Over 100 years and our family is reunited

For many who immigrated from their homelands, they knew once they left, they would never see their loved ones again.

When Constantine and Anna (nee Lassa) left their village, Wirsitz (now Wyrszrk) from all of the records we've located until today, they were the only members of their respective families who emigrated.

After much searching and researching, finding Anna's family in Poland-reconnected our families in America and Poland. Reconnection takes time and it meant a great deal to me during the holiday season, we received a beautiful card from the Lassa family. After 100 years of separation, discovering you have a family in another country, a family you've felt in your heart and missed makes you appreciate every day and every moment.

Stanislaw Lassa and Family picture taken in Bydgoszcz

This picture is the very first one sent from Poland by relatives who are the family of Stanislaw Lassa.

Stanislaw Lassa and his sister, Anna (Lassa) Placzek, were born in the 1870's, near Komorowo/Wilhelmseichen, Poland.

Anna married Constantine Placzek in 1901 and immigrated to the United States in 1906. Our family in the United States, have been searching for information to find our family in Poland for many years.

This February 2009, we found the family of Leon Lassa's son, Zbigniew Lassa.

Leon Lassa, is pictured, far right.

This is our first picture from their family and we're very excited to share this with everyone who visits our blog.

Stanislaw Lassa's first wife, Katarzyna, died and he remarried Wladyslawa (last name unknown).

We obtained this picture from Stanislaw Lassa's, great great grand-daughter, Anna Lassa. Her mother, Henryka Lassa, sent this picture to her and I am posting this on our family website for everyone to see.

Anna is living in the city of Poznan, Poland and her parents, Zbigniew and Henryka Lassa, live in Bydgoszcz, Poland. (Zbigniew Lassa, is the son of Leon Lassa.)

To see more pictures of Bydgoszcz:
http://www.lech.bydgoszcz.pl/potop/bydzia-old/bydzia-old.htm

Thank you Anna and Henryka, for sending this picture and we are looking forward to seeing more pictures of our family from Poland!

Picture taken prior to World War II

Pictured left to right:
Urzula, Wladyslawa (second wife), little boy-Stasiu/Stanislaw (son of Wladyslawa and Stanislaw), Stanislaw, Leon

Leon Lassa pictured far right, is Anna Lassa's grandfather,
Stanislaw Lassa, pictured with the Bowler hat, is Anna Lassa's great grandfather.

Stanislaus Lassa Baptism Translation

Stanislaus Lassa Baptism page 2

Stanislaus (Stanislaw) Lassa Baptism
page 2

Stanislaus Lassa Baptism Record

Baptism record of Stanislaus (Stanislaw) Lassa
parents: Thomas Lassa and Apollonia Bar/Barzynska

Genealogy of Anna Lassa

Genealogy of Anna Lassa
Daughter of Thomas Lassa and Apollonia Barzynska (Bar)

The information regarding the genealogy of Anna Lassa is not complete.

I have not been able to find all of her family records.
I am searching for more information about her:

Parents: Thomas Lassa and Apollonia Barzynska
Fathers birth /death date and city of birth/death
Fathers parents and brothers and sisters
Mothers' parents: Valentinius (Walenty) Barzynski and Katarzyna Abramowicz
Anna's brothers and sisters

Father: Thomas Lassa
born: 21 Dec 1842, location unknown
death: date unknown, city unknown, cause of death unknown
buried: date unknown, city unknown
married: 25 Oct 1868 Friemark (Krostokowo), Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia age 26 from Bielawy, Wirsitz, Posen
parents: unknown, city unknown

Mother: Apollonia Barzynska
born: about 1842, location unknown
death: 3 June 1907 Eichfelde (Polanowo), Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia, age 65
buried: city unknown, date unknown
parents: Valentinius (Walenty) Barzynski and Katarzyna Abramowicz
parents; birth/death cities and dates unknown
parents of Valentinius Barzynska unknown
parents of Katarzyna Abramowicz unknown

Thomas Lassa and Apollonia Barzynska

Children

Maria Lassa
born 5 Dec 1869 Friemark (Krostkowo), Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
died: date unknown, city unknown
marriage: unknown
spouse: unknown, city of birth unknown
parents: of spouse, unknown

Stanislaus (Stanislaw) Lassa
born: 25 Feb 1872 Friemark (Krostkowo), Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
died: 26 Aug 1950 Bialosliwie, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia, age 78 -cause of death unknown-
buried: Bromberg (Bydgoszcz), Posen, Prussia
married: date unknown, city unknown
spouse: Katarzyna last name unknown
parents: unknown and city unknown
second spouse as widow: Wladyslawa last name unknown
parents: unknown and city unknown

Anna Lassa
born: 13 Oct 1875 Wilhelmseichen (Komorowo), Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
died: 16 Mar 1950 Stillwater, Minnesota USA
buried: St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery-Bayport, Minnesota USA
married: 24 Nov 1901 Wirsitz, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia age 26
spouse: Konstantine (Constantine) Placzek age 22, from Kraczke, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
parents: Joseph Placzek and Josepha Jankowska

Elisabeth Lassa
born: 1879? city unknown
died: unknown
married: 19 Nov 1905 Wirsitz, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia age 26, from Bielawy, Posen, Prussia age
spouse: Joseph Kulacyznski, age 24 from Mrozowo, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
parents: Simon Kulacyznski and Veronica Forbot

Eva Lassa
born: May 1881- exact date unknown, city unknown
died: 3 Sep. 1884 age 3 years, 4 months, Wilhelmseichen (Komorowo), Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia

Bronislawa Lassa
born: 7 Feb 1885 Wilhelmseichen (Komorowo), Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
died: unknown, city unknown
married: date unknown, city unknown
spouse: unknown, age unknown, city unknown
parents; name unknown, city unknown

Genealogy of Constantine Placzek, son of Joseph Placzek and Josepha Jankowska

Genealogy of Constantine Placzek
Son of Joseph Placzek and Josepha Jankowska

Father:
Josephus (Joseph) Placzek alias Płaczkowski
Born: about 1836
Died: date unknown
Marriage: 28 May 1865-age 29 Glesno, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
Parents:Franciszek (Francis/Frank) Placzek and Anna Rozynska

Mother:
Josepha Jankowska
Born: 27 Feb 1843 Augustenhof, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia (Augustenhof alias: Dabrowka/Dambrowka)
Marriage: age 22, from Augustenhoff
Died: 5 Aug 1913, age 70 Kraczke, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
Parents: Joseph Jankowski and Francisca Trok/Troczek


Joseph Placzek and Josepha Jankowska

Children:

Franiszek Placzek
born: 27 Jan 1866 Lodzia, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
died: 21 Aug 1873 age, 7 years 7 months; Jobshohe (Liszkowko), Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
buried: 7 Sep 1873

Joannes Placzek
born: 5 Mar 1867 Glesno, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
died; 21 Aug 1873 age 5 years 5 months; Jobshohe (Liszkowko), Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
buried; 24 Aug 1873

Josephus (Joseph) Placzek
born: 11 Dec 1868 Koscierzyna,Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
died: 8 May 1871 age 3 years 5 months; Jobshohe (Liszkowko), Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
buried: 14 May 1871

Apollonia Placzek
born: 17 Sep 1870 Jobshohe (Liszkowko), Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
death: date unknown
married; 6 Sept 1896 age 25 Glesno, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
spouse: Paulus (Paul) Bratkowski
parents: Bartholomew Bratkowski and Catharine Kozak, parish of Wysoka

Andreas Placzek
born: 24 Nov 1872 Jobshohe (Liszkowko), Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
death: date unknown
married: 5 May 1895 Glesno, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
spouse: Anastasia Krolikowski, age 191/4 from Liszkowko
parents: Matthias Krolikowski and Marianna Zakrzewski

Maria Placzek
born: 27 Aug 1875 Jobshohe (Liszkowko), Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
death: date unknown
married: 9 Jan 1898 Glesno, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia, age 23 from Liszkowko
spouse: Augustinius (August) Krol, Widower from Kraczke, age 24**
parents: Nicholaus Krol and Johanna Ludwikowska

**August Krol first marriage;
married: 11 Oct 1896
spouse:Florentina Kazmierczek, age 22 from Kraczke, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
parents; Michael Kazmierczek and Margaretha Klawe

Martha Placzek
born: 30 Jan 1877 Jobshohe (Liszkowko), Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
died: 24 Feb 1877 age 3 weeks, Jobshohe (Liszkowko), Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
buried; 27 Feb 1877

Konstantinius (Konstantin/Constantine) Placzek
born: 27 Sep 1878 Heidchen, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
died: 24 Sep 1926 Stillwater, Minnesota, USA
buried: St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery-Bayport, Minnesota USA
married: 24 Nov 1901 Wirsitz, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
spouse: Anna Lassa, age 26/27 from Wirsitz, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
parents: Thomas Lassa and Apollonia Barzynska (Bar)

Antonius Placzek
born: 8 Jul 1880 Koscierzyna, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
death: date unknown
married: 7 Jan 1906 Glesno, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia, age 25
spouse: Lucia Kazmierczak, age 22 from Machowo, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
parents: Thomas Kazmierczak and Agnes Lipert

Josepha Placzek+
born: 4 Mar 1884
married: 29 Sep 1907 Glesno, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia age 23
spouse: Francis Krolikowksi, age 21 from Machowo, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
parents: Matthias Kroilikowski and Marianna Zakrewski

+Josepha Placzek second marriage (widow): 8 Jan 1918
spouse: Stanislaus Deja (Deba), widower from Mrozowo, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
parents: Guilhelmus Deja and Apollonia Marach