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Arendacs

Arendacs Family of Udol, Slovakia & New Jersey

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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.

ARENDACS

Note: Some members of the Arendacs family used aliases because this is a large village family. Also, some members were Roman Catholic, while others were Greek Catholic. Roman Catholic records are found in the nearby village of Plavnica.

 Arendacs, Andrew & Helen Zido, Hajtovka, GC, GC
Children:
1. Michael FEDUS (name in marriage record – not known if Andrew was his stepfather or if the record is wrong), married Maria Hnat, 28 February 1842

 Arendacs, Andrew, son of Mihaly, Ujak, born c1819; buried 30 September 1830, aged 11 years

 Arendacs, Andrew & Susanna Lendacky, Hajtovka, RC
Children:
1. Susanna, bp 11 November 1806 in Plavnica

 Arendacs, Andrew, Hajtovka, born c1776; buried 24 October 1836, aged 60 years

 Arendacs, Andrew & Susanna Hencsko, Hajtovka, GC
Children:
1. John, born c1808, married Helen Dragan, born c1812, daughter of George Dragan & Anna Fedorko, 21 November 1843

Arendacs, Andrew (c1822-1869+) in Hajtovka, & Susanna Kucsma (c1830-9 December 1883), married 15 November 1864 in Plavnica, Hajtovka 32, GC, RC

There were no children at home in 1869. However, John Schzek, born 1858 in “Lublo,” worker, RC, lived with them. Susanna was the widow Kravecz, 35, when she married Andrew, 43, son of John Arendacs. Her first husband was likely John Kravecz, Hajtovka 9, aged 37 years, who died 27 April, buried 29 April 1864. Susanna died 9 December, buried 11 December 1883 in Hajtovka, aged 50 years. Burial record in Plavnica.

Arendacs, Andrew (22 January 1858-15 February 1910), son of John Arendacs & Maria Gladis & Maria Arendacs, (13 February 1862-?), daughter of Michael Arendacs & Maria Murczko of Hajtovka 32, married 6 June 1881, Hajtovka 6 & 52, GC, GC

Andrew died 15 February, buried 17 February 1910, aged 52 years.
Children:
1. Maria, born 29 February, bp 2 March 1884
2. Anna, born 14 July, bp 25 July 1886; died 23 February, buried 25 February 1887, aged 7 months
3. Andrew, born 10 October, bp 21 October 1888
4. Catherine, born 25 August, bp 2 September 1894; died 12 October, buried 14 October 1894, aged 2 months
5. Peter, born 19 January, bp 21 January 1896

Arendacs alias Bircsak, Andrew (c1846-31 August 1912), son of John Arendacs & Anna Kolyar alias Velkovanya, & Susanna Huszar, (16 February 1855-21 March 1906), daughter of John Huszar alias Arendacs & Helen Dragan, married 9 February 1874, Hajtovka 2 & 26, GC, GC

Susanna, wife of Andrew, born Arendacs, died 21 March, buried 23 March 1906, aged 53 years. Andrew, died 31 August, buried 2 September 1912, aged 75 years.
Children:

  1. Michael, born 15 September, bp 17 September 1876; died 20 February, buried 22 February 1879, aged 2 years, 5 months
  2. Andrew, born 9 May, bp 11 May 1879
  3. Andrew, born cJune 1879; died 20 January, buried 22 January 1881, aged 1 ½ years
  4. Andrew, born 27 October, bp 30 October 1881
  5. John, born 20 May, bp 23 May 1886; died 9 January, buried 12 January 1904, aged 17 years
  6. Veronica, born 2 January, bp 7 January 1889; died 20 January, buried 22 January 1889, aged 18 days
  7. Michael, born 14 May, bp 18 May 1890
  8. Nicholas, born 30 August, bp 3 September 1893

Arendacs, Andrew (c1824-1 May 1891), widower & Anna Liscinszki (c1865-1895+), daughter of Michael Liscinszki & Maria Hanicsin Vaszka of Hajtovka 46, married 19 February 1884, Hajtovka 35 & 38, GC, GC

Andrew Arendacs Vaskovanya died 1 May, buried 3 May 1891, aged 70 years. Anna, widow of Andrew Arendacs, born Liscinszki, married (2) Michael Tengi, , born 28 September, bp 2 October 1870, son of Joseph Tengi & Eva Sedlyar of Hajtovka 12, 28 January 1895.

Arendacs, Anna, Hajtovka, born c1829; buried 30 October 1836, aged 7 years

Arendacs, Anna, wife of John, born Kucsma, Hajtovka 5, RC, died 28 April, buried 30 April 1888. Burial record in Plavnica.

Arendacs alias Huszar, Catherine, Hajtovka 2, GC
Children:

  1. Julianna, died 6 May, buried 8 May 1881, aged 6 months; died 10 August, buried 12 August 1883, aged 1 year 6 months. Record calls child Maria, daughter of Catherine Arendacs.
  2. Helen, born 5 May, bp 11 May 1890

Arendacs, Catherine, Hajtovka, born c1796; buried 1 October 1831, aged 35 years

Arendacs, Catherine, Hajtovka, RC, wife of Peter, born c1784; buried 2 December 1833, aged 49 years. Burial record in Plavnica.

Arendacs, Catherine, born c1829; buried 28 October 1836, aged 7 years

Arendacs, George & Catharine Dornics, Ujak, GC, GC
Children:

  1. Susanna, 24 March 1830; buried 16 June 1831
  2. Susanna, bp 8 August 1834

Arendacs, George & Maria Kseniak, Hajtovka, GC, GC
Children:

  1. Maria, bp 29 November 1840

Arendacs, George, Ujak, born c1788; buried 11 July 1838, aged 50 years

Arendacs alias Huszar, George, Hajtovka 4, born c1810, died 22 April, buried 24 April 1896, aged 86 years

Arendacs, Helen, Hajtovka 6, born c1797; died 18 January, buried 20 January 1867, aged 70 years

Arendacs, Jacob & Maria Unknown, Ujak, GC
Children:

  1. John, born c1815, married Maria Szovik, born c1819, daughter of Michael Szovik & Maria Unknown ,16 February 1840

Arendacs, John & Helen Mikulik
Children:

  1. Maria, born c1815, married Andrew Zavacky, born c1811, son of Andrew Zavacky & Maria Fabian, 21 November 1836

 Arendacs, John & Maria Leskopetra, married 15 November 1828, Hajtovka 19, GC, GC
Children:

  1. Maria, bp 11 February 1831
  2. John, born c1834; buried 13 November 1836, aged 2 years
  3. Joseph, bp 21 March 1840
  4. Maria, bp 28 April 1845
  5. Andrew, bp 11 August 1850; buried 24 January 1853, aged 1 ½ years

Arendacs, John & Anna Fedus, Hajtovka, GC, GC
Children:

  1. John, born c1804, married Maria Leskopetra, born c1808, daughter of Peter Lesko & Helen Huszar, 15 November 1829

Arendacs alias Bircsak, John & Anna Buk (c1802-5 February 1863), Hajtovka 22, GC, GC
Anna, died 5 February, buried 7 February 1863, aged 61 years. Note that the last two children may have a different mother or else Anna Buk was perhaps only in her early 50s when she died.
Children:

  1. John, bp 8 December 1828
  2. Maria, bp 7 August 1831
  3. Joseph, bp 13 February 1839; duplicate, bp December 1839; Joseph Bircsak, died 4 February, buried 8 February 1864, aged 25 years
  4. Peter, bp 2 October 1842
  5. Andrew, bp 30 May 1844
  6. Susanna, bp 6 May 1849; may be Susanna who married Michael Murczko, widow, 8 June 1874, although mother is called Anna Szedloch.
  7. Helen, bp 21 September 1851; buried 26 January 1853, aged 18 months

Arendacs, John & Helen Szeman, Hajtovka, GC, GC
Children:

  1. Michael, bp 3 March 1829
  2. Peter, bp 16 April 1834; buried 7 August 1834, aged 2 months
  3. Michael, bp 14 May 1837; married Susanna Olejar (c1843-1867+), 20 November 1861 in Plavnica

Arendacs, John & Elizabeth Poluniska, Hajtovka, GC
Children:

  1. Michael, born c1807, married Susanna Kravecz, born c1811, daughter of Daniel Kravecz & Susanna Knap, 29 January 1832

Arendacs, John & Anna Velky, Hajtovka, GC
Children:

  1. Michael,born c1815,  married Catherine Arendacs, born c1819, daughter of Peter Arendacs & Catherine Csernyak, 18 November 1840

Arendacs, John & Anna Kolyar alias Velkovanya, Hajtovka, GC, GC
Children:

  1. Andrew, born c1845; married Susanna Huszar, born c1855, daughter of John Huszar & Helen Dragan, 9 February 1874

Arendacs, John, born c1815, son of Jacob & Maria Unknown & Maria Szovik, born c1819, daughter of Michael Szovik & Maria Unknown, married 16 February 1840, Ujak, GC, GC

Arendacs, John & Anna Szurgent, Hajtovka, GC
Children:

  1. Stephen, bp 28 May 1843

Arendacs alias Huszar, John (c1818-1865+), son of Andrew Arendacs & Susanna Hencsko & Helen Dragan (c1818-13 January 1892), daughter of George Dragan & Anna Fedorko, married 21 November 1843, Hajtovka, GC, GC

Helen, widow of John, born Dragan, died 13 January, buried 15 January 1892, aged 74 years.
Children:

  1. Helen, bp 13 October 1844
  2. Maria, bp 11 March 1849
  3. Helen, born c1850
  4. Anna, bp 30 November 1851; married Mathias Murczko, born c1838, widower, RC, 26 October 1873, Plavnica 85
  5. Susanna, born 16 February, bp 23 February 1855; married Andrew Arendacs alias Bircsak, 23, son of John & Anna Kolyar alias Velkovanya, 9 February 1874
  6. John, born 19 July, bp 20 July 1857; buried 20 July 1857, aged 1 day
  7. Catherine, born 20 September, bp 26 September 1858
  8. Veronica, born c1862; married Michael Mucha, born 6 September, bp 7 September 1858, son of Michael Mucha & Anna Arendacs alias Bircsak of Hajtovka 29, on 25 September 1881
  9. John, born 28 February, bp 5 March 1865; died 5 March, buried 7 March 1865, aged 5 days

Arendacs alias Prisztas, John & Maria Fengya (c1818-7 November 1867), married 8 November 1841, Ujak 55, 66 & 68, GC, GC

Maria died 7 November, buried 9 November 1867, aged 49 years.
Children:

  1. Maria, bp 23 March 1845
  2. John, bp 21 October 1849; married Maria Mikulik alias Kacsmaroszemana, bp 27 August 1849, daughter of Michael, married 1 June 1868
  3. Michael, born 3 December, bp 12 December 1852; married Maria Drabisin, daughter of Basil Drabisin & Helen Palkojanka of Ujak 19, 19 November 1874

Arendacs, John (c1825-11 May 1899) & Maria Gladis (c1828 in Maly Lipnik-23 November 1876), Hajtovka 5, 6, & 34, GC, GC

Maria, wife of John, born Gladis, died 23 November, buried 25 November 1876, aged 49 years. John, widower, married (2) Anna Kucsma, born c1831, widow of Michael Szadloch, RC, of Hajtovka 33, on 15 May 1881 in Plavnica. Anna, wife of John Arendacs, born Kucsma, died 28 April, buried 30 April 1888, aged 70 years. Burial record in Plavnica. John died 11 May, buried 13 May 1899, aged 78 years.
Children:

  1. Maria, bp 2 September 1849; married Michael Murczko, bp 19 August 1846, son of George Murczko & Maria Kseniak, 19 January 1870
  2. John, bp 4 May 1851
  3. Michael, born 15 September, bp 25 September 1853
  4. Michael, born 30 March, bp 6 April 1856, married (1) Maria Liscinszki, born c1858, daughter of John Liscinszki & Maria Zavacky of Hajtovka 40, married 28 January 1877 (2) Maria Tengi, born 5 February, bp 6 February 1858, daughter of John Tengi & Helen Kravecz, 21 February 1878
  5. Anna, born c1856; married John Liscinszki, born 8 August, bp 14 August 1859, son of Michael Liscinszki & Maria Hanicsin of Hajtovka 46, on 14 November 1881; emigrated to New York
  6. Andrew, born 22 January, bp 7 February 1858; married Maria Arendacs, born 13 February, bp 16 February 1862, daughter of Michael Arendacs & Maria Murczko of Hajtovka 32, 6 June 1881
  7. Peter, born 4 March 1860, bp 6 March 1860; died 9 March, buried 11 March 1860, aged 3 days

Arendacs alias Prisztas, John (bp 21 October 1849-1881+), son of John Arendacs alias Prisztas & Maria Fengya & Maria Mikulik alias Kacsmaroszemana (bp 27 August 1849-1881+), daughter of Michael Mikulik alias Kacsmaroszemana & Maria Fecsisin, married 1 June 1868, Ujak 60, 66, & 80

No children in 1869, but Michael Prisztas, born 1852 lived with them.
Children:

  1. John, born 10 March, bp 10 March 1870; emigrated to America
  2. Maria, born 7 July, bp 21 July 1872; died 13 September, buried 14 September 1873, aged 1 year
  3. Michael, born 8 September, bp 14 September 1874
  4. Nicholas, born 29 September, bp 7 October 1877; married Anna Petrisin, born 27 July, bp 3 August 1879, daughter of Michael Petrisin & Maria Mikulik alias Holodnyak, 11 November 1900
  5. Peter, born 16 October, bp 30 October 1881; died 28 February, buried 29 February 1884, aged 2 years, 4 months

Arendacs, John (9 March 1851-1890+), son of Michael Arendacs & Catherine Vancso & Anna Zavacky (c1855-1890+), daughter of Michael Zavacky & Susanna Mikulik of Hajtovka 27, married 8 February 1875, Hajtovka 23, 24 & 44, GC, GC
Children:

  1. Maria, born 14 April, bp 17 April 1876; emigrated to America
  2. Anna, born 21 December 1879, bp 1 January 1880
  3. Veronica, born 20 February, bp 24 February 1884; emigrated to America
  4. Susanna, born 18 February, bp 28 February 1886
  5. John, born 30 January, bp 9 February 1888; emigrated to America
  6. Nicholas, born 27 February, bp 9 March 1890; died 5 January, buried 7 January 1892, aged 1 year, 10 months

Arendacs, John (10 September 1859-1908+), son of Peter Arendacs & Maria Sedlyar & Rosalia Tengi (5 March 1867-1908+), daughter of Joseph Tengi & Eva Sedlyar of Hajtovka 12, married 26 November 1883 in Plavnica, Hajtovka 22, 23, 24 & 25, GC, RC
Children:

  1. Nicholas, born 21 November, bp 23 November 1884; died 1 February, buried 3 February 1885, aged 3 months. Mother called Susanna Tengi.
  2. Peter, born 24 June, bp 1 July 1894
  3. Stephen, born 11 April, bp 11 April 1897; married went to America 1922 to uncle John Tengi in Garfield
  4. Maria, born 8 March, bp 15 March 1903; emigrated to America
  5. Michael, born 15 November, bp 20 November 1904
  6. Joseph, born 21 February, bp 28 February 1908

Arendacs, John, born c1826, widower & Catherine Murczko, born c1841, widow of Plavnica, married 13 October 1886 in Plavnica, Hajtovka, GC, RC

Arendacs, John, son of Michael & Anna Huszar, Hajtovka 5, GC, GC
Children:

  1. Helen, born 5 November, bp 8 November 1914

Arendacs, John, Hajtovka, born c1774; buried 20 January 1834, aged 60 years

 Arendacs, John, Hajtovka, born c1787; buried 12 December 1848, aged 61 years

Arendacs, Joseph & Helen Mikulik
Children:

  1. Maria, born c1815, married Andrew Zavacky, 21 November 1836

Arendacs, Joseph & Anna Szadloch, Hajtovka, GC, GC
Children:

  1. Maria, bp 16 March 1844

Arendacs, Joseph (c1813-21 February 1875) & Anna Sedlyar (c1819-4 January 1874), Hajtovka 11, 25 & 31, GC, GC

Anna, wife of Joseph, born Prisztas, died 4 January, buried 5 January 1874, aged 55 years. Joseph married (2) Susanna Rauberstrauch, widow of Michael Liscinszki, 18 June 1874 in Plavnica. Joseph died 21 February, buried 23 February 1875, aged 62 years.
Children:

  1. John [alias Bircsak of Hajtovka 11], born cDecember 1851; buried 8 February 1853, aged 14 months
  2. Susanna, born 11 November, bp 21 November 1852; married Andrew Fedus, as his second wife, 3 February 1873
  3. Helen, born 20 September, bp 23 September 1855
  4. Joseph, born 8 July, bp 12 July 1857
  5. Anna, born 26 March, bp 1 April 1860

Arendacs, Joseph, born 8 July, bp 12 July 1857, son of Joseph Arendacs & Anna Sedlyar & Anna Knapik (21 March 1856 in Plavnica-1881+), daughter of John Knapik & Anna Szova of Hajtovka 5, married 9 February 1880 in Plavnica, Hajtovka 31, 32 & 33, GC, RC
Children:

  1. Anna, born 17 July, bp 18 July 1881; died 9 July, buried 11 July 1882, aged 15 months

Arendacs, Maria, Ujak, widow, born c1735; buried 20 March 1800, aged 65 years. Burial record in Plavnica.

Arendacs, Maria, daughter of Andrew, Hajtovka, born c1805; buried 16 November 1828, aged 23 years

Arendacs, Maria, Hajtovka 14, born c1807; buried 14 July 1855, aged 48 years

Arendacs, Michael & Catherine Fedus, Hajtovka, GC
Children:

  1. Maria, born c1812, married Basil Vasusin of Matisova, born c1808, son of John Vasusin & Maria Murczko, 6 June 1833

Arendacs, Michael & Susanna Kravecz, married 29 January 1832, Hajtovka, GC, GC
Children:

  1. Joseph, bp 15 November 1832
  2. Maria, bp 27 September 1834

Arendacs alias Bircsak, Michael & Maria Pruzsinszky, married 14 November 1830 in Plavnica, Hajtovka, GC, RC
Children:

  1. John, bp 16 December 1832; buried 5 March 1833, aged 4 months
  2. Michael, bp 21 July 1834; married Susanna Olejar, born c1841, 20 November 1861 in Plavnica

Arendacs alias Vaskovanya, Michael (c1807-1880+) married (1) Judith Bednar (c1805-about 28 March 1840), married 12 February 1832 in Plavnica, Hajtovka 18 & 22, GC, RC

Judith died aged 35 years & was buried 28 March 1840, wife of Michael Arendacs. Burial record in Plavnica.
Children:

  1. Maria, bp 4 December 1832
  2. Judith, born c1833; buried 30 October 1836, aged 3 years
  3. Susanna, bp 21 June 1836
  4. Catherine, bp March 1838

Arendacs alias Vaskovanya, Michael (c1810-1880+) & (2) Catherine Arendacs/petra (c1820-24 November 1880), married 18 November 1840, Hajtovka 18 & 22, GC, GC

Catherine, wife of Michael, born Arendacs, died 22 November, buried 24 November 1880, aged 60 years.
Children:

  1. Helen, bp 22 January 1842
  2. Catherine, bp 23 November 1845
  3. John, born c1852
  4. Maria, born 27 May, bp 1 June 1856; married Peter Liscinszki, born 12 May, bp 17 May 1857, son of Peter Liscinszki & Maria Kravcsak of Hajtovka 22, 4 May 1879
  5. Anna, born c1860; married Nicholas Fengya, born 3 December, bp 17 December 1853, son of Andrew Fengya & Susanna Csanda, 28 May 1877

Arendacs alias Huszar, Michael (c1815-21 July 1897) & Eva Fedor/Fedorak/Fedorko (c1820 in Matisova-5 March 1889), Hajtovka 1, 4 & 36, GC

George Huszar, born 1826, also lived with them in 1869. Eva, born c1815, wife of Michael, born Fedorjak, died 5 March, buried 7 March 1889, aged 74 years. Michael died 21 July, buried 23 July 1897, aged 82 years.
Children:

  1. Maria, bp 7 January 1844
  2. Michael, bp 1 November 1846
  3. John, bp 8 January 1850; buried 30 May 1857, aged 8 years
  4. Peter, born 8 July, bp 15 July 1855, Hajtovka; married Anna Arendacs, born 26 March, bp 1 April 1860, daughter of Joseph Arendacs & Anna Sedlyar, 15 November 1880
  5. Anna, born 7 December, bp 13 December 1857
  6. Thomas George, born 8 May, bp 12 May 1861. No note about twins.

Arendacs, Michael & Maria Belej, of Ujak 32, married 21 January 1856, Ujak 77

Arendacs, Michael & Catherine Vancso, Hajtovka 22, GC
Children:

  1. John, bp 9 March 1851; married Anna Zavacky, born 21 November, bp 29 November 1857, daughter of Michael Zavacky & Susanna Mikulik of Hajtovka 27, 8 February 1875
  2. Anna, born 31 July, bp 7 August 1859; emigrated to America

Arendacs, Michael (c1832 in Hajtovka-1869+) & Maria Murczko (c1840 in Hajtovka-19 October 1890), married 15 November 1858, Hajtovka 22, 25, 28, 30 & 32, GC, GC

Maria, widow of Michael, born Murczko, Hajtovka 32, died 19 October, buried 22 October 1890, aged 50 years.
Children:

  1. Maria, born 13 February, bp 16 February 1862; married Andrew Arendacs, born 22 January, bp 7 February 1858, son of John Arendacs & Maria Gladis, 6 June 1881
  2. Michael, born 26 November, bp 1 December 1867
  3. John, born 27 December 1870, bp 1 January 1871
  4. Andrew, born 7 February, bp 15 February 1874
  5. Anna, born 14 May, bp 25 May 1879; died 8 November, buried 10 November 1879, aged 6 months

Arendacs, Michael (c1834-4 August 1885) & Susanna Arendacs (c1835-28 January 1922), married 15 November 1858, Hajtovka 5, 6, 7, 40 & 52, GC, GC

Michael died 4 August, buried 6 August 1885, aged 52 years. Susanna, widow of Michael, born Arendacs, died 28 January, buried 30 January 1922, aged 84 years.
Children:

  1. Maria, born 4 April, bp 7 April 1861; married John Fedus, born 1 March, bp 5 March 1854, son of Michael Fedus and Maria Hnat, 3 March 1878
  2. Helen, born 14 July, bp 19 July 1863; married John Leskojurka, born 5 December, bp 12 December 1858, son of John Leskojurka & Helen Arendacs of Hajtovka 42, 13 November 1882
  3. Anna, born 7 March, bp 10 March 1867
  4. Michael, born 13 June, bp 20 June 1869; married Maria Fedus, born 1 January, bp 3 January 1874, daughter of Michael Fedus & Maria Liscinszki, 13 November 1893
  5. Catherine, born 19 May, bp 24 May 1874; died 20 May, buried 22 May 1879, aged 6 years
  6. John, born 2 March, bp 4 March 1877; died 1 June, buried 3 June 1879, aged 2 years
  7. Susanna, born 7 October, bp 8 October 1883

Arendacs alias Bircsak, Michael (bp 14 May 1837-1867+), son of John Arendacs alias Bircsak & Susanna Olejar (c1843-1867+), married 20 November 1861 in Plavnica, Hajtovka 22, GC, RC
Children:

  1. Anna, born 8 September, bp 10 September 1865
  2. Susanna, born 5 September, bp 23 September 1867

Arendacs, Michael & Maria Liscinszki/Vaszko, Hajtovka 6, GC, GC
Children:

  1. Andreas, born 2 May, bp 5 May 1867
  2. Michael, born 26 December, bp 26 December 1877; died 19 December, buried 21 December 1879, aged 2 years

Arendacs alias Prisztas,  Michael (3 December 1852-1894+), son of John Arendacs alias Prisztas & Maria Fengya & Maria Drabisin (23 August 1855-1894+), daughter of Basil Drabisin & Helen Palkojanka, married 19 November 1874, Ujak 60, 66, 80 & 88, GC, GC
Children:

  1. Stephen, born 26 October, bp 31 October 1875; died 20 December, buried 28 December 1878, aged 3 years
  2. Michael, born 1 August, bp 11 August 1878
  3. John, born 23 January, bp 30 January 1881
  4. Maria, born 31 May, bp 7 June 1885; died 13 July, buried 15 July 1885, aged 6 weeks
  5. Anna, born 23 March, bp 8 April 1888
  6. John, born 23 November, bp 23 November 1889; died 22 November (sic), buried 23 November 1889, newborn
  7. Helen, born 23 June, bp 8 July 1894; died 14 April, buried 15 April 1895, aged 10 months

Arendacs/Petrus, Michael (bp 23 March 1845-4 May 1901), son of Peter Arendacs & Maria Sedlyar & Anna Fedus (19 June 1855-27 January 1898), daughter of Michael Fedus & Maria Pistej, married 8 February 1875, Hajtovka 5, 22, 23 & 24, GC

Anna, wife of Michael, born Fedus, died 27 January, buried 29 January 1898, aged 46 years. Michael Arendacs Petrov died 4 May, buried 6 May 1901, aged 55 years.
Children:

  1. Maria, born 4 April, bp 6 April 1879; married John Zavacky, born 5 December, bp 7 December 1862, son of John Zavacky & Maria Kolyar of Hajtovka 17, 10 February 1896
  2. Anna, born 25 November, bp 27 November 1881; died 30 January, buried 1 February 1893, aged 12 years
  3. John, born 10 November, bp 16 November 1884
  4. Susanna, born 15 January, bp 22 January 1888
  5. Nicholas, born 16 December, bp 21 December 1890; died 17 May, buried 19 May 1892, aged 1 year, 6 months
  6. Anna, born 26 January, bp 27 January 1895; died 15 February, buried 17 February 1895, aged 3 weeks
  7. Nicholas, born 28 December, bp 30 December 1896; died 30 October, buried 1 November 1909, aged 13 years

Arendacs, Michael (30 March 1856-1878+), son of John Arendacs & Maria Gladis, married (1) Maria Liscinszki (c1857-25 January 1878), daughter of John Liscinszki & Maria Zavacky of Hajtovka 40, married 28 January 1877, Hajtovka 6, GC, GC

Maria, wife of Michael, born Liscinszki, died 23 January, buried 25 January 1878, aged 18 years.

Arendacs, Michael (30 March 1856-1878+) & (2) Maria Tengi (5 February 1858 in Plavnica-1904+), daughter of John Tengi & Helen Kravecz, married 21 February 1878 in Plavnica, Hajtovka 5, 6 & 9, GC, RC
Children:

  1. John, born 7 June, bp 15 June 1879
  2. Maria, born 8 August, bp 14 August 1881; emigrated to Pennsylvania
  3. Anna, born 17 August, bp 19 August 1883
  4. Michael, born 24 October, bp 1 November 1885
  5. Veronica, born 1 November, bp 6 November 1887
  6. Susanna, born 23 November, bp 1 December 1889; died 28 April, buried 30 April 1896, aged 6 years
  7. Andrew, born 23 August, bp 28 August 1892
  8. Helen, born 22 February, bp 24 February 1895
  9. Susanna, born 23 July, bp 25 July 1897; died 18 November, buried 20 November 1898, aged 1 year, 4 months
  10. Joseph, born 29 September, bp 1 October 1899
  11. Joseph, born 27 April bp 4 May 1902
  12. Susanna, born 10 October, bp 13 October 1904

Arendacs, Michael (13 June 1869-1909+), son of Michael Arendacs & Susanna Arendacs & Maria Fedus (1 January 1874-1909+), daughter of Michael & Maria Liscinszki, married 13 November 1893, Hajtovka 5, GC, GC

Michael died 21 April, buried 23 April 1916, aged 48 years.
Children:

  1. Michael, born 1 September, bp 2 September 1894
  2. Maria, born 13 August, bp 19 August 1900; died 12 November, buried 14 November 1900, aged 4 months
  3. John, born 29 November, bp 1 December 1901
  4. Nicholas, born 14 April, bp 17 April 1904
  5. Joseph, born 12 December, bp 19 December 1905
  6. Andrew, born 2 September, bp 5 September 1909

Arendacs, Michael & Helen Murczko, Hajtovka 42, GC, GC

Note that they married in America in Michael’s baptismal record. No proof.
Children:

  1. Michael, born 31 January, bp 8 February 1903
  2. Nicholas, born 5 May, bp 10 May 1914

Arendacs alias Prisztas, Michael & Maria Miklus, Ujak 88, GC, GC

Note that they married in America, no proof.
Children:

  1. Michael, born 23 January, bp 29 January 1905
  2. Maria, born 11 September, bp 13 September 1908

Arendacs, Michael, Hajtovka, born c1812, buried 28 October 1836, aged 24 years

Arendacs, Michael, Hajtovka, born c1828, buried 28 October 1836, aged 8 years

Arendacs, Michael, Hajtovka, born c1836, buried 24 July 1840, aged 4 years

 Arendacs, Michael, Hajtovka, born c1781, buried 29 October 1836, aged 55 years

 Arendacs, Michael, Hajtovka, born c1783, buried 16 February 1845, aged 62 years

 Arendacs, Michael, Hajtovka, born c1806, died 19 November, buried 21 November 1891, aged 85 years

 Arendacs, Michael, Hajtovka, born c1828, died 25 July, buried 27 July 1914, aged 86 years

 Arendacs, Peter & Catherine Foltin, Hajtovka, GC
Children:

  1. Maria, born c1810, married George Kucsma, born c1806, son of Paul Kucsma & Helen Hontsar, 14 November 1831
  2. Susanna, born c1812, married Paul Tengi, born c1808, son of Andrew Tengi & Maria Matisz, 18 November 1833
  3. Helen, born c1821, married John Lesko, born c1817, son of George Lesko & Maria Romantsik, 21 November 1842
  4. John, buried 8 September 1835, aged 3 days

Arendacs, Peter & Anna Kadicek/Kadutsek, married 17 November 1806 in Plavnica, GC, RC
Children:

  1. Catherine, born c1817; married Michael Prisztas, born c1813, son of Andrew Prisztas & Susanna Joppa, 2 Oct/Nov 1838

Arendacs, Peter & Catherine Csernyak, Hajtovka, GC
Children:

  1. Catherine, born c1820; died 22 November, buried 24 November 1880; married Michael Arendacs alias Vaskovanya, born c1815, son of John Arendacs & Anna Velky, 18 November 1840

Arendacs, Peter & Maria Vapner, Hajtovka, GC, GC
Children:

  1. Peter, bp 14 October 1841

Arendacs, Peter (c1810-1869+) & (1) Unknown, Hajtovka, GC

Peter’s wife died before the 1869 census, when he was married to Maria Sedlyar. See next entry.
Children:

  1. Peter, born c1836

Arendacs, Peter, born 1810 in Hajtovka, & (2) Maria Sedlyar (c1825 in Matiszova-1 December 1883+), Hajtovka 11, 19, 20, 21, 22 & 23, GC, GC

Also at home in 1869 were Peter Arendacs, born 1836 and his wife Helen Tengi, born c1840, and Helen Arendacs, born 1863, RC. Maria, widow of Peter, born Sedlyar, died 1 December, buried 3 December 1883, aged 63 years.
Children:

  1. Michael, bp 23 March 1845; married Anna Fedus, born 19 June, bp 24 June 1855, daughter of Michael Fedus & Maria Pistej of Hajtovka 25, 8 February 1875
  2. John, bp 17 April 1849; buried 15 September 1855, aged 6 years
  3. Andrew, bp 16 November 1851
  4. Maria, born 1 February, bp 5 February 1854; married Michael Petrisin, bp 2 June 1849, son of John Petrisin & Maria Szoroka, 15 February 1875
  5. Anna, born 16 September, bp 21 September 1856; married John Fedus, bp 9 September 1850, son of Michael Fedus & Maria Pistej, 8 February 1875
  6. John, born 6 September, bp 11 September 1859; married Rosalia Tengi, born 5 March 1867, daughter of Joseph Tengi & Eva Sedlyar, RC, 26 November 1883 in Plavnica.
  7. Helen, born 3 November, bp 10 November 1861
  8. Susanna, born 21 June, bp 25 June 1865; married Roman Fedus, born 31 July, bp 5 August 1860, son of Michael Fedus & Maria Pistej Petrojanka of Hajtovka 26, 19 November 1883

Arendacs, Peter (c1839-before 1873), son of Peter Arendacs & Helen Tengi (bp 7 May 1843 in Plavnica-1873+), daughter of Michael Tengi & Anna Knapik, married 25 November 1861 in Plavnica, Hajtovka, GC, RC

Peter and Helen have no known children.

Helen married (2) Andrew Murczko, born c1849, son of George Murczko and Maria Murczko, 10 February 1873 in Plavnica.

Arendacs alias Bircsak, Peter (bp 2 October 1842-29 December 1917), son of John Arendacs & Anna Buk & Anna Zavacky alias Bednar (bp 20 October 1844 in Hajtovka-1882+), daughter of Andrew Zavacky alias Bednar & Maria Arendacs, married 11 February 1867, Hajtovka 4, 22, 23, 26, 27 & 29, GC, GC

Peter’s brother, Andrew Bircsak, lived with this family in 1869. Peter died 27 December, buried 29 December 1917, aged 78 years.
Children:

  1. Anna, born 30 October, bp 3 November 1867
  2. Peter, born 31 October, bp 7 November 1869
  3. John, born 14 February, bp 25 February 1872
  4. Helen, born 29 July, bp 2 August 1874; died 22 April, buried 24 April 1875, aged 9 months
  5. Michael, born 1 June, bp 5 June 1876; died 11 April, buried 13 April 1883, aged 7 years
  6. Maria, born 10 September, bp 20 September 1879; died 4 Februry, buried 6 February 1886, aged 6 years
  7. Andrew, born 29 January, bp 5 February 1882

Arendacs alias Huszar, Peter (c1854-8 March 1914) & Anna Arendacs (born 26 March 1860-28 February 1913) daughter of Joseph Arendacs & Anna Sedlyar, married 15 November 1880, Hajtovka 4, GC, GC

Anna, died 28 February, buried 2 March 1913, aged 53 years. Peter died 8 March, buried 11 March 1914, aged 58 years.
Children:

  1. Maria, born 5 December, bp 9 December 1883; married Peter Szovik, born 18 July, bp 30 July 1876, son of Michael & Anna Hrinya, widower, 18 May 1903. Mother called Maria Arendacs in marriage record.
  2. Anna, born 3 May, bp 9 May 1886
  3. Susanna, born 5 December, bp 9 December 1888
  4. Peter, born 29 June, bp 4 July 1897
  5. Michael, born 7 April, bp 8 April 1900

Arendacs alias Huszar, Peter & Maria Arendacs, Hajtovka 1 & 6
Children:

  1. Susanna, died 3 February, buried 5 February 1889, aged 2 months
  2. John, born 16 May, bp 20 May 1900

Arendacs, Peter, son of Michael, Hajtovka, born c1821, buried 13 November 1836, aged 15 years

Arendacs, Peter, Hajtovka, born c1767, buried 30 October 1850, aged 83 years

Arendacs, Peter, Hajtovka 23, born c1822, died 9 June, buried 11 June 1882, aged 60 years

Arendacs, Stephen (11 April 1897-1921+) & Rosalia Liscinszki (7 February 1902-1921+), daughter of Andrew Liscinszki & Maria Murczko, Hajtovka 6, GC, GC
Children:

  1. Anna, born 11 December, bp 18 December 1921

Arendacs, Susanna, RC, born c1776, buried 28 October 1836, aged 60 years

BIRCSAK

Bircsak, Andrew & Anna Kabely, Hajtovka 33, GC, GC
Children:

  1. Michael, born 1 January, bp 8 January 1915

Bircsak alias Arendacs, John & Anna Buk, Hajtovka 11, 29 & 30, GC – See Arendacs.

Bircsak alias Arendacs, Michael, 28, son of John, & Susanna Olejar (c1843-1867+), married 20 November 1861 in Plavnica, Hajtovka 22, GC, RC – See Arendacs.

Bircsak alias Arendacs, Peter (bp 2 October 1842-27 December 1917) & Anna Zavacky alias Bednar (bp 20 October 1844-1882+), 11 February 1867, Hajtovka 4, 22, 23, 26, 27 & 29, GC, GC – See Arendacs.

There may be further records about the Arendacs family in the church records from 1920-1935. However, fair warning! They are all written in the Cyrillic alphabet.

Udol Slovakia

Adam/Adamcsin of Udol, Slovakia

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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.

ADAM/ ADAMCSIN Family

 Adamcsin, Alex, Ujak, born c1761; buried 17 October 1836, aged 75 years
Adam, Anna, Hajtovka, born c1827; buried 15 April 1837, aged 10 years

 Adam, Anna
Child:
1. Michael, born c1842; buried 28 August 1844, aged 2 years

Adam, Jacob & Maria Drabisin, Ujak, GC, GC
Children:
1. Helen, bp 15 August 1830

 Adam, Jacob & Maria Unknown of Matisova, Ujak, GC,
Children:
1. Michael, bp 11 July 1833

 Adam, Jacob, Ujak, born c1832; buried 10 January 1834, aged 2 years

 Adam, John & Maria Dornics, Ujak, GC, GC
Children:
1. Maria, bp 8 January 1830

Adam, John, son of Mihaly, born c1827; buried 5 March 1828, Ujak, aged 1 year

Adamcsin, John & Anna Fengya, Ujak GC, GC
Children:
1. Anna, bp 19 January 1844; buried 9 March 1844, aged 1 week (sic)

Adamcsin, John & Maria Vancso, Ujak, GC, GC
Children:
1. John, born 9 November, bp 20 November 1869

Adam, Maria, Ujak, born c1760; buried 29 August 1828, aged 60 years

 Adam, Maria, Hajtovka, daughter of Elias, born c1843; buried 13 August 1847, aged 4 years

Adamcsin, Michael & Anna Arendacs, Ujak, GC, GC
Children:
1. Michael, bp 1 October 1829

Adamcsin, Michael & Anna Buk, Ujak, GC, GC
Children:
1. Michael, bp 29 May 1830

Adam, Michael & Helen Murczko, Ujak, GC, GC
Children:
1. Maria, bp 15 January 1831

Adamcsin, Michael & Anna Lescisin, Ujak, GC
Children:
1. John, bp 3 December 1835

Adamcik, Michael, Hajtovka, RC, born c1732, widower, buried 20 October 1802, aged 70 years. Burial record in Plavnica.

 Adamcsin, Michael, Ujak, born c1811; buried 18 October 1836, aged 25 years

These are all the Adam/Adamcsin family records found in the church register.

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History of St. Dimitry’s Parish, Udol/Hajtovka, Part 3: Daily Life in the 1800s

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With the historical foundation established for the small villages of Hajtovka and Udol that make up the parish of St. Dimitry’s Greek Catholic Church, it is time to examine the daily lives of the people who lived there in the 1800s.

It was previously mentioned that lives of these hardy people hadn’t changed much through the centuries. Life in the 1400s wasn’t much different than life in 1800.

However, there would be drastic changes in the parish by the turn of the 20th century.

Let’s look at economic, social and religious factors. From this, it will clearly be seen that all three influences were the causes, so to speak, of the lack of upward mobility for the villagers.

There is only one governmental census for this area of Slovakia; it was ordered by the Hungarian government and enumerated every person in each household in 1869.

The parish had quite a few rudimentary houses. Homes were made with wooden logs and were usually one single room, but there were a handful of houses that were two rooms and even two stories. In the case of a two story house, the animals were housed on the ground floor to keep them warm and safe.

Only the males had occupations listed and almost every single male of working age – and that means 14 or older -worked outside the home doing physical manual labor. Males worked for the noble, cutting trees, caring for livestock, planting, digging ditches, repairing buildings and doing anything else on the estate that needed to be done.

Zsellers, of which my family were included, were men whose family “occupied” a small home that included a small piece of land for personal farming.

However, a zseller was required to pay rent to the noble and to pay taxes to the church, leaving his family struggling to stay fed and clothed.

Less fortunate men had no land of their own to work.

Note, though, that no one owned their own real estate. The land all belonged to the noble family.

Everyone of working age toiled six days a week. Sunday and church holy days provided respite from work and the opportunity to socialize with friends and family.

It’s unlikely that the villagers ever had much hard money. Until later in the 19th century, a barter system of goods and services was likely used.

Aside from friends and family from nearby villages, there wouldn’t have been many outside visitors to St. Dimitry’s parish with the exception of Romani, or travelers, passing through.

The church registers include occasional entries through the years mostly recording the baptisms of Romani children and some burials. There were two or three notations of “zingarus” in the marriage records, but the wanderers, as they were called, didn’t often marry in Udol.

Women worked in the home, preparing food, weaving cloth, helped care for livestock and often helped husbands in the fields. There was a village midwife who helped women give birth. Her social status would have been higher than that of other females, due to her “medical” skills.

Many babies were born to these families, but, sadly, the infant and childhood mortality rate was so high that few infants survived childhood.

The family of Peter Csanda & Catherine Ratvan is not my direct line but is representative of village families. They were the parents of eight children, but look closely at the details.

Children:

  1. Veronica Anna, born 8 November, bp 13 November 1870; married Anthony David, 24, son of John & Helen Fengya of Ujak 96, 11 February 1890
  2. Maria, born 20 April, bp 4 May 1873; died 13 July, buried 15 July 1874, aged 1 year
  3. Peter, born 5 January, bp 16 January 1876; died 1 December, buried 3 December 1878, aged 2 years
  4. John, born 8 July, bp 13 July 1879; died 5 April, buried 7 April 1880, aged ¾ year
  5. Michael, born 1 September, bp 11 September 1881; died 12 September, buried 14 September 1881, aged 2 weeks
  6. Nicholas, born 11 June, bp 24 June 1883; died 7 August, buried 8 August 1884, aged 1 year
  7. Anna, born 10 August, bp 30 August 1885
  8. Michael, born 5 December, bp 11 December 1892

Five of their eight children died before they were two years old. I can’t imagine the dread along with excitement they felt each time Catherine was expecting, knowing that most children died young.

Eldest child Veronica married Anthony David and they emigrated, like so many other villagers, to Passaic, New Jersey. Youngest daughter Anna left the village in 1899. Her destination was the home of her brother-in-law, Tony David; in the 1900 census, she is enumerated as a mill hand in Passaic. It appears that Peter and Catherine’s youngest son, Michael, also left for America at some point although I haven’t found him in immigration records.

The villagers socio-economic status, or lack thereof, went hand in hand with the lack of education in the region. A young boy who showed promise to the priest might be fortunate enough to be sent to school to become a priest. No such opportunity existed for girls.

For the most part, aside from the priest and the cantor, the entire parish was illiterate. Schooling wasn’t an option for anyone until the 1890s when a basic education up to perhaps 4th grade was mandated.

Religion, therefore, was the center of everyone’s life. Sunday not only provided a chance to worship in church, but allowed young men to court young ladies and elder men and women to visit.

Hajtovka’s dwellers had to walk the mile or so over to Ujak to go to church, as there was no church building in their own village until 1872, when the Church of the Holy Mother was erected.

Given the high mortality rate, it is quite amazing that from the beginning of St. Dimitry’s church register in November 1827 until 1907, the parish was served by only three priests. Rev. Damian Csopjak arrived sometime before November 1827 and remained until he died in 1847. Rev. Anthony Bernatyak then served the parish from 1847 until he passed away in the spring of 1868. For several months, priests from neighboring villages served the parish until the arrival of Rev. George Andrejkovits in March 1869. He had the longest tenure, as he was the parish priest until his own death in 1907. Nana would have attended his Divine Liturgy celebrations at St. Dimitry’s as a young girl.

Baptisms and marriages were times of celebration. Until the late 1800s, it was the custom to marry in late fall, usually November, or after Christmas in January or February. it was also common for multiple couples to marry on the same day. Wedding feasts might go gone for two or three days.

Deaths, too, allowed family and friends to mourn the deceased. Burial took place after a 2 day wake with a procession following the casket on its last journey to the cemetery.

Although two villages of people attended the one church in Ujak, each village had its own cemetery. It would have been quite a job transporting a casket by hand from Hajtovka over a mile away to the Ujak church cemetery.

In a typical year, there were perhaps 40 burials recorded.

However, epidemics made regular appearances. Diphtheria, typhoid fever, cholera and dysentery killed many adults and children. Children were also susceptible to whooping cough, measles and chickenpox, diseases for which we have all been vaccinated.

From August through October 1831, it was cholera. Between October and December 1836, cholera made a second appearance.  The summer of 1843 brought chickenpox. In 1848, there was an outbreak of dysentery, followed in 1858 by whooping cough.

In the spring of 1864, the village suffered through both cholera and whooping cough.

The summer of 1873 brought back cholera with 80 people dead, followed by a typhoid outbreak in the summer of 1874.

Scarlet fever took the lives of many children from November 1878 through March 1879. Then diphtheria appeared immediately after in April 1879.

1880 brought a four month return of diphtheria, lasting into March 1881, when typhoid fever arrived.

In 1890, there was a triple whammy against the children with many cases of measles, diphtheria and whooping cough.

Life went on, as it had for centuries in St. Dimitry’s parish. The approach of the 20th century brought huge changes to the village way of life.

That change was brought on by the Industrial Revolution – not in Slovakia, but in America. After hundreds of years with no real change in the daily life of St. Dimitry’s, life far away finally gave the villagers a choice to control their own destinies.

In the final post of this series, we will look at the effect that factory and mining life had on Hajtovka and Ujak as the villagers headed into the 1900s.