"The Poley (Poluionskas) - Norwich (Norvaisa) Home Page"Updated September 5, 2000 |
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Joseph Charles Poley
2 Little Turtle Circle
Royersford, Pa 19468
610-948-6069
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Hello! I'm searching for additional information on the names of Poley (Poluionskas / Polijanskas), Norwich (Norvaisa), Brennan, Recupito, DePalma and many others. If you have done any research in Genealogy, you will have found that as soon as someone gets married, more names are added into the equation. Not everyone accepts this concept but it is true never-the-less. When marriages occur, that line becomes part of yours whether you like it or not. Currently, we have about 800-900 in our Family Tree. Just the other night, I hit a grand slam and pulled in 156 additional members off of the FTM site. Don't get discouraged when half of your family members aren't interested and another 25% give you only minimal data, or less. The find of 156 came from a cousin who reluctantly gave me her husbands father's name and his mother's first name. And this is from one who doesn't really want to participate. The name Poley is shortened from either Poluionskas or Polijanskas and is of Lithuania decent. My Grandfather, Casper (Kasperas) Polijanskas [b:06/14/1869 - d: 04/25/1953] and his father and siblings were farmers somewhere near Kaunas. When there was a fire, and everything was lost, he gave up his right and came to America in 1886, via Germany. His ship came to Philadelphia and he took a job with John D. Rockereller's Standard Oil Company, which later became the Atlantic Refining Co. He had at least two brothers, one named John. - Aside from coming to the USA because of the farm buring down, my Grandfather also came because he wanted to marry their Lithuanian Landlord's daughter but was told he needed money and status. After saving for eighteen (18) years he sent for his bride to be. When the ship landed at Philadelphia, all disembarked and went their way except my Grandfather and a young girl (18 years younger than him). She asked him if he could help her find Casper Poley and he was obviously floored. His old Landlord had sent a replacement for his daughter. She had no money to return and my Grandfather felt sorry for her and gave her housing and food. Three months later they were married and started our blood line. - Actually, his father (my G-Grandfather) supposedly was French (Polion) and had four (4) brothers and all were in Napoleon's Army and fighting Russia when the war went sour. They all fled; Two went deeper into Russia, one to Poland, my line to Lithuania and the fifth (5th) brothers horse was worn out in the flight. He stole another, was caught and hung as a horse thief. My Grandmother's name was Petronella Norvaisa (Americanized to Beatrice Norwich) [b: 05/08/1884 - d: 11/17/1965]. Her mother was helping her father repair their roof, she lost her balance and fell to her death. Prior to her death, their was a flu or virus epidemic in Lithuania and the unknown baby and the oldest boy William died. Her husband couldn't handle the tradegy and turned to drinking and the four (4) remaining children (Petronella, Veronica, Anna & Joseph) were placed into an Orphanage. - After they were married, over time they sent care packages back to Lithuania or clothing, food and medicines. They also sponsored all of her sisters and brother. They found them housing and jobs prior to their arrivals. They also sponsored other family members throughout their lives. They had six (6) children: - Millie died @ 10 months old (virus or crib death) abt. 1904 or 1905. - Lucy Mary Poley b: 01/29/1906 - d: 09/14/1978 - Joseph Charles Poley b: 07/04/1907 - d: 02/13/1984 - Sister Mary Petronella Casimir (Poluionskiene) b: 08/12/1909 - Louis Charles Poley b: 05/22/1913 - d: 02/23/1993 - Casimir(Charles) Joseph Poley b:01/12/1917-d:03/31/1997 |
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