Patricia M. Polityka and Albert E. Stuart — original 1963 NJ marriage index

IDENTITY UPDATE, October 5, 2026: Joe Stuart explicitly confirmed Patricia M. Polityka is Mike’s mother [WEB-20261006-020033-a435adf2]. The maiden-name link to stable profile pat is now established by family testimony. Historical record details remain subject to the source limitations below. Earlier candidate wording is preserved as the research sequence, not the current identity conclusion.

CANDIDATE for Pat, mother of Michael David Stuart; identity not yet established. Original New Jersey bride index inspected October 5, 2026, 1963 M–Z volume, Ancestry image 181 of 489, image 48618_b428714-00180. Row under MAIDEN NAME OF WIFE reads POLITYKA PATRICIA M; husband STUART ALBERT E; state file 26861; marriage-place code 18483; date 08 63. This supports an August 1963 marriage for the indexed couple. Ancestry expands code 18483 as Manville, Somerset, New Jersey; that place name is database interpretation rather than spelled out on the original row. Groom record 991947690 and bride record 901947690 in collection 61253 are reciprocal entries from the same index, not independent sources. The index gives no day, ages, parents or expansion of E/M. It is not the marriage certificate. Chronology fits Michael’s family-reported March 1964 birth and Albert’s documented second marriage in 1975, but initials and chronology alone do not prove this is our couple. Pat’s primary name, birth and parent links are unchanged pending a stronger bridge or explicit family confirmation.