Brief Life History of Jacenty
Jacenty Misek was born in 1883, in Widełka, Kolbuszowa, Podkarpackie, Poland as the son of Wincenty Mizsek and Zofia Dziuba. He married Marya Stanek in 1907, in Widełka, Kolbuszowa, Rzeszów, Poland. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 10 daughters. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1909. He died on 27 July 1970, in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (24)
- John Misek, "United States 1950 Census"
- Misek, "Find A Grave Index"
- Walenty Misek in entry for Bronislawa Misek, "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924"
Spouse and Children
1883–1970 Male
1889–1963 Female
Children (12)
1908–2002 Female
1909–1910 Male
1911–2001 Female
1912–2003 Male
1914–1993 Female
+7 More Children
Parents and Siblings
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– Female
Siblings (2)
1881–1940 Male
1883–1970 Male
World Events (8)
1886
Age 3
1897 · National-Democratic Party
Age 14
1913 · The Woolworth Building Opens as the Tallest Building in the World
Age 30
Name Meaning
Czech (Míšek) and Slovak (Mišek): from a pet form of the personal names Mikuláš, an equivalent of Nicholas , or Michal, an equivalent of Michael . Compare Misak .
Czech (Míšek): nickname from a diminutive of the vocabulary word měch ‘leather purse’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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