Personal Narrative: Before I Was Born

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Before I Was Born Did you know that my Great-Grandpa’s name was changed on Ellis Island when he came to America? I’ve lived in America all my life. Some of my relatives tell me stories about how they came to America. Long before I was born some of my Great-Great Grandparents came to America. These stories always made me wonder what happened before I was born. His name used to be noakowski, but they changed it to novakowski. He and his family came from Poland to America. On his side of the family the majority of people are Polish. Including me, I’m 1/4th Polish as well. My Great-Grandpa’s name was Leonard Noakowski. However, when he came to America, he came with a bunch of his brothers and sisters. They settled in Minnesota, and he married

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