Archive for the ‘Lachowski’ Category

On This Day … 8 August

1899 – Charles Peterson was born in Detroit, Michigan 113 years ago.  (husband of Theresa Lachovski, 1st cousin 3x removed)

1935 – Julia Dowd Garlick died 77 years ago in Rockdale, Illinois.  She was 46 years old.  (wife of Joshua Garlick, 2nd cousin 3x removed)

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On This Day … 4 August

1904 – Esther Himes was born in Michigan 108 years ago.  (wife of 1st cousin 3x removed, Albert Schulte)

1919 – Edward Lachovski (25) married Florence Peterson (25) in Detroit, Michigan 93 years ago.  (1st cousin 3x removed)

1920 – Robert Bentgen was born in Marquette, Michigan 92 years ago to Hillard Bentgen & Lucille Mullaly.  (3rd cousin 2x removed)

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On This Day … 31 July

1837 – Helena Brandt was born 175 years ago in Prussia.  (wife of 3rd great-granduncle, Frank Schulte)

1895 – Arthur Parent was born 117 years ago in Saginaw County, Michigan.  (husband of 1st cousin 3x removed, Theresa Lachovski)

1911 – Anne Bluis was born 101 years ago.  (wife of great-uncle, Leo Hallman)

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On This Day … 7 July

1840 – Sarah Garlick was born in England 172 years ago to Joshua Garlick & Mary Downes.  (3rd great-grandaunt)

1903 – William Kwart was born in Detroit, Michigan 109 years ago to Joseph Kwart & Frances Kozniacki.  (1st cousin 3x removed)

1920 – Charles Peterson (20) married Theresa Lachovski (17) in Detroit, Michigan 92 years ago.  (1st cousin 3x removed)

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On This Day … 10 June

1888 – John Ostrowski died in Detroit, Michigan 124 years ago at 7 months old.  His grieving parents are John Ostrowski & Elisabeth Lachovsky.  (great-granduncle)

1896 – Hebert Cheney (24) married Ella Hoeninghausen (22) in Detroit, Michigan 116 years ago.  (2nd cousin 3x removed)

1909 – Joseph Strnad (23) married Emma Mortiz (19) in Detroit, Michigan 103 years ago.

1911 – Florian Hallman was born in Metz, Michigan 101 years ago to Joseph Hallman & Dorothy Durecki.  (1st cousin 2x removed)

1952 – Clara Hoeninghausen Mueller died in Detroit, Michigan 60 years ago.  She was 79 years old.  (2nd cousin 3x removed)

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Spotlight Sunday – Elisabeth (Lachowski) Ostrowski


Name:  Elisabeth Lachowski (Lachovsky / Lachowska, etc)

Birthday:  about 1867

Parents:  Joseph Lachowski & Elisabeth Kunath

Siblings:  August, John & Joseph

Relationship:  married to John Ostrowski, mother of 7 children

Children:  Joseph, John, Anthony, Lillian, Marie, George & baby boy

Hometown:  Prussia Germany

Immigration:  1875 aboard “Cimbria” from Hamburg

Last Known Residence:  Detroit, Michigan

Education:  unable to read or write

Occupation:  worked as a tailoress in 1880

Church:  St. Albertus Church -  Detroit, Michigan

Death:  August 28, 1897 in childbirth delivering a stillborn son, 30 years old

Cemetery:  Mt. Elliott Cemetery, Detroit Michigan

Relationship to Me:  2nd great-grandmother

Spotlight Sunday – John Ostrowski

Name:  Johann Anton Ostrowski

Birthday:  February 11, 1861

Parents:  Anton Ostrowski & Josephina Kuttni

Relationship:  Married to Elisabeth Lachowski in 1885, father of 7 children, 3 dying as infants.
Married to Frances Karschina in 1898, father of 10 children, 6 dying as infants.

Hometown:  Westpreußen, Preußen, Germany

Immigration:  about 1868, naturalized citizen by 1910, though in 1920 he states his citizenship is still pending

Last Known Residence:  Detroit, Michigan

Education:  able to read, write and speak English

Occupation:  Tailor

Church:  St. Albertus Catholic Church

Death:  November 16, 1926 of a diabetic coma.

Cemetery:  Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan

Relationship to Me:  2nd great-grandfather

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