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Jezykowicz, Rev. Louis
Came to U.S. in March, 1834, settling in New York, N. Y., together with 235 other refugees after the collapse of the Polish insurrection against Russia in 1830-31. He was a monk from Wolhynia, Poland. On April 9, 1834, electecda member of the special committee; this committee sent a petition to the Congress of U.S. asking for land to establish a Polish settlement. Deceased.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" by Rev. Francis Bolek, Editor-in-Chief; Harbinger House, New York, 1943

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