Wojciech GIEWONT 2
- Born: 4/1/1884, of Dzianisz, Galicy (Now Poland) 3
- Marriage: Marya ZAJAC in 1907 1
- Died: 8/6/1958, St. Vincent's Hospital, Erie, Erie, PA, USA at age 74 3 4
- Buried: 8/8/1958, St. James Cemetery, Crosingville, , PA, USA 3
 Cause of his death was Coronary Thrombus.
Another name for Wojciech was Albert GIEWONT.
General Notes:
There is only one Wojciech Gewont who emigrated through Ellis Island in the records. He is the correct age and from the correct area to be the original immigrant in this line. According to family tradition, he and his future wife both came over at different times while they were single. They met and married in Pennsylvania in 1907. According to the Ellis Island Internet site Wojciech was age 18 when he arrived on Apr 8, 1903 on the Prinzess Irene from Breman, Germany. His nationality is listed as Galicy (Galicia) which changed hands between Russia, Poland, Austria and Germany multiple times. His town of origin is listed as Dzianisz. This town is locate just 3 miles from Mount Giewont in the southern central tip of current day Poland! It is in the Nowy Sacz Administrative division of current day Poland near the major city of Zakopane.
He changed his name to Albert in this country as that was the American translation for his name, Wojciech. The correct translation of Wojciech in our language is Adelbert, so it looks like he gave himself a more popular version of his American name. His emigration record asked him if he was meeting someone, and he stated that it was cousin, Tedr_ej Plasinski in Uniontown, PA, but it indicates that his cousin lived in Oliver, Pennsylvania. He and his wife by family tradition also returned to their homeland sometime after their marriage before coming back to Pennsylvania. This return trip is not in the New York Ellis Island records. (G-1,2)
According to his death record in 1958, he lived at R.D. 2, Edinboro, PA before he died of a one day stay at St. Vincent's Hospital in in Erie, PA of Coronary Thrombus. His wife only listed his country of birth, Poland. She did not know his parent's names.
There are several unknown children in this family at least by name. One of his missing sons or grandsons is likely Robert Thomas Giewont of Erie, Erie Co., PA who was a private in the service. He was/is married to Linda Rose Miller of Erie, Erie Co, Pennsylvania.
Wojciech married Marya ZAJAC in 1907.1 (Marya ZAJAC was born on 5/9/1891 in , , Poland 5 and died on 8/29/1984 in Edinboro Nursing Home, Edinboro, Erie, PA, USA 6.)
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