Helena Agnes (Lasecki) Grden (1904 - 1999)

Born 4 Jul 1904 in Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Leonard John Pawlak — married 28 Apr 1925 in Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York, United States

Wife of Edward Jankowski — married 9 Aug 1946 in Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan, United States

Died 10 Apr 1999 at age 94 in Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York, United States

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Biography

Helena was born in 1904. She was the daughter of Lawrence Lasecki and Katherine Spekczynski.

In 1910, the family was living on Ocelot St in the First Ward in Dunkirk, NY and they owned their home. Lawrence was working as a driver for a feed company and Katherine had given birth to seven children all of whom were living. They were Sally age 12, Victoria age 11, Frank age 9, Joanna age 7, Helen age 5, Clara age 3 and Lawrence 1 year and 4 months. Sally, Victoria, Frank and Joanna were attending school^[1].

The family was still living on Ocelot St in 1915, however, Lawrence was now working as a store clerk and Victoria and Sally were working at a silk mill. The family had also grown. Frank, Joanna, Helen, Clara and Lawrence were at school, while Mary, Gert and John were at home^[2].

In 1920, Lawrence and Katherine now owned a home on Genet St. Lawrence was working as a pipe fitter at the Locomotive Works. Sallie and Victoria were listed as working at the Silk Mill. Joanna, Helen, Clara, Lawrence Jr, Mary, Gertrude, and John were listed at school. Added to family were two sons, Theodore and Roman who were at home. Also, in the house were Katherine's father, Nicholas Spekczynski and a nephew, Edward Spekczynski^[3]. Victoria also appears separately living with and working for a family on Front St ^[4]. Joanna had already left school and was working at the Silk Mill which may have led to the confusion. Frank Lasecki is not found with the rest of his family in 1920 as he had run away from home. He is found across the country working as a coppersmith at the Presidio in San Francisco, California^[5].

Helen married Leonard Pawlak in April 1925, her sister, Sally, and Sally's future husband, Walter Sikorski served as witnesses^[6]. When the census was taken in June, Helen and Leonard were living with Helen's parents, grandfather and siblings on Genet St in Dunkirk, NY^[7].

She passed away in 1999.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M54X-CV3 : accessed 15 April 2019), Helen Lasuki in household of Lawrence Lasuki, Dunkirk Ward 1, Chautauqua, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 116, sheet 17B, family 271, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 929; FHL microfilm 1,374,942.
2. ↑ "New York State Census, 1915", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9F5-L4K : 27 November 2020), Helen Lesecki in entry for Larry Lesecki, 1915.
3. ↑ ""United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJKR-SG1 : accessed 15 April 2019), Helen Lasewski in household of Lawrence Lasewski, Dunkirk Ward 1, Chautauqua, New York, United States; citing ED 119, sheet 7B, line 81, family 163, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1090; FHL microfilm 1,821,090.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJKR-VX4 : accessed 29 March 2019), Victoria Lasecki in household of Henrietta Heyl, Dunkirk Ward 1, Chautauqua, New York, United States; citing ED 117, sheet 11B, line 82, family 250, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1090; FHL microfilm 1,821,090.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHWP-RY3 : accessed 15 April 2019), Frank S La Secki, San Francisco Assembly District 31, San Francisco, California, United States; citing ED 369, sheet 5A, line 44, family , NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 136; FHL microfilm 1,820,136.
6. ↑ "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FFR3-TFV : 18 March 2019), Helen Agnes Lasecki in entry for Leonard John Pawlak, 28 Apr 1925, Chautauqua, New York, United States; citing ref. ID , county clerk offices from various counties, New York; FHL microfilm 1,004,681.
7. ↑ "New York State Census, 1925," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KS9R-JLN : 8 November 2014), Helen Pavalock, Dunkirk Ward 01, A.D. 02, E.D. 03, Chautauqua, New York, United States; records extracted by Ancestry and images digitized by FamilySearch; citing p. 14, line 49, New York State Archives, Albany.

"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7CF-W6B : accessed 15 April 2019), Helen Pawlak in household of Leonard Pawlak, Buffalo (Districts 1-250), Erie, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 57, sheet 1A, line 33, family 6, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1425; FHL microfilm 2,341,160.

"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ5M-N4Y : 14 March 2018), Helen Jankowski in household of Edward Jankowski, Ward 9, Buffalo, Buffalo City, Erie, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-205, sheet 9A, line 33, family 182, 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 2829.

"Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 15 April 2019, 23:50), entry for Helen Agnes Lasecki(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L2MG-WXK); contributed by various users.

"Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 15 April 2019, 23:50), entry for Helen Agnes Lasecki(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L2MG-WXK); contributed by various users.

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