John and wife Mary immigrated from Russia (now part of Belarus) and settled in Lockman, Monroe County, Iowa where he worked as a coal miner. The family changed the spelling of their name from Lapicze (Lapich) to Lapsey by 1912.
Listed as Leonti (Leontiy-Леонтий) Lapsey, on April 4, 1912 ship manifest leaving Rotterdam on March 25, 1912. Wife:Paraska (Mary) Lapsey and traveling with his brother, Peter Lapsey, 18, single. Peter's father is listed as Lidor (Лидор) Lapsey living in Busowka, Russia. They were meeting with another brother, Alexander, in Montreal where they had arranged to work as forestry laborers.
Listed as Leonti (Leontiy-Леонтий) Lapsey, on April 4, 1912 ship manifest leaving Rotterdam on March 25, 1912. Wife:Paraska (Mary) Lapsey and traveling with his brother, Peter Lapsey, 18, single. Peter's father is listed as Lidor (Лидор) Lapsey living in Busowka, Russia. They were meeting with another brother, Alexander, in Montreal where they had arranged to work as forestry laborers.
John and wife Mary immigrated from Russia (now part of Belarus) and settled in Lockman, Monroe County, Iowa where he worked as a coal miner. The family changed the spelling of their name from Lapicze (Lapich) to Lapsey by 1912.
Listed as Leonti (Leontiy-Леонтий) Lapsey, on April 4, 1912 ship manifest leaving Rotterdam on March 25, 1912. Wife:Paraska (Mary) Lapsey and traveling with his brother, Peter Lapsey, 18, single. Peter's father is listed as Lidor (Лидор) Lapsey living in Busowka, Russia. They were meeting with another brother, Alexander, in Montreal where they had arranged to work as forestry laborers.
Listed as Leonti (Leontiy-Леонтий) Lapsey, on April 4, 1912 ship manifest leaving Rotterdam on March 25, 1912. Wife:Paraska (Mary) Lapsey and traveling with his brother, Peter Lapsey, 18, single. Peter's father is listed as Lidor (Лидор) Lapsey living in Busowka, Russia. They were meeting with another brother, Alexander, in Montreal where they had arranged to work as forestry laborers.
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