Szklarzyk, Rev. Augustine
Clergyman. Born 1840 in Silesia, Poland. Ordained in 1866 and came to U.S. in 1873 and settled in Bay City, Mich., where he was pastor from 1876 to 1885. Almost all Polish parishes in the diocese of Grand Rapids, Mich. were organized by him. Died March 16, 1901, in Peru, Ill.From: "Who's Who in Polish America" by Rev. Francis Bolek, Editor-in-Chief; Harbinger House, New York, 1943