Brief Life History of Victoria Alecia
When Victoria Alecia Wasilewska was born on 24 December 1890, in Słucz, Szczuczyn, Białystok, Poland, her father, Jan Wasilewski, was 30 and her mother, Teofilia Mordasewicz, was 20. She married Alexander Piotr Chmelewski on 18 July 1911, in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 6 January 1966, in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 75.
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Sources (5)
- Victoria Chmeler, "United States 1950 Census"
- Mrs Victoria Chmelewski, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
- Victoria Chmelewski in household of Alex Chmelewski, "United States Census, 1940"
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1900 · First U.S. Navy Submarine Constructed
The USS Holland was the first commissioned submarine. It was named after John Philip Holland. It had been laid down in November of 1896 and launched a year later. It was acquired and commissioned in 1900 and decommissioned five years later. The submarine was finally sold in 1913 and put on display until it was scrapped in 1932.
1910 · The BSA is Made
Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Polish Krzysztof, Piotr, Andrzej, Bogdan, Bronislaw, Dorota, Eugeniusz, Jacek, Jadwiga, Janina, Jozef, Kazimierz.
Polish: habitational name for someone from Wasilew in Masovian Voivodeship, named with the personal name Wasil .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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