Where would someone search if a child that was given up at the age of 5? My Great grandfathers fami
His name was Piotr Juza b1880 Smigno, Austria/Hungary. Immigrated in 1903. Lived in New Hampshire. Looking for information before he came so I can find his family, my ancestors.
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Śmigno
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Coordinates: 50°5′N 21°0′ECountry Poland Voivodeship Lesser Poland County Tarnów County Gmina Lisia Góra Śmigno [ˈɕmiɡnɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lisia Góra, within Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) west of Lisia Góra, 6 km (4 mi) north of Tarnów, and 76 km (47 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków.[1]
The FamilySearch Wiki has lots of info about Poland and info on the databases that you can search online.
https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Poland_Genealogy
What document did you find the village Smigno in? Do you have his immigration record?
Betseylee Browning
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According to this gazetteer, Smigno belonged to the Roman Catholic parish of Lisia Góra. Records can be accessed here. You could try searching the baptism records in 1880 for any potential matches. I would also search all the U.S. records you can find for his whole life (including his death certificate) if you haven't already, just in case any of them happen to mention his birth parents.
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Could this be your great grandfather? When searching databases it's advisable to look for a year prior and after circa.
Petrus Juzba, "Poland, Tarnow Roman Catholic Diocese Church Books, 1612-1900" — FamilySearch.org
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Thank you for looking but his birthday in all his records say June. Of 1880. I found something on Geneteka that might or might not be him too.
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That sounds about right but I can't access them. Thank you.
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His naturalization papers said Swigur.. Had to find another record that said Smigno.
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