John Gruzinski

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

John Gruzinski
1903–1988
Elizabeth Golixer
1901–1966
Elizabeth T Gruzinski
1925–1968
John Cassian Gruzinski
1926–2003
Edward T Gruzinski
1928–2018
Anthony Gruzinski
1930–1952

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"

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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