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Kurowski Family

kmarieflowers — 2009-10-08 16:02:15Z

Iam starting to trace my family name to see where it goes the last name is kurowski my grandfather was walter b kurowski and his wife was marie kurowski they had two children walter and shirley they all lived in Illinois.If you have any info that would be useful I really appreciate it thank you

Re: Also..

kaylacrofskey — 2009-09-29 02:47:37Z

Hi,

My name is Kayla Crofskey, i have been reading through these posts and i have a little piece of information that might help. When my ancestors came to New Zealand on the boat there name was Kurowski and When they went and got christen the prist was english so he didnt no how to spell the name so he spelt it how it sounded and thtas how Kurowski got changed to Crofskey.

Re: Peter Kurowski Pulaski Wi 'Peanuts'

stefano1191 — 2009-03-30 21:02:22Z

I will look into this but have not heard of a Rosalia Kurowski. I know of a Peter Liss but this is not the age range you a looking for. I also have knowledge of the sir name Blochowiak but again not 1896 timeline.

I have a somewhat detailed listing of the Stephen F. Kurowski family on a web site. It also list other relatives from the area. I just started it and will hopefully be adding info as I find it. Again, if I discover anything that might be of interest to you I will contact you.

http://project57.org/family_forum/

Regards

Re: Peter Kurowski Pulaski Wi 'Peanuts'

pamelazyniecki — 2009-03-30 02:27:28Z

My Dad remembers visiting relatives in Pulaski in the late 1930's. He says that his father and Uncle would go to a bar and visit with peanuts. This bar was owned by a brother of the great grandmother - Rosalia Kurowski. Rosalia married a Blochowiak and was widowed in 1896. She remarried a Martin (Peter) Liss. I have Rosalia up to 1930 in the census but can find no info on her death or burial.
Any help would be much appreciated.

Pam

Re: Peter Kurowski Pulaski Wi 'Peanuts'

stefano1191 — 2009-03-22 01:09:38Z

I am from Pulaski and a Kurowski. My grandfather owned a few taverns in Pulaski 'Stephen Sr.' but do not know of a Peanuts owning one. However do remember a 'Peanuts'. I believe he was connected with a meat market.

Will try to get some accurate information and if I do will post again.

P.S. My brother is a Peter Kurowski but never owned a bar or a nickname of peanuts.

Regards

Peter Kurowski Pulaski Wi 'Peanuts'

pamelazyniecki — 2008-11-03 02:41:26Z

Looking for information on a Peter Kurowski. His nick name was 'Peanuts'. Owned bar in Pulaski Wisconsin.

Re: Kurowski family

martynakurowska — 2008-05-16 01:12:01Z

its funny that u r ashamed of ur surname n use spelling that looks kinda silly, tell ur husband to change his name or surname so it sounded better to u ;)

and your surname doesnt end in AIA only A
so if ur dad is Kurowski (-vski) then ur surname is Kurowska (-vska), -aya/aia sounds rather Russian

n to ur knowledge, the center of Europe is in Poland
also ppl of Poland are one of most educated ppl n have rich general knowledge n are appreciated by foreigners,
somehow in the US Poles are seen as a stupid nation which is rather silly and when sayin so ppl cant give any reasons to support their opinion so it cant be reliable.
take cos take a random Pole and a random American n then see who is smarter, even if u just talk bout general things like geography history etc i bet American wont do good- tried it many times so i know, in entire Europe its the Americans who are considered to be ....u know who + multiple reasons are given (its not what i say or came up w/ im speaking in general how its seen in here)
anyways, gd luck

Kurowski Family

AlexKurowski — 2008-03-15 20:13:33Z

I am looking to see if there are any decedents I do not know of, or if anyone has any information on my family's past. I also want to know where in Poland my great grandfather originated.

Frank Kurowski born on October 5, 1894, died in 1981. Settled in St. Joesph County in Indiana (I don't know when). He married Anna Grzewienski(Grzywienski--I had two spellings, born in 1905.) on October 7, 1929. Anna immigrated to New York, USA on September 28, 1928 from Syberja, Poland.

The couple had three kids; Dorthy Kurowski (Putz--married name), Edward Francis Kurowski, and Raymond Kurowski.

Edward Francis Kurowski is my dzia dzia (Grandfather) so I know most about him. He had 9 kids with Jo Myers in South Bend Indiana, which are my aunts and uncles; Edward, Mike, Barbra, Margret, Carol, Mark, Doris (Dorie), Mary Jo, and Patrick (who is my father).

Re: Kurowski

pamelazyniecki — 2008-01-23 04:39:10Z

Looking for information on a Rosalia Kurowski. Lived in Pulaski, Wisconsin. Married a Blochowiak who died about 1896/7. Re married to a Martin (aka peter) Liss.

Any information appreciated.

Death Notice for Theodore Kurowski

maryachtrh — 2007-06-25 20:49:54Z

Notice appears in The Los Angels Times, 1 July 1957

SUICIDE MARKS BIBLE VERSE ON KILLING

San Diego, June 30 – An ex-convict, who six months ago was released from prison after serving a sentence from five years to life for a shotgun murder, took his own life today after marking a Biblical injunction against killing, the Coroner’s Office reported.

Found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning in a car was Theodore Kurowski, 54. Dep. Coroner M. T. McKisic said Kurowski was sentenced to prison for the 1951 shotgun slaying of Earl Shreve, 43.

Near a suicide note in the car was a Bible open to the St. James Epistle in which were marked verses six and nine:

“Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.”

“Grudge not against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned.”

”Behold, the judge standeth before the door.”

Kurowski family Buffalo NY

Rosied1 — 2007-04-12 21:00:16Z

I am trying to possibly connect with a Patricia A. Kurowski who might of married into a Zimmerman family back in the 1970's.

Kurovski/Kurowski Spellings

dkurovski — 2006-06-20 01:32:04Z

I understand the different spelling to Kurovski/Kurowski etc. My uncles spell their last name Kurovsky because that was the orginal spelling in the Slovak Republic. My ancestors came from northern Slovak Republic and I would put bets that the Kurovski and Kurowski are somehow connected. I'm going to the Slovak Republic in April 2000 to do some research near Dubinne and Svidnik. My cousins are helping me obtain family records. I would like to hear your thoughts about whether the Kurovski/Kurowski may be related. Feel free to email me at david.kurovski@mail.sprint.com
Thanks.
David

John Anthony Kurowski

KariMinnesota — 2006-06-16 05:42:43Z

Looking for John Anthony Kurowski born 23 April 1855 in Parkowa, Poland. Married Stella Amelia Holasz in 1882 and immigrated to Pennsylvania and then Minnesota. He died on 8 January 1934 in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Kurowski

2006-01-26 16:58:52Z

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First cousins to Theresa Wojciak Wikarski Dudick,
Detroit and Romulus, Michigan

Joseph Kurowski last resides in Pulaski, Wisconsin
Also Elenora Kurowski, Pulaski, Wisconsin
and Stephen Kurowski and Emma Kurowski

John and Helen Kurowski, Krakow, Wisonsin

Clara Kurowski last resided on Porlier Street, Green Bay Wisconsin
Stella K. Dryja, Pulaski, Wisconsin
Helen K. Brzezinski, Green Valley, Wisconsin
Helen K. Brzozinski, Green Valley, Wisconsin

Re: Kurowski family

2004-11-10 23:45:50Z

Hi Sandra - I was just searching for Crofskey on the net as I was bored at work and found your request - I am a direct descendent of Franciszek and Franciszka Kurowski - my late uncle, Doug Crofskey, researched our family tree from when the Kurowskis landed in New Zealand and organised a Kurowski family reunion in Taranaki a few years back - if you want a copy of the book he produced i could probably find out from mum and dad - send me an email, Cheers, Glen

Re: Anna Kurowski

2004-08-25 00:34:01Z

P.S. My email addy is: wtodd@naturecoast.net

Re: Anna Kurowski

2004-08-25 00:31:40Z

My great-grandparents both came over from Poland. My grandmother's name was Katrina & I believe my grandfather's name was Matthew . They had a daughter named Florence (my grandmother) she was born in the early 1900's. Maybe there's some connection.

Anna Kurowski

mzach0 — 2004-03-10 19:37:40Z

I'm looking for any possible info about my great grandmother Anna Kurowski, Anna may be short for a something, and name may have been spelled Koorvsky. She married Paul Zachel early 1900's, had Mary in 1914, Anthony in 1923, they had other siblings, John, Harry, Paul, etc. She may have been from Austria, Hungary, Poland, Cechz, or Russia.
Any info??

blyn/kurowski

2000-12-26 05:50:35Z

that's right, we're cousins. Are you out on the west coast? My father, John Kurowski is Joes' half brother. I saw my Uncle Joe from Brooklyn this summer at a wedding of Joes' sister Helens grandson. Haven't seen that side of the family in years. Joe was not ill of health other than old age, but rather spritely, dancing with the girls and making the typical jokes. I do not remember his son Richard or his other son (?name) as I was a little girl when they moved to California or were in the army or something. E-mail me back, I'd love to know more. My grandmother, your great grandmother was a mystery to me and it'd be nice to have some stories of her. I met her once or twice before she died. Write back!!!!

Joe Blyn-John Kurowski-

2000-12-25 16:24:09Z

I verified today (spoke with my mother) that your father John was the younger half-brother of my grandfather. (confused yet?) That would make you a cousin (or half-cousin) of my father. I do not have alot of info on the Kurowski side of the family. I've been told your grandmother had quite the singing voice and that is how my great-grandfather met her. She was scrubbing the stoop in front of her residence and her voice garnered his attention. I have a couple of other items if you want to contact me via e-mail.

Joe Blyn

2000-12-24 22:28:59Z

I believe that the Joe you refer to is my grandfather. This story (and I think the name Kurowski) fits what my father (now deceased) had told me about his side of the family.My father spent most of his life in Brooklyn and there is still family there. The last I had heard (from my uncle) is that Joe was in bad health but still lived in Brooklyn. He mentioned his grandmother being Polish and that is where I got the connection, along with Joe and Peter (my father had an uncle named Peter in Brooklyn) Is it just coincidence?

Kurowski Family

2000-12-02 21:12:56Z

Thanks for you enquiry. I have put the basic information I know on this site. I do know that the family last lived in Riewalde which is in the province of Gdansk. The last child (my grandmother) was born there as well as the first. The other 2 were born in Dirschau (Tcew) and the other Stargard. They travelled to Hamburg and sailed 10th April 1876 to Wellington, New Zealand. Since then the name became Crofskey and there have been numerous descendants. No one has been able to discover if Franciszek had any brothers and sisters but it is very likely that he had as research has shown a lot of Kurowsjkis in the area but we are not able to actually connect the families to ours. There are still Kurowskis living in the Gdansk area. We have made contact with one but he has not yet done family research going back that far. I have heard that the family had an uncle in Germany who they stayed with before they boarded the ship to NZ.

Also the family had connections to the Prussian army. I have found 2 officers names on an early 1800 army list.

Kurowski family/ Hamburg

2000-12-01 16:17:19Z

Hi,

My g'grandmother was Emilia Kurowska, born 1897 in Hamburg. Her parents were Jacob Kurowski (born 7 September 1858 Rosenthal(?), Hesse, and Matilda Domagolska. Do any of these names match any of the information you have?

indiana kurowski's

2000-07-29 10:31:24Z

indiana kurowski's

2000-07-29 10:29:40Z

looking for relatives of stephen m. kurowski. stepfather is patrick stephen
kurowski and doesnt know anything of his family. he is the son of stephen
and mary (flynn) kurowski of gary, in. please give me any info!

kurowski family research

2000-05-14 17:37:24Z

Hello: my name is rebecca (wickham) kurowski. joseph walter kurowski is my husbands name his fathers name was walter joseph kurowski b. september 6,1919 d. dec 1979 rome new york I think his ssn# was
069-09-9279 wifes name was concetta or tina ( montarono ) kurowski b. 1929
d. 1989 both resided in rome new york. I really don't know much about his family line but I would love to find out more about the kurowski line that is related to him.
I hope that that is someone out there that can help me in my research of my husbands family history.

thank you all kindly for all your help
rebecca

Kurowski

2000-05-11 09:53:07Z

I am writing to begin to research the part of my family I know nothing about. My grandmother was Mary (sp?) Kurowski who died in the late 60's-70's. She had come from Poland at some point and lived in New York (brooklyn area). She had been married to a Stanislaus Kurowski. She had one son named John Kurowski, my father, who although not an orphan, spent time at Mount St. Loretta in Staten Island. I do not know her maiden name or from where in Poland she came but Mary Kurowski was first married to someone named Blyn and had three children named Helen, Peter, and Joe. They came from the Brooklyn area. Any connections out there?

My great grandparents

2000-03-26 06:24:23Z

I am just wondering if anyone has any information about my great grandparents. My grandfather's name is Stanislaw Kurowski, who lived in Wilamowo, and died in the 70's.
Any information would be appreciated.

I absolutely agree

2000-03-25 07:48:36Z

Normally, family names ending with -ov(w)sky(i) originate from Poland, were they would spell with a W, but then people settle in another country and try to adopt the spelling of their name to make it read as close to the original as possible. Or to make it easily recognized and pronounced.
My father spells his last name in Latin as Kurovski, in France to achieve the same pronunciation you would need to spell it as KOUROVSKY. I think, therefore, that often confusion starts because of differences in the alphabet and pronunciation.
Originally they transliterated my last name from Cyrillic in the French manner as KOUROVSKAIA and all the French I met pronounced it perfectly. However, Americans and Brits just murder it.

So I would guess that all the variations are just that - different variations of spelling the same original name.
Furthermore, I would suspect that your ancestors come from Poland originally, and just settled in Slovakia.

Good luck with your research, I hope you find out a lot of interesting facts. I would be interested to hear what you've learned, so keep me posted if that is not too much trouble.

Have a good trip and let me know if I could be of any further help or if you have any other questions.

Cheers,

Anastasia

Poland

2000-03-16 13:16:39Z

Hi..
Great to hear from you.. sorry it has taken me so long to get back to you.. The family records are mostly sketchy however at the moment we have a family relation from Poland staying with us.. his name is Ludwig Kurowski and he will be glad to have you come and visit him.. he heads back to Poland this Sat. and I will email his address and phone number to you soon.. he is still trying to find out the origins of the family.. however this is hard because most documents have been destroyed.. church records probably hold the most information.. however as I say if you send me an email address I will forward his address on to you.. he will be happy to meet you and has already had other family members stay with him.. my email is nicorjon@ihug.co.nz
Good luck

Kurowski family

2000-03-08 03:23:20Z

Hi - Sandra and Nicola, I was also at the family reunion and am now working in England. I will be going to POland soon on holiday and am interesting in seeing where the family originated from. I believe my grandad, (who died before I was born - so I could not ask him anything about his parents); was the son of Yohan (? - doing this from memory as I do not have a copy of the tree with me in the UK) who was 2y.o. when he arrived in NZ. Do you have any addresses of where the family lived in Poland before coming to NZ?

Also..

2000-01-07 01:15:56Z

I was also wondering if you had any luck in tracking down the date and place when the family name changed to Crofskey from Kurowski? Because of the major differences used by people when recording the name I have yet to pin point the exact date when it was changed.. any info would be great.

Kurowski family

2000-01-07 01:09:27Z

Hi.. and thank you for your message.. I am also interested in finding out more about the family.. I was also at the reunion in Taranaki.. My father is Leonard Edward John Crofskey and he was born in Oponaki his father had the same name and married Mavis Jefferies. When my Dad went to Poland last to research the family history he met with a Ludwig Kurowski, and he is flying over to New Zealand next week.. he might be able to shed some light on the origins of the family however if you know of any sites that translate Polish to English please tell me as I think it may be a bit difficult as he has limited English.. But what ever I do find out I would be happy to share with you.. please feel free to email me personally on either crofskey@hotmail.com or nicorjon@ihug.co.nz I would like to find out what records you have.. Thankyou again Nicola

Kurowski Family

2000-01-02 02:05:19Z

I am looking for connections to my Great Grandparents Franciszek and Franciszka Kurowski (born F. Kaminski, possibly in Riewalde, Poland 27.1.1854). They came to New Zealand from Hamburg on the Fritz Reuter with 4 children 16 April 1876. I know that the family lived in Tcew, Stargard and Tczew but have been unable to link them with other Kurtowski families in these areas and we do not know where Franciszek originated from or was born.

Any help with connections would be appreciated as I have records of all the family in New Zealand.

Kurwoski Family

2000-01-02 01:54:42Z

Hi Nicola
I was browsing this part of the web and came across your message. I am some sort of cousin to you but have not been able to confirm which family you are from. Mr Grandmother was Maria (Mary).

My husband (Richard)and I did the research and wrote the book for the reunion in 1990. Since then, I have found a few errors (we had difficulty getting a lot of the older relatives involved) and the recollections were always very sketchy.

I have found in the LDS records (Mormon Chuch) that Maria was born in Riewalde on 25.3.1876 and baptised 27.3.1876. They must have got to Hambutg and sailed soon after. Her mother was born Francisca Kaminska, born 27.1.1854. Father Joseph Kaminski (b. 1824), mother Catharina Swieczkowska. They married 28.9.1850. I have a long list of Kaminski names and a few Kurowski names from that parish but trying to link them as family is difficult. I think Francisca's family had 8 children.

I would like to know if you have had any luck with helpful replies.

Looking forward to hearing more from you. Please email me orI live at Urenui, Taranaki and my phone number is 06 7523289.

There are a few realtives who are interested in finding out more information and I keep in touch with several I have got to know since the reunion.

Regards,
Sandra

relative search

1999-12-27 11:31:58Z

searching for info on name kurzikowski name change to smith 1923 syracuse n.y.

Re: Kurowski Family

2003-10-31 15:41:12Z

Meu nome Adriane Paula Kurowski, sou do Brasil, gostaria de saber se tem alguma coisa a respeito.

Por favor.

Grata
Adriane

Re: Kurowski Family

2003-09-14 13:07:52Z

Tmbm estou atras de meus descendente, mas esta bem dificil, sou do Brazil e consegui ate o meu Bisavo Ceslaw Kurowski, sabe alguma coisa a respeito?

Re: indiana kurowski's

2003-08-19 10:46:11Z

It is a pity, that you don't know the region in Poland, where your ancestors. Kurowski family is a nobile polish family. It had many viliges and manors.

Janusz Kurowski (POLAND)

Kurowski family

2003-02-23 04:00:24Z

Sorry Jody, they mean nothing to me
Sandra

Louise Anna Kurowski

2003-02-22 20:22:10Z

I am trying to search my husbands family line, and keep running into dead ends. My husbands Great Grandmother is Louise Anna Kurowski (b. 1893 d. 1968) She married John Vincent Zaczyk in 1914. I belive they had 8 children: Mary, Frank, Violet, George, Birtha, Eugene, Rosie, and Veronica. If any of these names ring a bell... PLEASE LET ME KNOW! Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Re: Kurowski family

2003-02-22 20:13:51Z

I have a Louise Anna Kurowski that married a John Vincent Zaczyk in 1914. That is all the information that I have. Do any of these names ring a bell?

Kurowski family

2002-08-05 21:29:57Z

Still interested to hear from anybody who has any connections to this family - particularly descendants of Franciszek and Franciszka (nee Kaminski). The latter married John Gschnell (later changed to Schnell and also Snell) in 1885. John and his 2 sons from his first marriage plus his two younger sons went to California in the early 1900's.

Re: Kurowski

adalewitt — 2003-04-03 06:24:16Z

I came across your posting on ancestry.com in referance to Stanislaus Kurowski and his wife Mary Dziok....born in Poland and had the following children:
Julia Katherine, Louise, Bruno, Stanley, John, and Chester....there were, I believe other siblings but that information I dont have, YET...LOL. If you think there may be a connection please let me know. I have some information on this branch and have contact with Julia's daughter, Phyllis who is just now filling in some of the puzzle pieces. Would love to share info with anyone who may think we have a connection....

Hope to hear from you soon!

Judy

Re: Joe Blyn

adalewitt — 2003-04-03 06:14:40Z

Hi Joe:

I came across your posting on ancestry.com in referance to Stanislaus Kurowski and his wife Mary Dziok....born in Poland and had the following children:
Julia Katherine, Louise, Bruno, Stanley, John, and Chester....there were, I believe other siblings but that information I dont have, YET...LOL. If you think there may be a connection please let me know. I have some information on this branch and have contact with Julia's daughter, Phyllis who is just now filling in some of the puzzle pieces. Would love to share info....

Hope to hear from you soon!

Judy

Kurowski

susansylke62 — 2004-02-03 14:09:09Z

Researching Julianna Kurowski b 8 Dec 1852 Smolong West Prussia d 13 Apr 1923 Milwaukee Wisconsin
M Franzi Ronkowski
Her father Johann Kurowski Her mother Marianna Leszynski

correction to name kurzikowski/not kurowski

relativemys43 — 2003-12-20 07:10:28Z

looking for any info on a henry j smith,former last name kurzikowski name change1923 syracuse n.y.husband of mary b. smith henry was life time resident of syracuse , liver pool ny area.both he and his wife attended assumption catholic church.syracuse,he was employed at haberle brewing co. many years ago.
thank you.

Francizek Kurowski connections

BZuzack — 2003-06-21 22:45:41Z

Seeking info on great grandfather, Franciszek Kurowski who immmigrated to the US in late 1890's from I believe Jaslo, Poland area. married to Anna Kasprzyk. They had two daughters, Lodicloa born in Poland and Adele born in US.

Francizek Kurowski connections

BZuzack — 2003-06-21 22:45:41Z

Re: My great grandparents

faulicino — 2001-06-24 17:44:09Z

My grandfather's name was Joseph Kurowski, he had a brother names Stanislaw Kurowski who lived in Holyoke. He died in 1972.