American AcornsAntoni Milewski
1867–1925 · Male · died at 58
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![Pennsylvania death certificate, file no. 115299: Antoni Milcoski [Milewski], 4526 Baker St., Philadelphia, died 28 Dec 1925 of lobar pneumonia; born 1 Nov 1870, Poland; father Mateusz, mother Mary Matyskiela; steel worker](/media/m2971d808dbad/thumb.jpg)
Antoni Milewski1867–1925Franciszka Jeleniewska1872–1928Wife
Biography
Antoni Milewski was born in 1867 in the village of Jaziewo, in the parish of Jaminy in north-eastern Poland, brought his family to Philadelphia in the 1890s and raised them in Manayunk, where he worked in the steel trade until his death in 1925.
From Poland to Manayunk
Antoni was baptized in the parish of Jaminy in 1867, in the village of Jaziewo, the son of Mateusz Milewski and Marianna Matyskiela; the parish index enters his baptism as act 122 of that year, and the family tree gives his birth as October 30. His parents had married at Jaminy in 1858. His death certificate names the same parents, though its informant gave his birth as November 1, 1870. In 1890, at Jaminy, he married Franciszka (Frances) Jeleniewska of Żarnowo, the daughter of Julian Jeleniewski and Marianna Zyskowska, and their eldest son, John Frank, was born at Zarnowo in December 1892. John's naturalization petition says he sailed from Hamburg and landed at Philadelphia on May 15, 1894.
![Pennsylvania death certificate, file no. 115299: Antoni Milcoski [Milewski], 4526 Baker St., Philadelphia, died 28 Dec 1925 of lobar pneumonia; born 1 Nov 1870, Poland; father Mateusz, mother Mary Matyskiela; steel worker](/media/m2971d808dbad/display.jpg)
28 Dec 1925
Source: Ancestry.com
Confirmed About this evidence
The baptism and the parents' 1858 marriage are entries in the Geneteka index of the Jaminy parish registers, which this site has not seen as images; the death certificate is held as an image. The 1910 census age (39) is closer to the certificate's 1870.
The 1910 census found Antoni, 39, and Frances, 36, on Grape Street in Manayunk with John and seven younger children, the older ones already at work in the district's worsted mills (1910 census). In January 1920 the census taker found them on Carson Street with seven sons, most of the working household in the yarn mills.
Source: Ancestry.com
Source: Ancestry.com
Confirmed About this evidence
1920 census, Philadelphia Ward 21, ED 512, sheet 5A.
Baker Street
Antoni died at home, 4526 Baker Street, on December 28, 1925, aged 55, of lobar pneumonia after four days' illness. The certificate describes him as a married steel worker. He was buried in Westminster Cemetery on January 2, 1926. His sons' later records name him the same way: Edward's 1926 marriage application and Charles's 1962 death certificate both give their parents as Anthony Milewski and Frances Jeleniewski.
Source: Ancestry.com
Source: Ancestry.com
Confirmed About this evidence
Franciszka's death (the tree gives 23 February 1928) has not yet been found in the records.
Timeline of the public record (7 entries)
Family
Parents
- Mother: Marianna HRYN MATYSKIELA born 1828
Confirmed evidence: show why
Why: Baptism index 1867 and his death certificate both name his parents Mateusz Milewski and Marianna Matyskiela.
Records:
- Geneteka index, Jaminy parish (Podlaskie), baptisms 1867, act 122: Antoni Milewski, of Jaziewo, son of Mateusz and Marianna Matyskieła (view at Geneteka (Polskie Towarzystwo Genealogiczne))
- Pennsylvania death certificate, file no. 115299: Antoni Milcoski [Milewski], 4526 Baker St., Philadelphia, died 28 Dec 1925; born 1 Nov 1870, Poland; father Mateusz, mother Mary Matyskiela (view at Ancestry.com)
Review: assessed 10-16-2026; evidence: Index or transcription examined; Image examined.
Earlier: Unconfirmed (10-16-2026, imported tree): From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed.
- Father: Mateusz MILEWSKI 1830–1904
Confirmed evidence: show why
Why: Baptism index 1867 and his death certificate both name his parents Mateusz Milewski and Marianna Matyskiela.
Records:
- Geneteka index, Jaminy parish (Podlaskie), baptisms 1867, act 122: Antoni Milewski, of Jaziewo, son of Mateusz and Marianna Matyskieła (view at Geneteka (Polskie Towarzystwo Genealogiczne))
- Pennsylvania death certificate, file no. 115299: Antoni Milcoski [Milewski], 4526 Baker St., Philadelphia, died 28 Dec 1925; born 1 Nov 1870, Poland; father Mateusz, mother Mary Matyskiela (view at Ancestry.com)
Review: assessed 10-16-2026; evidence: Index or transcription examined; Image examined.
Earlier: Unconfirmed (10-16-2026, imported tree): From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed.
Wife: Franciszka Jeleniewska 1872–1928 Confirmed evidence: show why
Why: Married at Jaminy in 1890 (act 24); their sons' later records name Anthony Milewski and Frances Jeleniewski as parents.
Records:
- Geneteka index, Jaminy parish, marriages 1890, act 24: Antoni Milewski (parents Mateusz and Marianna Matyskiela) and Franciszka Jeleniewska (parents Julian and Marianna Zyskowska) (view at Geneteka (Polskie Towarzystwo Genealogiczne))
- Pennsylvania death certificate, file no. 115299: Antoni Milcoski [Milewski], 4526 Baker St., Philadelphia, died 28 Dec 1925; born 1 Nov 1870, Poland; father Mateusz, mother Mary Matyskiela (view at Ancestry.com)
Review: assessed 10-16-2026; evidence: Index or transcription examined; Image examined.
Earlier: Unconfirmed (10-16-2026, imported tree): From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed.
Confirmed evidence: show why
Why: Married at Jaminy in 1890 (act 24); their sons' later records name Anthony Milewski and Frances Jeleniewski as parents.
Records:
- Geneteka index, Jaminy parish, marriages 1890, act 24: Antoni Milewski (parents Mateusz and Marianna Matyskiela) and Franciszka Jeleniewska (parents Julian and Marianna Zyskowska) (view at Geneteka (Polskie Towarzystwo Genealogiczne))
- Pennsylvania death certificate, file no. 115299: Antoni Milcoski [Milewski], 4526 Baker St., Philadelphia, died 28 Dec 1925; born 1 Nov 1870, Poland; father Mateusz, mother Mary Matyskiela (view at Ancestry.com)
Review: assessed 10-16-2026; evidence: Index or transcription examined; Image examined.
Earlier: Unconfirmed (10-16-2026, imported tree): From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed.
- Son: Julian J. Milewski 1901–1974
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- Son: Edward Milewski 1903–1983
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- Son: John Frank Milewski 1892–1940
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- Son: Stanley Edward Milewski 1908–1984
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- Son: Frank Joseph Milewski Sr. 1912–1983
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- Son: Anthony Joseph Milewski 1905–1967
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- Daughter: Annie Milewski 1895–1965
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- Son: William Mileski 1896–1958
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- Son: Charles Frank Milewski 1898–1962
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Life events
| Born | 30 Oct 1867, Jaziewo, Jaminy parish, Podlaskie, Poland Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: The Jaminy parish baptism index for 1867 (act 122) has Antoni Milewski of Jaziewo, son of Mateusz and Marianna Matyskiela, the parents named on his 1925 death certificate. The certificate's 1 Nov 1870 is the informant's error; the day (30 Oct) is from the family tree. Records:
Review: assessed 10-16-2026; evidence: Index or transcription examined; Image examined. Earlier: Unconfirmed (10-16-2026, imported tree): From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed. · Likely (10-16-2026, research): His death certificate gives 1 November 1870 and an age of 55 years, 1 month, 27 days; the 1910 census age (39) fits. The tree had 30 Oct 1867. |
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| Died | 28 Dec 1925, 4526 Baker St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: Death certificate, file no. 115299; burial at Westminster Cemetery, 2 Jan 1926. Records:
Review: assessed 10-16-2026; evidence: Image examined. Earlier: Unconfirmed (10-16-2026, imported tree): From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed. |
| Marriage | 1890, Jaminy parish, Podlaskie, Poland, with Franciszka Jeleniewska 1872–1928 Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: Parish index entry; the day is not given. Records:
Review: assessed 10-16-2026; evidence: Index or transcription examined. |
| Arrival | 1893 |
| Arrival | 1895 |
| Residence | 5 JUN 1902, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Image: 1910 United States Federal Census · Image: 1920 United States Federal Census |
| Arrival | 19 MAY 1907, New York, New York, USA |
| Departure | 4 MAY 1907, Hamburg, Deutschland |
| Residence | Occupation: Laborer; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head, 1910, Philadelphia Ward 21, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Residence | ABT 1912 |
| Residence | Occupation: Helper; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head, 1920, Philadelphia Ward 21, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Arrival | Cuxhaven; Boulogne-sur-Mer; Plymouth; New York |
| Burial | Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America |
| Departure | Hamburg |
| Residence | Marital Status: verheiratet; Occupation: Landmann, Tagelöhner, Makow |
Record images
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Philadelphia marriage license application, 14 Feb 1917: John Milewski and Juzefa (Josephine) Subacewska, with the names of both sets of parents1917-02-14- Pennsylvania death certificate, file no. 115299: Antoni Milcoski [Milewski], 4526 Baker St., Philadelphia, died 28 Dec 1925 of lobar pneumonia; born 1 Nov 1870, Poland; father Mateusz, mother Mary Matyskiela; steel worker28 Dec 1925
1910 United States Federal Census
1920 United States Federal Census
Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934
New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957
Pennsylvania death certificate 051400-62: Charles Milewski, died 8 May 1962, Philadelphia; father Anthony Milewski, mother Frances Jeleniewski
Pennsylvania, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1906-1917
Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1968
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Sources
- Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934 Passenger lists and passports Viewable scan Birth, Event, Residence
Staatsarchiv Hamburg; Hamburg, Deutschland; Hamburger Passagierlisten; Volume: 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 190; P… - New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 Passenger lists and passports Viewable scan Birth, Event, Residence
The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving a… - Pennsylvania, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1906-1917 Birth, marriage and death records Viewable scan Birth, Residence
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Birth Certificates… - U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current Burials and memorials Citation only Birth, Burial, Death
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., Jewish Immigrant Banks Passage Book Records, 1890-1949 Passenger lists and passports Citation only Residence
- 1910 United States Federal Census Census Viewable scan Birth, Event, Residence
Year: 1910; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 21, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1394; Page: 6b; Enume… - 1920 United States Federal Census Census Viewable scan Birth, Event, Residence
Year: 1920; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 21, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1617; Page: 5A; Enume… - Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1972 Birth, marriage and death records Viewable scan
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates… - Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1968 Birth, marriage and death records Viewable scan
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., Jewish Immigrant Banks Passage Book Records, 1890-1949 Passenger lists and passports Citation only
- U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Military Viewable scan
Research sources
- Geneteka index, Jaminy parish (Podlaskie), baptisms 1867, act 122: Antoni Milewski, of Jaziewo, son of Mateusz and Marianna Matyskieła Other documents view at Geneteka (Polskie Towarzystwo Genealogiczne)
- Geneteka index, Jaminy parish, marriages 1890, act 24: Antoni Milewski (parents Mateusz and Marianna Matyskiela) and Franciszka Jeleniewska (parents Julian and Marianna Zyskowska) Other documents view at Geneteka (Polskie Towarzystwo Genealogiczne)
- Pennsylvania death certificate, file no. 115299: Antoni Milcoski [Milewski], 4526 Baker St., Philadelphia, died 28 Dec 1925; born 1 Nov 1870, Poland; father Mateusz, mother Mary Matyskiela Birth, marriage and death records view at Ancestry.com
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