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Paprocki: I am trying to figure out my Polish roots.



Allison  Mar 11, 10, 00:31    #1
http://home.eznet.net/~paprocki/genealogy/Paprocki/NYC/WladyslawPaproc ki.html

My g-grandfather was Henry Walter Parke and I am trying to figure out my Polish roots. I finally came across a website that had information on my genealogy. I am confused about what it says in regard to the fact that Katherine remarried to "Roman" (wtf) and had seven children. Does that look like it means that I am not actually related to Wladyslaw Paprocki?

Also, do last names really mean anything in regards to ancestry? I've heard that Polish people changed their names around quite a lot for some reason.
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Allison:
Roman

What's wrong with Roman? It's a normal polish name and surname appearing in Poland since XIII century. Polish people changed surname mainly to foreigners having problems with pronunciation, and sometimes office workers made typos while writing them down...

Katherine had seven children with Wladyslaw Paprocki not with Roman.. which is pretty obvious because there's a date of the second marriage.

Seems your roots are Polish and German.. : o
Allison  Mar 11, 10, 01:42    #3
Nothing, I just thought it sounded weird at first because its a city. Nothing weird about it now that I think about it.
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Allison:
Nothing, I just thought it sounded weird at first because its a city.

???
Allison  Mar 11, 10, 03:55    #5
oh my God. I did not just write that. That sounded so stupid. I just wasn't thinking. That is not what I meant to say. This post probably makes me look like I'm retarded but I promise I'm not.
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Allison:
oh my God. I did not just write that.

Good luck in your roots research :)
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PAPROCKI: root-word paproæ (fern); topo from Paprotki (Fernville) or similar

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