Thursday, June 22, 2017

1876 marriage of my 3x grandparents - Petrauskas and Balvocius - Leckava

Received this great doc from my researcher, Vincas Bundza today. The doc identifies my 3x great grandparents.

Petras Petrauskas and Elena Norkute (Leckava)  // Juozapas Balvočius and Ona Perminaite (Maigai).

A few reasons this is significant for my research.



Year 1876, 15 of May. Priest of Leckava church Bartkevičius registered marriage between peasant Leonas Balvočius, single, 29 years old from Maigai village Viekšniai parish and Ona Petravičiūtė, single, 19 years old from Buknaičiai village Leckava parish Viekšniai eldership.
Son of peasant Juozapas and Ona Perminaitė, legitimate spouses Balvočius and daughter of peasants Petras and Elena Norkutė, legitimate spouses Petrauskas. Witnesses were Kazimieras Šimkus, Antanas Tupikas, Antanas Krūtinis and others.

My trace into this is as follows:
Me > Christine Laukaitis > Bertha Laukaitis > Martha Balvocius > Ona Balvocius

Any ideas or thoughts, I'd love to hear them.

Thanks to my 'doc digger' Vincas Bundza...