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The Family of Szymon Biscup and Zofia Zamorska
What I have found about my Great-Great-Great Grandparents is that Szymon BISKUP was born about 1811, had possible siblings Peter (Francisca Mariaszek) and Julianna, and was a Famulus or servant. He’s also listed as a cameranius, which was a groom, valet, or chamberlain. Szymon died on 4 Oct.1867 in Hub.Laskownica. Zofia was born in 1814 (I’ve…
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Sweetest Heart of Mary cemetery
Sweetest Heart of Mary cemetery aka Greenwood is a treasure of Detroit’s Polish community. I’m so glad to see folks working to preserve the heritage of our hard-working ancestors. I owe a huge debt of gratitude to Sexton Duane Anders for the hours toiling under a broiling midsummer sun to help us find the grave…
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The short life of Catharina BISCUP DYCH
Catharina BISCUP DYCH ~ GreatGreat Grandmother Catharina was born 10 April 1846 in Łęgowo, Wagrowiec, area of then, West Prussia to Szymon Biscup and Zophia Zamorska. We don’t know much about her early life, but we know that she married Jan Dych from a neighboring village of Danaborz, abt. 1867 when she was abt. 21. She and Jan…
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Jan Dych
JAN DYCH ~ Helen’s Great Great Great Grandfather Note: I don’t know anything personal about my third great grandfather, so I am culling from research here. I’d like to thank Grazyna from GuidingPoland.com for some preliminary research as well as Lukasz Bielecki from the Poznan Project for being our genealogical guide on our 2012 foray…