FLORENTYNA CHMIELEWSKI BORN APPROX 1886 VINCENT FRANK BACZEK (CHANGED TO BONCZEK) UPON ARRIVAL TO EI Born Approximately 1876 SAW 8317 IN INSTRUCTIONS to list on where we have searched I was told my grandfather spoke six languages-English, Polish, Russian, German, Czech and Yiddish. Hope this helps Carol ----- Original Message ----- From: "the cohens" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 7:31 PM Subject: Re: [PBS] Born? > Can you tell us about when they were born (and repeat their names so > we don't have to scroll backwards)? That can help searching. > > Also, precisely where did you see the 8317? Intepretation of that > number needs a context. > > On 12/29/08, carolt71 <[email protected]> wrote: >>...Could someone please explain what >> an 8317 is? ... > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Tina, could these family members be listed at the JRI for Poland even though they are Catholic? Would it be worth having Carol check there? Carol, Do you know if your grandmother's whole family came together? How do you know the names of her siblings and that they went elsewhere? I am thinking that you should get the death certificates for your grandparents to see if their birth towns are listed on them. If your grandmother's death certificate does not say her birthplace, other certificates to consider would be those of her siblings, if you know when and where they passed away. It is not clear from what you wrote how much you know about them. Another place to check is birth certificates of her children, which sometimes say the town and not just the country where the child was born. Of course, all these certificates can get quite expensive if they are not online at the LDS site or elsewhere for free. You also could try checking the World Connect and other family tree sites to see if descendants of your grandmother's siblings have posted the family tree somewhere. World Connect's URL is: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com I also hope you or we can find the 1900 census for your grandmother, you didn't list it as one you have, and it might have a good surprise in it for you, you never know. I think the 1900 census was June, so they would have already been married then. That 8317 needs a more specific context, what URL or form did you see it on? Maybe copy and paste it into an email, the sentence it was in, if it was on a webpage.