Jelen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Jelen family

Early History of the Jelen family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jelen research. Another 109 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1758, 1783, 1786, 1792, 1795, 1825 and 1855 are included under the topic Early Jelen History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Jelen Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Jelicich, Jelinski, Jelita, Jellachich, Jellauschek, Jalicich, Jaliczk,Jelicich, Jelinski, Jelita, Jellachich, Jellauschek, Jalicich, Jellinick and many more.

Early Notables of the Jelen family

Notable figures of the time with the name Jelen were Joseph Gelinek, secular priest, composer of variations for pianoforte, born Dec. 3, 1758, at Selcz in Bohemia, where his father was schoolmaster. He was well-grounded in music at home, and on going to Prague to complete his philosophical studies took lessons from Segert in composition and organ-playing. In 1783 he became a divinity student at the General-Seminar, the orchestra of which at that time executed standard works so well as to elicit praise from Mozart himself when in Prague. Mozart also applauded Gelinek's pianoforte playing, and encouraged him to...
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Migration of the Jelen family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Joseph Jelinak, who arrived in Baltimore in 1861; John Jelinak, who arrived in Baltimore in 1865; Josepha Jellinek, who settled in New York, NY in 1866.