{"id":3945,"date":"2011-10-29T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-30T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jessicagreen.com\/wordpress\/?p=3945"},"modified":"2011-11-04T20:34:11","modified_gmt":"2011-11-05T03:34:11","slug":"surname-saturday-goretski-gorski","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jessicagreen.com\/wordpress\/2011\/10\/29\/surname-saturday-goretski-gorski\/","title":{"rendered":"Surname Saturday – Goretski & Gorski"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week we take a look at the lineage of the Goretski and Gorski surnames as they pertain to my family’s history.<\/p>\n

Earliest Known Ancestor<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I have seen this surname spelled as variants of Goretski and Gorski throughout my research.\u00c2\u00a0 It is not clear to me what it originated as in Poland.\u00c2\u00a0 It seems some of the family still carries the name Goretski while other branches, such as with my great-grandmother Helen Frances Gorski, changed the name sometime in the early 1900’s.<\/p>\n

My 2nd great grandfather, Adam Goretski<\/strong>, was born in Prussia, Poland.\u00c2\u00a0 His birth year is unclear and it may have been as early as 1828 or as late as 1837, depending on the source.\u00c2\u00a0 It seems that he may have immigrated to America in June 1866, according to a <\/strong>Petition for Naturalization<\/strong><\/a> dated January 4, 1874 that might be his.\u00c2\u00a0 It is indexed as Adam Goritzki, and I will order a copy to see if it matches his family details.<\/p>\n

According to other researchers, Adam Goretski died on March 1, 1893 in the Town of Sharon, Portage County, Wisconsin.\u00c2\u00a0 I have no proof of his death date or his burial, and I could not find an obituary in Portage County to support this date.<\/p>\n

Along with his wife Mary Yach\/Jach, we believe Adam had ten children: Martha, Joseph, Rozalje, John, Agatha, Antonia, August, Toefil (aka Charles), Alexander, and my great-grandmother Helena Frances Goretski.\u00c2\u00a0 Adam died at age 56 when his youngest daughter was less than 2 years old.\u00c2\u00a0 He is buried in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Polonia.<\/p>\n

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Lineage of the Goretski Family<\/p><\/div>\n

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Lineage<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jessica Marie Cole > Diane Marie Dreffs > Mary Rose Stroik (1910 – 1994) > Helena Frances Goretski (1891 – 1982) > Adam Goretski (1837 – 1893)<\/p>\n

Items of Interest<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n