, reflecting the fact that multiple entries were made into the database when there was some uncertainty as to what was handwritten on a marriage certificate or when there was a notation that a person was using more than one version of their name (e.g. both Wilhelm and its anglicized version, William). So, the marriage you are looking at, 36080, presumably had both Mary and Maryanna written on it, and both William and Wilhelm, hence the double entry from the same marriage certificate.

You will also notice that each "field" of the database was limited in the number of characters it could contain. Look at the top of the snippet you provided and you will find three entries for marriage 25580. The husband's name was not Fran or Franc but presumably Franciszek, except they ran out of available characters to capture his full given name. It appears to me that his full name was Franciszek Otto Niemajadlo and this was represented three different ways because of that limitation. The data entry person was unsure if Karolina's surname was Boroweic or Borowice (too bad, because it was probably Borowiec, a spelling they did not include).

It will all make sense when you retrieve a copy of the record.

Best regards,
Sophia

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Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2025 6:06 am Post subject:

Trish wrote:

Hi Everyone,

Here is another mystery. I found the naturalization record for Jan Czesniewski who is the spouse of Zofia Borowiec. Check out the name of the town for Zofia.

Note: I still cannot find a naturalization record for Wilhelm. I would check the New Jersey State Archives for it.

Note: I do not know if the manifest I found for Marianna Borowiec is correct. I'll keep looking.

Regards,
Trish

Hi Trish,

I agree with you that there is some doubt about the manifest you found for Marya Borowiec. It shows her as Ruthenian. While it is possible that she converted to Roman Catholicism after she emigrated, or it is possible that there is an error on the manifest, I think it is a good idea to keep looking at other possible manifests for her. Too bad, really, because with Passaic as her destination it did seem to be very promising!

Also, it is odd that the manifest we have for Wilhelm does not have notations on it that correspond to naturalization. I wonder why that is.

Sophia

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Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2025 8:42 am Post subject:

Trish? late to the party again? Smile

Ladies:
We need:
1. Death record for Andreas Puzio. Died ca. 1919-1920 (+- 3 years). ? Garfield, New Jersey.
2. Marriage record for Mary Puzio nee Rembisz. She remarried after Andreas died. New husband's name is Peter Barczewski.
I found something that could be Andrsas and Mary's birth records. Need confirmation of the names of their parents.
3. Manifest for Andreas Puzio and Mary Rembisz, and if they married in Poland then Mary Puzio. Before 1914. Abt. 1910-14.

-Barb

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Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2025 9:07 am Post subject:

BarbOslo wrote:

Trish? late to the party again? Smile

Hi Barb,

Yes, I see the value of having these items in order to proceed with finding records in Poland.
I will, as diplomatically as possible, push back by saying that obtaining death and marriage records are something that hpuzio can do, as Trish has provided the link for how to obtain such records. Also, hpuzio can contact the church(es) there, as well, for any records related to the family.

Best,
Sophia

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Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2025 9:44 am Post subject:

Sophia wrote:

Trish wrote:

Sophia,

Ruthenia was the name for current day eastern Ukraine which sometimes was used to include current day western Ukraine. Some people from Ruthenia were Orthodox (especially among the Cossacks) but many were Catholic—either Roman Rite or Greek Rite. When Greek (Ukrainian) Rite Catholics immigrated to a location in the USA where there were no Ukrainian Rite parishes they simply switched Rites...no conversion necessary since both Rites are Catholic. An Orthodox individual who wanted to become Catholic did so by making a simple profession of Catholic Faith. They were not changing basic beliefs but basically accepting the primacy of the Bishop of Rome aka the Pope and accepting the teachings of the Ecumenical Councils after 1054 A.D.

One of my brother’s classmates immigrated after WWII and his family settled in our neighborhood where there were no Ukrainian Rite parishes (most were on the North Side of the city) so his family simply joined St. Michael’s, the parish where we were raised. As adults my brother liked to agitate his friend by telling him that he was Russian, not Ukrainian. I guess boys will always be boys.

As I posted recently, during the era of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (which was known by multiple titles one being Rzeczpostpolita Obojga Narodów (The Republic of Both Nations) the middle of the 17th Century was an especially tumultuous time. During the period of Polish history known as “The Deluge” (Potop) the Commonwealth came perilously close to ceasing to exist. One event which contributed to the overwhelming of the Commonwealth was an uprising of the Cossacks and serfs in Ruthenia (eastern Ukraine) in 1648 led by Bogdan Chmielnicki also spelled Bohdan Khmelnytsky, who was a nobleman and hetman of Cossacks in that region of the Commonwealth. When the Commonwealth got back on its feet after the Deluge a proposal was made and accepted by treaty in 1658 and ratified by the Sejm in the following year, to separate Ruthenia (eastern Ukraine) from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and establish it as a distinct nation of the Commonwealth thus changing the Commonwealth and its title to Rzeczpostpolita Trojga Narodów (The Republic of the Three Nations). Unfortunately, the Rzeczpostpolita Trojga Narodów, although approved and ratified, did not come to fruition.

Historia docet...(History teaches…) but how many contemporary politicians have any understanding of what history teaches about contemporary Ukraine?

I just thought that I would throw in a few facts.

Dave

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Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2025 10:54 am Post subject:

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Mary Walerko's obituary is definitely accurate according to my grandad. He says that Mary did have a sister called Theresa ''Tessie'' or Sister Mary Rosalma. She did mission work in Brazil!

Hi Everyone,

Hpuizo, I posted the obituaries in a previous post. They are PDF files that you can download. Wilhelm Walerko's is the 1956 obituary, Mary Borowiec Walerko's is the 1972 obituary, and Zofia Borowiec Czesniewska's is the 1977 obituary. I can send them to you via a private message.

As for Theresa, she is the daughter of Wilhelm Walerko and Mary Borowiec. Here is the 1940 census to prove it. I will send it via private message. The forum is not letting post this census record.

Name William Halerko
Respondent Yes
Age 47
Estimated Birth Year abt 1893
Gender Male
Race White
Birthplace Poland
Marital Status Married
Relation to Head of House Head
Home in 1940 Garfield, Bergen, New Jersey
Map of Home in 1940 Garfield, Bergen, New Jersey
Street Semel Avenue
House Number 133
Farm No
Inferred Residence in 1935 Garfield, Bergen, New Jersey
Residence in 1935 Garfield
Citizenship Naturalized
Sheet Number 12B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation 311
Occupation Boiler Fireman
House Owned or Rented Owned
Value of Home 1500
Attended School or College No
Highest Grade Completed Elementary school, 6th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census 40
Class of Worker Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939 52
Income 1560
Income Other Sources No
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Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
William Halerko 47 Head
Mary Halerko 50 Wife
Louis Halerko 22 Son
Veronica Halerko 20 Daughter
Agnes Halerko 19 Daughter
Theresa Halerko 8 Daughter

As for the other census records for Wilhelm Walerko's family, I will send them to you (hpuzio) via a private message.

I am posting a possible manifest for Zofia Borowiec and a brother, Walenty Borowiec. They are on lines 21-22. Just for the record, Walenty died in 1935 and probably why he was not listed as a sibling to Mary and Zofia in their obituaries.

Name Zofia Borowiec
Gender Female
Ethnicity/ Nationality Polish
Marital Status Single
Age 16
Birth Date abt 1890
Birth Place Nowosche
Last Known Residence Noroschanisba, Austria
Departure Port Antwerp, Belgium
Arrival Date 13 Nov 1906
Arrival Port New York, New York, USA
Residence Place Austria
Final Destination Passaic
Height 4 Feet, 10 Inches
Hair Color Brown
Eye Color Brown
Complexion Light
Person in US Agmaszka Borowiec
Person in US Relationship Sister
Sibling
Agmaszka Borowiec
Ship Name Kroonland

Rpuzio, if you live in New Jersey and can go to the New Jeresy State Archives, you will find tons of information there. The staf is wonderful, helpful, and friendly. The records are all on microfilm. If you cannot go there in person, then use the link I provided. You can request records right online or through regular mail.

I will be writing a different post on the Puzio family so that we do not get confused on the families.

Happy Saturday!
Trish

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Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2025 11:11 am Post subject:

Trish, was Manifest to Zofia and Walenty 2 sided?
-Barb

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Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2025 10:23 am Post subject:

BarbOslo wrote:

Trish, was Manifest to Zofia and Walenty 2 sided?
-Barb

Hi Barb and everyone,
This was only a one paged manifest.

Regards,
Trish

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Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2025 2:02 pm Post subject: Re: Name Questions

hpuzio wrote:

Peter's Parents:
• Andrzej/Andrew Puzio
- Unable to locate anything about him.
- Died when Great-Grandfather was young - 4 or 5.

• Marya/Mary Rembisz
- Born in 1895 or so in Poland.
- Possibly in a place called Wilcza Wola according to a relative.

• Peter Barczewski (Mary Rembisz married him after Andrew passed away - Not biologically related to him)[/list]

Hi Everyone,

This is what I found so far on Andrzej Puzio.

Andrew Puzio married Marianna Rembisz in 1913 in New Jersey - License #29402. (Record can be obtained by the New Jersey State Archives.)

Andrew Puzio Puzio died in October 1918 in New Jersey. (Record can be obtained by the New Jersey State Archives.)
Name Andrew Puzio
Death Date Oct 1918
Death Place Bergen, New Jersey, USA

Possible Ship's Manifest for Andrzej Puzio. He is on line #10. This is a 2 page manifest.
Name Andrzej Puzio
Gender Male
Ethnicity/ Nationality Polish
Marital Status Single
Age 25
Birth Date abt 1887
Birth Place Galizia
Other Birth Place Bojararin
Last Known Residence Bojanow, Galicia
Departure Port Bremen
Arrival Date 16 Feb 1912
Arrival Port New York, New York, USA
Residence Place Galicia
Final Destination Passaic, New Jersey
Height 5 Feet, 10 Inches
Hair Color Blonde
Eye Color Brown
Complexion Fair
Money in Possession 25
Person in Old Country Wojciech Puzio
Person in Old Country Relationship Father
Person in Old Country Residence Bojanow Galicia
Person in US Wictorya Cuzio
Person in US Relationship Sister
Father Wojciech Puzio
Sibling Wictorya Cuzio
Ship Name Neckar
Line 10

Here is the family in the 1915 New Jersey State Census.
1915 State Census
Name Peter Puzio
Gender Male
Race W
Age 1
Marital Status Single
Birth Date Oct 1914
Birth Place New Jersey
Residence Year 1915
Street Address Passaic
Residence Place Passaic, New Jersey, USA
Enumeration District Second
Ward 1st
Attended School No
Father's Birth Place Austria
Mother's Birth Place Austria
Page number 53a
Line Number 45
House Number 112
Dwelling Number 295

The files are too big so I cannot post the 1915 Census. There was no obituary for Andrzej Puzio.

Regards,
Trish

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Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2025 2:50 pm Post subject:

Fantastic Trish! We have Andrzej's parents, his sister and where they lived. Hope it's the right person. The documents from New Jersey can confirm this.
-Barb

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