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''[[Europe]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Poland Genealogy|Poland]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[Prussian Poland Genealogy]]'' | |||
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Guide to '''Prussian Poland (Prusy Wschodnie) ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. | |||
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==Historical Background== | |||
Effective family history research requires a knowledge of major historical events that may have affected your family and the records about them. Learning about wars, governments, laws, migrations and religious trends may help you understand political boundaries, and settlement patterns. These events may have led to the creation of records such as land and military documents that mention your family members. Your ancestors will become more interesting to you if you also use histories to learn about the events they may have participated in. Major events in the Prussian Poland localities include the partitions of Poland. In 1772 the first partition occurred in which Russia, Austria and Prussia each seized one-third of Polish territory. The second partition was in 1793 and at this time Russia obtained one-half of the remaining territory of Poland, and Prussia took Posen as a possession. The third partition was in 1795. Polish resistance was overwhelmed, and the remaining Polish territor was divided amoung Russia, Austria, and Prussia. The kingdom of Poland ceased to exist. | Effective family history research requires a knowledge of major historical events that may have affected your family and the records about them. Learning about wars, governments, laws, migrations and religious trends may help you understand political boundaries, and settlement patterns. These events may have led to the creation of records such as land and military documents that mention your family members. Your ancestors will become more interesting to you if you also use histories to learn about the events they may have participated in. Major events in the Prussian Poland localities include the partitions of Poland. In 1772 the first partition occurred in which Russia, Austria and Prussia each seized one-third of Polish territory. The second partition was in 1793 and at this time Russia obtained one-half of the remaining territory of Poland, and Prussia took Posen as a possession. The third partition was in 1795. Polish resistance was overwhelmed, and the remaining Polish territor was divided amoung Russia, Austria, and Prussia. The kingdom of Poland ceased to exist. | ||
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=== <center>Former Prussian Provinces</center> === | === <center>Former Prussian Provinces</center> === | ||
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:The borders of Poland have changed many times over the years. These changes were referred to as Partitions. There were 3 partitions. The areas listed below formerly belonged to Prussia. Parts of Brandenburg, Ostpreußen, Pommern and Schlesien are now in Poland. Some parts of Brandenburg, Pommern and Schlesien still remain in modern-day Germany. Parts of Ostpreussen are also in modern-day Russia. And a small part of Schlesien is now in | :The borders of Poland have changed many times over the years. These changes were referred to as Partitions. There were 3 partitions. The areas listed below formerly belonged to Prussia. Parts of Brandenburg, Ostpreußen, Pommern and Schlesien are now in Poland. Some parts of Brandenburg, Pommern and Schlesien still remain in modern-day Germany. Parts of Ostpreussen are also in modern-day Russia. And a small part of Schlesien is now in Czechia. '''The links in this table lead to specific research articles.''' | ||
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!style="vertical-align:top; padding-right: 50px; padding-left:10px; border: 1px black solid"|Poland Voivodeship | |||
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: | [[Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|Lubusz Voivodeship]] | ||
: | |style="vertical-align:top; padding-right: 50px; padding-left:10px;border: 1px black solid"|[[Brandenburg Genealogy|Brandenburg]] | ||
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: | [[Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship]] | ||
: | |style="vertical-align:top; padding-right: 50px; padding-left:10px;border: 1px black solid"|[[East Prussia_ Genealogy|Ostpreußen (East Prussia)]] | ||
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[[Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|Pomeranian Voivodeship]]<br> | |||
[[West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|West Pomeranian Voivodeship]] | |||
|style="vertical-align:top; padding-right: 50px; padding-left:10px;border: 1px black solid"|[[Pomerania, Germany Genealogy|Pommern (Pomerania)]] | |||
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[[Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|Greater Poland Voivodeship]]<br> | |||
[[Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|part of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship]] | |||
|style="vertical-align:top; padding-right: 50px; padding-left:10px;border: 1px black solid"|[[Posen, Germany Genealogy|Posen]] | |||
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[[Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|Lower Silesian Voivodeship]]<br> | |||
[[Opole Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|Opole Voivodeship]]<br> | |||
[[Silesian Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|wester half of Silesian Voivodeship,]] | |||
|style="vertical-align:top; padding-right: 50px; padding-left:10px;border: 1px black solid"|[[Silesia, Germany Genealogy|Schlesien (Silesia)]] | |||
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[[Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|part of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship]] | |||
|style="vertical-align:top; padding-right: 50px; padding-left:10px;border: 1px black solid"|[[West Prussia, Germany Genealogy|Westpreußen (West Prussia)]] | |||
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=== Research Tools === | === Research Tools === | ||
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*[http://www.Kartenmeister.com Kartenmeister website] Polish-German Place name finder | *[http://www.Kartenmeister.com Kartenmeister website] Polish-German Place name finder | ||
*[http://www.library.wisc.edu/etext/ravenstein/home.html Ravensteins German Empire Map] | *[http://www.library.wisc.edu/etext/ravenstein/home.html Ravensteins German Empire Map] | ||
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=== | ===Facebook Pages === | ||
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<br> Because the Research forums are no longer available for help, be aware that FamilySearch has Facebook pages for these regions. <br> | |||
*[ | *[https://www.facebook.com/groups/CentralEuropeGenealogyResearchCommunity/ '''Central Europe Genealogy Research Community'''] | ||
Here you can help others, post your questions and look for answers and helpful links, as well.<br> | |||
=== Websites === | === Websites === | ||
[[fr:Pologne sous la Prusse]] | |||
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