Timeline

April 5, 1890--Vincent (Wincenty) Borowski born in Plock, Poland.
1892--Frances Guzowski born 
Vincent’s first wife
January 17, 1896--Pauline (Polly) Ankofski born in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Polly is the fourth surviving child of Mary Ann (Eliminowska) and
Anthony Aknowski’s 15 children. Polly will become Vincent’s second wife.
1905-1907 Revolution in Russian-Poland
June 18, 1906--Vincent Borowski leaves Bremen, Germany aboard the vessel, “Hannover.”
Vincent’s mother fears he will be drafted into the Russian Army, so she
sends Vincent to the US with a cousin. The passengers are inspected upon arrival, and
Vincent's cousin is found to have scoliosis. As a result, is not permitted stay in America and
must return to Germany on the ocean liner.

July 3, 1906--Vincent Borowski arrives in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Vincent goes to Detroit, Michigan, where he will make his home for
the rest of his life.
1907--Expatriation Act
Circa 1908--Vincent Borowski marries Frances Guzowska. 
They have three sons:  Leo (b.1911); Bernard (b.1913); and Alex (b.1915).
When Frances becomes ill with TB, Vincent talks with Anthony Ankowski,
a merchant/farmer at Eastern Market, to see about
getting help to take care of his young family. Pauline (Anthony Ankowski’s daughter)
becomes housekeeper to Vincent’s household and caregiver to Frances.
Frances dies.
1914--World War I begins.
June 6, 1917--Vincent and Pauline marry. 
Together, they have nine more children plus Leo, Benny and Alex.
Alex dies during his childhood.
1918--Poland declared independent country
1920--Ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment
1922--Cable Act
1924--Vincent and Pauline buy business/residential business on the
corner of Moran and Warren in Detroit, MI from Mr. Beck. 
April 23, 1924--Vincent Borowski petitions for Naturalization.
He claims alienage. He is denied.
May 8, 1925--Vincent Borowski petitions for Naturalization once again.
January 18, 1928--Polish passport issued to Vincent Borowski
March 14, 1928--Vincent boards the French Line, the S.S. Paris,
to return to the US from visiting his family in Poland for the first time since he 1906.
Vincent presumably visits his family for a couple of months.
He takes the trip solo. 
April 18, 1928--Polish passport for Vincent set to expire.
November 26, 1928--Vincent Borowski becomes a
Naturalized US Citizen.
1929--Great Depression begins
September 5, 1930--Pauline Borowski petitions for
U.S. citizenship.
May 1, 1933--Pauline swears Oath of Allegiance for
US citizenship.
1933--Vincent opens a bar next to the grocery store he owns.
Bar is called Vincent’s Inn, and Pauline’s brothers,
Ben and Joe Ankofski, lend Vincent money for the liquor license. 
Vincent and Pauline’s children:
1911--Leo
1913--Bernard
1915--Alex
1918--Vincent
1920--Eleanor
1922--Virginia
1924--Gertrude
1925--Theresa
1927--Ralph
1931--Raymond
1934--Robert
1940--Thomas
1963--Vincent Borowski dies.
July 24, 1973--Pauline Borowski dies.

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