The Birth and Baptism of Konstancja Chodkowska – 1856

Konstancja Chodkowska, daughter of Aleksander Chodkowski and Katarzyna Mossakowska, was born on 26 March 1856 in Mosaki-Rukle, Ciechanów Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland. She was baptized in the parish church in Krasne, Ciechanów Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland on 26 March 1856.

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Konstancja Chodkowska - 1856

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Konstancja Chodkowska – 1856

SOURCE: Parafia pw. św. Jana Chrzciciela (Krasne, Ciechanów Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland), “Akta urodzeń, małżeństw, zgonów 1852-1858. [Records of Births, Marriages, Deaths 1852-1858],” folio 6 recto, entry 17, Konstancja Chodkowski, 26 Mar 1856; filmed as Kopie księg metrykalnych, 1808-1892; FHL INTL microfilm 0,702,795.

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Nr 17 Mosaki-Rukle

This happened in the village of Krasne on the fourteenth / twenty-sixth day of March in the year one-thousand eight-hundred fifty-six at the hour of three in the afternoon. There appeared Aleksander Chodkowski, owner [of a part of the village] residing in [Mosaki]-Rukle, thirty-five years of age, in the presence of Wojciech Niedziałkowski, twenty-nine years of age, and Józef Milewski, fifty-six years of age, owners of parts [of the village] residing in [Mosaki]-Rukle, and he showed Us a child of the female sex born in [Mosaki]-Rukle today at the hour of four in the morning of his wife Katarzyna née Mossakowska, forty years of age. To this child at Holy Baptism performed on this day was given the name Konstancja, and her Godparents were Wincenty Obidziński and Konstancja Chodkowska in [Mosaki]-Rukle. This document was read aloud to the declarant and witnesses of whom none are able to write, and was signed by Us.
     [signed] The Reverend Idzi Godlewski, Pastor of the
  Parish of Krasne, maintaining the Public Register

Konstancja Chodkowska was my 2nd cousin 4X removed.

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The Death and Burial of Rozalia Chodkowska – 1857

Rozalia Chodkowska, daughter of Aleksander Chodkowski and Katarzyna Mossakowska, died on 23 September 1857 in Mosaki-Rukle, Ciechanów Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland. She was buried at the parish church in Krasne, Ciechanów Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland on 24 September 1857.

The Death and Burial Record of Rozalia Chodkowska - 1857

The Death and Burial Record of Rozalia Chodkowska – 1857

SOURCE: Parafia pw. św. Jana Chrzciciela (Krasne, Ciechanów Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland), “Akta urodzeń, małżeństw, zgonów 1852-1858 [Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1852-1858],” folio 46 verso, entry 34, Rozalia Chodkowska, 24 Sep 1857; filmed as Kopie księg metrykalnych, 1808-1892; FHL INTL microfilm 0,702,795.

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Nr 34. Mosaki-Rukle

This happened in the village of Krasne on the twelfth / twenty-fourth day of September in the year one-thousand eight-hundred fifty-seven at the hour of three in the afternoon. There appeared Aleksander Chodkowski, father of the deceased child, forty-six  years of age, and Wojciech Niedziałkowski, thirty years of age, both owners of a part [of the village] and residing in the village of [Mosaki]-Rukle, and they stated that yesterday at the hour of six in the morning, Rozalia Chodkowska, a three-year-old child died, born and residing in [Mosaki]-Rukle with her parents, daughter of the married couple Aleksander Chodkowski and Katarzyna Mossakowska. After visual confirmation of the death of Rozalia Chodkowska, this document was read to the declarants who have stated that they do not know how to write, and was signed by Us.
  [signed] Reverend Idzi Godlewski, Pastor of the Parish of Krasne,
                maintaining the Civil Registers

Rozalia Chodkowska was my 2nd cousin 4X removed.

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The Birth and Baptism of Rozalia Chodkowska – 1853

Rozalia Chodkowska, daughter of Aleksander Chodkowski and Katarzyna Mossakowska, was born on 05 September 1853 in Mosaki-Rukle, Ciechanów Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland. She was baptized in the parish church in Krasne, Ciechanów Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland on 08 September 1853.

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Rozalia Chodkowska - 1853

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Rozalia Chodkowska – 1853

SOURCE: Parafia pw. św. Jana Chrzciciela (Krasne, Ciechanów Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland), “Akta urodzeń, małżeństw, zgonów 1852-1858. [Records of Births, Marriages, Deaths 1852-1858],” folio 21 recto, entry 76, Rozalia Chodkowski, 08 Sep 1853; filmed as Kopie księg metrykalnych, 1808-1892; FHL INTL microfilm 0,702,795.

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76 .  [Mosaki]-Rukle. This happened in the village of Krasne on the twenty-seventh day of August / eighth day of September in the year one-thousand eight-hundred fifty-three at the hour of one in the afternoon. There appeared Aleksander Chodkowski, owner of a part [of the village] and residing in the village of [Mosaki]-Rukle, thirty-three years of age, in the presence of Jan Mossakowski, owner of a part [of the village] and residing in Wielodróz, forty-two years of age, and Józef Milewski, owner of a part [of the village] and residing in [Mosaki]-Rukle, forty years of age, and he showed Us a child of the female sex born in [Mosaki]-Rukle on the twenty-fourth day of August / fifth day of September in the same year at the hour of seven in the evening of his wife Katarzyna née Mossakowska, thirty-seven years of age. To this child at Holy Baptism performed today was given the name Rozalia and her Godparents were the afore-mentioned Jan Mossakowski and Małgorzata Niedziałkowska. This document was read aloud to the declarant and witnesses who do not know how to write.
  [signed] The Reverend Karol Przystański, Head of the Parish of Krasne

Rozalia Chodkowska was my 2nd cousin 4X removed.

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The Death and Burial of Teodor Chodkowski – 1853

Teodor Chodkowski, son of Aleksander Chodkowski and Katarzyna Mossakowska, died on 27 May 1853 in Mosaki-Rukle, Ciechanów Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland. He was buried at the parish church in Krasne, Ciechanów Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland on 29 May 1853.

The Death and Burial Record of Teodor Chodkowski - 1853

The Death and Burial Record of Teodor Chodkowski – 1853

SOURCE: Parafia pw. św. Jana Chrzciciela (Krasne, Ciechanów Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland), “Akta urodzeń, małżeństw, zgonów 1852-1858 [Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1852-1858],” folio 65 recto, entry 54, Teodor Chodkowski, 09 Jun 1853; filmed as Kopie księg metrykalnych, 1808-1892; FHL INTL microfilm 0,702,795.

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54 . [Mosaki]-Rukle .  This happened in the village of Krasne on the twenty-eighth day of May / ninth day of June in the year one-thousand eight-hundred fifty-three at the hour of nine in the morning. There appeared Aleksander Chodkowski, forty-eight years of age, and Marek Obidziński, sixty-seven years of age, both residing in the village of [Mosaki]-Rukle, and they stated that yesterday at the hour of four in the morning, Teodor Chodkowski died in [Mosaki]-Rukle, living with his parents, two years old, son of the married couple Aleksander and Katarzyna Chodkowski. After visual confirmation of the death of Chodkowski, this document was read to the declarants, the first of whom is the father of the deceased, who do not know how to write.
  [signed] Reverend Józef Bońkowski, Pastor of the Parish of Krasne

Teodor Chodkowski was my 2nd cousin 4X removed.

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The Birth and Baptism of Teofil Chodkowski – 1851

Teodor Chodkowski, son of Aleksander Chodkowski and Katarzyna Mossakowska, was born on 04 April 1851 in Mosaki-Rukle, Ciechanów Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland. He was baptized in the parish church in Krasne, Ciechanów Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland on 06 April 1851.

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Teodor Chodkowski - 1851

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Teodor Chodkowski – 1851

SOURCE: Parafia pw. św. Jana Chrzciciela (Krasne, Ciechanów Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland), “Akta urodzeń, małżeństw, zgonów 1841-1851. [Records of Births, Marriages, Deaths 1841-1851.],” folio 10 recto, entry 34, Teodor Chodkowski, 06 Apr 1851; filmed as Kopie księg metrykalnych, 1808-1892; FHL INTL microfilm 0,702,794.

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34 .  [Mosaki]-Rukle. This happened in the village of Krasne on the twenty-fifth day of March / sixth day of April in the year one-thousand eight-hundred fifty-one at the hour of twelve noon.‡ There appeared Aleksander Chodkowski, a farmer residing in the village of [Mosaki]-Rukle, thirty years of age, in the presence of Błażej Chodkowski, forty-one years of age, and Leon Chodkowski, thirty-five years of age, both farmers residing in [Mosaki]-Rukle, and he showed Us a child of the male sex born the day before yesterday at the hour of eleven at night of his wife Katarzyna née Mossakowska, thirty-five years of age. To this child at Holy Baptism performed today was given the name Teodor and his Godparents were the afore-mentioned Błażej Chodkowski and his wife Agnieszka. This document was read aloud to the declarant and witnesses who do not know how to write. ‡ [one word?] underline [unknown?]
  [signed] The Reverend Józef Bońkowski, Pastor of the Parish of Krasne

Teodor Chodkowski was my 2nd cousin 4X removed.

The priest underlined the hour that the birth was reported and then made a note at the bottom of the record . I could not read the beginning and end of this note, but the middle word was “underline”. Whatever the note says, it apparently explains why the hour the birth was reported is underlined in the record . 

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The Death and Burial of Małgorzata Chodkowska – 1853

Małgorzata Chodkowska, daughter of Aleksander Chodkowski and Katarzyna Mossakowska, died on 27 May 1853 in Mosaki-Rukle, Ciechanów Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland. She was buried at the parish church in Krasne, Ciechanów Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland on 29 May 1853.

The Death and Burial Record of Małgorzata Chodkowska - 1853 
The Death and Burial Record of Małgorzata Chodkowska – 1853

SOURCE: Parafia pw. św. Jana Chrzciciela (Krasne, Ciechanów Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland), “Akta urodzeń, małżeństw, zgonów 1841-1851 [Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1841-1851],” folio 64 recto, entry 50, Małgorzata Chodkowska, 29 May 1853; filmed as Kopie księg metrykalnych, 1808-1892; FHL INTL microfilm 0,702,794.

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50 .  [Mosaki]-Rukle .  This happened in the village of Krasne on the seventeenth / twenty-ninth day of May in the year one-thousand eight-hundred fifty-three at the hour of eight in the morning. There appeared Aleksander Chodkowski, thirty years of age, and Błażej Chodkowski, forty-two years of age, both farmers residing in the village of [Mosaki]-Rukle, and they stated that the day before yesterday at the hour of seven in the evening, Małgorzata Chodkowska died, living with her family in [Mosaki]-Rukle, four years of age, daughter of the married couple Aleksander and Katarzyna Chodkowski. After visual confirmation of the death of Chodkowska, this document was read to the declarants, the first of whom is the father of the deceased, and who do not know how to write.
  [signed] Reverend Józef Bońkowski, Pastor of the Parish of Krasne

Małgorzata Chodkowska was my 2nd cousin 4X removed.

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The Birth and Baptism of Małgorzata Chodkowska – 1848

Małgorzata Chodkowska, daughter of Aleksander Chodkowski and Katarzyna Mossakowska, was born on 12 August 1848 in Mosaki-Rukle, Ciechanów Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland. She was baptized in the parish church in Krasne, Ciechanów Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland on 13 August 1848.

 The Birth and Baptismal Record of Małgorzata Chodkowska - 1848

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Małgorzata Chodkowska – 1848

SOURCE: Parafia pw. św. Jana Chrzciciela (Krasne, Ciechanów Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland), “Akta urodzeń, małżeństw, zgonów 1841-1851. [Records of Births, Marriages, Deaths 1841-1851.],” folio 10 recto, entry 38, Małgorzata Chodkowska, 13 Aug 1848; filmed as Kopie księg metrykalnych, 1808-1892; FHL INTL microfilm 0,702,794.

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38 .  [Mosaki]-Rukle. This happened in the village of Krasne on the first / thirteenth day of August in the year one-thousand eight-hundred forty-eight at the hour of four in the afternoon. There appeared Aleksander Chodkowski, owner of a part [of the village], and residing in the village of [Mosaki]-Rukle, twenty-seven years of age, in the presence of Leon Chodkowski, thirty years of age, and Wojciech Grzybowski, thirty-five years of age, both owners of parts [of the village] and residing in [Mosaki]-Rukle, and he showed Us a child of the female sex born yesterday at the hour of four in the morning of his wife Katarzyna née Mossakowska, thirty-two years of age. To this child at Holy Baptism performed today was given the name Małgorzata and her Godparents were Wojciech Niedziałkowski and his wife Małgorzata. This document was read aloud to the declarant and witnesses who do not know how to write.
  [signed] The Reverend Józef Bońkowski, Pastor of the Parish of Krasne

Małgorzata Chodkowska was my 2nd cousin 4X removed.

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The Birth and Baptism of Marianna Chodkowska – 1846

Marianna Chodkowska, daughter of Aleksander Chodkowski and Katarzyna Mossakowska, was born on 30 January 1846 in Mosaki-Rukle, Ciechanów Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland. She was baptized in the parish church in Krasne, Ciechanów Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland on 31 January 1846.

 The Birth and Baptismal Record of Marianna Chodkowska - 1846

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Marianna Chodkowska – 1846

SOURCE: Parafia pw. św. Jana Chrzciciela (Krasne, Ciechanów Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland), “Akta urodzeń, małżeństw, zgonów 1841-1851. [Records of Births, Marriages, Deaths 1841-1851.],” folio 1 recto, entry 3, Marianna Chodkowska, 31 Jan 1846; filmed as Kopie księg metrykalnych, 1808-1892; FHL INTL microfilm 0,702,794.

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3 .  [Mosaki]-Rukle. This happened in the village of Krasne on the nineteenth / thirty-first day of January in the year one-thousand eight-hundred forty-six at the hour of one in the afternoon. There appeared Aleksander Chodkowski, owner of the noble part [of the village], twenty-four years of age and residing in the village of [Mosaki]-Rukle, in the presence of Kazimierz Milewski, forty-six years of age, and Marcin Mieszkowski, forty-two years of age, both owners of the noble part [of the village] and residing in [Mosaki]-Rukle, and he showed Us a child of the female sex born yesterday at the hour of seven in the evening of his wife Katarzyna née Mossakowska, twenty-six years of age. To this child at Holy Baptism performed today was given the name Marianna and her Godparents were the afore-mentioned Kazimierz Milewski and his wife Marianna. This document having been read aloud to the declarant and witnesses who do not know how to write, we signed below.
          [signed] The Reverend Józef Bońkowski, Pastor of Krasne

Marianna Chodkowska was my 2nd cousin 4X removed.

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Final Sights in Amsterdam

The houses in Amsterdam are built on pilings and, because the piling settle, the houses shift with time . As a result, all the older buildings are a bit crooked. How the windows and doors in some of these houses can continue to operate in the crooked walls is beyond me. The Sint Nicolaaskerk is a Roman Catholic church in Amsterdam, built in Neo-Baroque and Neo-Renaissance styles. At the front of the church are two neo-Baroque towers with a rose window between them. The Hotel Di-Ann is an impressive structure composed of five buildings between the Herengracht and Keizersgracht canals.

And so, my European vacation came to an end. I walked the short distance from my hotel to the train station, took the train to the airport and headed back to San Francisco.

Crooked House

Crooked House

SOURCE: Crooked House (Amsterdam, Netherlands), photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 08 Aug 2010.

Sint Nicolaaskerk 
Sint Nicolaaskerk

SOURCE: Sint Nicolaaskerk (Amsterdam, Netherlands), photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 08 Aug 2010.

Hotel Di-Ann

Hotel Di-Ann

SOURCE: Hotel Di-Ann (Amsterdam, Netherlands), photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 08 Aug 2010.

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The Anne Frank House and Westerkerk in Amsterdam

Of all the sights in the Netherlands, perhaps the one with which the greatest number of people are familiar is the Anne Frank House at Prisengracht 263 in Amsterdam, the location of the secret annex where the Frank family (Otto, Edith, Anne, and Margot), the van Pels family (Hermann, Auguste, and Peter), and Fritz Pfeffer hid from the Nazis. The building was nearly demolished after years of neglect, but with the pressure of public opinion and the help of Otto Frank’s friends, the building was saved. Today, the Anne Frank house and the two buildings adjacent to it serve as the Anne Frank Museum.

Just a few steps from the Anne Frank house is the Westerkerk. Anne Frank wrote of hearing the bells from Westerkerk while she was confined to the Secret Annex. Westerkerk, built in 1620-1631, has the distinction of having the highest church tower in Amsterdam, standing at 85 meters (279 feet) tall. Atop the steeple is the Imperial Crown of Austria of Maximilian I. Rembrandt van Rijn is buried in Westerkerk and, on 10 Mar 1969, Princess Beatrix married Prince Claus in Westerkerk.

The Anne Frank House

The Anne Frank House

SOURCE: The Anne Frank House (Amsterdam, Netherlands), photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 08 Aug 2010.

The Anne Frank Museum

The Anne Frank Museum

SOURCE: The Anne Frank Museum (Amsterdam, Netherlands), photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 08 Aug 2010.

Westerkerk

Westerkerk

SOURCE: Westerkerk (Amsterdam, Netherlands), photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 08 Aug 2010.

Westerkerk from the North

Westerkerk from the North

SOURCE: Westerkerk from the North (Amsterdam, Netherlands), photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 08 Aug 2010.

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