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On about 15 Feb 1793, Julianna Niedziałkowska, daughter of Andrzej Niedziałkowski and Kunegunda Milewska, was born in Klonowo, ziemia ciechanowska, województwo mazowieckie, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. She was baptized in the parish church in Pałuki, ziemia ciechanowska, województwo mazowieckie, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth on 15 Feb 1793.

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Julianna Niedziałkowska - 1793

SOURCE: Parafia pw. św. Gotarda (Pałuki, ziemia ciechanowska, województwo mazowieckie, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth). Baptisatorum ab Anno 1781 ad 1800, Księga VI, Julianna Niedziałkowski baptism (1793) folio 46 verso; FHL microfilm 1496613.

Click on the image above to enlarge it. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Birth and Baptismal Record of Julianna Niedzialkowska - 1793. Translated from the Latin the record reads:

3 Klonowo

In the year 1793 on the 15th of February, I Błażej Miżyński, Vicar of Pałucki, baptized a female by the name of
Julianna, daughter of the noble Andrzej and Kunegunda née Milewska Niedziałkowski, a legally married couple. The Godparents were the Generous Mateusz Pajewski and the Generous Zofia Bartułkowa.

Many of the records from Klonowo refer to the participants as “nblium”, short for “nobilium” meaning “noble”, but this record refers to the Godparents as “Gnosus” and “Gnosa”, which is short for “generosus / generosa”, also meaning “noble”. I am uncertain of the difference in meaning between these two words, but the distinction is clearly made in many records.

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On 31 Oct 1782, Marcin Niedziałkowski, son of Andrzej Niedziałkowski and Kunegunda Milewska, was born in Klonowo, ziemia ciechanowska, województwo mazowieckie, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. He was baptized in the parish church in Pałuki, ziemia ciechanowska, województwo mazowieckie, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth on 01 Nov 1782.

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Marcin Niedziałkowski - 1782

SOURCE: Parafia pw. św. Gotarda (Pałuki, ziemia ciechanowska, województwo mazowieckie, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth). Baptisatorum ab Anno 1781 ad 1800, Księga VI, Marcin Niedziałkowski baptism (1782) pages 9-10 (folio 5 verso - folio 6 recto); FHL microfilm 1496613.

Click on the image above to enlarge it. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Birth and Baptismal Record of Marcin Niedzialkowski - 1782. Translated from the Latin the record states:

Name of Village: Klonowo
Year of Baptism: 1782
Month and Year of Baptism: 01 November
Date of Birth: 31 October
Name of the Baptized Child: Marcin
Name of the Baptizer: Stan[isław] Ostrowicki
Names of Parents: The Nobles Andrzej and Kunegunda Niedziałkowski
Names of Godparents: The Nobles Paweł Kołakowski and Marianna Niedziałkowska

This record is unusual for this area of Poland since it is recorded in a columnar format rather than a paragraph format. I could not completely read or translate many of the column headings, but I was able to understand the intent.

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On about 23 Jul 1780, Apolinary Niedziałkowski, son of Andrzej Niedziałkowski and Kunegunda Milewska, was born in Klonowo, ziemia ciechanowska, województwo mazowieckie, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. He was baptized in the parish church in Pałuki, ziemia ciechanowska, województwo mazowieckie, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth on 23 Jul 1780.

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Apolinary Niedziałkowski - 1780

SOURCE: Parafia pw. św. Gotarda (Pałuki, ziemia ciechanowska, województwo mazowieckie, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth). Baptisatorum ab Anno 1775 ad 1781, Księga V, Apolinary Niedziałkowski baptism (1780) folio 32 verso; FHL microfilm 1496613.

Click on the image above to enlarge it. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Birth and Baptismal Record of Apolinary Niedziałkowski - 1780. Translated from the Latin the record reads:

23rd day [of July 1780] Klonowo

I, who am named above, baptized an infant by the name of Apolinary, son of the nobles Andrzej Niedziałkowski
and Kunegunda Milewska a legally married couple. The Godparents in the S[acred] Font were the nobles Andrzej Łyszkowski and Aleksandra Klonowska.

As with most other Polish records from this time period, this record does not specifically state all the details of the baptism. The record refers to a previous entry for the year (1780).

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On October 30 I wrote a post entitled “When it Rains…” where I described some new information Adam Pszczolkowski sent me about my Chodkowski ancestors.

At about the same time, my newly-discovered cousin Christa sent me a wealth of information about our Milewski ancestors, and in particular she sent me the ancestry of my 3rd great grandmother, Karolina Milewska:

Karolina Milewska was the daughter of Wojciech Milewski and Anna Burska, granddaughter of Baltazar Milewski and Marianna Nalecz, great granddaughter of Gregorz Milewski and Anna Grochowska, second great granddaughter of Jan Milewski and Felicja Rembowska, third great granddaughter of Jakub Milewski and Zofia, and fourth great granddaughter of Wojciech Milewski.

Wojciech Milewski is my 9th great grandfather, born in about 1580.

Yes, when it rains, it pours!

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Just before I left California for the East Coast, I received several messages from Adam Pszczolkowski, one of the leading genealogists in Poland.

Adam provided me with additional information about my Chodkowski (Chotkowski) ancestors, a noble family about which he has researched and written.

In short, Adam told me about the ancestry of my fourth great grandmother, Cecylia Chodkowska:

Cecylia Chodkowska was the daughter of Andrzej and Marianna Mossakowska, granddaughter of Tomasz and Franciszka Czarzasta, great granddaughter of Marcin, second great-granddaughter of Wawrzyniec, third great-granddaughter of Andrzej called Litwinek, fourth great-granddaughter of Mikołaj, and fifth great-granddaughter of Jan called Baran de Chodkowo-Zalogi.

Source: Adam A. Pszczolkowski “Gniazdo i krze. Rodowody Chodkowskich” Chodkowo Wielkie, 2005.

Furthermore, he supplied me with the email address of one of his colleagues in Poland who is my cousin through my Niedziałkowski ancestors, and he contacted another colleague in the United States who is also my cousin through my Milewski ancestors.

I’m a bit overwhelmed with all this new information and probably won’t have a chance to digest it all until I return to San Francisco!

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The most distant Niedziałkowski relatives that I’ve discovered lived in Klonowo, a village belonging to the Pałuki parish in Poland.

In an effort to find other Niedziałkowski relatives, I searched the marriage index for the Pałuki parish from 1694-1808 and discovered quite a number of Niedziałkowskis listed.

• 02 Feb 1701 - Szymon Niedziałkowski & Agnieszka Kaumińska - #11
• 25 Feb 1710 - Mateusz Długołęki & Jadwiga Niedziałkowska - #21
• 18 Feb 1743 - Mikołaj Bartold & Franciszka Niedziałkowska - #87
• 20 Feb 1746 - Ignacy Niedziałkowski & Zofia Kamieńska - #90
• 22 Nov 1751 - Józef Obidzieński & Katarzyna Niedziałkowska - #12
• 24 Jan 1758 - Stefan Milewski & Teresa Niedziałkowska - #28
• 30 Jul 1759 - Stanisław Bartold & Agnieszka Niedziałkowska - #33
• 20 Feb 1764 - Jakób Niedziałkowski & Ewa Ostowska - #44
• 20 Jul 1766 - Jakób Niedziałkowski & Agnieszka Długołęcka - #51
• 02 Jan 1768 - Walenty Milewski & Maryanna Niedziałkowska - #58
• 14 Jan 1768 - Filip Małoszewski & Maryann Niedziałkowska - #58
• 12 Feb 1781 - Józef Niedziałkowski & Maryanna Kolakowska - #87
• 24 Jan 1785 - Wojciech Roman & Wiktorya Niedziałkowska - #10-11
• 19 Jan 1788 - Piotr Gozdzieński & Antonina Niedziałkowska - #14
• 30 Jun 1789 - Jan Niedziałkowski & Petronella Kuwacka - #17
• 05 Jul 1791 - Stanisław Gierwatowski & Mary Niedziałkowska - #20
• 09 Jul 1792 - Maciej Długołęki & Maryana Niedziałkowska - #22
• 11 Feb 1793 - Józef Morawski & Anna Niedziałkowska - #23
• 19 Jan 1800 - Wawrzeniec Kerzkowski & Julianna Niedziałkowska - #36

Over the course of 103 years, 19 Niedziałkowskis were married in Pałuki.

Of these, I know that Ignacy Niedziałkowski is my 5th great grandfather and Katarzyna Niedziałkowska is my 5th great grandaunt. As for the rest, I suspect they may all be related, but I don’t know how. Further research may help uncover these relationships.

These records were found in “Alfabetyczny Summaryusz Zaślubionych od roku 1694-1808 Parafii Pałukiej. [Alphabetical Summary of Marriages from the year 1694-1808 of the Pałuki Parish.]”, item 10; filmed as Księgi metrykalne, 1658-1836; FHL INTL microfilm 1,496,613.

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On 31 Jan 1899, Julianna Niedziałkowska, my great grandaunt, married Jan Bolesław Milewski in the parish of in Szwelice, Okręg makowski, Guberniya Lomzhinskaya, Vistulan Country, Russian Empire.

The Marriage Record of Jan Bolesław Milewski and Julianna Niedziałkowska - 1899

SOURCE: Parafia pw. św. Jana Chrzciciela (Szwelice, Okręg makowski, Guberniya Lomzhinskaya, Vistulan Country, Russian Empire, “Księga malźeństw parafii Szwelice od 1897 do 1899. [Book of marriages of the Szwelice parish from 1897 to 1899.],” item 2, entry 5, Jan Bolesław Milewski and Julianna Niedziałkowska, 12 February 1899; filmed as Kopie księg metrykalnych, 1693-1904; FHL INTL microfilm 2,103,625.

Click on the image above to enlarge it. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Marriage Record of Jan Bolesław Milewski and Julianna Niedziałkowska - 1899. Translated from the Russian the record reads:

Pomaski No. 5

This happened in the village of Szwelice on January thirty-first  /: February twelfth day, one-thousand eight-hundred ninety-nine at five o’clock in the afternoon.- It was announced that in the presence of the witnesses: Piotr Napierkowski fifty-five years of age and Andrzej Pomaski thirty-three years of age, both noble landowners, residing in Pomaski; contracted on this date a religious marital union between: Jan-Bolesław Milewski / Jan Bolesław Milewski :/ a bachelor twenty-three years of age, son of Jan and Antonina née Mossakowski, the spouses Milewski, born in [Kielce-Ulawy?] and residing in Strachocin, Szelków parish with his noble landowner parents, and Julianna Niedziałkowska /: Julianna Niedziałkowska :/ twenty-four year old unwed daughter of Wojciech and Julianna née Gutowska, the spouses Niedziałkowski, born in Pomaski and residing there with her noble landowner family. This marriage was preceded by three public announcements in the Szwelice parish church on the Sundays of: the seventeenth /: twenty-ninth, :/ the twenty-fourth of January /: fifth of February, :/ the thirty-first of January /: twelfth of February :/ of this year. The newlyweds declared that there was no marital agreement between them. The marital union was conducted by the priest Wladysław Sennicki, Vicar of this place. This record was read to the newlyweds and witnesses and signed by Us and the groom.  The witnesses are illiterate.

M.d. Administrator of the Szwelice parish, Vicar, keeper of the documents of the civil state.
                      [signature in Russian] Reverend Sennicki
[signature in Polish] Bolesław Milewski

Unfortunately, I could not adequately read or translate the name of the village where Jan Bolesław Milewski was born. Perhaps someone can help.

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Despite my best intentions not to get involved in any new projects, I’ve to index the records of the parish of St. John the Baptist in Krasne, Poland.

I began these efforts after reading about the Złotów parish records indexing project that Al of the Polish-American Genealogy Research blog started.

As another impetus, I discovered that many of the early Krasne parish records do not include the indexes usually included at the end of each year’s records, forcing me to examine each record individually.

The earliest records for Krasne that have been microfilmed by the Family History Library are the parish record books from 1657. Beginning in 1808, the microfilmed records are of the civil transcripts.

On Saturday, I began to index the birth/baptismal records from 1808. I completed the index for the first 45 records. The surnames represented in these records are Boiarski, Chełchowski, Chotkowski, Gołąb, Intczak, Jakiebowski, Jakubiak, Jędrasik, Jegliński, Kaoprzak, Kieszak, Łyszkowski, Maculak, Malinowski, Mieszkowski, Milewski, Mosakowski, Mularczyk, Niedziałkowski, Obicziński, Piotrak, Pukrowski, Smurlika, Sobiesiak, Stępnowski, Suski, Szarlik, Trzaska, Wudziński, Zaleski, Zarodkiewicz, Zbikowski, and Zbyszyński.

These births occurred in the villages of Kozino, Krasne, Milewo Brzegędy, Milewo Gawary, Milewo Saweyki, Mosaki Godacze, Mosaki Rukle, Mosaki Stara wieś, Slasy Łozyno, Szczuki, Zalesie, Zbiki Antosy, Zbiki Filipy, Zbiki Gawronki, Zbiki Pańskie, and Zbiki Starki.

The surnames I know are in my own family history include Chotkowski, Milewski, and Niedziałkowski. The villages in which my ancestors resided include Mosaki Godacze, Mosaki Rukle, and Mosaki Stara wieś.

Initially, I’ve decided to include the following information in the index:  Surname, Given Name, Father’s First Name, Father’s Age, Mother’s Maiden Name, Mother’s First Name, Mother’s Age, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, House Number, Date of Baptism, Parish, FHL Film Number, Item Number, and Page.

I’m not including Occupations, Names of Godparents, Name of Priest, Information About Witnesses, or other information in the records.

I expect to finish the index for births/baptisms in 1808 this week.

Thanks, Al, for the inspiration to start this project!

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The second record I found at my local Family History Center yesterday was the birth record of Eleonora Milewska, daughter of Jakób Milewski and Eleonora Mórawska. Eleonora was born on 11 Mar 1839 in Mosaki Starawieś, Powiat ciechanowski, Gubernia plockiej, Congress Kingdom of Poland. She was baptized on 12 Mar 1839 in the parish of Saint John the Baptist in Krasne.

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Eleonora - 1839

REFERENCE: Parafia pw. św. Jana Chrzciciela (Krasne, Powiat ciechanowski, Gubernia płockiej, Congress Kingdom of Poland), “Akta stanu cywilnego parafii rzym-kat w Krasnem pow. ciechanowski. Akta urodzeń, małżeństw, zgonów. 1839. [Civil registrations of the Roman Catholic parish in Krasne, Ciechanów Powiat. Records of births, marriages, and deaths. 1839.],” entry 14, Eleonora Milewska, 12 Mar 1839; filmed as Kopie księg metrykalnych, 1808-1892; FHL INTL microfilm 0,702,793, item 9.

SOURCE: Parafia pw. św. Jana Chrzciciela (Krasne, Powiat ciechanowski, Gubernia płockiej, Congress Kingdom of Poland). Akta urodzin małż zgonów. 1839, Rzym-Kat Krasne, Pow. ciechanowski. Powiatowe Archiwum Państwowe w Mława. FHL INTL microfilm 0,702,793, item 9. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Click on the image above to enlarge it. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Birth and Baptismal Record of Eleonora Milewska. The record reads:

14.

Mosaki Starawieś It happened in the village of Krasne on the twenty-eighth day of February / twelfth day of March in the year one-thousand eight-hundred thirty-nine at the hour of five in the afternoon. Jakób Milewski presented himself, owner of parts [of the village], fifty years of age, residing in the village of Mosaki Starawieś, in the presence of Adam Mossakowski thirty-seven years of age, as well as Piotr Bartołd forty years of age, both owners of parts [of the village], residing in Mosaki Starawieś, and he showed us a child of the female sex born in Mosaki Starawieś yesterday at the hour of eight in the evening of his wife Eleonora née Murawska thirty years of age. At Holy Baptism performed this day, this child was given the name Eleonora, and her Godparents were: the above-mentioned Adam Mossakowski and Józefa his wife. This document was read to the declarants and witnesses who do not know how to write.-
R[everend] Józef Bońkowski, pastor of Krasne

Eleonora Milewska is the older sister of Julian Milewski, the man who would later marry Małgorzata Niedziałkowska, my second great grand aunt.

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I stopped by my local Family History Center this evening and found the birth record of Julian Milewski, son of Jakób Milewsi and Eleonora Mórawska. Julian was born on 08 Feb 1842 in Mosaki Stara Wieś, Okręg ciechanowski, Gubernia plockiej, Congress Kingdom of Poland. He was baptized on 09 Feb 1842 in the parish of Saint John the Baptist in Krasne.

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Julian Milewski - 1842

REFERENCE: Parafia pw. św. Jana Chrzciciela (Krasne, Okręg ciechanowski, Gubernia płockiej, Congress Kingdom of Poland), “Akta stanu cywilnego parafii rzym-kat w Krasnem pow. ciechanowski. Akta urodzeń, małżeństw, zgonów. 1842. Civil registrations of the Roman Catholic parish in Krasne, Ciechanów District. Records of births, marriages, and deaths. 1842.],” entry 17, verso folio 3, Julian Milewski, 09 Feb 1842; filmed as Kopie księg metrykalnych, 1808-1892; FHL INTL microfilm 0,702,794, item 2.

SOURCE: Parafia pw. św. Jana Chrzciciela (Krasne, Okręg ciechanowski, Gubernia płockiej, Congress Kingdom of Poland). Akta urodzin małż zgonów. 1842, Rzym-Kat Krasne, Pow. ciechanowski. Powiatowe Archiwum Państwowe w Mława. FHL INTL microfilm 0,702,794, item 2. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Click on the image above to enlarge it. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Birth and Baptismal Record of Julian Milewski. The record reads:

17. Mosaki.

It happened in the village of Krasne on the twenty-eighth day of January / ninth day of February in the year one-thousand eight-hundred forty-two at the hour of twelve noon. Jakób Milewski presented himself, owner of the noble parts [of the village], fifty-one years of age, residing in the village of Mosaki Stara Wieś, in the presence of Kazimierz Milewski thirty-seven years of age, and Józef Milewski, thirty two years of age, both owners of the noble parts [of the village], residing in Mosaki Stara Wieś, and he showed us a child of the male sex born in Mosaki Stara Wieś yesterday at the hour of four in the morning of his wife Eleonora née Mórawska forty years of age. At Holy Baptism performed this day, this child was given the name Julian, and his Godparents were Julian Szalla and Salomea his wife. This document was read to the declarants and witnesses, and signed below by Us, because the father and witnesses do not know how to write.-
     R[everend] Józef Bońkowski, pastor of Krasne

Julian Milewski would later marry Małgorzata Niedziałkowska, my second great grand aunt.

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