Fred GORISH/GORSKI, b. 4/22/1854 Prussia
My g-g-grandfather, Fred Gorish was born in Prussia -- possibly near Danzig. He was placed in an orphanage where he grew up. He may have been Jewish originally, but later was a member of the German Lutheran Church. It has been said that his birth surname was GORSKI, but that he or someone else changed it to GORISH. He came to America and was a farmer in Florida, Orange Co., NY, where he lived until his death. Other GORISH descendants are in the area as well as in other places in the country.
If anyone has any information about his parents or where Prussian orphan records from Danzig might be kept, please contact me.
If anyone has any information about his parents or where Prussian orphan records from Danzig might be kept, please contact me.Thanks!Chris