Joseph Novak: Our Family History

1889 -

Generation: 1

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Joseph Novak was born on 19 Apr 1889 in Germany.

Joseph married Marianna Pijaczynski on 15 Oct 1912 in Grafton, Lorain, Ohio. Marianna (daughter of Andrew Pijaczynski and Maria Anna Filipiak) was born on 31 Jan 1892 in Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland; died in Dec 1981; was buried in 1980 in Lorain, Lorain, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Joseph Lewis Novak was born on 13 May 1914 in Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio.
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4. Antoinette Novak was born in 1917; died in 1917.
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Generation: 2

2. Joseph Lewis Novak (1.Joseph¹) was born on 13 May 1914 in Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio.
3. Living (1.Joseph¹)
4. Antoinette Novak (1.Joseph¹) was born in 1917; died in 1917.
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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.