Francisca Frances ALFUTOWSKI

4 OCT 1860 - 17 JUN 1948

• BIRTH: 4 OCT 1860, Broomberg, Prussian Poland; Bydgoszcz
• EVENT: Fact: Birth _ Heinciendorf Ger NI 1311
• BURIAL: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Notre Dame, IN
• DEATH: 17 JUN 1948, South Bend, IN

• MARRIAGE: 19 FEB 1882, St Marys of the Assumption, South bend, IN

1.  Joseph GRUSE
2.  Susan GRUSE
3.  John GRUSE
4.  Margaret GRUSE
5. +Rosalie Rosa GRUSE
6.  Martha GRUSE
7.  Frances GRUSE
8.  August GRUSE

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[N1509] Church Birth record notes Franciszkas Birth in Bydgoszcz / Broomberg, Prussian Poland while the NI letter of intent states Heinciendorf / Heinzendorf Ger many.

The place of birth was a village called Heinzendorf, which is now called Hyncice. The area borders where Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic come together.The town of Heinzendorf occupies both sides of a stream that carves its way through the rolling countryside. Most of the houses today, and then, had two stories with slate roofs. The people live in the town and work the farms in the countryside. 1882 the town had 102 families.

Bydgoszcz is located strategically between the Brda and Vistula Rivers in North - Central Poland. It was earlier the capital of the Bydgoszcz Voivodship. Since 1999, together with Torun, it is the capital of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodship. The first settlers came to Bydgoszcz as far back as the 12th century, but it attained the status of a township only in the 14th century under the Polish King Kazimierz. After that, until the 17th century, there was rapid development of the town with growing trade and coin minting being done here.

The Prussians, who governed the state after the partition of Poland, took full advantage of the location of the town between the two rivers and made channels to link the rivers. Grain and wood was transported through this route and a flourishing trade was carried out making Bydgoszcz an important commercial center. At the time of the industrial revolution, a rail link was established between Bydgoszcz and Berlin, further enhancing its economic importance.

source: Kate Rosenthal ................ robkat44@gmail.com
Francisca in her Obit has her birth date listed as Oct 4, 1860 that she was 87 yrs at her passing that she was born in Berlin at the time of her death she was living at 119 West Stull Street she had a surviving sister that lived in Berlin. Her date of death is June 17, 1948
She is buried at Cedar Grove.

Name: Frances Alfutowski Spouse: Anton Gruse

Father: Lawrence Alfutowski Father: August Gruse
Mother: Tekla Riech Mother: Rosalie Udgiet
born: 10 Oct 1860 Heinciendorf Germany born: 10 May 1856 Arnatswalde Friedheim Germany
Chr'nd:
Mar: 19 Feb 1882 bk 8 p 490
died: died:
Buried:
Church
Funeral Parlor
Lived:
Military service
Occupation
Naturalization Intent: Anton - #1311; filed 6 May 1882; dated 2 Jul 1917; blacksmith. Emigrated port
of Hamburg 18 Aug 1881, arrived port of New York 39 Aug 1881 on vessel Herder. Winesses: Joseph
& Phlomena Rebs.
Special Note:
Health problems
Family members of spouse
SPECIAL INTEREST:
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Children:
1] Martha b] 18 May 1883
mar 6 Jun 1905 William P Heil [s/o Frederick Heil & Margaret Raab, b] 9
Sept 1878, shoemaker, l ived 615 Portage
d]
2] Rosalie b] 13 Apr 1885
mar John Wartha - s/o Stephen Wartha & Gazella Curtis; b] 26 Aug 1883
d]
3] August b] 23 Aug 1886
mar
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4] Frances b] 13 Jan 1888 [Nat Int] - b] 1889 [tombstone]
d] 6 Jul 1969 Cedar Grove Cem
5] Anton Jr b] 4 Aug 1889
mar
d]
6] Susan b] 7 May 1893
mar
d]
7] Joseph b] 7 Jun 1895
mar
d]
8] Margaret b] 30 Dec 1896
mar
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9] John b] 7 Sept 1899
mar
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