Gazlay Family History
Mary Blanche Kropowski
Parents
| Father | Alexander Kropowski (29 March 1889 - 3 November 1959) |
| Mother | Marcella ‘Mary’ Zacharowa (10 January 1899 - 26 January 1956) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 7 April 2009; Last Edited: 24 April 2025 |
| Person ID | 59 |
| Name | Mary Blanche Kropowski |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 4 November 1917 in New London, New London County, Connecticut1 |
| Married | 21 October 1939 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut to Lawrence Curtis Willard2 |
| Died | 13 October 1986 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Lawrence Curtis Willard (son of Richard D. Willard and Alice B. Waitz) |
| Born | 11 August 1917 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio |
| Married | 21 October 1939 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut to Mary Blanche Kropowski |
| Died | 18 July 1974 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut |
| Children | of Mary Blanche Kropowski and Lawrence Curtis Willard: |
| +1. | Lawrence Curtis Willard, Jr. |
| Born | 12 December 1940 |
| Married | in New Braunfels, Texas to D’Aun ‘Dee’ Naumann |
| Married | 29 July 1972 in Dover, Delaware to Phyllis Mae Welch |
| +2. | William Warren ‘Bill’ Willard |
| Born | 27 July 1942 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | 10 September 1966 in Noank, New London County, Connecticut to Patricia Ann Longton |
| Died | 24 January 2021 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas |
| 3. | Patricia Jean Willard |
| Born | 18 December 1943 |
| Married | 4 April 1964 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut to Clarence ‘Butch’ Pero |
| Married | 29 July 1967 in Sprague, Connecticut to Rocco Carbone, Jr. |
| Died | 16 October 1997 in West Roxbury, Massachusetts |
| +4. | Thomas Frank Willard |
| Born | 26 June 1948 |
| Married | 20 December 1975 to Anita M. Parenteau |
| +5. | Robert George Willard |
| Born | 27 November 1949 |
| Married | 21 December 1968 to Nancy Jean Longton |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Connecticut, New London County, Montville, E.D. 6-22, Sheet No. 5A, Alex Kroposiski [sic, Kropowski], 39, Poland, first married age 24, immigrated in 1912, laborer, paper mill; wife Mary Kroposiski, 34, Poland, immigrated in 1912, first married age 19; son Walter Kroposiski, 11, Connecticut; son Alexander Kroposiski, 8, Connecticut; daughter Mary Kroposiski, 13, Connecticut; daughter Helen Kroposiski, 10, Connecticut; daughter Sophie Kroposiski, 6, Connecticut.
- Connecticut Genealogy Index. Marriages. Willard, Lawrence; Kropowski, Mary; married on 21 October 1939 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut.