GWOZDZ fAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS
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Re: GWOZDZ fAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS
Not sure if there is a connection, my grandmother, Victoria Gwozdz, married Jan Rapa, they settled in Chicopee. That was between 1910-1913. This may be a cousin or sister of the person you are describing as I was told my father had cousins in the area. Do you know if the man was born in Polish-Austria?
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Carl Rapa,
This is very interesting. I thought that Victoria Rapa's maiden name was Ogozalek and was the sister of Louisa Ogozalek Pajak. Also that Anna Rapa Swisz and your father was my mothers first cousin, Agnes Ogozalek Wydock. We thought that Victoria was my mother's aunt. I am trying to find Sarah Ogozalek do not know married name from Chicopee. She wrote article about the Family Store in Chicopee.
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Carl Rapa, My grandfather, Peter Ogozalek along with his brother joseph imigrated from Galacia, polish austria in 1892. Joseph went back for his sisters. When did Victoria come to US and what is her date of birth? I received alot of information from Edwin Pajak who lives in Chicopee and whose grandmother was Louisa Ogozalek Pajak. You can reach me @ (619) 401-1284 or LWYDOCK @aol.com
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Carl, I have newpaper clipping with photos of your father and his brother along with a friend of theirs enlisting in the service. I received these from Edwin Pajak in Chicopee. I know that Louisa Ogozalek Pajak and her husband Stanislaus had a farm and Joseph Ogozalek had a dry goods store where a credit union
Larry
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my grandmother who is deceased, was from chicopee, ma. her first name was mary and she married a martin gwozdz, my grandfather
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Re: Magdalen Ogorzalek Teglash 1918-2005
Magdalene Teglash, 86, a resident of Linden New Jersey and a former resident of West Hazleton, Pennsylvania died Monday, January 3, 2005 at the Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Center, Rahway, N.J.. Magdalene was born in West Hazleton the daughter of the late Sally ( Steifer/Sztajfer) and Peter Ogorzalek (Ogozalek). Preceding her in death was her husband, Albert Teglash Sr., in 1980 and 11 brother and sisters: Joseph, John, Catherine, Sophia, Mary Potochney, Mathew Ogorzalek Sr., Anna Nawracaj, Helen Kislear, John Ogozalek, Stella Hricak, and Frances Wydock (Wojdacz). Surving are the following children: Albert J. Teglash, Rahway, N.J., Patricia Gwozdz, Linden, N. J., and Theresa Andretta, Mountainside, N. J.; grandchildren, Jennifer Gwozdz and Michael Andretta; and a twin sister, Agnes Ogorzalek Wydock (Wojdacz).
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrate on Saturday, January 8, 2005 in Transfiguration Roman Catholic Church, West Hazleton. Interment followed in Calvary Cemetery, Drums, Pennsylvania.
Magdalen was the granddaughter of the late Mateus and Mary Dziekan (Jakona) Steifer (Sztajfer) and Jacub and Anna (Sosicz) Ogorzalek. The Ogorzalek Family was from Wadowice Gorne, Poland.
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Brian:
Are you related to Gary S. Gwozdz of Chicopee who was killed at the age of 28 in 1984. I have been looking for his cemetery.
Thanks
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If you have not found it:
Gary S Gwozdz: d. Bridgeton, Maine [resident of Sweden, Maine] 8/3/1984. Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
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