Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:37 pm
Post subject: Town of Trocky?
Good afternoon-
I just found a relative's Declaration of Intention for his US immigration. He immigrated on 23 Jan 1908. His last listed foreign residence is listed as Trocky, Poland, Russia. I'm confident that's the Anglicized version of the town. His last name was Bernatowicz.
Anyone have any ideas what the Polish (or Russian) version of the town may be?
Thanks
Jon
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SophiaPO Top Contributor
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Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2018 8:38 am
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Hi Jon,
It is possible that the town is Trakai. See what is written here about its location and how it was written in Polish:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trakai
Best of luck in your search,
Sophia
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Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2018 4:38 pm
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Great find Sophia, thank you so much. Not hard to imagine an American trying to write down what he thinks a heavily accented Polish gentleman is trying to say! Just a little research underscores the difficulty in pinpointing locations...especially when Poland's borders have changed so much.
Thanks again
Jon
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Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2018 5:07 pm
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Ha! Well, you see from the link that the Polish name of the town was Troki. If I were to say "Troki" to you and asked you to write it down, I think there is a fair chance that you might spell it it Trocky. So accent may have not played a factor at all. Just saying.
Sophia
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Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 3:16 pm
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| Sophia wrote: | Hi Jon,
It is possible that the town is Trakai. See what is written here about its location and how it was written in Polish:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trakai
Best of luck in your search,
Sophia |
Hi, Sophia
You are right. His son Adam stated he was born in Wilna (marriage license found n Family Search).
Gilberto
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Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 3:59 pm
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| Magroski49 wrote: | | Sophia wrote: | Hi Jon,
It is possible that the town is Trakai. See what is written here about its location and how it was written in Polish:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trakai
Best of luck in your search,
Sophia |
Hi, Sophia
You are right. His son Adam stated he was born in Wilna (marriage license found n Family Search).
Gilberto |
Hi Jon, Sophia & Gilberto,
It may be worthwhile to contact St. Stanislaus Parish where Adam’s wedding took place to see if the marriage register contains any helpful info. Here is the link to the parish’s website http://www.saintstansparish.org/index.html
The R.C. Church in Trakai is the Basilica of the Visitation of the BVM. I was not able to find any contact info but her is a link to the history of the church. http://trakai-visit.lt/en/traku-svc-mergeles-marijos-apsilankymo-bazilika/
Good luck with the quest.
Dave
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Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 6:29 pm
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Thanks Dave, Sophia and Gilberto-
I'll definitely check out the parish website. Additionally, you mentioned his son Adam...whom I know anything about. Can any of you send me some more info on him?
Thank you so much!
Jon
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Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2018 7:58 am
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Thanks Dave-
I registered for a Familysearch account and found a TON of information. Coincidentally, I live about 40 minutes away from the church in Chelsea MA you referenced and will take a ride up there soon.
Thanks for you assistance.
Jon
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