Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2016 6:26 pm
Post subject: Help needed with possible birth town Paulesh, Wilno, Russia
I need help trying to find birth records for my great grandfather John Matthews who immigrated from Russia Poland to New York in approx. 1887. Other first names he used were Konstanty, Constantine. Other last names he used were Matecki, Mateczyn. He was Catholic. He had said that he was from Lithuania. I have never found his ship manifest.
On his naturalization papers it says that he arrived in New York from Russia via Antwerp Belgium on April 30, 1887, vessel name he could not remember. On his First Papers, he says that he was born May 18, 1887 in the county of Walno, Russia. On his second papers he says that he was born May 18, 1864 in Paulesh, Russia. I am not sure if “Paulesh” is or was an accurate name of a town. On the 1900 census he lists his birth as May 1869, immigrating 1888. On the marriage certificate to his second wife, the birthplace was Poland, Wilno.
Any ideas as to how to proceed to search for his birth records and possibly marriage records for his parents, Stanislaw Matecki and Katazyna Ponkoszt. We don’t even know if he had any siblings. Are these records part of Lithuania now? Where do I begin? Is Paulesh correct? In some research I have done, I thought maybe “Paulesh” was Palusz or Polusze or Polurice ?
Thank you so much.
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2016 7:31 am
Post subject: Re: Help needed with possible birth town Paulesh, Wilno, Rus
| dkhistory wrote: | I need help trying to find birth records for my great grandfather John Matthews who immigrated from Russia Poland to New York in approx. 1887. Other first names he used were Konstanty, Constantine. Other last names he used were Matecki, Mateczyn. He was Catholic. He had said that he was from Lithuania. I have never found his ship manifest.
On his naturalization papers it says that he arrived in New York from Russia via Antwerp Belgium on April 30, 1887, vessel name he could not remember. On his First Papers, he says that he was born May 18, 1887 in the county of Walno, Russia. On his second papers he says that he was born May 18, 1864 in Paulesh, Russia. I am not sure if “Paulesh” is or was an accurate name of a town. On the 1900 census he lists his birth as May 1869, immigrating 1888. On the marriage certificate to his second wife, the birthplace was Poland, Wilno.
Any ideas as to how to proceed to search for his birth records and possibly marriage records for his parents, Stanislaw Matecki and Katazyna Ponkoszt. We don’t even know if he had any siblings. Are these records part of Lithuania now? Where do I begin? Is Paulesh correct? In some research I have done, I thought maybe “Paulesh” was Palusz or Polusze or Polurice ?
Thank you so much. |
Hello, I can't read Lithuan but this a link to vital records.
http://www.epaveldas.lt/en/kolekcijos
and scanned records:
http://www.epaveldas.lt/paieska?col=27701&p_p_id=searchresultsportlet_WAR_searchresultsportlet10SNAPSHOT
Gilberto
|
|
|
HenrykPO Top Contributor
Joined: 05 Dec 2008
Replies: 314
Location: London ON, CanadaBack to top |
Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2016 4:09 pm
Post subject:
|
|
|
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 5:09 pm
Post subject:
Thanks so much for the info and links. I will look into them further. I can't read Lithuanian either.
|
|
|
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2016 4:45 pm
Post subject:
My grandfather has the same birthplace_Wilno, Poland. I found that in some of his records he is listed as coming from Russia. I have come to the conclusion that he was born in Vilnius, Lithuania. It was Russian territory at one time. It is now Lithuania. I don't know how to research his parish records. I think he was from a getto in Vilnius which had many polish and jewish people residing there. He was born in 1898 and came to USA after his family was murdered by the Russians.
|
|
|
sirdanPO Top Contributor
Joined: 07 Mar 2012
Replies: 304
Location: ** Southeast Pole**Back to top |
|
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2016 9:26 am
Post subject:
sirdan....Thank you so much for your reply and input and the information about Palusze. I think I will start my research with that village you mentioned as a starting point.
janefrey11.....that is such a sad story about your grandfather's family...I wish you luck in your search.
|
|
|
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
Register