This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: denuma Surnames: Kwiatkowski, Bork, Bauer, Ketzel, Seidel, Neumann, Albrecht, Kallasch/Kalasch Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.kings/3280.2.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My grandfather was Franz August Heinrich KWIATKOWSKI, born 11 May 1872 in Neufahrwasser, Danzig, West Prussia (today Gdansk, Poland). His parents were Joseph KWIATKOWSKI and Maria (born BORK). On a list I was just informed that KWIATKOWSKI is the Polish version of the German name BLUEMKE/BLÜMKE. Now this makes sense to me as my grandfather considered himself to be of German ancestry. He emigrated from Germany to Montreal, Canada, in 1912, and when he got his naturalization (citizenship) papers, he legally changed the family name to BLUME. Perhaps his choice of the name BLUME in the new land harkens back to the BLUEMKE origin. I have not had any luck finding information about his parents, Joseph and Maria. Perhaps I should be looking for the name BLUEMKE. I would be interested in hearing from any who have further information to add about this. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.