Celestyna was born about 1888, exact date unknown. Her maiden name appears to have been Kopczyk but one record shows Kopeczyk. She married Józef Tomon about 1909 and they migrated to the United States soon afterwards.
An immigration record shows they arrived in New York, 9 October 1910, on the ship "George Washington" from Bremen. The passenger record shows her last residence was Golcowa and she was married with one child, Jan. They settled in Connecticut where three more children were born, Edward, Emily and Walter.
Later records showed Celestyna's name variously as Cecilia and Alicia, perhaps because census-takers couldn't figure out how to spell Celestyna. The 1920 census at Meriden, Connecticut showed "Alicia". Death certificate of son Edward, in 1999, showed the surname as "Toman" and his mother as "Cecilia".
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