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Philadelphia, circa 1905

Main Feature

The Kalacinski family first appears in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with the birth of Anthony Dominick Kalacinski on Aug 4, 1919. Anthony's father is believed to have died a few months prior to his birth from pneumonia after being wounded in WWI. Anthony and His sister, Marie Bernice, are listed in the 1920 census living with their mother, Cecelia Szerlik and Cecilia's parents and are listed with the surname of Szerlik. In 1930, after Cecilia's marriage to Adolph Popielarski, they are listed with the Popielarski surname. It is uncertain how the Kalacinski surname was spelled prior to Anthony's birth.Also, while there are Kalacinski's in the Scranton, Pennsylvania area, as well as Illinois, they are not believed to be blood relatives.

FEATURE ARTICLES

Feature Story 1. The Salls family listed here first appears with Isaac Searle, believed born in Connecticut in 1723. It is unclear at this point who Isaacs parents were. Isaac relocated to New York and then Canada, changing the name to Salls along the way. for more information on the salls family, see www.salls.org or www.wood-waugh.com .

Feature Story 2. The Dwyer family listed here originates with James Dwyer and his wife, Margaret Mullen having left Ireland during the potato famine and settling in Canada. For more information on the Dwyer family, see www.dwyerclan.com

Feature Story 3. The Duras family first appears in Philadelphia with the arrival of Antoni Duras in 1903 from Hamburg, Germany, via Liverpool, England.

Feature Story 4. The Toussaint family mentioned here hails from Canada and is believed to be rich in Native American bloodlines.

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