Re: Swaczy family
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In reply to:
Swaczy family
patrica smith 8/12/05
There was a Jan Swaczyj (a correct spelling) who came thru' Ellis Is. on the 3rd of January 1910. He was going to join his fathwer in New york City. He was 16 at that time.
The entry says he came from Bukaczowce Gilicia. Today this is probably in Ukraine somewhere near Lviv. Galicia was a territory of Austria but was not contiguous with the rest of the country.
Father's name was Szymon (he was in NY) mother's looks like Barbola (she was in Bukaczowce). They were probably Greek Catholic so if you can find the church they went to you might get some additonal information.
Charlie