Family Group Sheet
| parents of Michael | parents of Justina |
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Michael Zielinski b: April 26, 1834 in Portschweiten, Poland immigrated: between 1879-1882 d: April 29, 1906 in Menasha, Wisconsin |
Justina Kulecka b: December 1837 in Poland immigrated: between 1879-1882 d: 1921 in Menasha, Wisconsin |
| married: January 24, 1860 in Pestlin, Poland | |
| Anton Zielinski b: August 30, 1860 in Wilczewo, Poland immigrated: approx 1880-81 m: Anna Trycinski on January 19, 1886 in Menasha, Wisconsin d: November 28, 1834 in Menasha, Wisconsin |
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| Rosa Zielinski b: August 27, 1862 in Wilczewo, Prussia immigrated: between 1879-1882 m: Joseph Klitka on August 30, 1887 in Menasha, Wisconsin d: unknown |
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| Mike Zielinski b: September 30, 1864 in Wilczewo, Poland immigrated: between 1879-1882 m: Francisca Govecki on September 17, 1889 in Menasha, Wisconsin d: November 4, 1926 in Menasha, Wisconsin |
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| Johann Siegmund Zielinski b: July 11, 1869 in Wilczewo, Poland immigrated: approx 1881 m: Mary Hill in 1901 in Wisconsin d: |
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| Francisca Zielinski b: April 12, 1872 in Wilczewo, Poland d: March 5, 1876 in Wilczewo, Poland at age 3 |
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| Stanley Dennis Zielinski b: August 26, 1874 in Wilczewo, Poland immigrated: between 1879-1882 m: may have never married? d: 1949 in Menasha, Wisconsin |
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| Hedwig Zielinski b: November 15, 1876 in Wilczewo, Poland immigrated: m: d: |
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| Antonie Zielinski b: January 26, 1879 in Wilczewo, Poland immigrated: between 1879-1882 m: unknown d: unknown |
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Michael Zielinski was born on April 26, 1834 in the village of Portschweiten, Poland, the first known child of Jan Zielinski and Elizabeth Pawlowski. He had at least three younger siblings: Mary, John, and Anne. Portschweiten is in Pestlin Parish, but at some point the family moved to Wilczewo, also in Pestlin Parish.
Justina Kulecka was born around December of 1837, location unknown. Michael and Justina were married in Pestlin on January 24, 1860, both residing in Wilczewo at the time. The couple had 8 children, all born in Wilczewo, and all baptism records having been found.
No immigration records have been found for this family as of yet. However, later records indicate that Michael and Justina and at least 6 of the children did immigrate to the United States. The other two children, Francisca and Hedwig, have not turned up in any US records, indicating that they may have died in Poland before the family immigrated. It is known that the family was still in Poland on January 26, 1879, the date of Antonie's birth. The oldest child, Anton, was married in Menasha, Wisconsin on January 19, 1886. It is assumed that the entire family immigrated sometime between these two dates.
Michael passed away on April 29, 1906 in Menasha, and is buried in St. John's Cemetery there. Cause of death is not known. Justina died in 1921, and is also buried in St. John's Cemetery in Menasha. Both death dates came from headstones. I have not located a death record for either Michael or Justina.