KOPICKI, Johann "Jan John"

1844 - 1928  (83 years)

• Name	KOPICKI, Johann "Jan John"
  Gender	Male
  Born	14 Aug 1844	Kozielec, Bydgoszcz, Poland
  Died	20 Feb 1928	Chicago, Cook, Illinois
  Notes	Name: Johann "Jan" or "John" Kopicki Sex: M Birth: 14 AUG 1844 in Kozielec, Westpreußen (now Kozielec, Bydgoszcz, Poland). 1 Death: 20 FEB 1928 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. 2 of Diabetes Mellitus. Contributor: Gangrene of Leg. Event: Godfather Michael Kamarowski Event: Godmother Francisca Gurmann Emigration: 30 MAR 1881 Jan & Anna Kopicki & 5 eldest children departed Hamburg on the ship "Westphalia" 3 Burial: 24 FEB 1928 St. Adalbert Cemetery, Niles, Illinois. 2 Immigration: 12 APR 1881 Arrived in New York, NY aboard the Westphali Event: Residence 1 1900 895 W. 17th Street, 10th Ward, Chicago, Illinois. 4 Event: Residence 2 BET. 1927 - 1928 5023 25th Place, Cicero, Cook County, Illinois. 2 Baptism: 18 AUG 1844 Catholic Church at Neuenburg, Westpreußen (now Nowe, Bydgoszcz, Poland). 1 Medical Information: (see Note 2 for explanation) Note: Note 1 - Johann Kopicki's date of birth is discrepant in the following documents: Document Doc Date Reported Age Date of Birth Actual Age Baptism Record, Nowe Pol. August, 1844 ------ August 14, 1844 ------ Hamburg Passenger List 03/30/1881 37 yrs abt 1843 - 1844 37 yrs U.S. Census - 1900 06/06/1900 54 yrs Sept. 1845 55 yrs U.S. Census - 1910 05/02/1910 60 yrs abt 1849 - 1850 65 yrs Death Certificate 02/20/1928 70 yrs August 14, 1857 83 yrs Whenever I find discrepancies in birth dates, I have noticed a consistent trend similar to the example shown here: the more recent the document, the greater the error in age becomes. In other words, earlier documents obviously tend to have a much more accurate birth date because the birth date is recorded much closer in time to the actual event. As documents are recorded further in time from the actual event, the errors in birth date almost always show the person as younger than he actually is. This is especially true on death certificates, where a surviving relative is usually providing this information from memory. --------------------------------------------------------- Diabetes Mellitus (from Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, 1979): a familial constitutional disorder of carbohydrate metabolism characterized by inadequate secretion or utilization of insulin, by polyuria and excessive amounts of sugar in the blood and urine, and by thirst, hunger and loss of weight. Father: Franz Kopicki Mother: Catherine Gurmann Marriage 1 Anna Górska b: 17 JUL 1849 in Fronca, Westpreußen (now Fraca, Gdansk, Poland). Married: 21 NOV 1869 in Catholic Church at Lalkau, Westpreußen (now Lalkowy, Gdansk, Poland). 5 Event: Witness 1 in Albrecht Ostrowski of Fronza 5 Event: Witness 2 in Johann Danielowicz of Smentowken 5 Children Anna Kopicka b: 15 OCT 1870 in Smentowken, Westpreußen (now Smetówko, Gdansk, Poland). Johann Zacharias "Jan" or "John" Kopicki b: 6 SEP 1872 in Smentowken, Westpreußen (now Smetówko, Gdansk, Poland). Franz "Frank" Kopicki b: 2 MAR 1875 in Smentowken, Westpreußen (now Smetówko, Gdansk, Poland). Martha Kopicka b: 9 APR 1878 in Smentowken, Westpreußen (now Smetówko, Gdansk, Poland). Elisabeth Kopicka b: 21 OCT 1880 in Smentowken, Westpreußen (now Smetówko, Gdansk, Poland). Joanna Kopicka b: ABT. MAY 1883 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Sophia Katherine Kopicka b: 28 APR 1885 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Victoria Kopicka b: 13 AUG 1888 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Felix Kopicki b: 11 SEP 1889 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Sources: Title: LDS Film 0528968: Catholic Church Records, Nowe, Bydgoszcz, Poland Repository: Call Number: Media: Book Death Certificate - John Kopicki, Sr. Hamburg Direct Passenger List. United States Census - 1900. Title: LDS Film 0527771: Catholic Church Records, Lalkau, Westpreußen (now Lalkowy, Gdansk, Poland)
  Person ID	I298	2. Schwald - PA-IL-AZ-CA
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2008

  
  

  Family	GORSKA, Anna,   b. 17 Jul 1849, Fraca, Gdansk, Poland
  Married	21 Nov 1869	Lalkowy, Gdansk, Poland
  Children	1. KOPICKA, Anna,   b. 15 Oct 1870   2. KOPICKI, Johann Zacharias "Jan John",   b. 6 Sep 1872, Smetowko, Gdansk, Poland   3. KOPICKI, Franz "Frank",   b. 2 Mar 1875, Smetowko, Gdansk, Poland   4. KOPICKA, Martha,   b. 9 Apr 1878, Smetowko, Gdansk, Poland   5. KOPICKA, Elisabeth,   b. 21 Oct 1880, Smetowko, Gdansk, Poland   6. KOPICKA, Joanna,   b. Abt May 1883, Chicago, Cook, Illinois + 7. KOPICKA, Sophia "Sophie" Katherine,   b. 28 Apr 1885, Chicago, Cook, Illinois   8. KOPICKA, Victoria,   b. 13 Aug 1888, Chicago, Cook, Illinois   9. KOPICKI, Felix,   b. 11 Sep 1889, Chicago, Cook, Illinois
  Family ID	F115	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 14 Aug 1844 - Kozielec, Bydgoszcz, Poland Married - 21 Nov 1869 - Lalkowy, Gdansk, Poland Died - 20 Feb 1928 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth
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