Veronica “Sekula” “Krempa” Monteiro Polish Roots 1880-1970 Need Help

Question

Veronica Sekula “Seckla” “Krempa” Monteiro 1888-1977 was born in Poland arrived in America 1912. She married first John Krempa (born Poland abt 1877-May 31, 1930 Scotch Plains, New Jersey, USA) & had seven children with Mr. Krempa. She remarried after he passed away to a Joseph Monteiro. Her brother is my great great grandpa Andrew “Sekula” Seckla (1874-1957) born in Galicia Poland arrived in America in 1905 with his wife Mary “Novak” Seckla. Andrew and his wife lived in New Jersey a few years then settling in East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut for the duration of their lives. Veronica stayed in the Scotch Plains, Union County, New Jersey area for the duration of her life. They were Catholics. We see she took a trip to Gdynia, Poland departing from that town September 9, 1948 arriving back in NYC. Is Gdynia part of Galicia Poland? We are trying to trace the roots of the parental lineage into Galicia Poland and need genealogy help. Any resources or records would help. We have been able to find much info for both sister and brother Andrew Sekula and Veronica Sekula but can’t seem to find who the parents are yet. Also found the name Sekula in the Warsaw Ghetto Name List. Any help is appreciated. Thank you wikitree family.

FYI: per family sources the eldest son of Andrew Seckla “Sekula” changed the last name spelling. So Veronica last name remained Sekula.

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Do you have Veronica exact date birth,perhaps off death record,or Social

Security.Just because she departed port City Gydynia ,does not mean she

born there.

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I don’t have exact date of birth yet however the obituary says she died at age 82. We have a gravestone photo on Find a Grave. Still researching exact date of birth.

Answer 1

*Solved*.  Found her passenger manifest today and identified her birth place as Ziempniow, Mielec, Galicia, Austria.  :)

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I believe we have found her and the brother Andrew Seckla’s parents here https://geneteka.genealodzy.pl/index.php?op=gt&lang=eng&bdm=B&w=09pk&rid=7092&search_lastname=&search_name=&search_lastname2=&search_name2=&from_date=1900&to_date=1910

Parents are Michal Sekula and Agata Wyzik parish of Czermin

Answer 2

Possible?

"Poland, Tarnow Roman Catholic Diocese Church Books, 1612-1900," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XP5B-ZTL : 29 July 2017), Veronica Sekuta, 24 Jul 1883; citing Baptism, Bystra, Bystra, Rzeszów, Poland, volume years 1870 - 1886, page 81, Tarnow Diocesan Archives, Tarnow; FHL microfilm 1,883,725.

father:

Antonius Sekuta

mother:

Maria Wojeiechowska

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It’s possible. One obituary says she died at 82 and in 1970 so Age of birth estimate is 1888. Here is one Census I’ve found

Name: Veronica Krempa
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Scotch Plains, Union, New Jersey, United States
District: ED 148
Gender: Female
Age: 41
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1889
Birthplace: Poland
Immigration Year: 1912
Father's Birthplace: Poland
Mother's Birthplace: Poland
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 23
Sheet Number and Letter: 23B
Household ID: 530
Line Number: 73
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 1390
GS Film Number: 2341125
Digital Folder Number: 004951977
Image Number: 00599

 

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
John Krempa	Head	M	51	Poland
Veronica Krempa	Wife	F	41	Poland
Frank Krempa	Son	M	18	New Jersey
Joseph Krempa	Son	M	16	New Jersey
John Krempa	Son	M	14	New Jersey
Stanley Krempa	Son	M	13	New Jersey
Edward Krempa	Son	M	10	New Jersey
Helen Krempa	Daughter	F	8	New Jersey

Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4N4-8PN : accessed 9 February 2019), Helen Krempa in household of John Krempa, Scotch Plains, Union, New Jersey, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 148, sheet 23B, line 79, family 530, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1390; FHL microfilm 2,341,125.

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Also the 1940 census is available with her second husband after her first husband passed away 

Name: Veronica Monterio
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Scotch Plains, Scotch Plains Township, Union, New Jersey, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 48
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birthplace: Poland
Birth Year (Estimated): 1892
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
District: 20-141B
Family Number: 135
Sheet Number and Letter: 7A
Line Number: 8
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 2389
Digital Folder Number: 005462193
Image Number: 00328

 

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
Joseph Monterio	Head	M	38	Portugal
Veronica Monterio	Wife	F	48	Poland
Stanley Krempa	Stepson	M	23	New Jersey
Edward Krempa	Stepson	M	20	New Jersey
Helen Krempa	Stepdaughter	F	18	New Jersey

Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4YD-WTB : 15 March 2018), Helen Krempa in household of Joseph Monterio, Scotch Plains, Scotch Plains Township, Union, New Jersey, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 20-141B, sheet 7A, line 11, family 135, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2389.

Answer 3

Hello.

Gdynia is a city build in Poland after the first world war when Poland regained access to the Balic sea .

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Gdynia/@54.537221,18.2567925,10z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x46fda145071ed789:0xdee2f99989236636!8m2!3d54.5188898!4d18.5305409

Gdynia is not a part of Galicja. Galicja is a name of lands which Poland lost for Habsburg Austria after first (1772) and third (1795) partition.

Map of Galicja:

https://images.slideplayer.pl/33/10257295/slides/slide_3.jpg

Best regards