Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Plocek was born on 12 August 1862, in Bohemia, Czechia, his father, Antonin Plocek, was 24 and his mother, Frantiska Zeman, was 23. He married Johanna Vyhanna in 1885, in Bohemia, Czechoslovakia. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Queens, New York, United States for about 10 years and Wallkill, Orange, New York, United States for about 5 years. He died on 8 June 1933, in Wallkill, Ulster, New York, United States, at the age of 70.
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- Joseph Plocek, "United States Census, 1930"
- Joseph Plocek, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
- Josef Placek, "Czech Republic, Church Books, 1552-1981"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Polish Krzysztof, Wieslaw, Casimir, Mariusz, Zbigniew.
Polish: from placek ‘cake’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a pastrycook. This surname is also found in Slovakia and Czechia.
Czech (Plaček): nickname from plaček ‘moaner, weeper’, from pláč ‘weeping’. This surname is also found in Slovakia.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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