Piotr "Peter" P. Duray

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1886 (8 June) Peter Duray (19yrs - Germany) arrives in New York from Amsterdam on the ship Zaandam.

PETER AND MARY DURAY - Peter Duray was born in Poland Feb. 20, 1866. At 11, he came to the United States with his mother, Apolena Duray, a widow; two brothers, Frank, Ardoch, and Joseph, Elkhorn , Wise. ; and two sisters, Mrs. George Bazey and Mrs. John Greevers, rural Minto. His father, George Duray, died in Poland.

Peter Duray lived in Manvel for several years. He was a section foreman.

He married Cecelia Grdzielewski Nov. 15, 1892, at St. Stanislaus Church, Warsaw. The couple lived in Walshville Township. In 1910, the family moved to the farm near Forest River, their home until their death.

For 40 years, Mr. Duray served on the school board in his home district as president and director.

Mrs. Duray was born at Calvin, Mich., Oct. 31, 1874. Her parents were Thomas and Mary Grdzielewski. The family came to the Warsaw community. There were three brothers, Joseph, Drayton; Frank and John, rural Warsaw; and four sisters, Mrs. John Chapieski, Mrs. Thomas Marcinak, Mrs. Leon Klava, rural Minto; and Mrs. John Silewski, Drayton.

Mr. and Mrs. Duray had five daughters; Helen, Mrs. Alfred Swider; Julia, Mrs. Marcellan Naughter; Mary, St. Paul, Minn.; Amelia, Forest River; and Heinie, Mrs. Arnold Tillett, Grand Forks. Seven sons were born, Adam, Grand Forks; Peter, Minto; John, Forest River; James, Milwaukee, Ore. ; and three now deceased ! Lawrence, Vincent and Joseph.

They had eight grandchildren; Cy, Allen and Doris Duray, Joan Johnson, Marilyn Pausek, Gloria Huard, Linda Tamstedt and Diane Tillett. Submitte d by Amelia Duray .