Brief Life History of John Louis
When John Louis Czapiewski was born on 1 October 1888, in Poland, his father, Franz "Frank" Czapiewski, was 28 and his mother, Paulina Gora, was 32. He married Rose Stolpa on 6 February 1912, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Detroit Ward 18, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1910 and Detroit Ward 20, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States for about 20 years. He died on 20 February 1946, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States.
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- John Czapiewski, "United States Census, 1940"
- John Czoprewski, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
- John Czapiewski, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1897 · National-Democratic Party
In 1897, while the Polish were still controlled by the Russian Partition, they created a secret political organization called the National-Democratic Party. Also known as the SDN, they primarily focused on promoting legislative changes and other forms of non-violent resistance. The group was dissolved in 1919 when Poland regained their independence.
1904
St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.
Name Meaning
Polish: habitational name for someone from Czapiewice in Pomeranian Voivodeship, named with the nickname Czapa (from regional Kashubian czapa ‘person who walks slowly and awkwardly’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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