SOMERFELD / CZAPLEWSKI.

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Great-grandfather was Jacob SOMMERFELD, born 23 December 1857 at Neukirch (= Nowa Cerkiew), West Prussia.
He emigrated to America (Buffalo New York) on the freighter 'Silesia' at age 16.
He married Maryana CZAPLEWSKI from Libenau (= Lignowy) and they later moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Do know that Jacobs father was Johann SOMMERFELD. Do not know anything else about Jacobs mother,
or if he had brothers and sisters. Jacobs son - my grandfather - was Franciszek SOMMERFELD.
They later changed the spelling to SOMERFELD.

If any relation, or you have any information, would be grateful to hear from you.

Thomas Somerfeld


Hello Dieter,
In response to your email I am sending you all info have so far on the SOMMERFELD surname.
My greatgrandfather was Jacob SOMMERFELD / SOMERFELD was born 23 December 1857
at Neukirch (Nowa Cerkiew), West Prussia (Poland).
He emigrated to America at age 16. He came through the port of Hamburg on the freighter 'Silesia'.
He went to Buffalo, New York, where he later met and married Maryanna CZAPLEWSKI,
who was born 13 December 1864 at Adl. Liebenau (Lignowy), West Prussia (Poland).
They later moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where they later died.
Have the birth documents (written in German) for both Jacob and Maryanna.
Jacob's fathers name was Johann SOMMERFELD. They were Roman Catholics.

I do not know anything else about Jacobs mother, or if he had brothers and sisters.
Jacobs son was Franciszek SOMMERFELD (my grandfather).
They later changed the spelling to SOMERFELD.

Do you have any further information ?
Please reply with any info you might have.
It would be grateful to hear from you.

Yours,
Thomas Somerfeld
Mailto: bhstom(at)hotmail.com


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Ergänzende Hinweise (-sd-):

Neukirch, Landgemeinde im Kreis Marienburg in Westpreußen, Regierungsbezirk Danzig;
heute: Nowa Cerkiew-Szlackecka, Pow Chojnice.
Neukirch / Nowa Cerkiew, Kreis Großes Werder.
Neukirch / Nowa Cerkiew, Kreis Danzig.

Ev. / Kath. Kirchspiel Neukirch.

Adlig Liebenau / Lignowy, Pow Gniew,
Landgemeinde im Kreis Marienwerder, Provinz Westpreußen.

Adlig Liebenau, Dorf im Kreis Dirschau, Amtsbezirk Rauden.

Ev. Kirchspiel Rauden. Kath. Kirchspiel Adlig Liebenau.

Neu Liebenau / Lignowy, Pow Gniew,
Landgemeinde im Kreis Marienwerder, Provinz Westpreußen.

Ev. Kirchspiel Mewe, Kreis Marienwerder. Kath. Kirchspiel Johannisdorf.

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'Silesia'

Abfahrtsdatum: 2. Oktober 1872 ab Hamburg.
Reiseziel: New York.

ca. 816 Passagieren, u.a. mit:

August Sommerfeld,
Ernestine Sommerfeld,
Jacob Sommerfeld.

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August SOMMERFELD / Ernestine SOMMERFELD.

Sohn:

Jacob SOMMERFELD, kath.,
* am 23. Dezember 1857 in Neukirch, Westpreußen, + in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania,
oo Maryanna CZAPLEWSKI, kath.,
* am 13. Dezember 1864 in Adlig Liebenau, + in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.

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SOMERFELD / DROZINSKI, Nowa Cerkiew, Janiszewo.

Notes searching for any living relatives in America and/or Poland.
My family research has not been too successful over the years.
Do know that Ancestors immigrated to USA from villages near
Gdansk, some from the Kashubian area. Have been to some of
the villages while on a trip to Poland, was unable at that time to
find any relatives i.e cousins etc.

Thomas Somerfeld
Mailto: bhstom(at)hotmail.com

Source / Quelle:
http://polishorigins.com/document/home_page

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