Stephen Haranta

Male 1900 - 1984  (83 years)


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  • Name Stephen Haranta 
    Born 5 Nov 1900  Nagy-Bittse, Trencsén, Hungary (Velka Bytca, Slovakia) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 9 Feb 1984  Queens, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2  DeJute
    Last Modified 11 Sep 2020 

    Father Joseph Frank Haranta,   b. 20 Apr 1874, Nagy-Bittse, Trencsén, Hungary (Velka Bytca, Slovakia) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1919, Bronx, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years) 
    Mother Veronica Theresia Pritel,   b. 22 May 1872, Nagy-Bittse, Trencsén, Hungary (Velka Bytca, Slovakia) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1943, New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 27 Jan 1898  Nagy-Bittse, Trencsén, Hungary (Velka Bytca, Slovakia) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gabriela Pekara,   b. 4 Mar 1906, Nagy-Bittse, Trencsén, Hungary (Velka Bytca, Slovakia) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1997, Mount Vernon, Westchester, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 15 Oct 1924  New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Stephen Frank Haranta,   b. 28 Apr 1925, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1998, Oregon, Lucas, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    Last Modified 1 Sep 2020 
    Family ID F1  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 5 Nov 1900 - Nagy-Bittse, Trencsén, Hungary (Velka Bytca, Slovakia) Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 15 Oct 1924 - New York, New York, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Feb 1984 - Queens, New York, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    1900 Birth of Stephan Haranta
    1900 Birth of Stephan Haranta
    Vel'ka Bytca, Bytca, Slovakia

    Born 5 Nov 1900
    Stefan Haranta, male
    Parents: Josef Haranta, 26y old shoemaker & Teresia Pritlova, 28y old of Bytca

    source: certified birth certificate, issued in 1952, from town of Bytca; from family records.
    1910 Immigration of Veronica Theresia Pritel and son, Stephen Haranta
(page 1)
    1910 Immigration of Veronica Theresia Pritel and son, Stephen Haranta (page 1)
    New York, New York, United States

    ship: George Washington
    13 Dec 1910 sailed from Bremen
    23 Dec 1910 arrived New York Harbor

    (information from page 1 and page 2 of Passenger List:)
    Veronika Haranta, 34y old, born N. Bicse, Hungary
    Stefan Haranta, 10y old, born N. Bicse, Hungary

    Last residence V. Bisce, Hungary
    Contact in old country: cousin Franz Pritel, Nagy Bicse
    Final destination: New York, New York
    To meet: Husband/father Josef Haranta, 1649 3rd Ave (?), New York


    1910 Immigration of Veronica Theresia Pritel and son, Stephen Haranta (page 2)
    1910 Immigration of Veronica Theresia Pritel and son, Stephen Haranta (page 2)
    New York, New York, United States

    ship: George Washington
    13 Dec 1910 sailed from Bremen
    23 Dec 1910 arrived New York Harbor
    1915 NY State Census of Joseph Haranta household
    1915 NY State Census of Joseph Haranta household
    Manhattan, New York, New York

    Joseph Harranta, 43, born Hungary, 14y in US, Alien, Brass Polisher
    Veronica, wife, 44, born Hungary, 5y in US
    Joseph, son, 17, born Hungary, 1y in US, Tailor
    Stephen, son, 15, born Hungary, 5y in US, Errand Boy
    Rudolph, son, 4, born Hungary, 4y in US
    Louis, son, 1, born US
    1919 Declaration of Intent to Naturalize of Stephen Haranta
    1919 Declaration of Intent to Naturalize of Stephen Haranta
    Manhattan, New York, New York, United States

    7 Apr 1919
    Stephen Harantha, 18y old, single, Machinist's Helper
    Born 5 Nov 1900 in Trenchin, Austria
    Immigrated via Bremen on ship George Washington, arrived NY 23 Dec 1910

    note: Trenchin, Austria- the family origin is Nagy-Bittse, Trencsén, Hungary (aka Velka Bytca, Slovakia)

    source: Ancestry.com. New York, State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1794-1943
    1920 Census of the Harantha household
    1920 Census of the Harantha household
    Manhattan, New York, New York, United States

    1699 3rd Ave
    Veronica Horanta, head, rents, 46, widow, immigrated 1909, born Austria, house worker
    Joseph, son, 20, single, immigrated 1909, born Austria, Tailor
    Steven, son, 18, single, immigrated 1909, born Austria, Plumbers Helper
    Rudolph, son, 9, born New York

    note: enumerated as Horanta
    1924 Marriage of Stephen Haranta & Gabriela Pekara
    1924 Marriage of Stephen Haranta & Gabriela Pekara
    Manhattan, New York, New York, United States

    15 Oct 1924
    Stephen Haranta, 23y old, single, Machinist, born Czechoslovakia, 1st marriage
    Residence 1524 2nd Ave
    Parents: Joseph Haranta & Veronica Pritel
    and
    Gabriela Pekara, 18y old, single, born Czechoslovakia, 1st marriage
    Residence 1524 2nd Ave
    Parents: Izidor Pekara & Anna Balusik

    witnesses: Frank Guida, T.C. Waterman

    source: Manhattan Marriage certificate #31472. FHL film 1643234, image 987
    1929 Second Declaration of Intent to Naturalize of Stephen Haranta
    1929 Second Declaration of Intent to Naturalize of Stephen Haranta
    Manhattan, New York, New York, United States

    29 Mar 1929
    Stephen Harantha, 27y old, Machinist
    Born Velka Bitca, Hungary on 5 Nov 1900
    Residence 119 E. 104 St, New York City
    Immigrated on ship George Washington via Bremen, arrived 23 Dec 1910
    Last foreign residence Velka Bitca, Hungary

    Married; wife's name is Gaby, born Hungary

    source: Ancestry.com
    1931 Naturalization of Stephen Haranta
    1931 Naturalization of Stephen Haranta
    Manhattan, New York, New York, United States

    15 Dec 1931
    Stephen Harantha, born 5 Nov 1900 in Velka, Hungary
    residence 119 East 104 St, New York, New York.
    Occupation: Machinist
    Wife: Gaby Pekaro
    2 children:
    Stephen born 28 Apr 1925 in New York City
    Bernice born 15 Jun 1927 in New York City

    witnesses: Jack Frommer, 209 Kosciusko St, Brooklyn
    Andrew Strapec, 119 East 104 St, New York

    source: Ancestry.com
    1997 Obituary of Gabriela Pekara Harantha
    1997 Obituary of Gabriela Pekara Harantha
    Post-Star newspaper, Glens Falls, New York

    18 Jun 1997, page 11
    Gabriella J. Harantha, 91 of Woodside, New York
    Born 4 Mar 1906 in Velka Bytca, Czechoslovakia
    Daughter of Isidor and Anna (Balusikova) Pekara
    Wife of Stephen Harantha

    source: Newspapers.com