[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] BORK

[Gary Warner]

Dave,

Are you aware that Kwiatkowski is the Polish version of Bluemke?

Gary Warner
SGGEE

Dave Neumann wrote:
> Maria:
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> We have something in common. One of the names I am researching is BORK. My
> maternal grandfather was Franz August Heinrich KWIATKOWSKI; Maria BORK was
> his mother.  
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> I don't have a lot of information, but here's what I do know:
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> Grandfather Kwiatkowski was born 11 May 1872 in Danzig (Neufahrenwasser).
> His father was Joseph KWIATKOWSKI. He and Maria had three other children:
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> Ella, Johanna and Ziganke. I do not have any information about Maria Bork
> herself, but I would guess that she was born sometime between 1845 and 1854.
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> My grand father left Danzig for Saxony, Germany in the 1890's. He was a
> Schlosser. He married my grandmother, BAUER, Hedwig Lina, in Werdau on 20
> November 1900. According to the marriage record, at the time of the date of
> this marriage his mother, Maria BORK, was still living, but his father had
> passed away. My grandparents had five daughters - all born in eastern
> Germany. They emigrated to Montreal, Canada, in 1912.
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> Interestingly, I am also connected to the Zhitomir area, as my father's
> ancestors live in this area staring in the 1860's. I made a trip (with Don
> Miller) to this area earlier this year. I kept a blog about our experiences.
> You can read about it here: http://ned-eurotour.blogspot.com/. 
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> Good luck on your research.
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> Maternal names: BORK, KWIATKOWSKI (Danzig), BAUER, KETZEL, SEIDEL (Vogtland,
> Saxony, Germany); Paternal names (Volhynia): ALBRECHT, KALLASCH, NEUMANN
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> David Neumann
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> Phone: 519-759-7885
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> Fax: 519-754-4550
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