Sullo, Elizabeth
IEI. I Autobiographical Paper
The Many Ethnic Backgrounds of Elizabeth
As a child I was fortunate to grow up in a home with my paternal grandparents and uncle as well as my family. At the time I wasn’t impressed, but as an adult I can see how lucky I was. There was always talk of my mother’s family and the history of them coming to America on the Mayflower, but no one spoke of my father’s heritage. My paternal grandfather Michael Dziadik was born August 31, 1907, in Naugatuck Ct. The only name we could locate was the mother, her name was Mary. Michael’s parents came to America in the early 1900’s through Ellis Island via ships. They left war torn Ukraine to seek a better and safer life for their family. They were rug makers and would sell their rugs on the river. From all accounts from what my mother knows, Michaels parents owned part of Caste Rock in Seymour Ct., and a Russian pavilion. Michael’s parents bought the family home in Seymour, and later added to their family by having a daughter named Julia. The mode of transportation at the time was trolley cars, and one day as Michaels father was leaving the trolley and walking home, he …show more content…
Having very little education, that is where they could work for a fair wage. I know my grandfather spoke English very well, so I must assume that his parents learned it when migrating to America and it was the language spoken in the home.
I recall being bullied for the name Dziadik, it seems as if the Dziadik family settled in a town that had Italian’s, and not very many Ukraine or Polish descendants. Seymour doesn’t appear to be a polarized area. The name was originally spelled Dziadyk in the Ukraine, and when coming to America it was changed. The family name is traced back to Russia and Germany.
English very well, so I must assume that his parents learned it when migrating to America and it was the language spoken in the
IEI. I Autobiographical Paper
The Many Ethnic Backgrounds of Elizabeth
As a child I was fortunate to grow up in a home with my paternal grandparents and uncle as well as my family. At the time I wasn’t impressed, but as an adult I can see how lucky I was. There was always talk of my mother’s family and the history of them coming to America on the Mayflower, but no one spoke of my father’s heritage. My paternal grandfather Michael Dziadik was born August 31, 1907, in Naugatuck Ct. The only name we could locate was the mother, her name was Mary. Michael’s parents came to America in the early 1900’s through Ellis Island via ships. They left war torn Ukraine to seek a better and safer life for their family. They were rug makers and would sell their rugs on the river. From all accounts from what my mother knows, Michaels parents owned part of Caste Rock in Seymour Ct., and a Russian pavilion. Michael’s parents bought the family home in Seymour, and later added to their family by having a daughter named Julia. The mode of transportation at the time was trolley cars, and one day as Michaels father was leaving the trolley and walking home, he …show more content…
Having very little education, that is where they could work for a fair wage. I know my grandfather spoke English very well, so I must assume that his parents learned it when migrating to America and it was the language spoken in the home.
I recall being bullied for the name Dziadik, it seems as if the Dziadik family settled in a town that had Italian’s, and not very many Ukraine or Polish descendants. Seymour doesn’t appear to be a polarized area. The name was originally spelled Dziadyk in the Ukraine, and when coming to America it was changed. The family name is traced back to Russia and Germany.
English very well, so I must assume that his parents learned it when migrating to America and it was the language spoken in the