~ ~ ~ THE LOS FAMILY ~ ~ ~

The Los family originated in Poland, and the name is one of the very rare one-syllable Polish names. The original spelling carries a bar across the stem of the "L" and an accent mark over the "s," with the pronunciation being something like "wosh." In the United States, it is pronounced "los" with a long "o." The name means "elk."

I do not know much about my father's family. My grandparents, along with a young son, arrived in the United States about 1905 and settled in Bergen County, NJ. My father, Alexander Los, Jr., was born in Lodi on December 25, 1910. His sister, Laurette, was born in 1906; another sister, Janina, was born in 1908, though some records say it was 1913.

My grandfather, Alexander Los, Sr., was a carpenter by trade, and had been a member of the Polish cavalry. My grandmother, whose given name was changed by Immigration from Leocadia to Leonja -- and for whom I am named -- was a talented needlewoman who spoke several languages; her rose garden was the talk of Hasbrouck Heights, NJ.

Both my grandparents died when I was a teenager, but I remember well their homes in Hasbrouck Heights and later in Clinton, NJ. They, along with my parents, are buried in a rural cemetery in Northport, LI, NY, adjacent to the home where I grew up.

I have just learned the the names of my paternal great-grandparents and will update this information soon. I do not know if my grandparents had siblings. Perhaps someone reading this page will be able to provide some clues!

Grandfather

Alexander Los, Sr. b 14 April 1874 d 9 January 1962
m __________to
Leocadia (Leonja) Golembiewska b 2 February 1879 d 5 August 1958

Walter Los b 29 June 1904
m __________to
Charlotte __________ b __________

David Los b 1939?
Jonathan Los b 1943?
Alexander "Sandy" Los b 1948?

Laurette Los b 1906 d 1973
m __________to
George Philbrick b 5 January 1913 d December 1974

Penelope Philbrick b 1942?
m abt 1967 to
Jacques Feuillan b __________

Charlotte Feuillan b __________
Danielle Feuillan b __________

Janina Los b 17 June 1908 d 12 May 1996
m __________to
__________Theodorou, divorced __________

Father

Alexander Los, Jr. b 25 December 1910 d 5 December 1974
m 7 August 1938 to
Amy Katherine Finch Howard b 27 January 1916 d 7 December 1997

John Thornet Los b 3 April 1943, Huntington NY
m (1) 1968 to
Helen _________ divorced abt 1978

m (2) 20 September 1992 to
Jasmine Go __________b 9 October 1956

Kevin Los (Helen's son) b 1964, adopted 1968
Dawn Irene Los b 15 December 1970 d 17 February 1971
Deana Renae Los b 7 October 1972
Raymond Alexander Los b 26 January 1976

Katherine Leocadia Los b 3 April 1943, Huntington NY

Camilla Mary Los b 29 January 1948, Huntington NY

Jeffrey Howard Los b 25 November 1949, Huntington NY
m 25 May 1974 to
Margaret (Margee) Jean Zeiser b 5 February 1950

Nathan Alexander Los b 9 December 1978, St. Louis, MO
Evan Andrew Los b 2 April 1983, St. Louis, MO
Benjamin David Los b 24 August 1985, St. Louis, MO