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Help Please. Do you recognize these Przednowek/Novak familes from Manitoba?

Help Please. Do you recognize these Przednowek/Novak familes from Manitoba?

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 10:21PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 9 Oct 2013 1:06AM GMT
Surnames: Przednowek, Novak
My great-grandparents Michael and Agnes Przednowek came to Manitoba, Canada from Podlesina, Poland. Most of the other Przednowek families that also came to Manitoba in the early 1900's appear to be related to them in some way, though marriage or being cousins.

I've got several groups of Przednowek families from this time period that I have very little information on. I don't know how or if they relate to my family. Does anyone else know more about the following people?

Family #1
Michael Przednowek was born about 1885-1890 in Poland and died Jan 13, 1963 Winnipeg, Manitoba. His wife was Mary (born about 1893 in Poland). I have no last name for her. Michael came to Canada in about 1903. In 1916 he was living with his family somewhere in the district of Springfield, section 14, 9, E. Before he died he was living in Winnipeg at 295 McKelocy St. From his obituary Michael was listed as being a carpenter.

Michael and Mary had the following children that I know of: Helen, Leona, Peter, William, Edward, John and Jean. From Michael's obituary it appears that several members of this family changed their last name to Novak.

Family #2
From birth records there is an Anna Oleson/Olson who married a Przednowek (I have no first name for him). They had two children registered as being born July 7, 1907 in Winnipeg(twins) Stanislaw and Mary. Stanislaw appears to have died April 10, 1916.


Family #3
Anna Wazny married Paul Przednowek (born about 1869 and died Oct 14, 1960 Winnipeg) and had a child, Alexander Casimir Przednowek, born April 14, 1912. At some point the family changes their last name to Novak. Other children for this couple include Bill, Carol, Edward, Frances, Helen, Joseph, Eugene and Wanda.
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