The Schwertfeger / Schwert Family --- Family History and Resources


THE SCHWERTFEGER / SCHWERT FAMILY A History of the Descendants of Carl and Veronica (née Modrzejewska) Schwertfeger in the United States Ahnenforschung die Familie Schwertfeger in den Vereinigten Staaten Familiennamen in Westpreußen: Schwertfeger, Patzke, Schlia, Rebeschke Key Surnames in the United States: Schwert, Patz, Schlee, Rebescher

Family of Franz Carl and Julianna Catharina (née Schlia) Schwertfeger, Buffalo, New York, 1894. Franz Carl was a son of Carl and Veronica (née Modrzejewska) Schwertfeger. Julianna was a daughter of Jacob and Anna (née Potrotzka) Schlia. They and several of their siblings emigrated from the Lagschau / Kladau region of West Prussia to the United States. The "Schwertfeger" surname was changed to "Schwert" upon emigration.

News:

Photos from Northern Poland: >20 new photographs from villages of interest to this family history. (Added 6 October 2008)
Baptismal Records, Buffalo: >400 additional baptismal records from St. Boniface R.C. Church. (Added 5 July 2008)

The Schwertfeger / Schwert Family (Überblick) - Introduction to the descendants of Carl and Veronica (née Modrzejewska) Schwertfeger (Schwert) in the United States.

Name Index (Namensindex) - Quick access to individual histories. List is alphabetized by surname, then by given name.

Links (Links) - Rich sources of information for those who seek to research further aspects of this family and its European origins.

Buildings and Sites (Historische Gebäude und Orte) - Places of interest to the histories of the Schwertfeger and Schwert families.

Saint Boniface Church Records - Copies of many of the church ledger records of Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo, New York, USA.
Maps (Landkarten) - Maps of historical importance in tracing the family histories, including maps of northern West Prussia (Westpreußen) and of Buffalo, New York, USA.
Missing Pieces (Fragen) - Can you help us with these questions about the history of our family?
Unknown Relationships (Unbekanntes Familiengeschlecht) - Records of individuals whose exact ties into our family cannot be specifically determined.
Family Web Sites (Familieninternet) - Personal and commercial homepages associated with various descendants of Carl and Veronica Schwertfeger (Schwert).
Contacts (Kontakte) - List of the researchers, with their e-mail addresses, who regularly contribute to this web site. Included are their specific family research interests.

Schwertfamily.net is the product of the contributions of several family history researchers. We seek your assistance in helping us to develop the genealogical histories of the Schwertfeger, Schwert, and related families.
This web site is maintained by Donald P. Schwert, great great grandson of Carl and Veronica (née Modrzejewska) Schwertfeger (Schwert). Correspondence can be mailed to: Donald P. Schwert, 1225 Oak Street N., Fargo, ND 58102-2706 U.S.A.
Principal research on the history of the family in the Buffalo, NY, region is led by Bernard W. Patz, great grandson of Carl and Veronica (née Modrzejewska) Schwertfeger (Schwert). Correspondence can be mailed to: Bernard W. Patz, 423 McKinley Ave., Dunkirk, NY 14048 U.S.A.
For purposes of privacy, it is the policy of schwertfamily.net to host information only on those family members who are deceased.

Last site update: January 5, 2009