Andrzej Ulaszek

Anarchist or Working Class Hero?

Initial Research from Joan Coster

This is an interesting story a few of us are working on. We are trying to find who this Andrzej "Andrew" Ulaszek was.

I think he was a working class hero.

From Ottawa Republican Times published May 24, 1894.

Courtesy of New York Times Historical Collection

From Ottawa Republican Times published December 20, 1894.

Courtesy of Joan Coster

From Ottawa Republican Times published December 13, 1894. Courtesy of Joan Coster

From Ottawa Free Trader published December 15, 1894. Courtesy of Joan Coster
From Chicago Daily Tribune published December 14, 1894. Courtesy Pro Quest Historical Newspaper Collection.

On the 1910 census. The Andrew Ulaszek who is listed as a brother in law with Frank Watroba and his wife Catherine (Ulaszek) is the son of Jakob Ulaszek and Marianna Marszalek. Jakob Ulaszek was the brother of my g-grandfather Michal Ulaszek living in South Chicago. This Andrew was born 2 Oct 1873 in Osobnica, Catherine , his sister was born in 5 Aug 1876. Andrew (Andrzej) must have only worked here temporarily. He was listed as married on the 1920 census but did not have his family with him. He died in Osobnica in 1956. He was married in Osobnica in 1896 so this could not be the Andrew in the court case.

Thomasz Ulaszek was born in Osobnica on 2 Feb 1889. His parents were Jan Ulaszek and Marianna Marszaek. Jan was also the brother of Michael Ulaszek. He had a sister Agatha who married Adalbert Budziak in 1912 in SS Peter and Paul in Chicago.

The other Andrew (Andrzej) was the son of Pawel (Paul) Ulaszek and Sophia Skiba, born in 2 Aug 1874. He married Anna Budziak in SS Peter and Paul on 22 Jun 1904. He was 21 in 1895.

If this was the guy, would have been in jail from 1894 until 1899 so this makes sense. So this may be the right guy. but I am not sure. If anyone from this family can confirm or deny this, I will make appropriate corrections. If this is the wrong guy, a thousand apologies.

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