Stanislaw or Stanley Woloszyn

Brief Life History of Stanislaw or Stanley

When Stanislaw or Stanley Woloszyn was born on 22 November 1926, in Tyrawa Wołoska, Sanok, Podkarpackie, Poland, his father, Marjan Woloszyn, was 43 and his mother, Marja or Maria Trebenda, was 40. He died on 28 November 2012, in Drayton Valley, Brazeau County, Alberta, Canada, at the age of 86, and was buried in Drayton Valley, Brazeau County, Alberta, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Marjan Woloszyn
1883–1970
Marja or Maria Trebenda
1886–1975
Eugenia Wołoszyn
1907–1987
Stefania or Stella Woloszyn
1914–1965
Wladyslaw or Walter Woloszyn
1921–1973
Kazmiera (Chris) Woloszyn
1924–2000
Stanislaw or Stanley Woloszyn
1926–2012
Sophia Woloszyn
1931–1981

Sources (5)

  • Stan Woloszyn, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Ancestry Family Trees
  • Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-Current

World Events (8)

1939

Nazi Germany invades Poland. Beginning of World War II as the United Kingdom declares war on Germany in response to the invasion. The Soviet Union invades from the east. Germany and the Soviet Union divide Poland between them and treat Polish citizens, particularly Jews, with extreme brutality.

1944

The Warsaw Uprising. Poland comes under Soviet control.

1951 · Trial of the Generals

From July 31 to August 31 of 1951, the communist authorities of Poland carried out a politically-motivated totalitarian trial. The primary targets of the proceedings were officers of the Polish Army who had served during  the first or second World Wars. In order to imprison these individuals, the communist authorities falsely accused these individuals of conspiring with British and American intelligence services. The accused generals were sentenced to life imprisonment and over 20 officers were executed. The remaining prisoners were set free in 1956 after the end of Stalinism in Poland.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Polish Alicja, Bronislaw, Grazyna, Tadeusz, Zbigniew, Zigmunt.

Polish and Jewish (from Poland) (Wołoszyn): from an Ukrainian ethnic or habitational name for someone from Wallachia (see Voloshin ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Story Highlight

Quarantine due to measles

Family (all except father and Jenny or Genia) came to Canada on the ship S.S. Asonia, sailing from South Hampton on Dec 20, 1928. They were immediately taken off the ship and sent direct to quarantin …

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