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Family HistoryFamily History - John Heil


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features John Heil and 12 of his descendants down to the sixth generation.


First Generation
1. John Heil,1 born ____ (parents not determined). John married Mary Prospect (born ____, parents not determined).

Child of John Heil and Mary Prospect:

+2i. Helen Julia Heil, born 12 July 1917 in Rocky Point, Long Island, New York; died 13 September 1971 in New London, New London County, Connecticut. Married Herbert A. Malinowsky.

Second Generation
2. Helen Julia Heil2 (John1), born 12 July 1917 in Rocky Point, Long Island, New York;1, 2 died 13 September 1971 in New London, New London County, Connecticut.1, 2 Helen married, 9 August 1933 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut, Herbert A. Malinowsky2 (born 3 November 1907 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, parents not determined;3, 4, 5 Herbert died 28 January 1982 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut3, 4, 5). Helen and Herbert are buried in Comstock Cemetery, Montville, New London County, Connecticut.1, 2, 3

Helen owned Alexander’s Luncheonette in Norwich, and she was a member of Union Baptist Church in Montville.2


+3i. Janice Ellen Malinowsky, born 5 January 1940 in Connecticut; died 31 August 2010 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut. Married Allen Tefft.

  1. Find a Grave (website). Comstock Cemetery, Uncasville, New London County, Connecticut, Helen J. Malinowski, born: 1917; died: 1971 [from record].
  2. Obituary, The Day, New London, Connecticut, Helen Julia Malinowski, 14 September 1971
  3. Find a Grave (website). Comstock Cemetery, Uncasville, New London County, Connecticut, Herbert A. Malinowski, born: 1908; died: 1982 [from record].
  4. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Herbert Malinowsky, no. 041-07-9719
  5. Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Herbert Malinowsky, 28 Jan 1982
Third Generation
3. Janice Ellen Malinowsky3 (Helen,2 John1), born 5 January 1940 in Connecticut;1, 2 died 31 August 2010 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut.2 Janice married, 18 October 1958 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut, Allen Tefft6, 7 (born 12 November 1932 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, the son of Elmer James Tefft, Jr. and Mary Adeline Strickland;3, 4, 5, 6 Allen died 12 September 1988 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut3, 4, 6). Janice and Allen are buried in Comstock Cemetery, Montville, New London County, Connecticut.2, 3

Allen served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign War in Montville. Allen retired in 1986 from his job as a linesman for Southern New England Telephone Co. He was a member of the Telephone Bowling League.6


 4i. Allen Tefft, Jr., born 25 December 1960.
 5ii. Thomas S. Tefft, born 15 October 1963.8
+6iii. Tamrah Susan Tefft, born 8 July 1965. Married Shawn Stanley Boyd.
+7iv. Diane Jean ‘Dee’ Tefft, born 3 August 1967. Married (1) David James Batchelder Partnered with (2) Eric Scott.

  1. Birth Certificate, Connecticut, Janice Ellen Malinowsky, born 5 January 1940. Certificate# 1940-039. Copy viewed at Montville Town Hall.
  2. Find a Grave (website). Comstock Cemetery, Uncasville, New London County, Connecticut, Janice Malinowski Tefft, born: 5 January 1940 in Connecticut; died: 2010 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut [from record, which gives the name and link for her husband].
  3. Find a Grave (website). Comstock Cemetery, Uncasville, New London County, Connecticut, Allen Tefft, born: 12 November 1932 in Connecticut; died; 12 September 1988 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut [from record, which give the name and link for his wife].
  4. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Allen Tefft, no. 048-26-3434
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Connecticut, New London County, Montville, Uncasville, Enumeration District 6-34, Sheet No. 2B, family of Elmer J. Tefft (52, Connecticut, mechanic, construction building); wife Mary S. Tefft (44, Connecticut); son James Elmer Tefft (16, Connecticut); daughter Jean V. Tefft (15, Connecticut); daughter Lulu J. Tefft (13, Connecticut); son Henry S. Tefft (8, Connecticut); son Allen Tefft (7, Connecticut); living next door is the family of Jessie Tefft (72, Scotland, widow); grandson Luther E. Tefft, Jr. (19, Connecticut, stock flying, paper box mfg., lived in Hartford, Connecticut on 1 April 1935); grand-daughter Shirley May Tefft (18, Connecticut, lived in Hartford, Connecticut on 1 April 1935).
  6. Obituary, The Day, New London, Connecticut, Allen Tefft, 13 September 1988
  7. Index to marriage, death, and land records, Montville, Connecticut, Town Hall Website, file number 1958-00000237, marriage of Allen Tefft and Janice Malinowsky
  8. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
Fourth Generation
6. Tamrah Susan Tefft4 (Janice,3 Helen,2 John1), born 8 July 1965.1 Tamrah married, 28 June 1986 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut, Shawn Stanley Boyd2 (born ca. 1959, the son of Stanley Boyd and Aurelie Beauregard).

 8i. William Allen Boyd, born 14 August 1987.
+9ii. Aimee Lee Boyd, born 1 May 1989. Married Nathaniel Stephen ‘Nate’ Hall.
 10iii. Madeline Jane Boyd, born 18 November 1999.

7. Diane Jean ‘Dee’ Tefft4 (Janice,3 Helen,2 John1), born 3 August 1967.3 Dee married, first, 9 February 1985 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut, David James Batchelder4 (born 4 January 1960, parents not determined1). Their marriage ended in divorce in 1991 in New London, New London County, Connecticut.5 Dee partnered with, second, Eric Scott (born ____, parents not determined).

 11i. James William Batchelder, born 14 April 1987 in New London, New London County, Connecticut.1
 12i. Donna Jessica Scott, born xxxx.

  1. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  2. Index to marriage, death, and land records, Montville, Connecticut, Town Hall Website, file number 1986-00000078, marriage of Shawn Stanley Boyd and Tamrah Susan Tefft
  3. facebook.com (website), personal page of Diane Batchelder
  4. Index to marriage, death, and land records, Montville, Connecticut, Town Hall Website, file number 1985-00000014, marriage of David James Batchelder and Diane Jean Tefft
  5. Connecticut Divorce Index, 1968 - 1997. Available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org.
Fifth and Sixth Generations
9. Aimee Lee Boyd5 (Tamrah,4 Janice,3 Helen,2 John1), born 1 May 1989.1 Aimee married, 28 November 2015, Nathaniel Stephen ‘Nate’ Hall1 (born ca. 1988, parents not determined).

 13i. Henry Stephen ‘Hank’ Hall, born xxxx.

  1. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.