Stefania Teszka
1920–1998 (Age 77)
Iwiec, Tuchola, Kuyavia-Pomerania, Poland
The Life of Stefania
When Stefania Teszka was born on 19 August 1920, in Iwiec, Tuchola, Kuyavia-Pomerania, Poland, her father, Bolesław Teszka, was 26 and her mother, Julianna Kantak, was 19. She died from 12 July 1998 to 7 December 1998, at the age of 78, and was buried in Iwiec, Tuchola, Kuyavia-Pomerania, Poland.
Photos & Memories (1)
Family Time Line
Stefania Teszka
1920–1998
Bernard Wierzchowski
1914–1985
Spouse & Children
1920–1998Female
1914–1985Male
Parents & Siblings
1893–1976Male
1900–1969Female
siblings
(4)
1920–1998Female
- Alfons Teszka
1921–1944Male
- Zenon Teszka
1925–1927Male
- Alicja Teszka
–Female
World Events (6)
1926
Age 6
Pilsudski makes himself dictator of Poland. Despite the dictatorship, the economy stabilized at this time and culture continued to prosper.
1939
Age 19
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
Age 24
The Warsaw Uprising. Poland comes under Soviet control.
Name Meaning
Polish: from the personal name Tyszka, a pet form of Tymoteusz, Polish form of Greek Timotheos ( see Timothy ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (1)
- Grób Bernarda Wierzchowskiego i Stefanii Wierzchowskiej z d. Teszka na cmentarzu w Iwcu.
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