Between the births of my Great-Great Grandfather, Wojciech Niedziałkokwski, and his sister Małgorzata was the birth of their brother Teodor (Theodore) on 19 January 1839 in Mosaki-Godacze.
The Birth and Baptismal Record of Teodor Niedziałkowski - 1839
Click on the image for a higher resolution view of the document. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Birth and Baptismal Record for Teodor Niedziałkowski . Translated from the Polish, the record states that:
5. Mosaki Godacze
This happened in the church-owned village of Krasne on the 8th / 20th day of January 1839 at three o’clock in the afternoon . Antoni Niedziałkowski presented himself, owner of a part, living in the village of Mosaki Godacze, age 30, in the presence of Andrzej Niedziałkowski, owner of a part, living in the village of Rukle, age 22, likewise Paweł Milkowski, owner of a part, living in the village of Godacze, age 32, and he showed us a male child born in the village of Godacze yesterday at seven o’clock in the morning, born to his wife Karolina Milewska, age 28; At Holy Baptism performed this day, the child was given the name Teodor, and his Godparents were the above mentioned Andrzej Niedziałkowski and Domicela Milewska – This document was read aloud to the declarants and witnesses who cannot write –
Reverend Józef Bonikowski
Pastor of the Krasne Parish
The Godparents, Andrzej Niedziałkowski and Domicela Milewska, may be relatives . As of yet, I don’t know how they might fit into the family tree.
The name of Teodor’s mother is Karolina Milewska, which is the same as the mother of Małgorzata . Wojciech’s mother was reported as Katarzyna Milewska, but this may be an error on the part of the priest . I’ll have to check the records of Wojciech’s siblings who were born before Wojciech and see what those records say.
I was actually surprised to find this record among the digital images I brought back from one of my trips to Salt Lake City . I knew Wojciech had a brother Teodor who died young, but I didn’t realize I had made a copy of the record of Teodor’s birth!
This record extended over two pages in the parish register . For convenience, I spliced the two pieces together . You can tell where I spliced the images because there is a white space extending across the record where the splice was made.
Copyright © 2006 by Stephen J. Danko
