Archive for the 'Tropilo' Category

Katarzyna Dańko: Veterinarian, Witch, and Exile

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

Research indicates that Katarzyna Dańko is probably my 2nd cousin, twice removed. She was born 10 Mar 1879 in Nienadowa, Galicia (Austria Poland), one of 14 children of Józef Dańko and Marianna Chruścicka.

Katarzyna Dańko: Biografia

Saturday, September 1st, 2007

Because the Biography of Katarzyna Dańko may be of interest to my relatives and readers in Poland, I am providing the story here, in Polish. I previously posted an English version and a photo of some of the people mentioned in this biography. Kasia Tropiło provided both the biography in Polish and the English translation. Dziękuję Kasiu!
Urodziła się w […]

The Wedding of Franciszek Tropiło and Stanisława Krannerwetter

Friday, August 31st, 2007

Franciszek Tropiło, the son of Jan Tropiło and Katarzyna Dańko, married Stanisława Krannerwetter.

The Wedding Photo of Franciszek Tropiło and Stanisława Krannerwetter
Photo reproduced with permission
I don’t know when or where the wedding of Franciszek Tropiło and Stanisława Krannerwetter took place, but it was probably in the 1930s in Nizankowice, the home village of the bride. Nizankowice […]

The Biography of Katarzyna Dańko

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Kasia Tropiło sent me the following biography of her great great grandmother, Katarzyna Dańko. We think that Katarzyna Dańko may be my first cousin, three times removed.
Katarzyna Dańko was born on the 10th of March 1879 in Nienadowa, Galicia (now Poland) in house number 215. The midwife was Marianna Klimczyk. She was baptized on the following day, March […]

The Polish Surnames in My Family Tree

Sunday, July 15th, 2007

In grade school I always enjoyed the day that came every year when our teachers would ask what our mothers’ maiden names were. My mother’s maiden surname - Niedziałkowski - always got everyone’s attention because it was so unusual. My own surname - Dańko - hardly raised an eyebrow.
Not until I began studying my family […]

The Marriage of Wojciech Dańko and Rozalia Chruścicka

Friday, March 30th, 2007

My great-great grandfather, Wojciech Dańko, was married a second time in 1818. His new wife was Rozalia Chruścicka. The record of their marriage is the first record on the image below.

The Marriage Record of Wojciech Dańko and Rozalia Chruścicka
SOURCE: Roman Catholic Parish of the Immaculate Heart of the Most Holy Virgin Mary, Dubiecko, Poland. Liber Conjugorum […]

The Marriage of Wojciech Dańko and Marianna Jedlińska

Thursday, March 29th, 2007

After showing the Birth and Baptismal Records of the children of Wojciech Dańko and Marianna Jedlińska, it’s about time to show the marriage record for the couple. The Marriage Record for Wojciech Dańko and Marianna Jedlińska is the third marriage recorded on the page shown below.

The Marriage Record for Wojciech Dańko and Marianna Jedlińska
SOURCE: Roman Catholic […]

The Birth and Baptism of Rozalia Dańko

Monday, March 26th, 2007

The fourth child of Wojciech Dańko and Marianna Jedlińska was born in 1804. She was named Rozalia and her Baptismal Record is the last one at the bottom of the image below.

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Rozalia Dańko
SOURCE: Roman Catholic Parish of the Immaculate Heart of the Most Holy Virgin Mary, Dubiecko, Poland. Liber […]

The Birth and Baptism of Wiktoria Dańko

Sunday, March 25th, 2007

The third child and first daughter of Wojciech Dańko and Marianna Jedlińska was named Wiktoria. She was born in 1800 and is listed as the third baptism from the top of the image below.

The Birth and Baptismal Record for Wiktoria Dańko
SOURCE: Roman Catholic Parish of the Immaculate Heart of the Most Holy Virgin Mary, Dubiecko, […]

The Birth, Baptism, and Death of Pawel Dańko

Saturday, March 24th, 2007

My great-great grandfather, Pawel Dańko, was born in 1799. There is, however, a Birth and Baptismal Record for another Pawel Dańko, born of the same parents in 1796, three years before my great-great grandfather’s birth. The Birth and Baptismal Record for Pawel Dańko born in 1796 is the third record on the image below.

The Birth and […]