Loretto, Cambria, Pennsylvania: Our Family History

Latitude: 40.503124, Longitude: -78.630318

Birth

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Birth		Person ID
1	Short, Ann Mcgeehan	6 Apr 1805	Loretto, Cambria, Pennsylvania	I1553
2	Short, Catherine	1 Apr 1809	Loretto, Cambria, Pennsylvania	I1548
3	Short, Martha	29 Mar 1813	Loretto, Cambria, Pennsylvania	I1551
4	Short, Susan	13 Apr 1803	Loretto, Cambria, Pennsylvania	I1546

Death

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Death		Person ID
1	Short, Elizabeth	Oct 1831	Loretto, Cambria, Pennsylvania	I1545

Burial

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Burial		Person ID
1	Stolz, Mrs Catharina	26 Apr 1888	Loretto, Cambria, Pennsylvania	I1195

The Pijzaczynski family name changed many times over the years. In Polish records, Andrew’s surname appeared as Peczynski. He had six children in Poland and five in the United States. After immigrating, his last name varied on documents such as census records, deeds, and death certificates, before his children in the U.S. eventually adopted the name Perchinske. Rumor had it that teachers could not spell the name correctly and eventually his children became Perchinske.