Fabian Adam Augustine was born 20 Feb 1871 in Polany, Austria/Hungary and died 8 Jan 1958 in Seat Pleasant, Prince George’s Co., MD of acute caronary occlusion.
Fabian Adam Augustine came to the USA on 4 March, 1891 aboard the S. S. Belgenland (in steerage) which departed from Anwerp, Belgium the previous month. On the manifest, his name was spelled Fabien Agoston. He arrived at the port in Philadelphia, PA, destined for Pottstown, PA. When he earned enough money he sent for the next family member to come to the USA. He was a shoemaker and lived at 6723 Roosevelt Ave., Seat Pleasant, MD, at time of death. His wife, Mary Boheir came to the USA when she was sixteen, around 1892.
Note from Theresa Myrle Augustine, Dec 3, 1985: “People who have lived many generations in this country do not remember a time when their surname was any different than it is now. But people who came to this country, after there was an immigration service with bureaucrats checking them into the country, sometimes suffered a name change because the bureaucrats could not spell their names or understand them when they tried to speak English. Also many immigrants wanted to leave the 'old country' behind them and be Americans and took names tha were more Anglicized. I don’t really know what the case was with my ancestors, but both sides suffered name changes.
“My grandmother Augustine’s maiden name was also in dispute, my father always said it was LaBoheir, but my uncle said it was Barrette. I believe they must have been French and the 'La' was dropped after they came to this country. We have found the marriage license for Fabian Adam Augustine and Lucy Boheir, Mary’s middle name was Lucy. I think she must have thought Lucy was frivolous because I don’t remember ever hearing her referred to as anything other than Mary.”
Another note form Theresa Myrle Augustine from late 1985: “This is another case of difference of opinion not only of surname but of given name. Some say Mary’s middle name was Louise, but she had a sister named Louisa, so how could her name be Louise? She married Fabian Adam Augustine as Lucy. I do not know if she had other brothers and sisters. In any case Louisa married a man named Summerfield and had one son named Kermit.” Mary Boheir’s address is shown as 6723 Roosevelt Ave, Seat Pleasant, MD at the time of her death.
Information from Fabian Adam Augustine's death certificate:
Died Jan 8, 1958
Address 6723 Roosevelt Ave
Seat Pleaseant, Prince George Co., MD
Lived 45 years in this town
Self Employed Shoemaker
Born in Hungary
Citizen of USA
Father John Augustine
Mother Teresa Elizabeth Palitz
He was never in US armed forces and had no Social Security Number
Information was provided by Francis G. Augustine, 3610 26th N. E. District of Columbia
Cause of death was acute coronary occlusion (1 hour before death) brought on by cardiac decompensation (two weeks before death) brought on by coronary arteriosclerosis (two months before death).
"I certify that I attended the deceased from Dec 22, 1957 to Jan 8, 1958, that I last saw the deceased alive on Dec 27, 1957, and that death occured at 8:25 (ureadable squiggle) from the causes and on the date stated above."
signed by Vincent J. DiFrancesco, 2436 L'Enfant Sq, SE, Wash, DC
Buried Cedar Hill cemetery 1/11/58 in Suitland, MD.
Registerd Jan 13, 1958
