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| 1 |
0962 |
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Holy Roman Empire established |
Holy Roman Empire established. |
| 2 |
0966 |
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Duke Mieszko I |
Duke Mieszko I, the historically recognised founder of the Polish state, adopts Catholic Christianity. |
| 3 |
1000 |
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Iron plow invented |
Iron plow invented in Lower Rhine region, resulting in increase in food production, leading to population growth and German emigration to the east, into Bohemia and Hungary, and to the Crusades. |
| 4 |
1025 |
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Boleslaw I |
Boleslaw I proclaims the Kingdom of Poland. |
| 5 |
1335 |
1350 |
Black Death (Bubonic Plaque) |
Black Death (Bubonic Plague) 50-75 percent of Europe's population is wiped out. Emigration to the east ceases for a long time. |
| 6 |
1492 |
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Christopher Columbus |
Christopher Columbus sails to North America. |
| 7 |
1545 |
1563 |
Counil Of Trent |
Roman Catholic Council of Trent, promted by the Protestant Reformation, lead to the reform of the Roman Catholic Church, and required all Catholic Churches in Europe to record baptisms and marriages. |
| 8 |
1569 |
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Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth |
Poland signs Union of Lublin with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania to establish the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. |
| 9 |
1614 |
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The Ritual Romanorum |
Roman Catholic Church Proclamation mandating recording in Catholic Churches of baptisms, marriages and deaths. |
| 10 |
1620 |
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Mayflower |
Mayflower compact establishing Plymouth Plantation Colony in Massachusetts, North America. |
| 11 |
1620 |
1621 |
Polish - Ottoman War |
Polish - Ottoman War |
| 12 |
1633 |
1634 |
Polish - Ottoman War |
Polish - Ottoman War |
| 13 |
1654 |
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Russo - Polish War |
Russo - Polish War |
| 14 |
1771 |
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Catholic Church records |
New standardized format for Catholic church records introduced. |
| 15 |
1772 |
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1st partition of 3 |
The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is subjected to the first of three major partitions by its neighbours Prussia, Russia and Austria following an anti-Russian revolt. |
| 16 |
1776 |
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Declaration of Independence |
American Revolution - Declaration of Independence |
| 17 |
1792 |
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French Revolutionary Wars |
20 Apr 1792: France declared war on Austria, Prussia, and Sardinia, marking the start of the French Revolutionary wars. |
| 18 |
1792 |
1802 |
French Revolutionary Wars |
Austria and Prussia invade France in 1792, in an attempt to contain revolutionary France. 1792-1797 War of the 1st Coalition - Austria, Great Britain and Prussia fight against French expansionism. 1798-1802 War of the 2nd Coalition - Austria, Great Britain and Russia fight again against French expansionism. |
| 19 |
1793 |
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2nd partition of 3 |
23 Jan 1793: Prussia and Russia signed an accord on the 2nd partition of Lithuania and Poland. The 2nd partition of Poland. Polish patriots had attempted to devise a new constitution which was recognized by Austria and Prussia, but Russia did not recognize it and invaded. Prussia in turn invaded and the two agreed to a partition that left only the central portion of Poland independent. |
| 20 |
1794 |
1795 |
Commonwealth completely partitioned |
Reformers lead an armed uprising against the partitioning powers. Following its failure the Commonwealth is finally partitioned among Prussia, Russia and Austria. Independent Poland disappears from the map of Europe. |
| 21 |
1795 |
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3rd partition of 3 |
24 Oct 1795; Russia, Austria and Prussia held a convention in Petersburg to finalize the 3rd division of the Polish-Lithuanian Republic. Most of Lithuania with Vilnius went to Russia, Warsaw and the left bank of the Nemunas River went to Prussia and Cracow went to Austria. |
| 22 |
1799 |
1815 |
Napoleon |
Napoleon takes power in Paris, France. France invades Austria in 1801. Napoleon is defeated at Waterloo in 1815. |
| 23 |
1807 |
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Duchy of Warsaw |
Napoleon creates the Duchy of Warsaw as a client state to rally Polish support for his cause. |
| 24 |
1813 |
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Prussia took over Danzig |
Prussia took over Danzig |
| 25 |
1815 |
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Kingdom of Poland |
The Congress of Vienna creates a rump Kingdom of Poland, ruled by Russia. |
| 26 |
1825 |
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Railroad |
First public railroad in Britian in 1825. |
| 27 |
1830 |
1831 |
Military revolt |
Military revolt in protest at Russian erosion of the Kingdom's political autonomy and civil liberties. |
| 28 |
1840 |
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Steam-Driven Flour Mills |
In the 1840's flour milling was transformed by the introduction of steam-driven mills. |
| 29 |
1844 |
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Morse Code |
Samuel Morse patents telegraph in USA in 1844. The first transatlantic telegraph cable is laid in 1858, |
| 30 |
1845 |
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Irish Potato Famine |
Irish Potato Famine |
| 31 |
1848 |
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California Gold Rush |
California Gold Rush |
| 32 |
1848 |
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Feudal System abolished |
Revolutions in Austria, France, Germany and Italy. Serfdom anachronistic feudal order is abolished throughout the Austrian Empire. |
| 33 |
1848 |
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Wisconsin |
26 May 1848, Wisconsin becomes 30th state. |
| 34 |
1854 |
1856 |
Crimean War |
Crimean War - Austria forms an alliance with Prussia and amasses an army in Galicia and Transylvania threatening Russia who then withdraws from Walachia and Moldavia. |
| 35 |
1857 |
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Immigrant to Portage Co, WI - 1st Polish |
Michael von Koziczkowski with wife Franciszka and 7 children, first documented Polish settlers to Portage County, Wisconsin. (Arrived in NY on 4 Sep 1857; Left Hamburg on 7 Jul 1857). |
| 36 |
1857 |
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St Martin Catholic Church, Ellis, Portage County, WI |
Built in Ellis (Poland Corners) and organized by German and Irish settlers, and later attended by Polish settlers. (Current church building erected in 1866). |
| 37 |
1858 |
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Immigrants to Portage Co, WI - Polish |
Adam Klesmit (Kleinschmidt) with with Josefina and 2 children, Joseph Platta with wife Marianna and 4 children, and John Zynda with wife Clara and 6 children. (Arrived in NY on 9 Aug 1858 from Bremen). |
| 38 |
1858 |
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Immigrants to Wilno, Renfew Co, Canada - Polish |
76 Poles (16 families) left Bremen on 6 Jun 1858 on ship Heinrich arrived in Quebec on 26 Jul 1858 |
| 39 |
1859 |
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Immigrants to Portage Co, WI - Polish |
37 people: Christian Dzwonkowsky with wife Josephine and 3 children, Casimir Lukaszewitz and wife Veronica (and her parents Stanislaw and Margaretha Konopacki), Franz Wojak with wife Catherine and 1 child and (and his parents Anton and Antonia Woyak and 5 children), Joseph Jadzewski with wife Josephine and 2 children, Joseph Green (Greniz) with wife Dorotha and 3 children, and Jacob Werachowski with wife Pauline (and her father Mathias Rzepinski and sister Theodosia) and 5 children. (Left Hamburg on 15 Jun 1859 to Quebec). |
| 40 |
1859 |
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Immigrants to Portage Co, WI - Polish |
Peter Kronopeski was identified as also coming in 1859, or the next year, from Winona, Minnesota. And also arrived in 1859: Daczyk and Kruzycki. |
| 41 |
1859 |
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Immigrants to Winona, MN - Polish |
First Polish Settlement in Winona. Jacob and Franciszka von Bronk with 4 sons from Wiele; Michael and Barbara Konkel with daughter and 2 sons; left Hamburg on 14 May 1859 on the ship Elbe and arrived in Quebec. By 1860 census they were living in Winona, MN. |
| 42 |
1860 |
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Immigrants to Portage Co, WI - Polish |
Kuklinski, Narloch, Sikorski and Szulfer families. |
| 43 |
1861 |
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Immigrants to Portage Co, WI - Polish |
Cisewski, Fierkus, Gosz, Kiedrowski, Kleman, Klopotek, Lipski, Paulubicki, Prominski, and Szelbraczkowski families, with additional Lukaszewicz and Rzepinski families. |
| 44 |
1861 |
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Immigrants to Portage Co, WI - Polish |
Susan Bigalke Chapman ancestors Jan Gilmeister and his mother Elizabeth (Ostowski) Gilmeister. (Left Hamburg 29 Jun 1961 to Quebec). |
| 45 |
1861 |
1865 |
USA Civil War |
USA Civil War from 1861 to 1865. Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. Three Polish young men from Portage County served in the Civil War: John Fierkus, Jacob Gosz and John Platta. |
| 46 |
1862 |
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Homestead Act |
Homestead Act guarantees 160 acres to each farmer willing to cultivate and improve land in the West for five years. |
| 47 |
1863 |
1864 |
Revolt |
Another revolt against Russian rule is defeated and the Kingdom annexed to Russia. |
| 48 |
1863 |
1871 |
St Joseph Catholic Church, Ellis, Portage County, WI |
About 40 Polish families built Church in Ellis at Poland Corners. In 1871 it was dismanteled and moved to Polonia. |
| 49 |
1864 |
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Danish-Prussian War |
Prussia and Austria defeat Denmark over control of Schleswig-Holstein, and then feud over who will be in charge |
| 50 |
1864 |
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St Joseph Catholic Church, Ellis, Portage County, WI |
Built by Polish families in 1864 in Ellis (Poland Corners). First rural Catholic Church in WI. Dismanteled and relocated to Polonia in 1871. |
