This family is part of my one-place study of St. Dimitry’s Greek Catholic (today Byzantine Catholic) Church parish, serving Udol and Hajtovka, Slovakia, covering the years 1827-about 1920. I will be sharing family records, roughly once a week, until all families in the parish are posted. Be aware that ages at marriage and death frequently don’t match baptismal records, when found. If you have ancestors who lived in these two villages and would like to receive an invitation to a shared Dropbox folder, please leave a comment and I will contact you.

TENGI

Tengi, Andrew (c1776-20 July 1836) & Maria Matisz (c1777-6 December 1837), Hajtovka, RC, GC

Andrew was buried 20 July 1836, Hajtovka, RC, aged 60 years. Maria, wife of Andrew, was buried 6 December 1837, Hajtovka, RC, aged 60 years. Burial record in Plavnica.
Children:

1. John, buried 9 May 1803, aged 8 years
2. Anna, buried 5 May 1803, aged 4 years. Burial record in Plavnica.
3. Anna, bp 30 May 1803 in Plavnica
4. John, bp 7 July 1805 in Plavnica
5. Paul, born c1808, married Susanna Arendacs, born c1812, daughter of Peter Arendacs & Catherine Foltin, 18 November 1833
6. Andrew, buried 9 March 1809, aged 2 years
7. Michael, bp 14 September 1812 in Plavnica

Tengi, Andrew, Ujak, born c1791, buried 5 July 1847, aged 56 years

Tengi, John (c1749-buried 15 August 1809) & Anna Vietoris (c1762-1783+), daughter of Paul Vietoris, married 2 November 1783 in Plavnica, Hajtovka, RC

John was born c1749, buried 15 August 1809, aged 60 years. Burial recorded in Plavnica.

Tengi, John (c1810-1841+) & Anna Liscinszki (c1814-1841+), daughter of John Liscinszki & Maria Blasko, married 4 June 1835, Hajtovka, RC, GC
Children:

1. John, bp 9 April 1841 in Plavnica

 Tengi, John (c1829-22 April 1895) & Helen Kravecz (c1830-4 April 1907), married 17 November 1850, Hajtovka 12 & 13, RC, GC

John, husband of Helen Kravecz, died 22 April, buried 24 April 1895 in Hajtovka, aged 73 years. Helen, widow of John, born Kravecz, died 4 April, buried 6 April 1907, aged 77 years.
Children:

1. John, born 14 February, bp 16 February 1855 in Plavnica; married Catherine Szurgent, born 29 November, bp 6 December 1860, daughter of Michael Szurgent & Maria Knapik of Ujak 8, 19 February 1878
2. Maria, born 5 February, bp 6 February 1858 in Plavnica; married John Hrinya, born 21 February, bp 27 February 1859, son of Michael Hrinya alias Bacso & Anna Murczko, 26 January 1891 in Plavnica.
3. Anna, born 5 December, bp 9 December 1860 in Plavnica; died 12 August, buried 12 August 1873, aged 12 years. Mother called Helena Szova.
4. Helen, born c1863; married Michael Fedus, born 6 April, bp 13 April 1856, son of John Fedus & Helen Szurgent, 15 November 1880 in Plavnica
5. Susanna, born 2 September 1869; married John Murczko, born 27 Janaury, bp 31 January 1864, son of Stephen Murczko & Maria Kravcsak, 31 January 1887 in Plavnica.

Tengi, John (14 February 1855-1894+), son of John Tengi & Helen Kravecz & Paraskeva Catherine Szurgent (29 November 1860-1894+), daughter of Michael Szurgent & Maria Knapik, married 19 February 1878, Hajtovka 12, 13 & 20, RC, GC
Children:

1. John, born 8 September, bp 12 September 1879 in Plavnica
2. Maria, born 10 November, bp 20 November 1881; died 12 April, buried 14 April 1883 in Hajtovka. Burial record in Plavnica.
3. Anna, born 28 January, bp 10 February 1884 in Plavnica
4. Maria, born 24 October, bp 1 November 1885 in Plavnica
5. Veronica, born 22 April 1888; died 11 March, buried 13 March 1888 in Hajtovka. Burial record in Plavnica.
6. Julianna, born 20 July, bp 27 July 1890 in Plavnica; died 24 August, buried 26 August 1890 in Hajtovka. Records in Plavnica.
7. Helen, born 29 May, bp 1 June 1891 in Plavnica.
8. Rosalia, born 25 December, bp 30 December 1894 in Plavnica

Tengi, John, Hajtovka, RC, born c1792, buried 10 April 1811, aged 19 years. Burial record in Plavnica.

Tengi, Joseph & Eva Sedlyar, Hajtovka 12, GC

Eva, wife of Joseph, born Sedlyar, died 4 March, buried 6 March 1908, aged 65 years.
Children:

1. Anna, born 4 January, bp 5 January 1865 in Plavnica
2. Rosa, born 5 March, bp 7 March 1867 in Plavnica
3. Michael, born 28 September, bp 2 October 1870; married Anna Arendacs, born c1856, widow of Andrew, born Liscinszki, of Hajtovka 35, 28 January 1895
4. Maria, born 8 August 1874
5. John, born 25 February, bp 28 February 1876 in Plavnica
6. Peter, born 14 June, bp 14 June 1884; died 14 June, buried 16 June 1884 in Hajtovka. Burial record in Plavnica.

Tengi recte Hodori, Lawrence & Maria Murczko (c1762-24 April 1826), daughter of Paul Murczko, married 21 November 1784 in Plavnica, Hajtovka, RC

Maria, wife of Lawrence, was buried 24 April 1826, aged 64 years.
Children:

1. Michael, bp 29 April 1799 in Plavnica
2. Maria, bp 10 December 1801 in Plavnica
3. Joseph, bp 14 April 1805 in Plavnica; buried 10 January 1826, aged 22 years
4. John, born c1810, married Anna Liscinszki, born c1814, daughter of John Liscinszki & Maria Blasko, 4 June 1835

Tengi, Maria, daughter of Andrew, Hajtovka, RC, born c1797, buried 15 July 1800, aged 3 years. Burial record in Plavnica.

Tengi, Maria, Hajtovka, RC, born c1795, buried 18 February 1811, aged 16 years. Burial record in Plavnica.

Tengi, Martin (c1743-buried 30 June 1803) & Maria Unknown, Hajtovka, RC

Martin was buried 30 June 1803, aged 60 years. Burial record in Plavnica.
Children:

1. Maria, married (1) Paul Holodnyak, 19 November 1780 (2) Anthony Sztarinszky, 12 July 1784, both in Plavnica
2. Andrew, bp 5 November 1777, Plavnica

Tengi, Michael (c1791-18 November 1871) & Anna Knapik (c1802 Hromos-1847+), married 17 November 1823 in Plavnica, Hajtovka 12, RC, GC

Michael died 18 November, buried 20 November 1871 in Hajtovka, aged 80 years.
Children:

1. John, bp 20 August 1826 in Plavnica; buried 17 September 1826, aged 2 weeks
2. Michael, bp 22 April 1828 in Udol; died 6 April, buried 8 April 1829, aged 1 year
3. John, bp 7 June 1830 in Plavnica
4. Maria, bp 15 October 1832 in Plavnica; buried 24 April 1835, aged 2 years
5. Anna, bp 1 March 1835 in Plavnica; buried 10 April 1835, aged 40 days
6. Anna, bp 30 June 1836 in Plavnica; buried 18 January 1837 in Plavnica, aged 6 months
7. Susanna, bp 4 June 1838 in Plavnica; buried 13 March 1839 in Plavnica, aged 2 years
8. Joseph, bp 2 January 1841 in Plavnica
9. Helen, bp 7 May 1843 in Plavnica; married
10. Maria, bp 26 July 1847 in Plavnica; married Michael Szova/Gmitro, born c1845, son of Andrew Szova, 9 November 1868 in Plavnica

Tengi, Michael (c1797-1869+) & Maria Knapik (c1798 in Hromos-1869+), Hajtovka 12, RC, RC.

Also at home was Helen Kravecz, born c1830. Additionally, Eva Sedlyar, born c1842, GC, Anna Tengi, born c1865 and Rozalia Tengi, born c1867, are also at home in 1869.
Children:

1. John, born c1829; married Helen Kravecz (c1830-4 April 1907), 17 November 1850
2. Joseph, born 1840

Tengi, Michael, Hajtovka, RC, born c1776, died 6 February, buried 8 February 1830, aged 54 years. Burial record in Plavnica.

Tengi, Michael (28 September 1870-1898+), son of Joseph Tengi & Eva Sedlyar & Anna Liscinszki (c1869-1898+), widow of Andrew Arendacs of Hajtovka 35, married 28 January 1895, Hajtovka 12, RC, GC
Children:

1. Maria, born c1898; emigrated to Ithaca, New York, 14 August 1922 to her Uncle Liscinsky.

Tengi, Paul & Susanna Arendacs, RC, GC
Children:

1. Maria, bp 23 November 1836 in Plavnica; buried 4 December 1843, aged 6 years (sic)

Tengi, Paul & Susanna Vancso, Hajtovka, RC
Children:

1. Anna, bp 1 April 1846

Tengi, Peter, born c1803 in Hajtovka & Anna Arendacs, born c1803 in Hajtovka, RC, GC

This family lived in Plavnica in 1869.
Children:

1. Michael, born 1829; buried 22 April 1836 in Plavnica, aged 7 years
2. John, bp 27 January 1831 in Plavnica

The Tengi family in Hajtovka is unusual for a couple of reasons. First, the earliest of the name in Hajtovka is called Lawrence Tengi recte Hodori, indicating that his surname was “correctly” Hodori. Tengi was his alias.

Second, this family was strongly Roman Catholic and worshiped in Plavnica, only occasionally marrying someone of the Greek Catholic faith who lived in the village.

Therefore, there are far more plentiful records for the Tengis because the Plavnica Roman Catholic records extend back into the 1600s.

Only a few members of this family came to America.