Franklin-Hampshire-Statewide County MA Archives Biographies.....Sulda / Shulda / Schulda, Josef / Joseph 1816 - October 11, 1898
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JOSEF SULDA, b. circa 1816, in Bohemia, the son of Josef and Anna (Memecek) Sulda;
d. Oct. 11, 1898, 
in Turners Falls, Massachusetts, USA; m. circa 1840, in Bohemia, Marie Bily, dau. of
Jan and Anna 
(Hrista) Bily. She was b. in Bohemia circa 1817, and d. Oct. 11, 1902, in Turners
Falls, Massachusetts, 
USA. 
	Josef and Marie Sulda spent the first fifty or more years of their lives in
Bohemia, in or near the 
small town of Klatovy in western Bohemia, where Josef worked as a farmer. According
to the 1900 U.S. 
federal census, Marie Sulda gave birth to twelve children, two of whom probably died
in childhood. The 
surviving ten children lived to adulthood and eventually came to the United States
with their parents.
	In the autumn of 1869, Josef and Marie and seven of their children emigrated to the
United States, 
arriving at the port of New York City on board the S.S. Main on Nov. 15, 1869. Their
three other 
children either preceded their parents to the U.S. or came shortly thereafter. The
entire family settled in 
the village of Turners Falls, Massachusetts.
	Josef was employed at the John Russell Cutlery in Turners Falls for over
twenty-five years. They 
lived in the Third Street block, owned by the cutlery, in Turners Falls. 
	Josef’s obituary, printed in the Turners Falls Reporter, dated Oct. 19, 1898, reads
as follows: 

	“Death of Joseph Schulda, Sr. -- On Wednesday last, Joseph Schulda, a very much
respected 
Bohemian citizen, passed away at the ripe age of 89 years. He had been a citizen of
the village for many 
years, and was the leader of his countrymen here. He was a dignified old gentleman
with courteous 
manners, and had the respect of all who knew him. His funeral was held Friday from
St. Mary’s Church 
and was largely attended. He leaves a large family of grown up children and many
grandchildren.”

	Marie (Bily) Sulda survived her husband by exactly four years to the day. Her
obituary in the 
Turners Falls Reporter, dated Oct. 15, 1902, reads as follows: 

	“Mrs. Mary Sulda, widow of the late Joseph Sulda, died at her home on Third Street,
Saturday, at 
the age of 85 years. She had been in excellent health up to a short time before her
death. Mrs. Sulda 
was the mother of a large family, several sons and a daughter, Mrs. Mathias Brokup,
surviving her, 
beside a number of grandchildren. The funeral was held from St. Mary’s Church on
Monday, and was 
largely attended.” 

CHILDREN (b. in Bohemia)

I. Anna Sulda (Anna), b. Aug. 1844 or Aug. 1845; d. Sept. 5, 1914, in Turners Falls;
m. Mathias Josef 
Prokop.

II. Marie Sulda (Mary), b. Jan. 1, 1847; d. March 26, 1901, in Turners Falls; m.
Anton Engerman.

III. Ondrej Sulda (Andrew), b. Nov. 30, 1851; d. Aug. 16, 1894, in Turners Falls; m.
Barbara Anna 
Prokop. 

IV. Jan A. Sulda (John), b. Oct. 3, 1853; d. June 13, 1904, in Turners Falls; m.
Mary Finnerty.

V. Vaclav Sulda (Wenzel or Vincil), b. circa 1854; d. Feb. 1, 1897, in Shelburne
Falls; m. Anna Koskoba.

VI. Josef J. Sulda (Joseph), b. Sept. 1857; d. June 5, 1901, in Turners Falls; m.
Mary Kvitek.

VII. Karel Sulda (Charles), b. Sept. 22, 1858; d. Aug. 16, 1932, in Turners Falls;
m. Sarah Jane White. 

VIII. Ambroz Sulda (Ambrose), b. circa 1861; d. Feb. 12, 1889, in Turners Falls;
never married.

IX. Emanuel Sulda (Eman or Emmanuel), b. 1864; d.  March 17, 1896, in Turners Falls;
m. first, Rose 
Kubena; m. second, Anna Duda.

X. Antonin L. Sulda (Anthony), b. Feb. 4, 1869; d. August 24, 1921, in Northampton,
Mass.; m. 
Catherine E. O’Brien.



Additional Comments:
Note that the last name of this family is spelled, alternately, SULDA, SHULDA, or
SCHULDA. 

Note that the first name, JOSEF, was generally spelled JOSEPH after arrival in the
U.S. 

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