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Joseph (Józef) Nowak 1865–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Mar 1865

Birth Location: Ujast, Gnesen, Posen, Prussia

Death Date: 5 Oct 1928

Death Location: Hudson, Plains Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Franciszek Nowak

Mother: Urszula (Cwojda)

Spouse(s): Klara Papelbon

Children(s): William Nowak, Tillie Nowak, Anna Nowak, Mary Nowak, Joseph Nowak

In 1865, Joseph (Józef) Nowak entered the world in Ujast, Gnesen, Posen, Prussia, born to Franciszek Frank Nowak And Urszula Celia Cwojdzinska Cwojda. Joseph (Józef) Nowak married Klara Papelbon, and had children including Anna M Nowak, Joseph J Nowak, Mary C Nowak, Tillie Nowak, William F Nowak. Joseph (Józef) Nowak passed away in 1928 in Hudson, Plains Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1865, Joseph (Józef) Nowak entered the world in Ujast, Gnesen, Posen, Prussia, born to Franciszek Frank Nowak And Urszula Celia Cwojdzinska Cwojda.
  • Joseph (Józef) Nowak married Klara Papelbon, and had children including Anna M Nowak, Joseph J Nowak, Mary C Nowak, Tillie Nowak, William F Nowak.
  • Joseph (Józef) Nowak passed away in 1928 in Hudson, Plains Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Franciszek Nowak
1827–1897
Birth Location: Ujast, Welnau, Gnesen, Bromberg, Posen, Großherzogtum Posen, Prussia (Ujazd, Kiszkowo, Gniezno, Wielkopolskie, Poland)
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Urszula (Cwojda)
1831–1908
Birth Location: Lagiewnik, Koscielne, Wielkopolskie, Poland
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Spouses(s)

Klara Papelbon
1859–1933
Birth Location: Lalkau, Fronza, Marienwerder, Preußen, Prussia
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Children(s)

William Nowak
1896–1946
Birth Location: Hudson, Plains Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Tillie Nowak
1897–1979
Birth Location: Hudson, Plains Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Anna Nowak
1899–1999
Birth Location: Hudson, Plains Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Mary Nowak
1895–1986
Birth Location: Hudson, Plains Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Joseph Nowak
1901–1960
Birth Location: Hudson, Plains Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Joseph Nowak's Ancestors

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Joseph Nowak
1865–1928
Birth Place: Ujast, Gnesen, Posen, Prussia
Parents
Franciszek (Frank) Nowak
1827–1897
Ujast, Welnau, Gnesen, Bromberg, Posen, Großherzogtum Posen, Prussia (Ujazd, Kiszkowo, Gniezno, Wielkopolskie, Poland)
Urszula ((Celia) Cwójdzińska) (Cwojda)
1831–1908
Lagiewnik, Koscielne, Wielkopolskie, Poland
Grandparents
Walenty (Nowak (alias Jóźwiak, Cegielczyk, Chudy, Skotarczak,) Marciniak)
1785–1831
Sławno, Poznań, Wielkopolskie, Kingdom of Poland (Sławno, Kiszkowo, Gniezno, Wielkopolskie, Poland)
Agnieszka (Cegielczyk (alias) Nowak)
1786–1831
Ujast, Bromberg, Netzdistrikt, Westpreußen, Prussia
Michał Cwójdziński
1792–1863
Poland, Pologne
Krystyna Nowak
1793–1870
Slawno, Gnesen, Posen, Südpreußen, Prussia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Nowak's Descendants

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Joseph ((Józef)) Nowak (5 Mar 1865–5 Oct 1928) m. Klara Papelbon (12 Aug 1859–13 Jun 1933)
  1. 1. William (F.) Nowak 1896–1946 m. Sophia (Sulkowski) Nowak 1902–1988
    1. 1. Joseph (Konstanty) Nowak 1927–1983
  2. 2. Tillie Nowak 1897–1979
  3. 3. Anna (M.) Nowak 1899–1999
  4. 4. Mary (C.) Nowak 1895–1986
  5. 5. Joseph (J.) Nowak 1901–1960

Joseph Nowak's Timeline

2 Records

1865
5 Mar 1865
Birth of Joseph (Józef) Nowak in Ujast, Gnesen, Posen, Prussia
Ujast, Gnesen, Posen, Prussia
1928
5 Oct 1928
Age 63
Death of Joseph (Józef) Nowak in Hudson, Plains Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
Hudson, Plains Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1865
    Event Place: Ujast, Gnesen, Posen, Prussia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1928
    Event Place: Hudson, Plains Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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