Petras Bernotas was born and raised in Lithuania, which was then part of the vast Russian Empire. As a young man, he made his way to Bellshill, Scotland — a small town near Glasgow, which by the late 1800s had become a busy coalmining and ironworks town attracting a steady stream of immigrant workers, especially Lithuanians (earning it the nickname 'Little Lithuania').
Petras, however, had his eye on greener pastures; and in 1903 he decided to set sail for America. On the 20th of August in nearby Glasgow, he boarded an old steamship called the Anchoria, as a third-class passenger no doubt; and eleven days later he arrived at Ellis Island. In short time, Petras had adopted an Americanized version of his name (Peter); and he began to use a shortened version of his last name (Bernot). Thus, Petras Bernotas came to be known as 'Peter Bernot' (sometimes spelled 'Berno'). A year later, on October 22, 1904, Peter Berno of Naugatuck took an oath of allegiance at the courthouse in Waterbury and became a U.S. citizen.
For nine years, Peter remained single — until 1912, when he met and married a newly arrived Lithuanian girl who was eight years his junior. In the fall of 1918, Peter dutifully registered for the World War I Army draft, listing his birthdate as May 15, 1880, his home address as 52 Spring Street, and his wife's name as Anna. The draft card describes Peter as a short man of medium build, with grey eyes and brown hair. It further states that he was employed as a 'molder' at the Eastern Malleable Iron Works Company, just a short walk from where he lived; and not surprisingly, he signed the document Peter Berno.
Two years later, the 1920 U.S. census shows that Peter and his family (their last name misspelled as 'Burno') were living in an apartment rental at 42 Spring Street and that Peter was still employed as a molder at Eastern Malleable. A decade after that, the census report reveals that not much had changed, save for the fact that the Bernotas family had moved to 76 Spring Street (where Peter was paying a monthly rental of $13) and that the couple by then had three children (Joseph, William, and Albina).
Peter Bernotas passed away in the 1935, at age 55, and was interred at St. James Cemetery, where his name was engraved on the monument as Peter Bernot. In 1940, his widow appears in census records as head of the household, his eldest son had married and moved to Waterbury, and no mention is made of their younger son William. Peter's journey had taken him across many miles to a small town in the Naugatuck Valley where his descendants remained (in the same neighborhood) until the turn of the millenium.
PETER BERNOTAS' FAMILY
His Wife:
Anna (Liepuonis) Bernotas 1888-1959 [age 71]
married October 21, 1912, in Naugatuck, Connecticut;
he was 31, she was 24
Note: In Connecticut marriage records, Peter's surname was incorrectly recorded (or transcribed) as 'Pezusros Barnotos' and his wife's surname as 'Leiponis'.
Their 3 (known) Children:
► Joseph W. Bernotas 1914-1981 [age 67] - place of burial unknown
► William Bernotas - born c1917 fate unknown
► Albena A. 'Binnie' (Bernotas) Kaminski 1920-1999 [age 78]
CEMETERY INFORMATION
Type of Marker: Headstone (monument)
Petras, however, had his eye on greener pastures; and in 1903 he decided to set sail for America. On the 20th of August in nearby Glasgow, he boarded an old steamship called the Anchoria, as a third-class passenger no doubt; and eleven days later he arrived at Ellis Island. In short time, Petras had adopted an Americanized version of his name (Peter); and he began to use a shortened version of his last name (Bernot). Thus, Petras Bernotas came to be known as 'Peter Bernot' (sometimes spelled 'Berno'). A year later, on October 22, 1904, Peter Berno of Naugatuck took an oath of allegiance at the courthouse in Waterbury and became a U.S. citizen.
For nine years, Peter remained single — until 1912, when he met and married a newly arrived Lithuanian girl who was eight years his junior. In the fall of 1918, Peter dutifully registered for the World War I Army draft, listing his birthdate as May 15, 1880, his home address as 52 Spring Street, and his wife's name as Anna. The draft card describes Peter as a short man of medium build, with grey eyes and brown hair. It further states that he was employed as a 'molder' at the Eastern Malleable Iron Works Company, just a short walk from where he lived; and not surprisingly, he signed the document Peter Berno.
Two years later, the 1920 U.S. census shows that Peter and his family (their last name misspelled as 'Burno') were living in an apartment rental at 42 Spring Street and that Peter was still employed as a molder at Eastern Malleable. A decade after that, the census report reveals that not much had changed, save for the fact that the Bernotas family had moved to 76 Spring Street (where Peter was paying a monthly rental of $13) and that the couple by then had three children (Joseph, William, and Albina).
Peter Bernotas passed away in the 1935, at age 55, and was interred at St. James Cemetery, where his name was engraved on the monument as Peter Bernot. In 1940, his widow appears in census records as head of the household, his eldest son had married and moved to Waterbury, and no mention is made of their younger son William. Peter's journey had taken him across many miles to a small town in the Naugatuck Valley where his descendants remained (in the same neighborhood) until the turn of the millenium.
PETER BERNOTAS' FAMILY
His Wife:
Anna (Liepuonis) Bernotas 1888-1959 [age 71]
married October 21, 1912, in Naugatuck, Connecticut;
he was 31, she was 24
Note: In Connecticut marriage records, Peter's surname was incorrectly recorded (or transcribed) as 'Pezusros Barnotos' and his wife's surname as 'Leiponis'.
Their 3 (known) Children:
► Joseph W. Bernotas 1914-1981 [age 67] - place of burial unknown
► William Bernotas - born c1917 fate unknown
► Albena A. 'Binnie' (Bernotas) Kaminski 1920-1999 [age 78]
CEMETERY INFORMATION
Type of Marker: Headstone (monument)
Petras Bernotas was born and raised in Lithuania, which was then part of the vast Russian Empire. As a young man, he made his way to Bellshill, Scotland — a small town near Glasgow, which by the late 1800s had become a busy coalmining and ironworks town attracting a steady stream of immigrant workers, especially Lithuanians (earning it the nickname 'Little Lithuania').
Petras, however, had his eye on greener pastures; and in 1903 he decided to set sail for America. On the 20th of August in nearby Glasgow, he boarded an old steamship called the Anchoria, as a third-class passenger no doubt; and eleven days later he arrived at Ellis Island. In short time, Petras had adopted an Americanized version of his name (Peter); and he began to use a shortened version of his last name (Bernot). Thus, Petras Bernotas came to be known as 'Peter Bernot' (sometimes spelled 'Berno'). A year later, on October 22, 1904, Peter Berno of Naugatuck took an oath of allegiance at the courthouse in Waterbury and became a U.S. citizen.
For nine years, Peter remained single — until 1912, when he met and married a newly arrived Lithuanian girl who was eight years his junior. In the fall of 1918, Peter dutifully registered for the World War I Army draft, listing his birthdate as May 15, 1880, his home address as 52 Spring Street, and his wife's name as Anna. The draft card describes Peter as a short man of medium build, with grey eyes and brown hair. It further states that he was employed as a 'molder' at the Eastern Malleable Iron Works Company, just a short walk from where he lived; and not surprisingly, he signed the document Peter Berno.
Two years later, the 1920 U.S. census shows that Peter and his family (their last name misspelled as 'Burno') were living in an apartment rental at 42 Spring Street and that Peter was still employed as a molder at Eastern Malleable. A decade after that, the census report reveals that not much had changed, save for the fact that the Bernotas family had moved to 76 Spring Street (where Peter was paying a monthly rental of $13) and that the couple by then had three children (Joseph, William, and Albina).
Peter Bernotas passed away in the 1935, at age 55, and was interred at St. James Cemetery, where his name was engraved on the monument as Peter Bernot. In 1940, his widow appears in census records as head of the household, his eldest son had married and moved to Waterbury, and no mention is made of their younger son William. Peter's journey had taken him across many miles to a small town in the Naugatuck Valley where his descendants remained (in the same neighborhood) until the turn of the millenium.
PETER BERNOTAS' FAMILY
His Wife:
Anna (Liepuonis) Bernotas 1888-1959 [age 71]
married October 21, 1912, in Naugatuck, Connecticut;
he was 31, she was 24
Note: In Connecticut marriage records, Peter's surname was incorrectly recorded (or transcribed) as 'Pezusros Barnotos' and his wife's surname as 'Leiponis'.
Their 3 (known) Children:
► Joseph W. Bernotas 1914-1981 [age 67] - place of burial unknown
► William Bernotas - born c1917 fate unknown
► Albena A. 'Binnie' (Bernotas) Kaminski 1920-1999 [age 78]
CEMETERY INFORMATION
Type of Marker: Headstone (monument)
Petras, however, had his eye on greener pastures; and in 1903 he decided to set sail for America. On the 20th of August in nearby Glasgow, he boarded an old steamship called the Anchoria, as a third-class passenger no doubt; and eleven days later he arrived at Ellis Island. In short time, Petras had adopted an Americanized version of his name (Peter); and he began to use a shortened version of his last name (Bernot). Thus, Petras Bernotas came to be known as 'Peter Bernot' (sometimes spelled 'Berno'). A year later, on October 22, 1904, Peter Berno of Naugatuck took an oath of allegiance at the courthouse in Waterbury and became a U.S. citizen.
For nine years, Peter remained single — until 1912, when he met and married a newly arrived Lithuanian girl who was eight years his junior. In the fall of 1918, Peter dutifully registered for the World War I Army draft, listing his birthdate as May 15, 1880, his home address as 52 Spring Street, and his wife's name as Anna. The draft card describes Peter as a short man of medium build, with grey eyes and brown hair. It further states that he was employed as a 'molder' at the Eastern Malleable Iron Works Company, just a short walk from where he lived; and not surprisingly, he signed the document Peter Berno.
Two years later, the 1920 U.S. census shows that Peter and his family (their last name misspelled as 'Burno') were living in an apartment rental at 42 Spring Street and that Peter was still employed as a molder at Eastern Malleable. A decade after that, the census report reveals that not much had changed, save for the fact that the Bernotas family had moved to 76 Spring Street (where Peter was paying a monthly rental of $13) and that the couple by then had three children (Joseph, William, and Albina).
Peter Bernotas passed away in the 1935, at age 55, and was interred at St. James Cemetery, where his name was engraved on the monument as Peter Bernot. In 1940, his widow appears in census records as head of the household, his eldest son had married and moved to Waterbury, and no mention is made of their younger son William. Peter's journey had taken him across many miles to a small town in the Naugatuck Valley where his descendants remained (in the same neighborhood) until the turn of the millenium.
PETER BERNOTAS' FAMILY
His Wife:
Anna (Liepuonis) Bernotas 1888-1959 [age 71]
married October 21, 1912, in Naugatuck, Connecticut;
he was 31, she was 24
Note: In Connecticut marriage records, Peter's surname was incorrectly recorded (or transcribed) as 'Pezusros Barnotos' and his wife's surname as 'Leiponis'.
Their 3 (known) Children:
► Joseph W. Bernotas 1914-1981 [age 67] - place of burial unknown
► William Bernotas - born c1917 fate unknown
► Albena A. 'Binnie' (Bernotas) Kaminski 1920-1999 [age 78]
CEMETERY INFORMATION
Type of Marker: Headstone (monument)
Inscription
PETER BERNOT
1880 — 1935
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