Genealogy of Lithuania

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A kind of 'digital library' and 'strategy center' for those tracing ancestries in and from present-day Lithuania. I've created Discussion forums based on geographies, as this is the only part of GW where you can reply to each other!  Here's a quick jump to all the discussion forums, otherwise, scroll through all the resources until you get to them.

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Marcuis & Kasimira (sons: Pietr & Anton) PAWELAITIS or POWILAITIS

by KIT

Apr 4, 2016

"MARCUIS & KASIMIRA PAWELAITIS sons: Pietr arrived to the USA in 1910 Anton arrived to the USA in 1913 Any information would be very helpful!"  Note:  Last name could be Powilaitis Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!

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    Karl Alan Craig

    A family connection for me is a Bernard Pajaujis, who sometimes spelled his name Peowie and Powie. These are not blood relatives of mine, but do have an interesting (though convoluted) connection to my family. This branch went to Pennsylvania.

    I doubt this is your family, but the spelling "Powilaitis" looks a little like "Powie". 

    Bernard married Agnes Maria Paulioniute in 1908. She was the daughter of Kazimeras Paulionis and Agota Urenskiene.

    Aug 12, 2016

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      Richie C.

      Kit,

      Lithuanian doesn't use the letter "w", so the name is likely Povilaitis and that is a pretty common name.  Alternatively, they might identify as Polish and ergo the more polonized spellings.  As best I can discern from Anton's (Antanas) immigration manifest, it looks like the family as from Mazgaigalis in Panevėžys County.  Google map here: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mazgaigalis+38350,+Lithuania/@55....!4m5!3m4!1s0x46e63a3d3b87feaf:0xecb46927bf16f42f!8m2!3d55.7168459!4d24.123206

      The Lithuanian Internet Phone Directory lists a handful of folks with this name still in that area:  http://118.15min.lt/gyventoju-paieska/paieskos-rezultatai?actionId=...

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      May 26, 2017