On 26 Apr 1806, Józef Borski, the son of Stefan Borski and Marianna Zawadzka, was born in Borze marcisze, ziemia ciechanowska, województwo mazowieckie, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. He was baptized in the parish church in Gzy, ziemia ciechanowska, województwo mazowieckie, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth on 27 Apr 1806. Józef appears to have been my first cousin, five times removed.
The Birth and Baptismal Record of Józef Borski – 1806
SOURCE: Parafia pw. św. Walentego (Gzy, ziemia ciechanowska, województwo mazowieckie, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth). “Kzięgi Metrykalne par. Gzy, Księga Urodzonych 1804 – 1825. [Metrical Books of the Parish of Gzy, Book of Births 1804-1825.],” pages 15-16, Józef Borski, 27 April 1806; Archivum Dieceznialne, Płock.
Click on the image above to enlarge it. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Birth and Baptismal Record of Józef Borski. Translated from the Polish and Latin, the record includes the following information:
Born in Borze marzisze
Baptized
Boy
Legitimate
The Noble Stefan Borski, farmer in the parish of Gzy, husband of Marianna Zawadzka, on the 26th of April in the year of the Lord 1806 [one word?] a son, baptized on the 27th of the same month and year, and called Józef. The Godparents were the Nobles Pawel Bieńkowski, military status, and Katarzyna Zębrowska.
The image above is a digital photograph of the actual baptismal record for Józef Borski in the Book of Baptisms for the parish of Gzy 1804-1825. This image also appears on FHL INTL microfilm 1,496,799.
This record was unusual in that it includes both tabular information and paragraph-form information, and it is partly written in Polish and partly in Latin. Note that the information presented in paragraph-form extends across the two pages.
Copyright © 2008 by Stephen J. Danko
