The Ancestors ofGeorge Pataki


by William Addams Reitwiesner


The following material on the immediate ancestry of George Pataki should not be considered either exhaustive or definitive, but rather as a first draft.



William Addams Reitwiesner


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Ancestry of George Pataki
1 George Elmer Pataki, b. Peekskill, N. Y., 24 June 1945, Governor of New York 1995-2007
PARENTS
2 Louis P ... Pataki, b. ... , N. Y., 19 Oct. 1912, d. ... 23 March 1996 [SSDI 080-01-7643]
m.
3 Margaret Lagana, b. ... , N. Y., ... [ca. 1916]
GRANDPARENTS
4 János, later "John" Pataki, b. Mátészalka, Hungary, 15 June 1883, d. ... June 1971 [SSDI 065-42-4189]
m. ... [ca. 1904]
5 Erzsebet, later "Elizabeth" ... , b. ... , Hungary, 26 Jan. 1887, d. ... Aug. 1975 [SSDI 065-42-3770]
6 Matteo Laganà, b. Calabria, Italy, 9 March 1889, d. ... [living 1930]
m. ... [ca. 1914]
7 Agnes Lynch, b. ... , co. Louth, Ireland, ... [ca. 1889], d. ... [living 1930]
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EXTRACTS from the U.S. FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS



1930 - New York, Westchester Co., Peekskill, ED 102, sheet 8B, line 72

Pataki John       H   M W 47 M 21   Hungary Hungary Hungary   1905 Na    Foreman        Farm
       Elizabeth  W   F W 43 M 17   Hungary Hungary Hungary   1908 Na
       John Jr    S   M W 24 S      Hungary Hungary Hungary   1908 Ma    Proprietor     Battery Soc Sta
       Elmer      S   M W 21 S      NY      Hungary Hungary              Laborer        Yeast Co
       Zelma      D   F W 19 S      NY      Hungary Hungary              Stenographer   Ins Co
       Louis      S   M W 17 S      NY      Hungary Hungary
       George     S   M W 13 S      NY      Hungary Hungary

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1930 - New York, Suffolk Co., East Setauket, ED 29, sheet 18A, line 30

Lagana Matteo     H   M W 42 M 26   Italy        Italy    Italy    1905 Al    Steward   Club House
       Agnes      W   F W 41 M 27   IFS          IFS      IFS      1907 Al
       Agnes Jr   D   F W 15 S      New York     Italy    IFS                 Pupil     Public School
       Margaret   D   F W 14 S      New York     Italy    IFS                 Pupil     Public School
       Anna M     D   F W  6 S      New York     Italy    IFS                 Pupil     Public School
(one boarder)

Note: IFS = Irish Free State

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1920 - New York, Westchester Co., Peekskill, ED 22, sheet 9B, line 92

Pataki John       H   M W 48 M  1908 Na 1914    Hungary Hungary Hungary    Hatter    Hat Factory
       Elizabeth  W   F W 45 M  1910 Na 1914    Hungary Hungary Hungary
       John       S   M W 14 S  1910 Na 1914    Hungary Hungary Hungary
       Elmer      S   M W 11 S                  NY      Hungary Hungary
       Zelma      D   F W  9 S                  NY      Hungary Hungary
       Louis      S   M W  7 S                  NY      Hungary Hungary
       George     S   M W  3 S                  NY      Hungary Hungary

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SOURCES CONSULTED AND CITED


See above.



William Addams Reitwiesner

wargs@wargs.com