Gazlay Family History
Marcella ‘Mary’ Zacharowa
Parents
| Father | Marcel ‘Martin’ Zachorowa ( - ) |
| Mother | Zofy _____ ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 28 November 2009; Last Edited: 25 April 2025 |
| Person ID | 58 |
| Name | Marcella ‘Mary’ Zacharowa |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 10 January 1899 in Jatoltowiche/Yaltowici, pow. Woloszyn, Poland, (located in present-day Grodno Oblast, Belarus)1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Emigrated | 1913 from Poland4 |
| Married | 14 June 1915 to Alexander Kropowski7 |
| Died | 26 January 1956 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut1, 3 |
| Buried | in St. Patrick Cemetery, Montville, New London County, Connecticut3 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Alexander Kropowski (son of Sylvester Kropowski and Marcella Stankewicz) |
| Born | 29 March 1889 in Tokarzyszki, pow. Woloszyn, Poland, (located in present-day Grodno Oblast, Belarus) |
| Married | 14 June 1915 to Marcella ‘Mary’ Zacharowa |
| Died | 3 November 1959 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
| Children | of Marcella ‘Mary’ Zacharowa and Alexander Kropowski: |
| +1. | Mary Blanche Kropowski |
| Born | 4 November 1917 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | 21 October 1939 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut to Lawrence Curtis Willard |
| Died | 13 October 1986 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut |
| 2. | Walter Krupowski |
| Born | 25 April 1919 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut |
| Died | 14 July 1934 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut |
| +3. | Helen Teresa Krupowski |
| Born | 14 July 1920 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | 14 September 1940 in Uncasville, New London County, Connecticut to Robert Elwood Chapel |
| Died | 26 May 2010 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
| +4. | Alexander Anthony Krupowski |
| Born | 19 October 1921 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | 15 November 1947 in Colchester, New London County, Connecticut to Jean Victoria Tefft |
| Died | 24 August 2017 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
| 5. | Sophie Stella Kropowski |
| Born | 20 August 1923 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut |
| Died | 5 February 2000 in Quaker Hill, New London County, Connecticut |
Sources
- Death Certificate, Connecticut, Montville, Certificate No. 161 (1956), Mary Krupowski. Copy in possession of Shirley (Chapel) Smith
- Death Certificate, Connecticut, Montville, Certificate No. 141 (1934), Walter Krupowski. His death certificate shows his parents as Alexander Krupowski, birthplace Tokarcyski, Poland, and Mary Zahar, birthplace Jagutarvice, Poland.
- Find a Grave (website). Saint Patrick Cemetery, Uncasville, New London County, Connecticut, Mary Zachorawa Kropowski, born: 10 January 1899 in Poland; died: 26 January 1956 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut (from record, which includes a note that her husband Alexander’s naturalization paperwork lists Mary’s birthname as Marcella and her birthplace as Yatotovici, Poland [another document lists it as Jagutarvice, Poland; these may be the same location with different spellings; the town is most likely the modern town of Yatoltowiche/Jatoltowicze, now located in Belarus]; and provides the names and links for her husband and one child).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Connecticut, New London County, Montville, E.D. 6-22, Sheet No. 5A, Alex Kroposiski [sic, Kropowski], 39, Poland, first married age 24, immigrated in 1912, laborer, paper mill; wife Mary Kroposiski, 34, Poland, immigrated in 1912, first married age 19; son Walter Kroposiski, 11, Connecticut; son Alexander Kroposiski, 8, Connecticut; daughter Mary Kroposiski, 13, Connecticut; daughter Helen Kroposiski, 10, Connecticut; daughter Sophie Kroposiski, 6, Connecticut.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Connecticut, New London County, Montville, Uncasville, E.D. 35, Sheet No. 61A, Alex Krupowski [indexed as Kaupowski], 51, Poland, weaver, mohair textile; wife Mary Krupowski, 45, Poland; daughter Helen Krupowski, 19, Connecticut, weaver, mohair textile; son Alex Krupowski, 18, Connecticut; daughter Sophie Krupowski, 16, Connecticut.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Connecticut, New London County, Montville, E.D. 6-49, Sheet No. 31, Alec Krupowski [indexed as Krypowski], 61, Poland, weaver, mohair fabrics; wife Mary Krupowski, 54, Poland; daughter Sophie Krupowski, 26, Conn., box sealer, paper box.
- Marriage Certificate, State of Connecticut, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Town of Montville: Alex Krupowski and Mary Zachorowa. Certified copy in possession of Shirley (Chapel) Smith.