Birth
date: 1 January 1907
place: ¹Borowina/Borwin, pow. Niski, Malopolska, Poland

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Marriage
date: 1929
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place: New York

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"Zofja" was only 15 years old when she crossed the ocean from Poland to America. She traveled alone and listed her mother, Marja, as her contact in Poland. Her contact in America was not her father, but the Polish American Orphan's Association at 953 Third Avenue, New York. Her "occupation or calling" is listed as housekeeper and she was able to read, write, and speak Polish. Her town is listed as Borowina, her mother living in Borowina, pow. Niski, Malopolska. Her destination was New York.

3. Fred Arnold household, 1930 U.S. census, Richmond County, New York, enumeration district [ED] 43-169, supervisor's district [SD] --, sheet 7B, dwelling 129, family 165.

Having only been married for less than three months, Fred & Helen Arnold were renting a home for $60 per month at 51 Vistar Avenue, Richmond, New York. Fred was working as an electrician and Helen was working in a handkerchief factory as a sewing machine operator.