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I was confused because many of the census documents stated my family came from Poland, then others stated Austria. Then, I found this information today: Q: My grandparents said they were Polish and the language was spoken at home. But the documents I’ve found say they are from Austria. Why the discrepancy? A: In the late 1700s Poland was partitioned by its three neighboring countries: Prussia, Russia, and Austria. While the people in each area considered themselves Poles and continued to use the language and customs, politically they were part of the partitioning powers and so that is the information which usually appears on passenger lists, census records, etc. U.S. census records may say they were from Austrian Poland or Prussian Poland (later German Poland), or Russian Poland.
Posted on: Sun, 01 Dec 2013 23:18:13 +0000

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