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The Birth and Baptism of Szymon Niedziałkowski – 1676

Posted on January 18, 2009 by Steve

Between 13-22 October 1676, my sixth great-granduncle Szymon Niedziałkowski, son of Andrzej Niedziałkowski and Anna Klonowska was baptized in Pałuki.

The Baptismal Record of Szymon Niedziałkowski – 1676

SOURCE: Parafia pw. św. Gotarda (Pałuki, ziemia ciechanowska, województwo mazowieckie, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth). ”Akta urodzeń (w nieporządku) 1658-1694. [Birth records (with omissions) 1658-1694],” folio 61 recto, Szymon Niedziałkowski, between 13-22 October 1676; FHL microfilm 1496612.

Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Birth and Baptismal Record of Szymon Niedziałkowski – 1676. Translated from the Latin, the record states:

Łęki

On the same day, I baptized a son of the noble Andrzej Niedziałkowski and the noble Anna Kłonowska, legally married, to whom the name Szymon was given. The Godparents were the noblesÂ [Jegosmundus? Kłonowski and Marianna [Zielinska?], wife of [Hektor?] Piotr.

Since the microfilm copy of the book is nearly unreadable in many places, I was unable to read the previous record in order to determine what “the same day” was. I was able, however to determine that the second record previous stated 13 October 1676 and that the record following stated 23 October 1676, indicating that the baptism occurred between 13-22 October 1676.

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The Birth and Baptism of Mateusz Krzysztof Niedziałkowski – 1683

Posted on January 17, 2009 by Steve

On 03 September 1683, my sixth great-grandfather Mateusz Krzysztof Niedziałkowski, son of Andrzej Niedziałkowski and Anna Klonowska was baptized in Pałuki.

The Baptismal Record of Mateusz Krzysztof Niedziałkowski – 1683

SOURCE: Parafia pw. św. Gotarda (Pałuki, ziemia ciechanowska, województwo mazowieckie, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth). ”Akta urodzeń (w nieporządku) 1658-1694. [Birth records (with omissions) 1658-1694],” folio 75 verso, Mateusz Krzysztof Niedziałkowski, 03 September 1683; FHL microfilm 1496612.

Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Birth and Baptismal Record of Mateusz Krzysztof Niedziałkowski – 1683. Translated from the Latin, the record states:

The Year of the Lord One-Thousand Six-Hundred Eighty-Four

Łęki, the 3rd day of September

By the Reverend Mikołaj Scrzekowski, Protector of the church of Pałuki, was baptized an infant of the Noble Andrzej Niedziałkowski and Anna Klonowska, legally married [one word?] the name given [one word?] Mateusz Krzysztof. The Godparents in the Sacred Font were the Nobles Bernard Paiewski and Ewa Paiewska his wife, the Noble Wojciech Chilienski.

This is one of the most difficult records I’ve had to transcribe and translate. The microfilm copy of this entire book of records is nearly unreadable.

It appears that this baptism was recorded several months after the fact. Based on the records preceding and following this one, the baptism was recorded between 05 February 1684 and 20 February 1684. The record states, however, that the baptism occurred on 03 September. I presume this means the 03 September of the previous year, but the record does not specify the year of baptism, only the year in which it was recorded.

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1785 Gzy Parish Census – Bonawentura (Bonifacy) Burski, Wojciech Burski, and Magdalena Burska

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Steve

As with the 1782, 1783, and 1784 Gzy Parish Censuses, the 1785 census is arranged into columns, with listings for Children up to 7 years of age, Children from 8 to 17 years of age, Household members 18 years of age and older, Octogenarians, and three other groups that I couldn’t read.

1785 Gzy Parish Census for Bonifacy Burski

SOURCE: Parafia pw. św. Walentego (Gzy, ziemia ciechanowska, województwo mazowieckie, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth). â€œKs. Metrykalne par. Gzy; K. Urodzonych oraz Sumariusz 1781-1804. [Metrical Books of the Parish of Gzy; Book of Births with Summary 1781-1804.],” Gzy Parish Census (1785); Archiwum Diecezjalne w Płocku.

The record shows the following information:

Household of Antoni Zębrowski

Age 18 and older:
Antoni Zębrowski
Maryanna, wife
Magdalena Burska
Jakub Grochowski
Agnieszka Słuząka [?]
Maryanna Słuczonska [?]

Age 8-17:
Jan, son
Jozefa, daughter

Household of Bonifacy Burski

Age 18 and older:
Bonifacy Burski
Helena, wife

Age 8-17:
Baltazar, son
Stefan, son

Bonawentura’s (Bonifacy’s) sister Magdalena Burska is enumerated with the family of Antoni Zębrowski’s family in 1785. Why? Are the Zębrowskis related to the Burskis?

1785 Gzy Parish Census for Wojciech Burski

SOURCE: SOURCE: Parafia pw. św. Walentego (Gzy, ziemia ciechanowska, województwo mazowieckie, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth). â€œKs. Metrykalne par. Gzy; K. Urodzonych oraz Sumariusz 1781-1804. [Metrical Books of the Parish of Gzy; Book of Births with Summary 1781-1804.],” Gzy Parish Census (1785); Archiwum Diecezjalne w Płocku.

The records show the following information:

Household of Wojciech Burski

Age 18 and older:
Wojciech Burski
Helena, wife
Piotr, son
Antoni, son

The census is located in the back of the Book of Births with Summary 1781-1804. The reader must turn the book upside down and read the censuses from the back of the book.

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Winter Photos from World War II

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Steve

My father served in the U.S. Naval Armed Guard in World War II . Â The Armed GuardÂ was considered to be the second most hazardous assignment in World War II, after the Marines. The photo below shows my father performing one of the less hazardous parts of his duty whileÂ aboard the S.S. Daniel Drake while the ship wasÂ near Archangel, Russia.

Frank DankoÂ aboard the S.S. Daniel Drake

SOURCE: Frank Danko aboard the S.S. Daniel Drake (near Archangel, Russia). Photographed by unknown photographer in the winter of approximately 1943-1944.

While my father was serving in the military, my mother was living in Worcester, Massachusetts. The photograph below shows her with three of her friends. My mother is the girl in the upper left. Her best friend, Peggy O’Leary, is the girl in the upper right . I don’t know the identity of the other two girls.

Jane Niedzialkowski, Peggy O’Leary, and Friends

SOURCE: Jane Niedzialkowksi, Peggy O’Leary, and Friends (Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts). Photographed by unknown photographer in winter, early 1940s.

Written for the 64th Carnival of Genealogy – A Winter Photo Essay.

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1784 Gzy Parish Census – Bonawentura (Bonifacy) Burski, Wojciech Burski, and Magdalena Burska

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Steve

As with the 1782 and 1783 Gzy Parish Censuses, the 1784 census is arranged into columns, with listings for Children up to 7 years of age, Children from 8 to 17 years of age, Household members 18 years of age and older, Octogenarians, and three other groups that I couldn’t read.

1784 Gzy Parish Census for Bonawentura Burski

The record shows the following information:

Household of Bonawentura Burski

Age 18 and older:
Bonawentura Burski
Helena, wife
Stefan, son
Anna, daughter
Maryanna, daughter
Magdalena, sister

Bonawentura’s son Baltazar, enumerated in the 1872 and 1873 censuses is not listed in the 1874 census.

1784 Gzy Parish Census for Wojciech Burski

The records show the following information:

Household of Wojciech Burski

Age 18 and older:
Wojciech Burski
Helena, wife
Antoni, son
Piotr, son

Wojciech’s wife was called Elzbieta in earlier census records, but she is called Helena in this one.

These census records provide information included no other records of the time period: family groups.

The census is located in the back of the Book of Births with Summary 1781-1804. The reader must turn the book upside down and read the censuses from the back of the book.

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1783 Gzy Parish Census – Bonawentura (Bonifacy) Burski, Wojciech Burski, and Magdalena Burska

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Steve

My fifth great-grandparents, Bonawentura (Bonifacy) Burski and Helena Krzyczkowska, my fifth great-granduncle, Wojciech Burski, and my fifth great-grandaunt Magdalena Burski are listed in the 1783 Gzy Parish Census with their families.

As with the 1782 Gzy Parish Census, the 1783 census is arranged into columns, with listings for Children up to 7 years of age, Children from 8 to 17 years of age, Household members 18 years of age and older, Octogenarians, and three other groups that I couldn’t read.

1783 Gzy Parish Census for Bonawentura Burski

The record shows the following information:

Household of Bonawentura Burski

Age 18 and older:
Bonawentura Burski
Helena, wife
Anna, daughter
Maryanna, daughter

Age 8-17:
Stefan, son
Baltazar, son

Household of Bartłomiej Bieńkowski

Age 18 and older:
Bartłomiej Bieńkowski
Teresa, wife
Magdalena Burska

Age 8-17:
Paweł, son
Antoni, son
Franciszek, son

In this record, the families of Bonawentura Burski and Bartłomiej Bieńkowski are enumerated right after one another, implying that they live close together. In the 1872 census, Magdalena Burska is listed as Bonawentura’s sister.

1783 Gzy Parish Census for Wojciech Burski

The records show the following information:

Household of Wojciech Burski

Age 18 and older:
Wojciech Burski
Elzbieta, wife
Antoni, son
Piotr, son
Barbara, mother

In unidentified column:
Lowok Pzysachowicz [?]
Ewa, wife

In this census, the identity of Barbara Burski is established: she is Wojciech’s mother.

These census records provide information included no other records of the time period: family groups.

The census is located in the back of the Book of Births with Summary 1781-1804. The reader must turn the book upside down and read the censuses from the back of the book.

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1782 Gzy Parish Census – Bonawentura (Bonifacy) Burski, Wojciech Burski, and Magdalena Burska

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Steve

A rare and wonderful record from Poland is the parish census. I have only ever seen a parish census from one parish in Poland – Gzy, and I’ve only seen four years of that census – 1782, 1783, 1784, and 1785.

My fifth great-grandparents, Bonawentura (Bonifacy) Burski and Helena Krzyczkowska, and my fifth great-granduncle, Wojciech Burski, are listed in the 1782 Gzy Parish Census with their families.

The census is arranged into columns:

Column Headers of the Gzy Parish Census for 1782

SOURCE: Parafia pw. św . Walentego (Gzy, ziemia ciechanowska, województwo mazowieckie, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth). “Ks. Metrykalne par. Gzy; K. Urodzonych oraz Sumariusz 1781-1804. [Metrical Books of the Parish of Gzy; Book of Births with Summary 1781-1804.],”Â Gzy Parish CensusÂ (1782); Archiwum Diecezjalne w Płocku.

I can’t read the column headers very well, but they refer to the following groups:

Children up to 7 years of age
Children fromÂ 8 to 17 years of age
Household members 18 years of age and older
Octogenarians
[?]
[?]
[?]

In the 1782 census, the families of Bonifacy Burski and Wojciech Burski were enumerated immediately after each other.

1782 Gzy Parish Census for Bonifacy Burski and Wojciech Burski

SOURCE: SOURCE: Parafia pw. św . Walentego (Gzy, ziemia ciechanowska, województwo mazowieckie, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth). “Ks. Metrykalne par. Gzy; K. Urodzonych oraz Sumariusz 1781-1804. [Metrical Books of the Parish of Gzy; Book of Births with Summary 1781-1804.],”Â Gzy Parish CensusÂ (1782); Archiwum Diecezjalne w Płocku.

The records show the following information:

Household of Bonifacy Burski

Age 18 and older:
GGDD Bonifacy Burski
Helena, wife
Stefan, son
Magdalena, sister, [farmer ?]
Maryanna Kaligowska

Age 8-17:
Baltazar, son
Paweł, grandson

Household of Wojciech Burski

Age 18 and older:
GGDD Wojciech Burski
Elzbieta, wife
Antoni, son
Piotr, son
Barbara Burska

These census records provide information included no other records of the time period: family groups.

Still, questions remain. Pawel is Bonifacy’s grandson, but whose son is he? Who is Maryanna Kaligowska and why is she living with Bonifacy? Who is Barbara Burska and why is she living with Wojciech? Are Bonifacy and Wojciech related, and how?

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The Burski Family in the Birth/Baptismal Records from Gzy, Poland 1781-1842

Posted on January 11, 2009 by Steve

I just finished searching the Birth/Baptismal Indexes for theÂ parish of Gzy in Poland from 1781-1842 for the Burski surname and found forty records. After examining each record, I was able to establish the following family groups:

Child of Jakub Burski and Malgorzata
– Hiacenty (Jacek) born 07 Aug 1782 in Borze Strumiany, baptized 18 Aug 1782 in Gzy

Child of Malgorzata, widow of Jakub Burski
– Jan, illegitimate child, born 09 Jun 1789 in Borze Strumiany, baptized 10 Jun 1789
(NOTE: JakubÂ died in about 1784-1785.)

Children of Jozef Burski and Marianna Dabkowska
– Jan born 17 Sep 1785 in Borze Stumiany, baptized 17 Sep 1785 in Gzy
– Petronella born in Borze Strumiany, baptized 07 Oct 1787 in Gzy
– Jan born in Borze Stumiany, baptized 18 Jul 1790 in Gzy
– Teodozja Jozefa born in Borze Stumiany, baptized 09 Jun 1793 in Gzy
– Maryanna born in Borze Strumiany, baptized 26 Feb 1797 in Gzy

Children of Stefan Burski and Maryanna Zawadzka
– Julianna born in Borze Marcisze, baptized 09 Jan 1790 in Gzy
– Antonina born in Borze Marcisze, baptized 08 Jun 1792 in Gzy
– Katarzyna born in Borze Marcisze, baptized 15 Aug 1795 in Gzy
– Martianna born in Borze Marcisze, baptized 04 Sep 1798 in Gzy
– Szymon born in Borze Marcisze, baptized 26 Jul 1801 in Gzy
– Barbara born in Borze Marcisze, baptized 06 Oct 1803 in Gzy
– Jozef born 26 Apr 1806 in Borze Marcisze, baptized 27 Apr 1806 in Gzy
– Walenty born in Borze Marcisze, baptized 25 Oct 1810 in Gzy

Children of Antoni Burski and Wiktoria Zbikowska
– Hilary born in Borze Strumiany, baptized 13 Jun 1790 in Gzy
– Feliks born in Borze Marcisze, baptized 16 Jul 1791 in Gzy
– Nikodem born in Borze Marcisze, baptized 21 Sep 1793 in Gzy
– Zofia born in Borze Marcisze, baptized 18 May 1800 in Gzy

Child of Antoni Burski and Antonina Mossakowska
– Aleksander born in Borze Marcisze, baptized 30 Mar 1817 in Gzy

Child of Piotr Burski and Barbara
– Wiktoria Anna Tekla born 22 Oct 1782 in Borze Stumiany, baptized 26 Oct 1782 in Gzy

Child of Piotr Burski and Joanna Burska
– Cecylia born in Borze Przechy, baptized 22 Nov 1791 in Gzy

Children of Piotr Burski and Antonina Grochowska
– Zusanna born in Borze Przechy, baptized 06 Jan 1822 in Gzy
– Tekla born in Borze Przechy, baptized 27 Sep 1824 in Gzy
– Joanna born 13Â Jan 1827Â in Borze Przechy, baptized 19 Jan 1827 in Gzy

Children of Piotr Burski and Rozalia Pokrzywnicka
– Leonora born in Borze Marcisze, baptized 24 Feb 1799 in Gzy
– Franciszek born in Borze Marcisze, baptized 14 Mar 1802 in Gzy
– Tekla born 09 Jun 1805 in Borze Marcisze, baptized 09 Jun 1805 in Gzy
– Jozefa born in Borze Marcisze, baptized 16 Oct 1807 in Gzy

Children of Maciej Burski and Domicella Grochowska
– Anastasia born in Borze Marcisze, baptized 09 Mar 1823 in Gzy
– Walenty born 22 Jan 1826 in Grochy Myszki, baptized 29 Jan 1826 in Gzy
– Leopold born 11 Nov 1834 in Grochy Myszki, baptized 30 Nov 1834 in Gzy

Children of Baltazar Burski and Katarzyna Napierkowska
– Jacinta born in Borze Marcisze, baptized 07 Apr 1793 in Gzy
– Anna born in Borze Marcisze, baptized 27 Jul 1796 in Gzy
– Rozalia born in Borze Marcisze, baptized 17 Apr 1798 in Gzy
– Maciej born in Borze Marcisze, baptized 01 Mar 1801 in Gzy
– Tomasz born in Borze Marcisze, baptized 30 Sep 1803 in Gzy
– Michal born 26 Aug 1806Â in Borze Marcisze, baptized 27 Aug 1806 in Gzy

Child of Tomasz Burski and Antonina Moscicka
– Teofil born in Borze Marcisze, baptized 10 Oct 1824 in Gzy

Child of Franciszek Burski and Maryanna
– Tekla born 29 Sep 1836Â in Borze Marcisze, baptized 03 Oct 1836 in Gzy

There is also a Maryanna Burska listed in the birth indexes as being born in 1829, but I could not find this record in order to discover who her parents were.

Now, I’m faced with the task of figuring out how all these family groupsÂ are related to each other.

Anna Burska was my fourth great-grandmother . She was the daughter of my fifth great-grandparents, Bonawentura Burski and Helena Krzyczkowska. However, none of these threeÂ people appear in the Gzy birth/baptismal records from 1781-1842, since Anna Burska and all her siblings were born before 1781.

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Are You My Mother?

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Steve

I would suppose that allÂ of us have discovered photographs of unknown people among our family photographs. Who are the people in these pictures, and why has this photograph been kept with those of our ancestors and loved ones?

The prompt for this month’s edition of Smile for the Camera is “Who Are You -Â I Really Want To know!”

Two Girls

SOURCE: Unknown subjects (location unknown). Photographed in 1931 by an unknown photographer.

On the back of the photograph is written:

1937Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 14
1931Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 6
0006 yrs . Â Â Â Â 8 yrs oldÂ Â Â Â 1931

In the summer
of the year of 1931

Obviously, someone had calculated the age of one or both the girls in the photograph, and was kind enough to leave the message that the photo was taken in 1931. Unfortunately, the person who left this message neglected to tell us who the two girls are.

My mother would have been 8 years old in the summer of 1931, and so IÂ wonder ifÂ the girl on the rightÂ is my mother . Still, who is the girl on the left? Where was the photo taken and why was it taken?

Originating inÂ a time period when the expense of photographs was reserved only for special occasions, this photo made me wonder what event this photo commemorates.

And, then, I took a close look at the bottom of the photo. Is that snow on the ground? Does the notation on the back of the photo mention the word “summer” to emphasize that this was a snowfall in the summer?

I’ll have to take this photo with me the next time I visit Worcester, Massachusetts and see if the photo rings any bells with my relatives.

Written for the 9th Edition of Smile for the Camera – Who Are You – I Really Want To Know.

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Reconstructing the Stanisław Izbicki Family of Norwich, Connecticut – the 1930 Census

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Steve

Stanisław Izbicki does not appear in the 1920 Census, but his wife and three children do.

1930 US Federal Census Record for the Stanisław Izbicki Family

SOURCE: â€œ1930 United States Census,” database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 09 January 2009), entry for Mary Izbicki, Norwich, New London Co., Connecticut.

Mary Izbicki is listed as residing at 56 Bushnell Rd, Norwich, North London Co., Connecticut, the same address at which the family lived in 1920.
She was 47 years old, born in abt 1883 in Poland. Norwich marriage records show her name as Mary Krzesiewska, daughter of Thomas Krzesiewska and Anna Zukowska and, at the time of the 1930 census, she was a widow. She immigrated in 1904 and was a naturalized citizen. She was not employed.
She had a son named Napoleon, age 22, born in abt 1908 in Connecticut. He was single and was employed as a Mill Hand in a Cotton Mill.
She had a daughter named Regina, age 21, born in abt 1909 in Connecticut. Norwich birth records show that Regina was born 25 Oct 1908 at 10 Golden St, Norwich, Connecticut. She was single and was employed as a Sales Lady in a Department Store.
She had a son named Edward, age 18, born in abt 1912 in Connecticut. Norwich birth records show that Edward was born 27 Nov 1911 at 158 Central Ave, Norwich, Connecticut. He was single and was employed as a Laborer on a Truck Farm.

Stanley Izbicki must have died between the census in 1920 and that in 1930.

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