The Wide World of Plona's

(last modified 1/23/04)

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This is my most ambitious project. Here I am trying to identify all the Plona's in the US and Canada. I've also found some in Italy and, of course, Poland. I think that all Plona's come from the same small region in Poland; around Lomza. Please send me any information that you would like to share. Thanks.

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Information:

I started my research into the Plona Family back in 1988 before the advent of the Web. I followed traditional techniques; talk to relatives, write letters, Mormon library, etc. I have just started to add my information to this web site.

After working for several years, I arrived at 20 different Plona families living in the US and Canada. Please go to The Tree section and scroll down until you find reference to your particular Plona family. Send me an email with any additional information that you might have. Read some of my early Newsletters that I mailed to many people.

Eventually, I will add maps and source material for much of the information that you see hear.

There are some pictures embedded in the tree. I made to various family gatherings and took these. Most of these pictures are from 1989. Pic1 is a visit to Plona#5, with some Plona#3 & 6 people. This was a Four-Plona gathering.


Plona 5 party  

Guy in red shirt is me, Tom Plona (#1). Lady in glasess (partially hidden) is Laura Wolosz (#2). Next to Laura is Frank Plona (#5); many of the other ladies are his sisters. Left of Frank is my dad, Vincent. The lady in pink in the front is Judy Heitling (#6) and her sister is Helen Simanoski (bending over in light blue on right). This was a fun event at Regina Kasper's house in Middletown, CT in 1989. This was a Four-Plona event.

 

Plona 11  ~1989

Here's another gathering I went to in 1989 in Cleveland at the home of Herman and Dorothy Plona (#11). I'm the guy (#1) in the back on the extreme right. In front of me is Sharon Jesse (#7). Next to me is Dorothy. The other three guys in the back are L-R, Herman Plona, Ray Plona, and Chet Jaworski, all #11. On the left in the front are Bernise (#11) and Joe Stanoszek. This is a Three-Plona photo.

 

We need to have a larger Six-Plona reunion!
 

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The Tree of Plona's in US and Canada:

These are listed by the primary location of the earliest people coming to this country. Find your people!! (Not all of the most recent generations are listed; but send me the information and I will include it.)

 #1  Tariffville, CT,
Wyandotte, MI

 #2 Worcester, MA

 #3 Cleveland, OH; New Britain, CT

 #4
New London, CT

 #5
Gardner, MA

 #6 Newburgh, NY

 #7 Cleveland, OH

 #8 Housatonic, MA

 #9
Pittston, PA

 #10
Revere, MA

 #11
Cleveleand, OH

 #12
Pittston, PA

 #13 McKeesport, PA

 #14
Toronto, Canada

 #15 Toronto, Canada

 #16 Brooklyn, NY

 #17 Cleveland, OH

 #18 Bridgeport, CT

 #19 Philadelphia, PA

 #20
MA / RI


 
 
 

(PLONA #1 )

 


 




PLONA #1

Joseph Plona
(? - ?) 

Rosalia Ptak
(? - ?) 

Piasutno, Poland























































Frank (1876-1948) USA-03 Tariffville, CT 

Francis Malizewski (? -1949)


Joseph (1882-1935) USA-07 Wyandotte, MI

Alexandra Kobrinski (1888-1977)


Stanley (1979-1942) USA-02? Dzierzbia, Poland 

Francis Pietruska (1893-1982)


Bronislawa (1881-1938) USA-08 Avon,CT

John Kulikowski (1882-1968)


Julia (1885-1952) USA-05? Wyandotte,MI

Stanley Modzelewski (1885-1966)


Josephine (1891-1954) USA-1909 Avon, CT 

Julian Goralski (1890-1962)


Anna 
 

Dzierzbia, Poland 
   

Jan Doliasz






































Josephine Boudreau

(1900-1970)


Stanley 

(1909-1975) 


Stanley

(1914-1979) 


Chester

(1905-1933)


Sophie

(1909-1989)


Henry

(1912-1990)


Bronislawa

(1900-1975)




















Dorothy Griffen

(1902-1967) 


Joseph

(1912-1982) 


Frank

(1916-1983)


Maryan

(1907- ?)


Jennie

(1911- )


Julia

(1914- )


Anna

(1914- ) Poland




















George

(1907-1961) 


Casimir

(1914-1944) 


Marianna 

(1921- ) Poland


John

(1909- )


Steve

(1915-1979)


Genevieve

(1915-1990)


Stacia

Poland




















Stephanie

(1911- 1997 ) 


Chester

(1917-1991) 




Alec

(1911-1970)


Marion

(1918-1981)


Stella

(1918- 1991 )


Marianna

( - 1987) Poland




















Edward

(1913-1983) 


John

(1919- ) 




Anna

(1914-1975)


Chester

(1919- )


Agnes

(1920- )























Frank

(1908-1912) 


Peter

(1921- ) 




Jenny Dudac (1915- )




Mary

(1922- )























Stanley

(1918-1918) 


Paul

(1921-1921) 




Wanda Plona (1918-1981)




Raymond

(1924- )























Vincent 

(1915 - 1999 ) 


Paul (1923- )








Helen

(1926-1982 )


























Kasmere

(1920- 1997) 


Jane Garret

(1925- ) 








Joseph

(1928- )


































Rosemary

William

(1929- )















 

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(PLONA #5)

 













PLONA #5

Mateus Plona
(? - ?) 

?
(? - ?) 

Lomza, Poland





















Alexander Plona ( USA 1901, 1878-1967) Gardner MA 

Alexandria Wiski

( USA 4/26/1903, 1882-1974 )


Adam Plona
OH ???

Jospeh Plona
Europe??












































































































































 

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PLONA #6

Adam Plona
(? - ?) 

Maria Grabowek
(? - ?) 

Safranki / Lipnicki, Poland











































Antoni Plona

(USA 1902?,1887-1945)

Stephanie Kalbarczyk


 

 

Anna Hostroski

 


Walenty Plona


Blanche Plona


Stefan


Eva
































Stephanie (Stella) DiGillis

Martha Hajak



























Anthony Hostroski



























Frank Hostroski





















































































































































































































 

(PLONA #6)

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(PLONA #7 )
 
 

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(PLONA #8 )

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(PLONA #9 )

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(PLONA #10 )

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(PLONA #11)

 





PLONA #11

Stanislaw Plona

(may be brother of #17 )

Nogorki POLAND

Maryanny (?)































Peter

(USA 1912, 1885-1944) Cleveland OH

Lottie Kolakowski (Kolno, USA 1913 )


Simon Plona

USA

Constance ?


John

 

Poland


Julia Jaworski (1891-?) USA?

Alexander Jaworski


brother ?


























Sophie (+ Stanley) Plona (Roberts) (Poland 1912- )

Willoughby OH


James Plona

{Laura}




Edward Jaworski
















 

Rose (+John) Plona ( Kucinski ) (1915- )

Maple Heights, OH


Jane (+Charles) Plona (Keavenny)




Bernice Jaworski (Guttu) Cleveland OH
















Casimir Plona

( 1917-1967)


Hattie Plona




Sophie Jaworski (Szczotka)
















{Mae} E ( ? ) Plona Willoughby, OH


Sophie Plona (Lake)




Marion Jaworski OH?
















Bernise (+Joseph) Plona ( Stanoszek ) (1920- )

Maple Heights, OH


Bernice Plona (d)




Helen Jaworski (Rodriguez)
















Edward Plona

(1922-1966)

Mary ?

Cleveland OH


Jerome Plona

{Laura}




Chester (+Mary) Jaworski Wicklitte OH
















Hattie (+Harvey) Plona (Peters) (1924- ) Mentor OH






















Herman J Plona

(1926- )

Brook Park OH

Dorothy ?

























Raymond J Plona (1931- )

Cleveland OH

{Laura} ( ) Plona
















 

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(PLONA #13 )

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(PLONA #14)  (updated 11/24/03)


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(PLONA #15)

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PLONA #17

Ignacy ? Plona

(may be brother of #11)

Poland































Joseph Plona (1880- d)

OH?


Alexandra Plona

Roman Gorski


Matthew (Mateus) Plona

(USA 1917?, 1886-1964 )


Symon ? Plona (1887- )


Micheal ?? Plona (1887- ) 1910 census Cleveland OH


























John H Plona ( 1911-1978) Mentor OH

Sophie Pilatowski Concord OH


Walter (+Janice) Gorski ( d )


Bernice (+Matthew) Plona (Kazar)


















Catherine Plona

Peter Ciborek) ( 1904-d, 4k ) OH?


Joseph (+Rose) Gorski Cleveland OH


Louise (+Peter) Plona (Nerkowski)


















Josephine Plona ( 1906-d ) OH?


Sophie Gorski


Jean (+John) Plona (Wolski)


















Helen Plona ( 1908-d ) OH?




Edward J Plona Elyria OH








































 

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Plona Links:

I need to find some.

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Plona Newsletters:

I did most of my genealogy work between '88-93. I was writing Newsletters and sending them to 50-75 Plona people around the country. I think there are many interesting comments in them and so I am including the newsletters here.

These are pdf files for which you need the Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you don't have the Acrobat Reader, you can download it directly from Adobe at


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Documents:

Eventually I'll add source material here
 
 
 
 

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