Joseph Mickiewicz

BIRTH: 1886, in Vilna, Lithuania (Russian Polish).

BIOGRAPHY: 

        Joseph did mandatory service in the Russian Army (6 months - 1 year).  The Mickiewicz  family ran a boarding house, for students, in Vilna.  They were related to Adam Mickiewicz, the Poet Laureate of Poland.  

        Joseph married Sophia Wysocky in Vilna, Lithuania, and they came to the United States in 1908, after the births of their three children.

        At the time of the 1910 Census, Joseph was 24 years old, a gardener at the Golf Links, and living with his wife, Sophia (29), his son, Anthony (14), and his daughters, Stella (12), and Anna (10), at 37 Anderson Street, Naugatuck, New Haven County, CT (2-WD - Series: T624 Roll: 137 Page: 84; District: 371). Also living with them, was Adam Mickiewicz (31), his brother, who was a laborer at the Rubber Factory. The family name wais misspelled - Mickowictz.

        At the time of the 1920 Census, Joseph was 46 years old, a molder at the Iron Foundry, and living at 94 Spring Street, Naugatuck, CT (3-WD - Series: T625; Roll: 190; Page: 234; District: 303; Sheet 14A), with his wife, Sophia (40), and his daughter Anna (18),  a rubber worker at the Rubber Factory.  He worked in the Iron Foundry during the winter, but continued to work at the Golf Links.  Daughter, Anna, died a year later, at the age of 19.

DEATH: Joseph died in 1932, in Naugatuck, CT, of a heart attack, on the seventh hole of the Hop Brook Golf Links.

                                            Married

Sophia Wysocky

BIRTH: 1881, in Vilna, Lithuania (Russian Polish).

BIOGRAPHY: 

        Sophia married Joseph Mickiewicz in Vilna, Lithuania. They came to the United States in 1908, after the births of their three children.

        At the time of the 1910 Census, Sophia was 29 years old, and living with her husband, Joseph (24), a gardener at the Golf Links, her son, Anthony (14), and her daughters, Stella (12), and Anna (10), at 37 Anderson Street, Naugatuck, CT (2-WD - Series: T624 Roll: 137 Page: 84; District: 371).  Also living with them, was Adam Mickiewicz (31), her brother-in-law, who was a laborer at the Rubber Factory. 

        At the time of the 1920 Census, Sophia was 40(?) years old, and living at 94 Spring Street, Naugatuck, CT (3-WD - Series: T625; Roll: 190; Page: 234; District: 303; Sheet 14A), with her husband, Joseph (46), a molder at the Iron Foundry, and her daughter Anna (18), a rubber worker at the Rubber Factory.

DEATH: Sophia died on 30 Apr 1958, in Waterbury, CT.

CHILDREN

Anthony Mickiewicz

BIRTH: 1896, in Vilna, Lithuania (Russian Polish).

BIOGRAPHY: 

        Anthony arrived in the United States, with his parents and siblings, in 1908.

        At the time of the 1910 Census, Anthony was 14 years old, and living with his Father, Joseph (24), a gardener at the Golf Links, his Mother, Sophia (29), and his sisters: Stella (12), and Anna (10), at 37 Anderson Street, Naugatuck, CT (2-WD - Series: T624 Roll: 137 Page: 84; District: 371). Also living with them, was Adam Mickiewicz (31), his Uncle, who was a laborer at the Rubber Factory. They were all born in Poland (Russian) (actually Vilna, Lithuania), arriving in the United States in 1908.

Stella J. Mickiewicz

BIRTH: 1900, in Vilna, Lithuania (Russian Polish).

BIOGRAPHY: 

        Stella arrived in the United States, with her parents and siblings, in 1908.

        At the time of the 1910 Census, Stella was 12 years old, and living with her Father, Joseph (24), a gardener at the Golf Links, her Mother, Sophia (29), her brother, Anthony (14), and her sister Anna (10), at 37 Anderson Street, Naugatuck, CT (2-WD - Series: T624 Roll: 137 Page: 84; District: 371). Also living with them, is Adam Mickiewicz (31), her Uncle, who is a laborer at the Rubber Factory. They were all born in Poland (Russian) (actually Vilna, Lithuania), arriving in the United States in 1908. The family name is misspelled - Mickowictz.

        Stella married Bernard Moran.

        At the time of the 1920 Census, Stella was 20 years old, and living with her husband, Bernard (25), a laborer at the Rubber Factory, and her children: Bernard (3 years and 8 months), and Rita (2 years and 9 months old), at 138 Spring Street, Naugatuck, CT (3-WD - Series: T625; Roll: 190; Page: 241; District: 303; Sheet: 21B).

        At the time of the 1930 Census, Stella was 28 years old, and living with her husband, Bernard (34), a rubber worker at the Rubber Factory, her sons: Bernard Jr. (14), Joseph (9), and Edward (6); and her daughters: Rita (13), and Anne (1 year and 5 months), at 14 Christesen Street, Naugatuck, CT (2-WD - Series: T626; Roll: 274; Page: 80; District: 182; Sheet: 9B & 10A).

        Stella and her husband, Bernard J. Moran, were listed in the Waterbury, Naugatuck, and Watertown, Connecticut City Directory, 1946, as living at 109 North Hoadley Street, in Naugatuck, CT.

DEATH: Stella was a resident of Naugatuck, CT when she died, at the age of 73, on 29 Nov 1971, in Waterbury, CT.

BURIAL: Stella was buried at St. James Cemetery, in Naugatuck CT.

 

Anna M. Mickiewicz

BIRTH: 1900, in Vilna, Lithuania (Russian Polish).

BIOGRAPHY: 

        Anna arrived in the United States, with her parents and siblings, in 1908.

        At the time of the 1910 Census, Anna was 10 years old, and living with her Father, Joseph (24), a gardener at the Golf Links, her Mother, Sophia (29), her brother, Anthony (14), and her sister, Stella (12), at 37 Anderson Street, Naugatuck, CT (2-WD - Series: T624 Roll: 137 Page: 84; District: 371). Also living with them, is Adam Mickiewicz (31), her Uncle, who is a laborer at the Rubber Factory. They were all born in Poland (Russian) (actually Vilna, Lithuania), arriving in the United States in 1908.

        At the time of the 1920 Census, Anna was 18 years old, a rubber worker at the Rubber Factory, and living at 94 Spring Street, Naugatuck, CT (3-WD - Series: T625; Roll: 190; Page: 234; District: 303; Sheet 14A), with her Father, Joseph (46), a molder at the Iron Foundry, and her Mother, Sophia (40).

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