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About Michigan Burial Records

Michigan's burial records document Polish, German, and other immigrant autoworkers, Civil War soldiers, and the diverse communities of Detroit and the Upper Peninsula.

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Notable Michigan Records in Our Database

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Henry Ford

b. 1863 — d. 1947

📍 Ford Cemetery, Dearborn

Industrialist who founded the Ford Motor Company.

Sojourner Truth

b. 1797 — d. 1883

📍 Oak Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek

African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist.

Elijah McCoy

b. 1844 — d. 1929

📍 Detroit Memorial Park East, Warren

Inventor of the automatic lubricator for steam engines; the phrase 'the real McCoy' may derive from his work.

Stanislaw Wojcik

b. 1880 — d. 1952

📍 Saint Hedwig Cemetery, Dearborn Heights

Polish immigrant autoworker who joined the Ford Motor Company in 1913 and helped organize the UAW.

Zofia Wojcik

b. 1884 — d. 1964

📍 Saint Hedwig Cemetery, Dearborn Heights

Polish immigrant who preserved Polish language and traditions in the Detroit Polish community.

Chester Wojcik

b. 1908 — d. 1945

📍 Saint Hedwig Cemetery, Dearborn Heights

Second-generation Polish-American who died in the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944.

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Notable Michigan Cemeteries

  • ðŸŠĶForest Lawn Cemetery (Detroit)
  • ðŸŠĶSaint Hedwig Cemetery (Dearborn Heights)
  • ðŸŠĶDetroit Memorial Park East (Warren)

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