Trace the Pawlowski/Paloske/Pavlosk family through German and Eastern European ancestry and 19th-century immigration to America. Explore family connections to Marienwerder, Prussia, and central and northern New Jersey. Family stories include an accidental death by fire, heroism on the USS Indianapolis, and a professional gambler who disappeared in turn of the century Chicago.
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The Life and Death of Catharina Kurowska Pawlowski (1841–1898): Biography and Family History
Catharina Paulina Kurowska was born around 1841 in the village of Kampangen, near the town of Marienwerder in West Prussia. She spoke German, and identified as German, although she probably…
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- Germany
- New Jersey
Frank Pavlosk (1871–1957): From Marienwerder, Prussia to New Jersey
Frank Pavlosk, my great grandfather, was born on October 1, 1871. He immigrated from Marienwerder, West Prussia, in 1887 or thereabouts when he was in his late teens. Marienwerder is…
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- New Jersey
Mary Paloske (1898–1947)
Mary Paloske died or was interred on April 9, 1947. She was 43 (or 49) years old. Easter that year was celebrated on April 6. It was her last holiday. I…
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- New Jersey
Anna M. Pavlosk (1871–1912)
The Elizabeth Daily Journal published a story about Anna Pavlosk's sudden death on page 8 of the February 9, 1912 edition. The headline read: "Heart Attack Fatal in Downtown Woman.”…
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- New Jersey
John F. Paloske (1902–1948)
John Francis Paloske was born on February 6, 1902 in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He was the first son and second child of Frank Pavlosk and Annie Pitoff Pavlosk. John…
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Grandmother’s Hair
This lock of hair is from my grandmother, Anna Pavloske Anderson. She died in 1937 and is buried in Rosehill Cemetery in Linden, New Jersey. At that time, wakes were…