Brief Life History of John
When John Gruzinski was born on 10 May 1903, in Jamison City, Sugarloaf Township, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Joseph Gruzinski, was 27 and his mother, Mary Ziołtowska, was 16. He had at least 3 sons and 1 daughter with Elizabeth Golixer. He lived in Hopewell Township, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States in 1920 and Aliquippa, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. He died on 10 June 1988, at the age of 85, and was buried in Aliquippa, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (10)
- John Grizenski, "United States 1950 Census"
- John Gruzinski, "Pennsylvania, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
- John Gruzinski, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1904
St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.
1905 · The Movie Theater
The world’s first movie theater was located in Pittsburgh. It was referred to as a nickelodeon as at the time it only cost 5 cents to get in.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Polish Andrzej, Tadeusz, Wojciech, Zygmunt.
Polish (Grudziński): habitational name for someone from any of various places called Grudna or Grudno, named with the Polish word gruda ‘clod of earth’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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