Jadwiga Wichlac

Brief Life History of Jadwiga

When Jadwiga Wichlac was born in 1896, in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States, her father, Marcin Wichlacz, was 41 and her mother, Antonina Skislowska, was 41. She died on 21 March 1979, in Grand Island, Erie, New York, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Saint Adalberts Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cheektowaga, Erie, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Marcin Wichlacz
1855–1930
Antonina Skislowska
1855–1936
Wawrzyn (Laurence) Wichlacz
1882–1937
Joseph Anthony Wichlacz
1884–1959
Stanislaus Wichlacz
1886–1888
Walenty Wichlacz
1888–1888
Stanislawa Wichlacz
1889–1889
Jadwiga Wichlac
1896–1979

Sources (2)

  • Hattie Wichlasz in household of Martin Wichlasz, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Jadwiga Wichlacz, "New York State Census, 1925"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1917 · Women Given the Right to Vote in New York

Voters in New York approve a bill giving women the right to vote. This is passed three years prior to the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution which allowed women to vote nationwide.

1918 · Attempting to Stop the War

To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.

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