1. | Amelia Katie Glowka was born on 30 Apr 1920 in Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA (daughter of Józef Piotr Główka and Katarzyna Ziemba); died on 22 Jun 2012 in Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried on 3 Jul 2012 in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter at the time of her death. Amelia married Kazimierz Olbrach in 1938 in Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA. Kazimierz (son of Adam Olbrach and Frances Klemiszewski) was born on 5 Feb 1918 in Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 24 Sep 1972 in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in 1972 in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Notes: Married:Children:
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2. | Józef Piotr Główka was born on 1 Nov 1893 in Celinów, Mazowsze, Poland (son of Jan Główka and Anna Leoniak); died on 11 Apr 1984 in Melrose, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in 1984 in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Arrived in US through Ellis Island just before WWI (1913?). In Warsaw, he worked as a cobbler and as a city park service gardener. Left Poland to get away from a bad political situation (perhaps to avoid conscription). Probably lied about his age when he entered the country (or when he got married). Józef married Katarzyna Ziemba on 11 Jun 1916 in Central Falls, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA. Katarzyna was born on 29 Dec 1899 in Poland; died on 8 Jan 1971 in Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Jan 1971 in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Katarzyna Ziemba was born on 29 Dec 1899 in Poland; died on 8 Jan 1971 in Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Jan 1971 in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Before coming to US, lived in a thatched-roof house in dire poverty. Met Joseph Glowka in Fall River (MA/RI) and probably married there. Had relatives there before coming to US. One of her children was a twin, but the other child died at birth. Notes: Family lived in a rented house on Maple Street in Bellingham in 1930.
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4. | Jan Główka was born in Poland. Other Events and Attributes:
Jan married Anna Leoniak in 1880 in Jakubów, Mazowsze, Poland. Anna (daughter of Marcin Leoniak and Marianna Staszewska) was born in 1859 in Jakubów, Mazowsze, Poland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Anna Leoniak was born in 1859 in Jakubów, Mazowsze, Poland (daughter of Marcin Leoniak and Marianna Staszewska).
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10. | Marcin Leoniak Marcin + Marianna Staszewska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
11. | Marianna Staszewska
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