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Anton Tomasz Kwapisz 1906 - 1999

Anton Tomasz Kwapisz of Arcadia, Los Angeles County, CA was born on January 7, 1906 in Targoszyce, Krotoszyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship Poland, and died at age 93 years old on May 6, 1999 in Arcadia, Los Angeles County, California United States.

Anton Tomasz Kwapisz
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Arcadia, Los Angeles County, CA 91007
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January 7, 1906
Targoszyce, Krotoszyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, 63-740, Poland
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  • Introduction

    Antoni Tomasz Kwapisz is the son of Ludwik "Louis" Kwapisz (1878-1950) and Jozefa Pawlikowska (1873-1911). He had siblings Antonina, Casimir, Joseph, Victor, Alice, and Laura Kwapisz. He was Polish as he was born in Targoszyce, Toporowice, Slaskie, Poland and immigrated to the US arriving at Ellis Island, New York, New York on July 17, 1913. He then resided with his family in Joliet, Illinois, USA. On June 17, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois, Antoni married Marja Paszkowska (1906–1991) and they had two children together. In the 1950's their family moved to California residing in Alhambra and Monterey Park, Los Angeles, California.
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    January 7, 1906
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    Targoszyce, Krotoszyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship 63-740, Poland
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Antoni Tomasz Kwapisz is the son of Louis (Ludwik) Kwapisz and Jozefa Pawlikowska. He had siblings Antonina Marianna "Antoinette" Kwapisz (1901-1992), Casimir (Kazimierz) Frank Kwapisz (1902-1989), Joseph Kwapisz (1904-1911), Victor Albert Kwapisz (1907-1971), Alice (Natalia) Kwapisz (1909-1984), and Laura Bronislawa Leokadja Kulaga Kwapisz (1914-1967). His father, Ludwik, was born on August 18, 1878, in Chomentowek, Sędziejowice, Swietokrzyskie, Poland. Following the death of his father, Ludwik lived on a farm in Chomentowek. On February 12, 1900, he married Jozefa in Srodula, Sosnowiec, Slaskie, Poland. After Jozefa's passing, Ludwik married Katarzyna Wieczorek (1888–1953). They immigrated to the United States, with Ludwik arriving at Ellis Island, New York, on December 21, 1912. Katarzyna brought their five children to the US in 1913, and they settled in Joliet, Illinois. Subsequently, Ludwik and Katarzyna divorced. Ludwik remarried on July 3, 1922, in Cook, Illinois, United States, to Sophia Paszkowska (1893–1970). He became a naturalized US citizen on September 23, 1924, in Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA. Ludwik passed away on March 30, 1950, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. His mother Jozefa was born on March 14, 1873 in Targoszyce, Toporowice, Slaskie, Poland. She married Louis on February 12, 1900 in Srodula, Sosnowiec, Slaskie, Poland. She worked there in a yarn factory. She passed away on October 29, 1911 in Srodula, Sosnowiec, Slaskie, Poland of heart failure.

  • Nationality & Locations

    Antoni was Polish. He was born in Targoszyce, Toporowice, Slaskie, Poland and immigrated to the US arriving at Ellis Island, New York, New York on July 17, 1913. He then resided with his family in Joliet Ward 1, Will, Illinois, USA. In the 1950's he moved to California residing in Alhambra and Monterey Park, Los Angeles, California.

  • Military Service

    Anton Thomas Kwapisz, a 34-year-old white male, registered for the draft on October 16, 1940, in Illinois, USA. At the time of his registration, he resided in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, and was employed by the Chicago Post Office. Anton was born on January 7, 1906, in Poland. He stood 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighed 132 pounds, and had a light complexion, brown hair, and gray eyes. His next of kin was listed as Marie Kwapisz.

  • Professional Career

    He worked as a clerk for the Chicago Post Office.

  • Personal Life & Family

    On June 17, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois, Antoni married Marja Paszkowska (1906–1991). They had two children together including a daughter named Dianna Marie Kwapisz (1936-1995).
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    May 6, 1999
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In 1906, in the year that Anton Tomasz Kwapisz was born, President Theodore Roosevelt received the Nobel Prize for Peace. The award was considered controversial at the time because many thought that he was an imperialist. But he had brokered peace between Russia and Japan a year previous and had allowed a dispute between Mexico and the U.S. to go to arbitration, resolving the issue peacefully rather than resorting to military conflict. For these two reasons, the Nobel Prize committee chose him for the Peace Prize.
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In 1936, he was 30 years old when on November 2nd, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) debuted the world's first regular high-definition television service. The channel had a short schedule - Monday through Saturday, 3:00p to 4:00p and 9:00p to 10:00p. The first broadcast was "Opening of the BBC Television Service".
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Kwapisz, Mary (Jun 27, 1891 - Jul 1974) Kwapisz, Edward (Mar 3, 1921 - Mar 1993) Kwapisz, Edward (Oct 14, 1914 - Dec 15, 1997) Kwapisz, Martin (Oct 13, 1891 - Oct 1963) Kwapisz, Henry (Jan 20, 1936 - Mar 30, 1993) Kwapisz, Mary (Nov 25, 1915 - Apr 2, 2001) Kwapisz, William (Apr 1, 1908 - Nov 1985) Kwapisz, Waleria (Oct 17, 1901 - Nov 1966) Kwapisz, Matthew (Dec 22, 1917 - Apr 17, 2006) Kwapisz, Catherine (Feb 2, 1923 - Dec 6, 2007)
Kwapisz, Antoinette (Feb 22, 1915 - Nov 25, 2002) Kwapisz, Andrew (Oct 27, 1881 - Jul 1972) Kwapisz, Beryl (May 23, 1907 - Jul 1978) Kwapisz, Louise (Jan 29, 1909 - Nov 1970) Kwapisz, Joseph (Apr 5, 1925 - Jan 23, 1996) Kwapisz, Chester (Dec 29, 1929 - Apr 1973) Kwapisz, Walter (Sep 19, 1915 - Feb 14, 1998) Kwapisz, Piotr (Feb 13, 1946 - Sep 16, 2007) Kwapisz, Helen (Oct 20, 1912 - Jul 16, 1996) Kwapisz, Casimir (Nov 7, 1902 - Apr 13, 1989)
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