Sunshine 22 Jul 2006 / #1My grandfather Marcin Labencki born October 23, 1885 and married Sofia Moryc were from Poland. I am trying to learn how to find where they were born. How do I go about it.
tpopi - | 10 Moderator 22 Jul 2006 / #2Hi Sunshine,First you need to make sure how to spell the last name correctly (using the Polish letters). I can see these possible variations of your last name:Labecki£abęcki£abecki£ąbecki£ąbęckiKnowing the correct spelling will shorten search time and likely confusion.
tpopi - | 10 Moderator 22 Jul 2006 / #4I guess you are right....:).Same for this name: Sofia Moryc. The Polish first name of "Sofia" should be: "Zofia". And the last name ("Moryc") could also be: "Moryć".
OP Sunshine 22 Jul 2006 / #5I found my mother's baptismal here in Chicago, Illinois and they spelled it Labedzki. Could that be? Also Zofia Moryc is what I have. Now what do I do,
tpopi - | 10 Moderator 22 Jul 2006 / #6You can try to find more information on how to start genealogy research at polishroots.org/genpoland/start.htm
OP Sunshine 22 Jul 2006 / #7Also, I found that there were cousins by the name of Kielbasa? Is that a commong name?
mgmg 23 Jul 2006 / #9Labedzki was most probably "£abędzki" (meaning 'swan', or rather 'swan-ey'). You need a good genealogy website or forum anyway.