Friday, December 13, 2019

52 Ancestors Biography- Josef Dabuliewicz


Josef Dabuliewicz- my 2nd Great-Grandfather

Not the greatest pic, but it works :) 


Born: 19 Mar 1881 in Lituania 

Parents: Stanislaw "Stanley" Dabuliewicz (1859-1933) & Anieli "Nellie" Borofski (1869-?)

Siblings (That I know of): 
1. Johanna (1891-)
2. Anna (1893-)


Josef came to America aboard the shipped named Moltke from Hamburg, Germany on 29 May 1904. He was 19 years old, travelling alone. His parents and 2 sisters came in April 1909.

Between his arrival in 1904 and 1906, Josef married Stephania Ellert (1878-1913). They had one daughter: 
Josephine Mary Dabuliewicz
b. 02 Jan 1906- Brooklyn, New York                  You can read more about
d. 02 Jan 1965- Dayton, Ohio                         Josephine Here.
(My great-grandmother)


Josef, Stephania & baby Josephine


Josef's wife, Stephania died in 1913 after the Great Dayton Flood. She died of Strep. Josephine was only 7 and he abandoned her to the Alexinas family of Dayton, Ohio. (Read more about that story in Josephine's 52 Ancestor's Biography here.) 

Josef remarried on 17 May 1914 in Manchester, New Hampshire to Honorata Cieslak (1891-1977), an immigrant of Austria. Together, they had 6 children:

1. Mary (1914-1941)
2. Helen (1917-?)
3. Walter Alexander (1918-1995)
4. Stanley (1921-?)
5. Joseph John (1925-2012)
6. Adella M. (1930-?)


According to all census records, Josef and Honrata spent their lives in Winchendon, Massachusetts. He spent his occupational life working in a chair factory as a sander. 

Josef died at the age of 95 on 21 Feb 1977 of Leukemia. I have not located his burial, but I can assume it's probably in Winchendon.


1 comment:

  1. You have done some wonderful research on your family. Joseph's youngest daughter Adella still lives at the family homestead.

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