Thursday, November 22, 2018

My Lithuanian Heritage - Laukaitis, Varanauskas, Zvingys, Balvocius and more

Thought some folks might be interested in this.  Below is my Lithuanian genealogy from my mother's parents and back.  Thanks to this list and esp Vincas Bundza who did a ton of the the doc research for me on the epavaldys items..  Yellow items are the immigrants...


o   GEN1 (father) - Edward Anthony Laukaitis, b. 1915 Brooklyn NY USA, d March 8 1991 East Quogue, NY
§  GEN2 (grandfather) – Antanas Vincent “Tony” Laukaitis, born 23 JUNE 1887 -  Šaltinėnai Village, Jieznas Locality, Birštonas City, Nemanu Parish, Kaunas County, Vilnius Gub, Lithuania. Death 11 FEB 1975 • Riverhead, Suffolk, New York, United States of America.
·        GEN3 (great-grandfather) – Aleksandras Laukaitis, b about 1840 Jeiznas locality, Kaunas County, Lithuania. Died 12 April 1920 Nemanjunai, Alytus District, Lithuania
o   GEN4 (2x-great -grandfather) – Antanas Laukaitis.  Born about 1818 Puzonys, Nemanjunai Parish, Lithuania.  Died 7 Dec 1885 Saltinenai Village, Jeiznas locality, Birstonas City, Nemanu Parish, Kaunas County, Vilnius Gubernaria, Lithuania
§  GEN5 (gggreat-grandfather) – Mykolas Laukaitis.  Referenced in docs, dates unknown.
§  GEN5 (3x-great -grandmother) – Rozalija Gecionis. Referenced in docs, dates unknown.
o   GEN4 (2x-great -grandmother) – Leva Slegeviciute.  Birth ABT 1821 • Šaltinėnai Village, Jieznas Locality, Birštonas City, Nemanu Parish, Kaunas County, Vilnius Gub, Lithuania.  Death 2 NOV 1880 • Šaltinėnai Village, Jieznas Locality, Birštonas City, Nemanu Parish, Kaunas County, Vilnius Gubernaria, Lithuania
§  GEN5 (3x-great -grandfather) Antanas Slegevicius.  Referenced in docs, dates unknown.
§  GEN5 (3x-great -grandmother) Magdelena Zukas. Referenced in docs, dates unknown.
·        GEN3 (great-grandmother) Judity “Justina” Mikuleviciute.  Birth ABT 1840 • Jeiznas Locality, Kaunas County, Lithuania.  Death 3 NOV 1904 • Šaltinėnai Village, Jieznas Locality, Birštonas City, Nemanu Parish, Kaunas County, Vilnius Gub, Lithuania
§  GEN2 (grandmother) Cecilia Edwega Varenauskas.  Birth 01 JAN 1890 • Mankunai, Alytaus, Lithuania.  Death 28 SEPTEMBER 1952 • 675 Central Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
·        GEN3 (great-grandfather) Konstantinas Varnanauskas.  Birth 1846 • Mankunai, Alytaus, Lithuania. Death 23 MARCH 1923 • Mankunai, Alytaus, Lithuania.
o   GEN4 (2x-great -grandfather) Laurynas Varanaskaus.  Birth Mankunai, Alytaus, Lithuania.  Death BEFORE 1923 • Mankunai, Alytaus, Lithuania
o   GEN4 (2x-great -grandmother) Eleonara Matelioniute.  Birth Unknown.  Death BEFORE 1923 • Mankunai, Alytaus, Lithuania
·        GEN3 (great-grandmother) Morta Jesniute.  Birth ABT 1844 • Mankunai, Alytaus, Lithuania.  Death 13 APRIL 1928 • Sipuleiskiu, Miroslavas, Lithuania
o   GEN4 (2x-great-grandfather) Vaitekus Jeznas.   Birth Cigoniskes, Lithuania.  Death Unknown
o   GEN1 (mother) – Martha Bronislava “Bertha” Laukaitis.  Birth 27 AUG 1918 • Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York.  Death 28 DEC 2002 • Whiting, Ocean, New Jersey, United States of America
§  GEN2 (grandfather) Juozas Anthony Zvingys.  Birth 20 APRIL 1883 • Tirkšliai, Mazeikin, Lithuania .  Death JULY 1934 • Laizuva, Mazeikiai, Lithuania.
·        GEN3 (great-grandfather) Juozapas Zvingis.  Birth ABT 1852 • Plugoai, Lithuania. Death ABT 1904 • Tirksliai, Mazeikiai, Lithuania
o   GEN4 ( 2x-great-grandfather) Jonas Zvingis.  Birth ABT 1837 • Lithuania.  Death Unknown
o   GEN4 ( 2x-great-grandmother) Marijona Davidauskaite.  Birth ABT 1860 • Pluogai, Mazeikai, Lithuania. Death Unknown
·        GEN3 (great-grandmother) Morta Mileskaite.  Birth 23 FEB 1858 • Tirksliai, Viekeniai, Mazekai, Lithuania. Death AFT. 1930
o   GEN4 (2x-great-grandfather ) Juozapas Mileska.  Birth ABT 1835 • Viekeniai, Mazekai, Lithuania. Death Unknown
o   GEN4 (2X-great-grandmother) Monika Vaitiekute.  Birth ABT 1840 • Vieksniai, Matzeikai, Lithuania.  Death Unknown
§  GEN2 (grandmother) Martha Balvocius.  Birth 12 MARCH 1893 • Maigai, Vieksniai, Lithuania. Death 11 AUG 1943 • Kings, New York, USA
·        GEN3 ( great-grandfather ) Leonas Balvocius.  Birth ABT 1847 • Maigai, Vieksniai, Lithuania. Death Unknown
o   GEN4 ( 2x-great-grandfather) Juozapas Balvocius. Resident of Maigai, Vieksniai, Lithuania.  Referred to in docs, dates unknown.
o   GEN4 ( 2x-great-grandmother) Ona Perminaite.  Resident of Maigai, Vieksniai, Lithuania.  Referred to in docs, dates unknown.
·        GEN3 ( great-grandmother) Ona Petrauskas.  Birth ABT 1847 • Buknaiciai, Mazeikiai, Lithuania.  Death UNKNOWN • Lithuania
o   GEN4 ( 2x-great-grandfather ) Petras Petrauskas. Resident of Buknaiciai, Mazeikiai, Lithuainia at birth of daughter Ona.
o   GEN4 ( 2x-great-grandmother ) Elena Norkute. Resident of Buknaiciai, Mazeikiai, Lithuainia at birth of daughter Ona.

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

1909 Wedding photo for Anna Balvocius and Stanislaus Mickevicius

1909 Wedding photo for Anna Balvocius, my great-grandmother's sister, and Michael Butkus. My great-grandmother was not in the USA at this point.

Top row, L-R - Michael Butkus, Ana Butkus nee Balvocius (great grandparents of Helen Miklas), ? Barbar Balcocius and ?, ? and ?.

Front row - Zematis, bride: Amelia Balvocius, groom Stanley Metskas, and ? and ?. Butkus died in 1929...



Stanley also listed in various records as Stanislaus MICKEVICIUS METSKAS METSKUS METAKS MICKUS.

Amelia / Emily, Born Feb 5 1888, Magai, Vieksniai, Mazekiai, Lithuania

Amelija Balvočiūtė was born 5 of February, 1888 in Maigai village Viekšniai parish and was baptize 8 of February in Viekšniai Catolic curch. Parents were peasants Leonas Balvočius and Ona, maiden name Petrauskaitė.  God parents were Antanas Petrauskas and Barbora Petrauskaitė.


Arrived Jan 16 1907 on Ryndham from Rotterdam, travelling with sister Ana / Ona.  Age 18. From "Wecheney".  Inbound to Kazimir Balwocz (later Bauch) at 215 Avenue C, NY.


1909 Wedding Photo , Brooklyn, NY
Top Row L-R
NY Marriage Cert # 9510 on 7 Oct 1909
Stanislaus Mickevicius and Emilia Balvocius

1914 living at 295 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn.  Sister Martha is inbound to her on immigration record

1930, 1935, 1940 - 59 Van Nostrand, Great Neck, New York.  Wife to gardener of private family.
Died before 1954. 

Left house to Fanny Cibas nee Steponis, daughter of Barbara Balvocius.