Name |
Józef Piotr Główka [2] |
Born |
1 Nov 1893 |
Celinów, Mazowsze, Poland [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] |
Gender |
Male |
Immigration |
1913 [11] |
Residence |
Jun 1917 |
Central Falls, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA [9] |
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Census |
1920 |
Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA [11] |
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Residence |
Apr 1920 |
Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA [12] |
|
Naturalization |
29 Sep 1927 |
Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA [4] |
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Also Known As |
Joseph Peter [1, 6, 9] |
Census |
1930 |
Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA [13] |
Census |
1940 |
Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA [7] |
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Residence |
Apr 1942 |
Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA [5, 14] |
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Residence |
Aug 1946 |
Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA [15] |
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Census |
1950 |
Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA [10] |
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Residence |
Oct 1951 |
North Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA [16] |
Residence |
Nov 1952 |
North Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA [17] |
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Residence |
Feb 1953 |
Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA [18] |
Residence |
Jun 1954 |
North Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA [19] |
Cause of Death |
Bladder cancer [6] |
Occupation |
Card stripper, woolen mill [10] |
Occupation |
Cobbler, gardener, chicken farmer, textile worker (carder) [1, 6] |
Occupation |
Laborer (WPA waterworks project) [7] |
Occupation |
Mill hand (woolen mill) [11, 12] |
Religion |
Roman Catholic |
Research Notes |
Various records give his birthplace as Celinów, Mińsk Mazowiecki, or Warszawa. It is likely he was born in Celinów, but gave Mińsk Mazowiecki (the nearest town of any size) or Warszawa (the nearest major city) for convenience. Celinów was in the Mińsk, Mazowiecki parish.
A Josef Glowka passed through Ellis Island in July 1913, coming from Nowominsk, Russia, which is now Mińsk Mazowiecki, Poland (pronounced “Ma-zo-vyet-ski”) and is located a short distance southeast of Warsaw. It appears he was accompanied by Maryanna Glowka. Perhaps this is his sister.
Death certificate gives birthdate of 13 November 1890. WWI Draft Registration gives 1 September 1894. Other records give 1 November 1894. His indexed birth record gives 1893 (with a relatively high record number, meaning late in the year), so I have recorded it as 1 November 1893. 1950 census lists age as 58. [2, 6, 9, 10] |
Buried |
1984 |
St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA [6, 8] |
Died |
11 Apr 1984 |
Melrose, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA [6, 8, 20] |
- Melrose Wakefield Hospital
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Person ID |
I79 |
Mohr-Whalen |
Last Modified |
1 Apr 2022 |
Family |
Katarzyna Ziemba b. 29 Dec 1899, Poland  d. 8 Jan 1971, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 71 years) |
Married |
11 Jun 1916 |
Central Falls, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA [4, 13] |
Notes |
- Family lived in a rented house on Maple Street in Bellingham in 1930. [13]
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Children |
+ | 1. Josephine Mary Glowka b. 11 Mar 1918, Central Falls, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA  d. 3 Jun 1980, Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA (Age 62 years) |
+ | 2. Amelia Katie Glowka b. 30 Apr 1920, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA  d. 22 Jun 2012, Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 92 years) |
+ | 3. C.H. Glowka |
+ | 4. Helen Marie Glowka b. 25 Feb 1922, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA  d. 20 Mar 2012, Massachusetts, USA (Age 90 years) |
+ | 5. William P. Glowka b. 4 Feb 1924, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA  d. 13 Jul 2015, Ohio, USA (Age 91 years) |
+ | 6. Edward John Glowka b. 2 Feb 1926, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA  d. 23 Oct 1983, Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA (Age 57 years) |
+ | 7. Victor Joseph Glowka b. 27 Aug 1929, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA  d. 1 Aug 2016, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 86 years) |
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Last Modified |
26 Jan 2017 |
Family ID |
F56 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |