Anton Schybowicz SZYBOWICZ

BET 1828 AND 1832 - 12 JUL 1897

• BIRTH: BET 1828 AND 1832, Szubin, Bydgoszcz, Poland
• BURIAL: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Notre Dame, Indiana
• EMIGRATION: 1872
• DEATH: 12 JUL 1897, South Bend, IN

• MARRIAGE: 22 JUL 1873, St Patricks, South Bend, Indiana

1.  Frank SZYBOWICZ
2.  Stanislaus SZYBOWICZ
3.  Helen SZYBOWICZ
4.  Leo SZYBOWICZ
5.  Bertha SZYBOWICZ
6. +Joseph SZYBOWICZ
7. +Walerya SZYBOWICZ

• MARRIAGE: 1865, Szubin, Bydgoszcz, Poland

1.  Marya SZYBOWICZ
2.  Anna SZYBOWICZ

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[N11179] Early Polish settlers apparently came to South Bend as railroad section hands, stopping at the city's factories. When Anton Schybowicz (Szybowicz) filed his declaration of intention to become an American citizen in April 1868, there were approximately fifteen Polish families in South Bend5. Within two years this number increased fivefold.......Antony will marry Jozefa Rosek at St Patricks Church on July 22, 1873

Birth: 1832
Poland
Death: Jul. 12, 1897
South Bend, St. Joseph County, IN

South Bend Weekly Tribune, Sat., July 17, 1897, p. 6:
Antoni Szybowicz died Monday morning at his residence, 207 South Walnut street, after an illness of about three weeks. The funeral was held at St. Hedwige’s church this morning, Rev. Father Czyzewski officiating. The service, which was very impressive, was attended by a large number of relatives and friends. The remains were placed at rest in Cedar Grove cemetery.“Antoni Szybowicz was born in Poland about 65 years ago. He came to South Bend some 30 or 35 years ago being a member of the first colony of Polish people to settle in this city. For years he was employed by the Studebaker Bros. Manufacturing company and later by the Oliver Chilled Plow works. He retired years ago. Mr. Szybowicz leaves a wife and eight children, two being married."
Spouse: Josephine Rozek Szybowicz (1852 - 1926)*
Children:
Mary Szybowicz Niedbalski (1868 - 1952)*
Anna Szybowicz Ruszkowski (1869 - 1947)*
Bertha Szybowicz Andrews (1877 - 1950)*
Joseph S Szybowicz (1879 - 1926)*
Leo Szybowicz (1883 - 1946)*
Frank Szybowicz (1886 - 1943)*
Helen Szybowicz (1893 - 1958)*
Burial: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Notre Dame, St. Joseph County, IN
Plot: Section D, row 5, lot 61

Note: Poznan Marriage DB states Birth Date as 1828

NOTE: the 1870 census identifies Anton (33) Blacksmith, Mary (28), housewife and two children Mary (8) and Anna (7/12).

See Family File: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~instjose/LadewskiPapers/Luckys%20S/szybowicz_antoni_family.jpg