| Name |
WITKOWICZ, Josef/Joseph Mieczyslaf |
| Birth |
18 Feb 1899 |
Ustrobna, Krosno Co., Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland  [1, 2] |
| IMMIGRATION |
9 Nov 1904 |
Ellis Island, New York, New York Co., NY [3] |
- Ship's Manifest: S.S. Bremen
Traveling with mother Antonina Witkowicz and brothers Mieczyslaw and Stanislaw, they arrive in the US almost 2 years after husband/father Leon who arrived 5 Jul 1902
Age: 3-1/2.
Nationality: Galicia
Race: Polish
Last residence: Ustrobna
Final destination: New Bedford, Mass.
Passage paid by: father.
Contact at destination: father, Leon Witkowicz, New Bedford, Mass.
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Passenger list of S.S. Bremen arriving at New York (Ellis Island) 9 Nov 1904 from Bremen, Germany, page 0728.
Antonina/Antonia on line 17.
Josef/Joseph on line 18.
Mieczyslaw/Mitchel on line 19.
Stanislaw/Stanley on line 20.
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SS Bremen
The SS Bremen (second of the name, first ship was scrapped in 1876) was built by F. Schichau of Danzig for the Norddeutscher-Lloyd line. At 525 feet long, 50 feet wide, and 10,500 GRT, the ship was very small by today's standards, with accommodations for 250 first class, 300 second class, and 1600 steerage passengers. Her maiden voyage was 5 Jun 1897 from Bremen to New York with a stopover at Southampton. On 30 Jun 1900, she was badly damaged in a dockside fire at the NDL pier in Hoboken, New Jersey. The fire was started by spontaneous combustion of a bale of cotton. After the fire she was rebuilt and lengthened to 575 ft, her tonnage increased to 11,540 GRT. She reentered service in Oct 1901. On 20 Apr 1912, while sailing from Bremen to New York City, Bremen passed through the debris field left by the sinking of the RMS Titanic. Passengers and crew reported seeing hundreds of bodies floating in the water as well as many deck chairs and pieces of wood. Since there was already a ship specially chartered by White Star line to retrieve any bodies, the Bremen did not stop. Bremen was laid up during World War I. After the war she was given to the British P&O line as part of the war reparations. Two years later she was sold to the Byron S.S. Co. and renamed Constantinople, and operated on the Piraeus-New York City route. By 1924, she was renamed King Alexander. She was scrapped in 1929.
This link gives General Information provided to passengers of Norddeutscher-Lloyd steamship lines 1888-1889. |
| MILI |
12 Sep 1918 |
New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA [4] |
- WW 1 Draft Registration
Lists full name as Joseph Mieczyslaf Witkowicz.
Residence: 52 Hicks St.
Born: 18 Feb 1899.
Notes Citizen by naturalization of father.
Occupation: Loom Fixer.
Employer: Wamsutta Mills, New Bedford, Bristol, Mass.
Nearest relative: Leon Witkowicz (father)
Address: 52 Hicks St., New Bedford, Bristol, Mass.
Description: Short, slender, blue eyes, brown hair.
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WW I Draft Registration - Witkowicz, Joseph Mieczyslaf, Bristol County, Massachusetts; Roll: 1674422; Draft Board: 2
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| CENSUS |
16 Jan 1920 |
52 Hicks St., New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA [5] |
- Surname incorrectly spelled Victkowiecz.
Immigrated: 1903.
Occupation: third hand, cotton mill.
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Census: 1920 U.S. - New Bedford Ward 2, Bristol Co., MA, Roll: T625_685; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 120; Image: 733
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| CENSUS |
11 Apr 1930 |
286 Davis St. New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA [6] |
- Renting home at $24/month.
Did not own a radio.
Married at age 21.
Born in Poland.
Indicates immigrated in 1905. This is incorrect. Ellis Island records show Joseph immigrated with his mother and two younger brothers 9 Nov 1904.
Occupation: Third hand, cotton mill.
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Census: 1930 U.S. - New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA, Roll: 890; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 86; Image: 306.0
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| CENSUS |
4 Apr 1940 |
Fall River, Bristol Co., MA [7] |
- Joseph living with wife Mary, two daughters, three sons and brother-in-law.
Address: 711 Rodman St
Renting $20/mth
Age 39, married
Highest grade of school completed: H-1
Born: Poland; Naturalized citizen
Occupation: second hand, cotton mill
Wages per year: $1600
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Census 1940 US: Fall River, Bristol Co., MA, page 3A
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| MILI |
15 Feb 1942 |
Fall River, Bristol Co., MA [8] |
- WW II Draft Registration Card
Address: 711 Rodman St, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA
Contact Person: Mrs. Clay Witkowicz, same address
Employer: Sagamore Mills No 1, Cove St. Fall River, Bristol Co., MA
Description: white, 5'-5", 142 lbs, hazel eyes, brown hair, dark complexion
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WW II Draft Registration Card: Joseph Witkowicz
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| SSN |
014-07-8190 |
| Death |
14 Jul 1994 |
730 N Scenic Hwy, Lake Wales, Polk Co., FL [9] |
- Died at Lake Wales Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
|
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Obituary: Joseph Witkowicz 1994
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| Person ID |
I1472 |
Main |
| Last Modified |
25 Nov 2020 |
| Family |
DOMIJAN, Mary, b. 27 May 1904, Poland d. 15 Mar 1983, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA (Age 78 years) |
| Marriage |
10 Jan 1921 |
New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA [10] |
- Joseph's occupation: loom fixer
Mary's occupation: weaver
Service by J. A. Mrojzinski, Priest, New Bedford, MA
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Marriage Record: Joseph Mieczyslaf Witkowicz and Mary Domijan
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| Children |
| + | 1. WITKOWICZ, Bertha, b. Abt 1922, Massachusetts |
| + | 2. WITKOWICZ, Florence, b. Oct 22 1925, New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA d. 3 Nov 2007, Beaumont Rehab & Nursing Center, 85 Beaumont Drive, Northbridge, MA |
| | 3. WITKOWICZ, Joseph L., b. Abt Sep 1929, Massachusetts |
| | 4. WITKOWICZ, Edward [Birth] |
| | 5. WITKOWICZ, Frank [Birth] |
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| Family ID |
F454 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
25 Nov 2020 |
Fisher Family Genealogy
1899 - 1994 (95 years)
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