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This page contains the data I collected about the CICHOWSKI family in response to an e-mail I received from Bill.  I have no personal ties to this family.   BACK to my Miscellaneous Research page.

8 October 2007 -- e-mail from Bill
I am currently working on my family records in Poland and was wondering if you might have any records on the Chichowski family?  I have most of the American records but the Polish ones are very hard to find. Pitor Chichowski (b1840) is the last I have going back.
I replied to Bill and asked if he could give me a little more information about his CHICHOWSKI / CICHOWSKI family.  He wrote back saying he received the following information from the American Society of Germans from Russia.
Ignatius Chichowski: B1886, D1953 (Poland) Immigrated to USA 1904
Tecla Cichowski: Married to Ignatius, B1887 D. 1980 (Poland) Immigrated to USA 1904

Ignatius Parents:
Piotr Chichowski: B 1840, D March 12, 1905 in Leki Dolne Poland
Jozefa Gonet: B 1849, D.1929 Leki Dolne Poland

Piotr’s Parents:
Andrzeja Cichowski
Marianny Mazurkiewicz

Jozefa Parents:
Michala Gonet


The name CHICHOWSKI from the Parish record of Leki Gorne / Łęki Górne, which includes the Village of Leki Dolne /  Łęki Dolne did not sound familiar to me.  However, in going through my transcribed records I found mention of the CICHOWSKI name in the Łęki Górne / Leki Gorne Parish and also in the Pilzno Parish for the Village of Dulczówka / Dulczowka.  Dulczówka is located between Łęki Dolne and Pilzno in southeast Poland.

Map Leki Gorne, Leki Dolne, Dulczowka, Poland
The Parish of Łęki Górne / Leki Gorne includes the Village of Łęki Dolne / Leki Dolne
The Pizlno Parish includes: Pilzno, Lipiny, Kozia Wola, Dulczówka / Dulczowka, Strzegocice, Słotowa / Slotowa, Bielowy and Zajączkowice / Zajaczkowice (located between Lipiny and Kozia Wola)

Based on the information that Bill sent me, I looked for a baptism record for Ignatius in the Łęki / Leki records and found the following:

Baptism record for Ignatius CICHOWSKI
Birth/baptism record, LDS microfilm 1898739, item 4, page 96, 19
Parish of Leki Gorne, Galicia, Poland
1885 May, date of birth 2, date of baptism 3, house 77 Leki Dolne
Ignatius, Catholic, son, legitimate
Father:  Petrus Cichowski, hortulanus son of Andreas and Marianna nee Mazurkiewicz
Mother:  Josepha, daughter of Michael Gonet and Marianna Uryjasz (Uriasz), hortulanus
Godparents:  Ignatius Szafranski and Catharina Cichowska

I did not find a baptism record for Ignatius' father in the Łęki Parish, so I checked the Pilzno Parish records for the Village of Dulczowka.  There I found:

Baptism record for Petrus CICHOWSKI
Birth/baptism record, LDS microfilm 2006732, item 2, page 94, #2
Parish of Pilzno, Village of Dulczówka / Dulczowka
1840 January, date of birth 13, date of baptism 13, house 4 Dulczówka / Dulczowka
Petrus Nolasco, Catholic, son legitimate
Father:  Andreas Cichowski, hortulanus, son of Jacobus and Constia (blank)
Mother:  Marianna, daughter of Jacob Mazurkiewicz and Helena (blank)
Godparents: Martinus Bonczek, cmetho, and Catharina, wife of Paulus (no last name given), hortulanus

I Googled the name "Nolasco" and found there is a St. Peter Nolasco http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintp04.htm.

Information from Bill showed that Piotr / Petrus was married to Jozefa GONET.  I located their marriage record and Josepha's baptism record:

Marriage record for Petrus CICHOWSKI and Josepha GONET
Marriage record, LDS microfilm 2006734, item 6, page 16, #10
Parish of Pilzno, Village of Dulczowka, Galicia, Poland
6 November 1867
Groom: Petrus Cichowski, reservirta (?), son of Andreas, hortulanus, and Marianna nee Mazur,
Catholic, age 27, single, house 4
Bride:  Josepha, daughter of Michael Gonet, hortulanus, and Marianna nee Uriasz,
Catholic, age 17, single, house 36
Witnesses:  Joannes Swinka, Jacobus Uriasz

Baptism record for Josepha GONET
Birth/baptism record, LDS microfilm 2006733, item 2, page 13, #14
Parish of Pilzno, Village of Dulczowka, Galicia, Poland
1850 July, date of birth 31, date of baptism 31, house 30
Josepha, Catholic, daughter, legitimate
Father:  Michael Gonet, hortulanus, son of Casimirus and Rosalia nee Berkowna
Mother:  Marianna, daughter of Andreas Uryasz, cmetho, and Helena Królonka
Godparents:  Petrus Mroczek, Marianna wife of Urzaszka, hortulanus

Information from U.S. sources

Ship Manifest of the S.S. Main
Ship manifest, S.S. Main sailing from Bremen, August 25 1904, arriving at Port of New York, Sept 6, 1904, 1:35 p.m. line 26, Ignac Cichowski, age 19, male, single, laborer, able to read and write, country of last residence Austria, Race or People Polish, last residence (province, city or town) Lekidolne, final destination New York Mills, NY (side note Utica, NY), passage paid by brother, in possession of $3, going to join brother Jedrzej Cichowski Selem Str 15, New York Mills, NY

1910, 1920, 1930 U.S. census, New York

1910 U.S. Census, New York, Onondaga County, Syracuse Ward 11, ED 146, sheet 11A
1009 West Fayette Str. dwelling 181, family 223
Chihowski, Ignatius, head, age 24, married once, married 2 years, born Aust Pol, parents born Austria Pol, immigrated 1904, molder, iron foundry
Chihowski, Teckla, wife, age 23, married once, married 2 years, mother of 1 child, 1 child living, born Aust Pol, parents born Austria Pol
(next page)
Chichoski, Matthew, son, age 8/12, single, born New York State, parents born Austria Pol
(four boarders listed with them)

1920 U.S. Census, New York, Genesee County, Batavia City, ED 13, sheet 11B
101 Harvester Ave, dwelling 244, family 257
Cichowski, Ignatius, head, age 34, married, immigrated 1904, naturalized 1916, born Poland, parents born Poland, iron molder, Harvester Co.
Cichowski, Tecla, wife, age 33, married, immigrated 1907 (or 1904), naturalized, born Poland, parents born Poland
Jablonski, John, boarder, age 26, single, immigrated 1913, alien, born Poland, parents born Poland, iron molder, Harvester Co.
Czaja, Joseph, boarder, age 24, single, immigrated 1913, alien, born Poland, parents born Poland, iron molder, Harvester Co.
Jacob, Michal, boarder, age 45, single, immigrated 1906, alien, born Poland, parents born Poland, iron molder, Harvester Co.
Cichowski, Matthew, son, age 10, single, born New York, parents born Poland
Cichowski, Sophia, daughter, age 8, single, born New York, parents born Poland
Cichowski, Helen, daughter, age 3 11/12, single, born New York, parents born Poland
Cichowski, Edward, son, age 7, single, born New York, parents born Poland

1930 U.S. Census, New York, Genesee County, Batavia City, ED 16, sheet 4B
101 Harvester Ave, dwelling 80, family 85
Cichowski, Ignatz, head, age 45, married, age 23 when first married [married 22 years], born Poland, parents born Poland, immigrated 1905, naturalized, carpenter, for contractor
Cichowski, Tillie, wife, age 43, married, age 22 when first married, born Poland, parents born Poland, immigrated 1905, naturalized, store keeper, for self
Cichowski, Matthew, son, age 20, single, born New York, parents born Poland, student, college
Cichowski, Sophie, daughter, age 19, single, born New York, parents born Poland, stenographer, hardware co.
Cichowski, Edward, son, age 17, single, born New York, parents born Poland, time keeper, farm imp.
Cichowski, Helen, daughter, age 14, single, born New York, parents born Poland, student, high school

Social Security Death Index  http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi

Possible Social Security Death Index listing for Tecla CICHOWSKI
TILLIE CICHOWSKI, born 09 Sep 1884, died Mar 1980, last residence 14020 (Batavia, Genesee, NY), last benefit (none specified), SSN 107-38-6441, issued New York

MATTHEW F CICHOWSKI, born 26 Aug 1909, died 23 Dec 1998 (V), last residence 14020 (Batavia, Genesee, NY), last benefit (none specified), SSN 076-05-0991, issued New York

EDWARD YORK, born 16 Aug 1912, died Aug 1984, last residence 78209 (San Antonio, Bexar, TX), last benefit (none specified), SSN 082-32-1197, issued New York

Twenty - Five Things That Made Genesee County Famous, Number 17
http://www.hollandlandoffice.com/17ey.html

Edward J. (Cichowski) York, Doolittle Raider -- short biography of Edward CICHOWSKI
Born August 16, 1912, in Batavia, New York, died August 31, 1984, buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.


Ignatius CICHOWSKI's entry on the ship manifest of the S.S. Main shows he was going to be with his brother Jedrzej Cichowski Selem Str 15, New York Mills, NY.  Jedrzej = Andrzej = Andrew

New York Mills is in Oneida County in New York.  I visited the Onieda County GenWeb at http://oneida.nygenweb.net/.  In the cemetery listings I found entries for:

Sacred Heart Cemetery, New Hartford, Oneida, New York
Cichowski, Andrzej, b. 1875, d. 1942
Cichowski, Maryjana, b. 1880, d. 1965, wife of Andrzej Cichowski

On the Oneida County GenWeb site was a link to Old New York State Historical Newspaper Pages http://www.fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html. I searched for the surname CICHOWSKI and found a number of articles in the Utica Observer Dispatch newspaper.  Utica is close to New York Mills.

The first two entries I viewed were the obituaries of Andrew and his wife Mary CICHOWSKI.

Utica NY Observer 1942 - 5675.pdf


Andrew Cichowski

Andrew Cichowski, 67, died Nov. 27, 1942, in his home, 42 Meyers, Yorkville, after a brief illness.

Born Nov 22, 1875, in Poland he came to the United States 48 years ago and had lived in Yorkville for 20 years.  He was a member of Sacred Heart Church, New York Mills.

Surviving are his wife, Mary, and four children, Mrs. Joseph Wajda, Utica; Mrs. Leona Domenico and Bronislaus Cichowski, Yorkville, and Frank Cichowski of the Navy, stationed at Great Lakes, Ill.; four grandchildren and two brothers, Stanley, Chicago, Ignatius Cichowski, Batavia.

The funeral will be at 8:30 a.m. Saturday from his home and at 9 at Sacred Heart Church.



Utica NY Daily Press 1942 - 4070.pdf

Deaths
Cichowski -- On Tuesday, Nov. 17, 1942, at his home, 42 Meyers Ave., Yorkville.  Andrew Cichowski, husband of Mary Supczak Cichowski.  Funeral tomorrow (Saturday) morning from his late residence at 8:30 and at the Sacred Heart Polish National Church, New York Mills, at 9....

[This entry gives his wife Mary's maiden name.]
Utica Observer Dispatch
Thursday, Feb. 18, 1954, page 11

Mrs. Mary Cichowski

Yorkville -- Mrs. Mary Cichowski, of 42 Myers Ave. died today in Landers Nursing Home, Utica.

Mrs. Cichowski was born in Poland, Europe, and moved to Massachusetts in 1896.  She moved to New York Mills in 1897 and had lived in Yorkville for the past 42 years.

In 1899 in Utica, she was married to Andrew Cichowski.  He died in 1942.

She had been a spinner in the former Mohawk Cotton Mills and was last employed by the Dunlop Tire and Rubber Co.  She retired in 1945.

Mrs. Cichowski was a member of Sacred Heart of Jesus Polish National Catholic Church, New York Mills.

She leaves two daughters, Mrs. Joseph (Bernice) Wajda of Whitesboro and Mrs. James (Leona) Domenico of Fort Lauderdale, Fla; two sons, Bronislaw (Barney) of New York Mills and Frank, at home, and a sister, Mrs. Aniela Donwicz of Utica.

The funeral will be at 9 Saturday from the Wolanin Funeral Home, New York Mills, and at 9:30 from Sacred Heart of Jesus Polish National Catholic Church where a requiem high Mass will be offered.  Burial will be in Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery.

Calling hours....
Social Security Death Index  http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
BERNICE WAJDA, born 11 Jul 1902, died Apr 1986, last residence 13492 (Whitesboro, Oneida, NY), last benefit 13492 (Whitesboro, Oneida, NY), SSN 107-01-1542, issued New York

BRONISLAW CICHOWSKI, born 27 Apr 1908, died Feb 1975, last residence 13417 (New York Mills, Oneida, NY), last benefit (none specified), SSN 353-10-8142, issued Illinois

LEONA DOMENICO, born 01 Sep 1910, died Mar 1990, last residence 33315 (Fort Lauderdale, Broward, FL), last benefit (none specified), SSN 110-10-3926, issued New York

FRANK E CICHOWSKI, born 01 Nov 1914, died 10 Jul 1999 (V), last residence 34474 (Ocala, Marion, FL), last benefit (none specified), SSN 068-03-6002, issued New York



Obituaries of Bernice and Bronislaw, children of Andrew and Mary CICHOWSKI

Utica NY Observer 1986 - 3351.pdf
Bernice Wajda

Whitesboro -- Bernice Wajda, 83, of 14 Harts Hill Circle, passed away in St. Luke's Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, April 14, 1986, after an illness of several months.

She was born in NY Mills on July 11, 1902, daughter of the late Anderew (sic) and Mary Supczak Cichowski.  She received her education in St. Mary's Catholic School in NY Mills.  On September 26, 1920, she was married to Joseph Wajda in St. Mary's Church, NY Mills.  Mrs. Wajda was employed in various cotton and knitting mills in Utica, NY Mills and Sherburne, retiring in 1941 due to ill health.  She lived in Whitesboro for the past 30 years, and she was a member of St. Mary's church.

She is survived by her loving husband, Joseph; her beloved son and daughter-in-law, Ted and Mary, of Whitesboro; two beloved granddaughters and their husbands, Kathleen and Philip Howlett of Rome, Suzanne and Robert Campbell of Rochester.  She also is survived by a sister, Leona Domenico, of Florida; a brother and sister-in-law, Frank and Gladys Cichowski, of Ocala, FL; a sister-in-law, Jean Cichowski, of NY Mills.  Also several cousins, nieces and nephews.  She was predeceased by her brother, Barnie, in 1975.

The funeral will be Friday morning at 9:30 frm the Wolanin Funeral Home, Inc., 266 Main St., NY Minnl, and at 10 from St. Mary's Church.  Interment will be in Sts. Stanislaus and Casimir Cemetery.  Friends may call Thursday...

Utica NY Daily Press 1975 - 6774.pdf
Cichowski -- Bronislaw (Barney) Cichowski, age 66, of 18 New Hartford St., New York Mills, February 22, 1975, husband of Jean Fabri.  Funeral Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. from the Wolonin Funeral Home, Inc., 266 Main St., N.Y.M., and at 9 from St. Mary's Church.  Calling hours...

Notice Andrew's obituary mentions his two surviving brothers:  Stanley in Chicago (Illinois) and Ignatius in Batavia (New York).

An obituary for a Jacob CICHOWSKI also named Ignatius, Andrew and Stanley, as surviving brothers.

Utica NY Daily Press 1940 - 1800.PDF

Jacob Cichowski

Jacob Cichowski, 70, 516 Whitesboro, died Wednesday, May 1, 1940, at his home after a long illness.

He was born in Poland and came to the country and Utica about 50 years ago.  He is survived by his wife, a brother and sister in Poland, and three other brothers, Andrew, Yorkville; Ignacius (sic), Batavia, and Stanley, Chicago.

[Jacob would have been born about 1870.  See his birth/baptism record below from the Pilzno Parish microfilmed records.]

Utica NY Daily Press 1957 - 8000.pdf

Mrs. S. Cichowski, Utican for 44 years

Mrs. Salomea Cichowski, 626 Saratoga St., died Dec. 21, 1957, in a local hospital, after a long illness.

Mrs. Cichowski was born in Poland in 1874 a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Szafranski and came to this country about 50 years ago.  She had made her home in Utica for the last 44 years.  Her husband was the late Jacob Cichowski.  She was a member of Holy Trinity Church.

Surviving are five nieces and two nephews.

The funeral will be at 8:30 Tuesday morning from the Swiatek Funeral Home, 604 Columbia St., and at 9 from Holy Trinity Church.  Burial will be in Holy Trinity Cemetery.
Birth/baptism record, LDS microfilm 2006733, item 3, page 96, #3
Parish of Pilzno, Village of Dulczowka, Galicia, Poland
1869 January, date of birth 18, date of baptism 19, house 36 Dulczowka
Jacobus, Catholic, son, legitimate
Father:  Petrus Cichowski, hortulanus, son of Andreas and Marianna nee Mazur
Mother:  Josepha, daughter of Michael Gonet and Marianna Uryjasz
Godparents:  Jacobus Uryjasz, cmetho; Marianna wife of Joannes Swinka




Sources - Resources

LDS Microfilms

For a more detailed description of each microfilm visit the LDS web site at http://www.familysearch.org/

Roman Catholic parish register of baptisms, marriages, and deaths for Leki / Leki Gorne / Leki Dolne, Galizien, Austria; now Poland. Text in Latin.

FHL INTL Film 1898738 Birth records
FHL INTL Film 1898739 Birth, marriage and death records
FHL INTL Film 1898740 Death records
FHL INTL Film 1899056 Death records
FHL INTL Film 1899057 Death records

Roman Catholic parish register transcripts of births, marriages, and deaths for Pilzno, Galizien, Austria; now Poland. Text in Latin. This parish included the towns of Pilznionek, Duleczówka / Dulczowka, Słotowa / Slotowa, Bielowy, Kozia Wola, Lipiny, Rędziny / Redziny, Zajączkowice / Zajaczkowice.

VAULT INTL Film 2006695 Death records
VAULT INTL Film 2006701 Birth records
VAULT INTL Film 2006732 Birth records
VAULT INTL Film 2006733 Birth records, Marriage records
VAULT INTL Film 2006734 Marriage records, Death records


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