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Joannes/ Jana Gach descendants from Poland to Pa.

Joannes/ Jana Gach descendants from Poland to Pa.

Kimberly Williams (View posts)
Posted: 22 Dec 1999 10:09AM GMT
Looking for info on Joannes/ Jana Gach (Jan Eureugehita) who was born December 15, 1842 in (Poland?). He is the grandson of Antoieos Gacha.

Re: Joannes/ Jana Gach descendants from Poland to Pa.

Posted: 18 Apr 2002 8:01PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 10 Jul 2003 3:28AM GMT
Surnames: Gacha
Hello Kimberly
My maiden name is Gacha, and the only info I have so far as to that line is that my Great grandfather George Gacha came over from Slovakia in the late 1800s/early 1900s.
He married a Barbara Stegun.They settled in Wilkes-Barre, PA. If you have any information that would match I would love to know about it. Also I will keep a look out for the names you are researching and I will share anything I find with you.
Lori

Re: Joannes/ Jana Gach descendants from Poland to Pa.

Posted: 20 Jan 2007 10:29PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Gach
Ms. Williams:


I may have a way to help you make some progress with your Gach research. Last year I announced on that board that I hoped that other male Gachs would join me in a study of Y-chromosome DNA, which as you may know only males carry, but my message did not draw any participants.

Y-DNA allows us to bridge the gaps between the various Gach families which were spread out across Central Europe and for whom we have no documents. A week ago I decided that I was tired of waiting on other Gach males to come forward so I started the Gach yDNA Surname Project myself at www.worldfamilies.net. You can see it by following this link: www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/g/gach/ .

I have posted my yDNA test results on the "Results" page and what little I know of my Gach line on the "Patriarchs" page. My documented line starts with my great-grandfather Antoni Gach who was born before 1862 at Korchow in what is now southeast Poland. I believe that his father's name was Jan Gach but the parish records are not available for the years before 1862.

Above my line on that page you will see a Gach family from Pisek in old Bohemia (one of whose members has submitted a sample) and above that you will see the line of the Gach family from Neumarkt in old Galicia (now Nowy Targ, Poland) (one of whose members has also submitted a sample).

As only males carry the Y-chromosome it makes a great way to trace the degree of relationship between families who bear the same surname but have no documented proof that they are indeed related. Given that only males carry yDNA only males can be tested for it, I hope that of every Gach family with whom I am in contact will have at least one representative in this study.

If you would like me to post your Gach line in Germany for you on the "Patriarchs" page I will be glad to do so, with any luck someone may see it and make a connection to your family. I look forward to hearing from you.


Sincerely,

Terrance

Chevalier Terrance Gach MacFarlane

Re: Joannes/ Jana Gach descendants from Poland to Pa.

Posted: 20 Jan 2007 10:36PM GMT
Classification: Query
Lori:


I may have a way to help you with your Gacha research as it is so close to Gach. Last year I announced on that board that I hoped that other male Gachs would join me in a study of Y-chromosome DNA, which as you may know only males carry, but my message did not draw any participants.

Y-DNA allows us to bridge the gaps between the various Gach families which were spread out across Central Europe and for whom we have no documents. A week ago I decided that I was tired of waiting on other Gach males to come forward so I started the Gach yDNA Surname Project myself at www.worldfamilies.net. You can see it by following this link: www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/g/gach/ .

I have posted my yDNA test results on the "Results" page and what little I know of my Gach line on the "Patriarchs" page. My documented line starts with my great-grandfather Antoni Gach who was born before 1862 at Korchow in what is now southeast Poland. I believe that his father's name was Jan Gach but the parish records are not available for the years before 1862.

Above my line on that page you will see a Gach family from Pisek in old Bohemia (one of whose members has submitted a sample) and above that you will see the line of the Gach family from Neumarkt in old Galicia (now Nowy Targ, Poland) (one of whose members has also submitted a sample).

As only males carry the Y-chromosome it makes a great way to trace the degree of relationship between families who bear the same surname but have no documented proof that they are indeed related. Given that only males carry yDNA only males can be tested for it, I hope that of every Gach family with whom I am in contact will have at least one representative in this study.

If you would like me to post your Gacha line on the "Patriarchs" page I will be glad to do so, with any luck someone may see it and make a connection to your family. I look forward to hearing from you.


Sincerely,

Terrance

Chevalier Terrance Gach MacFarlane
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