Hi, all! I apparently was a member of this list a number of years ago, but either unsubscribed or fell off. When I searched the archives, I found my own posts. I took a break from my research and have recently returned to it and have dug up new information. I looking forward to being back on the list. I have identified my immigrant ancestors as Ignacy Zabinski (b abt Dec. 1847 in Russia) and Marianna nee Pocwiardowska (b abt Nov 1849 in Germany) from Sokoligora, near Golub-Dobrzyn. They immigrated in 1886, he in March and, she and the children in November. They married on 27 January 1873 at St. Catherine in Golub. The children, Marianna (b 1874), Marta (b 1876), and Jan (b 1879) were all baptized at St. Catherine. Ignacy's NY death certificate names his parents as Andrew Zabinski and Anna nee Prusiecka. Marianna's NY death certificate names her parents as Ignacy Pocwiardowski and May nee Hoffman. The 1900 US Census gives his parents both born in Russia and her parents both born in Germany. The 1910 Census has all 4 parents born in Austria, and the 1920 census states just Poland. I have researched birth and marriage records at St. Catherine and find no other entries for my family, but those four -- the marriage and three births. The next step ion my research is to find the marriages of Ignacy's and Marianna's parents, and the births of their siblings. Since Pocwiardowski is a surname derived from the town, Pocwiardowo, I have written to the parish serving Pocwiardowo, St. Mary Magdalene in Ostrowite, and inquired about the family. I mailed the letter yesterday. Pocwiardowo is quite near Sokoligora, but Sokoligora is served by St. Catherine. Does anyone have suggestions for next steps in my research? Other sources for records? Thanks! Denise

Where is St. Catherine's Church? I may have some CDs with church records. On 6/30/2011 1:59 PM, Denise Ney wrote: > Hi, all! > > I apparently was a member of this list a number of years ago, but either > unsubscribed or fell off. When I searched the archives, I found my own > posts. I took a break from my research and have recently returned to it > and have dug up new information. I looking forward to being back on the > list. > > I have identified my immigrant ancestors as Ignacy Zabinski (b abt Dec. > 1847 in Russia) and Marianna nee Pocwiardowska (b abt Nov 1849 in > Germany) from Sokoligora, near Golub-Dobrzyn. They immigrated in 1886, > he in March and, she and the children in November. They married on 27 > January 1873 at St. Catherine in Golub. The children, Marianna (b > 1874), Marta (b 1876), and Jan (b 1879) were all baptized at St. > Catherine. > > Ignacy's NY death certificate names his parents as Andrew Zabinski and > Anna nee Prusiecka. Marianna's NY death certificate names her parents > as Ignacy Pocwiardowski and May nee Hoffman. The 1900 US Census gives > his parents both born in Russia and her parents both born in Germany. > The 1910 Census has all 4 parents born in Austria, and the 1920 census > states just Poland. > > I have researched birth and marriage records at St. Catherine and find > no other entries for my family, but those four -- the marriage and three > births. The next step ion my research is to find the marriages of > Ignacy's and Marianna's parents, and the births of their siblings. > > Since Pocwiardowski is a surname derived from the town, Pocwiardowo, I > have written to the parish serving Pocwiardowo, St. Mary Magdalene in > Ostrowite, and inquired about the family. I mailed the letter > yesterday. Pocwiardowo is quite near Sokoligora, but Sokoligora is > served by St. Catherine. > > Does anyone have suggestions for next steps in my research? Other > sources for records? Thanks! > > Denise > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Lorene Seman, MBA Assistant Administrator Department of Anesthesiology School of Medicine and Public Health University of Wisconsin 600 Highland Ave, B6/319 CSC Madison, WI 53792-3272 Voice: (608)265-0588 FAX: (608)263-8111 lmseman@wisc.edu