I know this is an old post but I am just seeing it now and wondering fi there is a connection. My grandfather Michal Socha was previously married before he married my grandmother. He was listed as widowed and I have no idea what her name was or if they had any children. my grandmother was from Holyoke and I noticed a lot of Sochas up in that area. I am wondering if that is originally where they "met". Mostly Lyman Street area. Please let me know if any of this sounds familiar.
Michal's parents are Joseph and Anna(Annie)-possibly Susanna. My grandfather was born June 15 1901 according to death record and he died in 1956 in Rockville City CT. His 2nd wife (my grandma) took her own life at the young age of 29 and Michal lost it(he gave up his 4 kids to the town and disappeared). I always wondered if there was achild or other children from his first wife that maybe he went to see after that. Please feel free to contact me direct at
jade766@att.netI don't have ancestry after today other than the free account and can't remember if I will still have access to the message boards. Thanks :)