Brief Life History of Ben
When Ben Szymanski was born on 26 December 1887, in Łomża, Białystok, Poland, his father, Stanislaw Szymanski, was 27 and his mother, Alexandra Dąbrowska, was 20. He married Mary Oski on 28 April 1914, in Thief River Falls, Pennington, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Deer Park Township, Pennington, Minnesota, United States for about 10 years and Kratka Township, Pennington, Minnesota, United States for about 1 years. He died on 1 November 1973, in Roseau, Roseau, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Thief River Falls, Pennington, Minnesota, United States.
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Sources (14)
- Ben Szymanski, "United States 1950 Census"
- Certificate of Marriage
- Boleslav Szymanski, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1895
Historical Boundaries: 1895: Roseau, Minnesota, United States
1910 · The BSA is Made
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Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Polish Jolanta, Jozef, Kazimierz, Ludwik, Stanislaw, Wieslaw, Wojciech, Andrzej, Casimir, Danuta, Halina, Janusz.
Polish (Szymański): habitational name for someone from Szymany in Podlaskie or Greater Poland Voivodeship. Compare Shemanski .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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