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djs34family   
23 Sep 2018
Genealogy / Genealogy Polish last names-- Bic/Bikowski/Byk [5]

Thank you! I have since found a ship registry that says she came from a town called Srogow Dolny. I don't know what Church her family was affiliated with in that area but it was most likely Roman or Greek Catholic. Her parents were listed as Ewa Gida (sp.?) and Wasyl Byk in Massachusetts marriage records. Would records be kept at the church or in Sanok archives?
djs34family   
12 Jun 2014
Genealogy / Genealogy Polish last names-- Bic/Bikowski/Byk [5]

Family members have told me my great grandmother's last name was spelled Bić. (First name Mary) I have never seen Bić written on any documents (we don't have many) but have seen her last name written as Bikowski on American Catholic church forms. We found papers that said she was from Galicia. When I search the Galicia area of Poland, I can only find records of the last name spelled as Byk. Are these all variations of a name (sort of like Smith and Smythe)? Can someone give me some direction on where to go from here with this name? I know she immigrated in 1909 but haven't been able to find her on a ship registry or anything else. I don't know the specific town from which she came from Poland so I can't guess at which church she would have attended in Poland either.