Facts and Events
Name |
Catherine Sowina |
Alt Name |
Katrina Sowa |
Married Name |
Catherine Przetacznik |
Married Name |
Katrina Przetacznik |
Gender |
Female |
Birth? |
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Poland |
Marriage |
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Polandto Albert Przetacznik |
Catherine Sowina, also known as Katrina Sowa, lived in Poland in the last half of the 1800s. She married Albert Przetacznik, also known as Woissol Przetscnik, and they had at least one child, Anthony Przetacznik, born 24 Dec. 1880. Anthony immigrated to the United States, probably in the 1890s, and settled in Detroit, Michigan.
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Anthony Przetacznik's death certificate
References
- Marriage certificate for Anthony Przetacznik and Marcella Kisiel, in Michigan. Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995. (FamilySearch Record Search)
21 Apr 1902.
The certificate lists Anthony's parents as Albert Przetacznik and Catherine Sowina, and Anthony's birthplace as Poland. https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675359
- Death certificate of Anthony Przetacznik, in Michigan Death Records, 1897-1920, on Seeking Michigan website
17 Feb 1906.
The certificate lists Anthony's parents as Woissol Przetscnik and Katrina Sowa, and all three of their birthplaces as Austria. (In 1795 Poland had been partitioned between Russia, Prussia, and Austria and was "officially" non-existant as a nation for the next 123 years.) http://seekingmichigan.org/discover/death-records-1897-1920
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