The Descendants of Tomasz Niedziałkowski

Posted on October 8, 2006 by Steve

I’ve been able to trace my Niedziałkowski ancestors back to the early 18th century .  The earliest records I’ve found for this family are actually for Andrzej Chotkowski and Marianna Mossakowska, whose daughter Cecylia married Tomasz Niedziałkowski .  The following is a genealogy report for the Niedziałkowski family through the first generation born in the United States .  The report contains information only on deceased individuals.

Descendants of Tomasz Niedziałkowski

Generation No. 1

1 .  TOMASZ NIEDZIAŁKOWSKI was born about 1754, and died 17 Dec 1826 in Mosaki Godacze, Powiat Ciechanowski, Gubernia Płockiej, Congress Poland .  He married CECYLIA CHOTKOWSKA 15 Nov 1785 in Krasne, Powiat Ciechanowski, Gubernia Płockiej, Congress Poland, daughter of ANDRZEJ CHOTKOWSKI and MARIANNA MOSSAKOWSKA .  She was baptized 22 Nov 1767 in Mosaki, Ziemia Ciechanowska, Mazowsze, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth .  Her parents were married 13 Feb 1741 in Rukle, Ziemia Ciechanowska, Mazowsze, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
 
Children of TOMASZ NIEDZIAŁKOWSKI and CECYLIA CHOTKOWSKA are:

i . WALENTY NIEDZIAŁKOWSKI was baptized 17 Feb 1796, Mosaki/Godacze, Powiat Ciechanowski, Gubernia Płockiej, Congress Poland.
ii. JAN WOJCIECH NIEDZIAŁKOWSKI was baptized 12 Jul 1797, Mosaki/Godacze, Powiat Ciechanowski, Gubernia Płockiej, Congress Poland.
iii . ANNA NIEDZIAŁKOWSKA was baptized 29 Jul 1798, Mosaki/Godacze, Powiat Ciechanowski, Gubernia Płockiej, Congress Poland.
iv. JÓZEF NIEDZIAŁKOWSKI was baptized 05 Jul 1801 Mosaki/Godacze, Powiat Ciechanowski, Gubernia Płockiej, Congress Poland.
v . LUDWIK NIEDZIAŁKOWSKI was baptized 24 Jun 1808, Mosaki/Godacze, Powiat Ciechanowski, Gubernia Płockiej, Congress Poland.
2 . vi . ANTONI NIEDZIAŁLKOWSKI was baptized 14 Sep 1811, Godacze, Powiat Ciechanowski, Gubernia Płockiej, Congress Poland.
vii . LUDWIKA NIEDZIAŁKOWSKI was born about 1809, and died 19 Jun 1810, Mosaki Godacze, Powiat Ciechanowski, Gubernia Płockiej, Congress Poland.

Generation No. 2

2 .  ANTONI NIEDZIALKOWSKI (TOMASZ) was born 14 Sep 1811 in Godacze, Powiat Ciechanowski, Gubernia Płockiej, Congress Poland .  He married KAROLINA MILEWSKA 23 Nov 1831 in Krasne, Powiat Ciechanowski, Gubernia Płockiej, Congress Poland, daughter of WOJCIECH MILEWSKI and ANNA MALONKA .  She was born Abt. 1808 in Rukle, Powiat Ciechanowski, Gubernia Płockiej, Congress Poland.
 
Children of ANTONI NIEDZIAŁKOWSKI and KAROLINA MILEWSKA are:

i . MARYANNA NIEDZIAŁKOWSKA was born 06 Nov 1832, Godacze, Powiat Ciechanowski, Gubernia Płockiej, Congress Poland, and died 10 Jul 1833, Godacze, Powiat Ciechanowski, Gubernia Płockiej, Congress Poland.
3 . ii . LUDWIK NIEDZIAŁKOWSKI was born 14 Jan 1834, Godacze/Mosaki, Powiat Ciechanowski, Gubernia Płockiej, Congress Poland.
4 . iii . WOJCIECH NIEDZIAŁKOWSKI, was born 27 Aug 1836, Godacze, Powiat Ciechanowski, Gubernia Płockiej, Congress Poland, and died 27 Apr 1901, Pomoski, Powiat Makowski, Gubernia Łomzynskiej, Congress Poland.
iv . TEODOR NIEDZIAŁKOWSKI was born about 1837, and died 03 Nov 1840, Mosaki/Godacze, Powiat Ciechanowski, Gubernia Płockiej, Congress Poland.
v . MAŁGORZATA NIEDZIAŁKOWSKA was born 17 Jul 1840, Mosaki, Powiat Ciechanowski, Gubernia Płockiej, Congress Poland.
5 . vi . FRANCISZEK NIEDZIAŁKOWSKI was born 02 Oct 1842, Mosaki, Powiat Ciechanowski, Gubernia Płockiej, Congress Poland.

Generation No. 3

3 .  LUDWIK NIEDZIAŁKOWSKI (ANTONI, TOMASZ) was born 14 Jan 1834 in Godacze/Mosaki, Powiat Ciechanowski, Gubernia Płockiej, Congress Poland .  He married JÓZEFA POMASKA 21 Apr 1861 in Szwelice, Powiat Makowski, Gubernia Łomżyńskiej, Congress Poland, daughter of DOMINIK POMASKI and WIKTORIA NOSARZEWSKA .  She was born 01 Jun 1838 in Pomaski Wielkie, Powiat Makowski, Gubernia Łomżyńskiej, Congress Poland.
 
Children of LUDWIK NIEDZIAŁKOWSKI and JÓZEFA POMASKA are:

i . JÓZEF NIEDZIAŁKOWSKI was born 24 Oct 1862, Pomoski, Powiat Makowski, Gubernia Łomżyńskiej, Congress Poland, and died 02 Nov 1862, Pomoski, Powiat Makowski, Gubernia Łomżyńskiej, Congress Poland.
ii . PETRONELLA NIEDZIAŁKOWSKA was born 09 Apr 1864, Pomoski, Powiat Makowski, Gubernia Łomżyńskiej, Congress Poland.
iii . MARIANNA NIEDZIAŁKOWSKA was born 22 Sep 1866, Pomoski, Powiat Makowski, Gubernia Łomżyńskiej, Congress Poland.
iv . PELAGIA NIEDZIAŁKOWSKA was born 16 Jan 1869, Pomoski, Powiat Makowski, Gubernia Łomżyńskiej, Congress Poland.
v . JOANNA NIEDZIAŁKOWSKA was born 16 Feb 1871, Pomoski, Powiat Makowski, Gubernia Łomżyńskiej, Congress Poland.

4 .  WOJCIECH NIEDZIAŁKOWSKI (ANTONI, TOMASZ) was born 27 Aug 1836 in Godacze, Powiat Ciechanowski, Gubernia Płockiej, Congress Poland, Kingdom of Poland, and died died 27 Apr 1901 in Pomoski, Powiat Makowski, Gubernia Łomżyńskiej, Congress Poland .  He married JULIANNA GUTOWSKA Bef. 1861 in Kingdom of Poland, daughter of WOJCIECH GUTOWSKI and ANNA JABŁONOWSKI .  She was born Abt. 1833 in Warszawa, Powiat Warszawski, Gubernia Warszawskiej, Congress Poland, and died 25 Apr 1900 in Pomoski, Powiat Makowski, Gubernia Łomżyńskiej, CongressPoland.
 
Children of WOJCIECH NIEDZIALKOWSKI and JULIANNA GUTOWSKA are:

6 . i . TEOFIL NIEDZIAŁKOWSKI was born between Oct 1861 – May 1862, Powiat Makowski, Gubernia Łomżyńskiej, Congress Poland.
ii . KAROLINA NIEDZIAŁKOWSKA was born 25 Dec 1870, Pomaski, Powiat Makowski, Gubernia Łomżyńskiej, Congress Poland.
iii . JULIANNA NIEDZIAŁKOWSKA was born 02 May 1874, Glodki, Powiat Makowski, Gubernia Łomżyńskiej, Congress Poland . She married JAN BOLESLAW MILEWSKI, 12 Feb 1899, Szwelice, Powiat Makowski, Gubernia Łomżyńskiej, Congress Poland .  He was born about 1876.
7 . iv . FRANCISZEK NIEDZIAŁKOSKI, born 08 Jul 1876, Pomaski, Powiat Makowski, Gubernia Łomżyńskiej, Kingdom of Poland; died 23 Oct 1955, Sterling, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.

5 .  FRANCISZEK NIEDZIAŁKOWSKI (ANTONI, TOMASZ) was born 02 Oct 1842 in Mosaki, Powiat Ciechanowski, Gubernia Płockiej, Congress Poland, Kingdom of Poland .  He married MARIANNA GRABOWSKA 07 Jun 1865 in Szwelice, Powiat Makowski, Gubernia Łomżyńskiej, Congress Poland, daughter of JOZEF GRABOWSKI and ANNA RANÓW .  She was born about 1833 in Mawach.
 
Children of FRANCISZEK NIEDZIAŁKOWSKI and MARIANNA GRABOWSKA are:

i . ANNA NIEDZIALKOWSKI was born 12 Jul 1866, Głodki, Powiat Makowski, Gubernia Łomżyńskiej, Congress Poland.
ii . JÓZEF NIEDZIAŁKOWSKI was born 02 Apr 1869, Głodki, Powiat Makowski, Gubernia Łomżyńskiej, Congress Poland.

Generation No. 4

6 .  TEOFIL NIEDZIAŁKOWSKI (WOJCIECH, ANTONI, TOMASZ) was born Bet. Oct 1861 – May 1862 in Powiat Makowski, Gubernia Łomżyńskiej, Congress Poland .  He married KSAWERA ZYGMUNTOWICZ Bef. 1892 in Congress Poland .  She was born Bet. Oct 1871 – Mar 1872 in Congress Poland.
 
Children of TEOFIL NIEDZIALKOWSKI and KSAWERA ZYGMUNTOWICZ are:

8 . i . KOSTANTY NIEDZIAŁKOWSKI was born 28 Oct 1892, Pomaski, Powiat Makowski, Gubernia Łomżyńskiej, Congress Poland, and died 14 Mar 1978, Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.
ii . JÓZEF NIEDZIAŁKOWSKI, born 05 May 1897, Pomaski, Powiat Makowski, Gubernia Łomżyńskiej, Congress Poland. He married (1) JOZEFA KOLAROWIRA, 28 Jan 1928, Trelkowo, Prussia. He married (2) ANASTASIA CHESCHOWSKA, 12 Jul 1934, Trelkowo, Prussia.
iii . SABINA NIEDZIAŁKOWSKA, born 13 Oct 1899, Pomaski, Powiat Makowski, Gubernia Łomżyńskiej, Congress Poland. She married EDWARD NOWAKOWSKI, 14 Sep 1924, Szwelice, Powiat Makowski, Gubernia Łomżyńskiej, Kingdom of Poland.
iv . STANISŁAW NIEDZIAŁKOWSKI, born 15 Mar 1902, Pomaski, Powiat Makowski, Gubernia Łomżyńskiej, Congress Poland. He married MARIANNA DOMASZEWSKA, 15 Aug 1937, Pułtusk, Powiat Pułtuski, Gubernia Warszawskiej, Kingdom Poland.

7 .  FRANCISZEK NIEDZIAŁKOSKI (WOJCIECH NIEDZIAŁKOWSKI, ANTONI, TOMASZ) was born 08 Jul 1876 in Pomaski, Powiat Makowski, Gubernia Łomżyńskiej, Congress Poland, and died 23 Oct 1955 in Sterling, Worcester Co., Massachusetts .  He married CZESLAWA BONISLAWSKA 17 Aug 1904 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, daughter of ADAM BONISLAWSKI and PETRONELA NIEDZIALKOWSKA .  She was born about 20 Jul 1887 in Gubernia Łomżyńskiej, Congress Poland, and died 10 Nov 1965 in Rutland Heights Hospital /Rutland, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.
 
Children of FRANCISZEK NIEDZIALKOSKI and CZESLAWA BONISLAWSKA are:

i . EDWARD NIEDZIALKOWSKI was born 22 Jun 1905, Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, and died 24 May 1964, Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.
9 . ii . MARY M. NIEDZIALKOSKA was born 08 Jun 1907, Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, and died 27 Nov 1998, Cranberry Pointe Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center /Harwich, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts.
10 . iii . JOHN NIEDZIAL, SR. was born 08 Jun 1914, Sterling, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, and died 30 Nov 1990, Berlin, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.
11 . iv . ANDREW NIEDZIALKOSKI was born 30 Nov 1916, Sterling, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, and died 16 Sep 2001, St. Vincent Hospital /Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.
12 . v . RALPH FRANCIS NEWMAN, SR. was born 12 Nov 1921, Clinton Hospital /Sterling, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, and died 08 Jun 1995, Milford-Whitinsville Regional Hospital /Milford, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.
13 . vi . BERNARD PAUL NIEDZIALKOSKI was born 22 Jan 1928, Carter Memorial Hospital /Clinton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, and died 19 Mar 1997, Leominster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.

Generation No. 5

8 .  KOSTANTY NIEDZIALKOWSKI (TEOFIL, WOJCIECH, ANTONI, TOMASZ) was born 28 Oct 1892 in Pomaski, Powiat Makowski, Gubernia Łomżyńskiej, Congress Poland, and died 14 Mar 1978 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts .  He married HELEN ANNE CHMIELEWSKA 10 Jul 1918 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, daughter of WINCENTY CHMIELEWSKI and ANASTASIA WOJNOWSKA .  She was born 15 Feb 1897 in Trakai, Gubernia Wilenska, Russia /Lithuania, and died 23 Nov 1980 in St. Vincent Hospital /Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.
 
Children of KOSTANTY NIEDZIALKOWSKI and HELEN CHMIELEWSKA are:

i . JANE ANN NIEDZIALKOWSKI was born 06 Oct 1922, 194 Prescott Street /Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, and died 16 Apr 1980, St. Peter’s Hospital /Albany, Albany Co., New York.
ii . FREDERIC FRANCIS NIEDZIALKOWSKI was born 26 May 1924, Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, and died 23 Jan 2005, Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. He married JANICE VIRGINIA QUINTIN, 05 Jun 1948, Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. She was born 19 Aug 1925, Fall River, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, and died 05 Apr 2005, Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.

9 .  MARY M. NIEDZIALKOSKA (FRANCISZEK NIEDZIALKOSKI, WOJCIECH NIEDZIALKOWSKI, ANTONI, TOMASZ) was born 08 Jun 1907 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, and died 27 Nov 1998 in Cranberry Pointe Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center /Harwich, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts .  She married STANLEY BUCHYN 1939 .  He was born 30 Jul 1910 in Massachusetts, and died 02 Nov 2001 in Cranberry Pointe Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center /Harwich, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts.
 
10 .  JOHN NIEDZIAL, SR. (FRANCISZEK NIEDZIALKOSKI, WOJCIECH NIEDZIALKOWSKI, ANTONI, TOMASZ) was born 08 Jun 1914 in Sterling, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, and died 30 Nov 1990 in Berlin, Worcester Co., Massachusetts .  He married MARILEA P. MORSE Abt. 1935 in Massachusetts, daughter of EARLE MORSE and MARY PETTEE .  She was born 01 Mar 1915 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, and died 23 May 2003 in Clinton Hospital /Clinton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.
 
11 .  ANDREW NIEDZIALKOSKI (FRANCISZEK, WOJCIECH NIEDZIALKOWSKI, ANTONI, TOMASZ) was born 30 Nov 1916 in Sterling, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, and died 16 Sep 2001 in St. Vincent Hospital /Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.
 
12 .  RALPH FRANCIS NEWMAN, SR. (FRANCISZEK NIEDZIALKOSKI, WOJCIECH NIEDZIALKOWSKI, ANTONI, TOMASZ) was born 12 Nov 1921 in Clinton Hospital /Sterling, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, and died 08 Jun 1995 in Milford-Whitinsville Regional Hospital /Milford, Worcester Co., Massachusetts .  He married JANE PHYLLIS MARCINKIEWICZ, daughter of FELIX MARCINKIEWICZ and MARY MUSZYNSKA .  She was born 13 Sep 1927 in Worcester City Hospital /Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, and died 26 Apr 1981 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.
 
13 .  BERNARD PAUL NIEDZIALKOSKI (FRANCISZEK NIEDZIALKOSKI, WOJCIECH NIEDZIALKOWSKI, ANTONI, TOMASZ) was born 22 Jan 1928 in Carter Memorial Hospital /Clinton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, and died 19 Mar 1997 in Leominster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.

In preparing this genealogy report, I noticed something that I had not noticed before .  My great uncle Józef Niedziałkowski was married twice, and both times the marriages took place in Trelkowo .  I had thought that Trelkowo was near Pomoski where Józef was born .  To my surprise, when I checked out the location on a map, Trelkowo was located in Prussia, not the Kingdom of Poland .  I’ll have to check this new revelation out, since this is the first relative I’ve found with connections to Prussia.

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The Descendants of Mikołaj Markiewicz

Posted on October 7, 2006 by Steve

Yesterday, I finished the translations of all the Markiewicz family documents I found recently at the Family History Center .  Today, I’ll summarize what I found about the family, through the first generation born in the United States .  This summary only includes information on deceased individuals.

Descendants of Mikolaj Markiewicz

Generation No. 1

1 .  MIKOLAJ MARKIEWICZ was born in Kingdom of Poland.
 
Child of MIKOLAJ MARKIEWICZ is:
2 . i . TOMASZ MARKIEWICZ, b. Bet. 1857 – 1859, Kingdom of Poland.

Generation No. 2

2 .  TOMASZ MARKIEWICZ (MIKOLAJ) was born Bet. 1857 – 1859 in Kingdom of Poland .  He married FRANCISZKA PIATKOWA Bef. 1889 in Kingdom of Poland .  She was born Bet. 1862 – 1868 in Kingdom of Poland.
 
Children of TOMASZ MARKIEWICZ and FRANCISZKA PIATKOWA are:
 i . JAN MARKIEWICZ, b. 27 Feb 1889, Braciejowice, Powiat Nowo Aleksandryja, Lublin Gubernia, Kingdom of Poland; d. 24 Mar 1892, Braciejowice, Powiat Nowo Aleksandryja, Lublin Gubernia, Kingdom of Poland.
 ii . MICHAL MARKIEWICZ, b. 03 Aug 1890, Braciejowice, Powiat Nowo Aleksandryja, Lublin Gubernia, Kingdom of Poland; d. 18 Aug 1890, Braciejowice, Powiat Nowo Aleksandryja, Lublin Gubernia, Kingdom of Poland.
 iii . WAWRZYNIEC MARKIEWICZ, b. 07 Aug 1891, Braciejowice, Powiat Nowo Aleksandryja, Lublin Gubernia, Kingdom of Poland; d. 19 Apr 1892, Braciejowice, Powiat Nowo Aleksandryja, Lublin Gubernia, Kingdom of Poland.
3 . iv . STANISLAW J. MARKIEWICZ, b. 18 Apr 1893, Braciejowice, Powiat Nowo Aleksandryja, Lublin Gubernia, Kingdom of Poland; d. 06 Oct 1971, Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.
 v . ANTONI MARKIEWICZ, b. 06 Jan 1895, Braciejowice, Powiat Nowo Aleksandryja, Lublin Gubernia, Kingdom of Poland.

Generation No. 3

3 .  STANISLAW J. MARKIEWICZ (TOMASZ, MIKOLAJ) was born 18 Apr 1893 in Braciejowice, Powiat Nowo Aleksandryja, Lublin Gubernia, Kingdom of Poland, and died 06 Oct 1971 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts .  He married ANTONINA LEJWODA 02 Feb 1913 in South Framingham, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts .  She was born 27 Apr 1891 in Poland, and died 17 Nov 1976 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.
 
Children of STANISLAW MARKIEWICZ and ANTONINA LEJWODA are:
 i . STEPHEN J. MARKIEWICZ, b. 22 Jan 1914, Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; d. 20 Jun 1996, Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; m. MARY E. BOHACIK; b. 10 Jun 1922, Houtzdale, Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania; d. 18 Nov 2002, Hingham, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts.
 ii . BERNICE CELIA MARKIEWICZ, b. 07 Oct 1915, Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; d. 14 Oct 1974, Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; m. EDWARD ALEXANDER SKOWRONSKI, 21 Nov 1936, St. Mary’s Church /Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; b. 20 Aug 1912, Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; d. 29 Aug 1995, Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.
 iii . WALTER P. MARKIEWICZ, b. 15 Aug 1917, Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; d. 11 Feb 1999, Olympus Health Care /Webster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; m. JEANNE F. HAJEC, Abt. 1941; b. 23 Aug 1917, Dudley, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; d. 07 Mar 1993, The Medical Center of Central Massachusetts – Memorial /Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.
 iv . EDWARD S. MARKIEWICZ, b. 17 Dec 1919, Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; d. 20 Jan 2004, UMass Memorial Healthcare /Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts
 v . HELEN E. MARKIEWICZ, b. 14 Mar 1922, Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; d. 25 May 2000, UMass Memorial Medical Center /Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; m. JOHN E. DYLEWICZ, SR., Abt. 1948; b. 20 Jan 1925, Clinton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; d. 10 Jan 2000, Memorial Hospital /Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.

I also wanted to make note of the fact that my original post on the Death of Michał Markiewicz included the wrong image from the parish records .  I inadvertently included the image for the death of Wawrzyniec Markiewicz instead .  I have corrected the error, and I have posted the correct image with the article and on the PDF file associated with the article .  I’ve also made some edits to that post and to the posts on the Death of Jan Markiewicz and the Death of Wawrzyniec Markiewicz.

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The Death of Wawrzyniec Markiewicz

Posted on October 6, 2006 by Steve

The last of the records for the Markiewicz family that I found in the Piotrawin Parish Records at the Family History Center was for the death of Wawrzyniec (Lawrence) Markiewicz, the infant son of Tomasz Markiewicz and Franciszka Piątkowa .  With this death, all three children of Tomasz and Franciszka had died, and the last two died within a month of each other.

Death Record for Wawrzyniec Markiewicz - 1892

Death Record for Wawrzyniec Markiewicz – 1892

Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Death Record for Wawrzyniec Markiewicz – 1892 .  The record, translated from the Russian, reads as follows:

42 .  Braciejowice – Markiewicz Wawrzyniec

This happened in the village of Piotrawin on the 9th / 21st day of April 1892 at eleven o’clock in the morning .  Tomasz Markiewicz, age 33, the father of the child, and Stanisław Jakubczyk, age 26, house owners in the village of Braciejowice, appeared and stated that on the 7th / 19th day of April of this year at twelve o’clock in the afternoon, Wawrzyniec Markiewicz died in the same Braciejowice at the age of 9 months old, having been born and lived there, son of the aforementioned married couple Tomasz and Franciszka Piątkowa – after eyewitness testimony on the death of Wawrzyniec Markiewicz.

This document was read to the declarants who are illiterate, and signed by us.

Rev. C. Trembiński, pastor of the Piotrawin Parish – Keeper of the documents of the civil state

An interesting point in this record is that the age of Tomasz Markiewicz is 33 .  In the Death Record for Jan Markiewicz, recorded the previous month, Tomasz was 32 .  This observation allows the hypothesis that Tomasz was born in March or April 1859 .  How does this date agree with all the other information on the birthdate of Tomasz Markiewicz?

Feb 27, 1889 – Birth of Jan – Tomasz age 30 – (born 1858-1859)
July 22, 1890 – Birth of Michał – Tomasz age 31 (born 1858-1859)
Aug 20, 1890 – Death of Michał – Tomasz age 31 (born 1858-1859)
Jul 28, 1891 – Birth of Wawrzyniec – Tomasz age 32 (born 1859-1860)
Mar 26, 1892 – Death of Jan – Tomasz age 32 (born 1859-1860)
Apr 21, 1892 – Death of Wawrzyniec – Tomasz age 33 (born 1858-1859)
Apr 19, 1893 – Birth of Stanisław – Tomasz age 35 (born 1857-1858)
Dec 25, 1894 – Birth of Antoni – Tomasz age 37 (born 1856-1857)

The first six events are all consistent with the hypothesis that Tomasz was born in 1859 .  The last two events suggest Tomasz was born in 1857-1858 and 1856-1859 .  Tomasz seems to have aged two years between 1892 and 1893, and another two years between 1893 and 1894!  The Birth Records for Jan and Wawrzyniec are not consistent with a birthdate in March or April 1859, although they are consistent with a birthdate in 1859.

A conservative estimate is that Tomasz was born between December 26, 1856 and July 28, 1860 .  Ignoring the two outlying dates, a more liberal estimate is that Tomasz was born between February 28, 1858 and July 28, 1860 .  So, even though the Death Records for Michał, Jan, and Wawrzyniec suggest a birth in March or April 1859, the Birth Records for all five sons indicate that a wider range should be considered.

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The Death of Jan Markiewicz

Posted on October 5, 2006 by Steve

The second Markiewicz death record I found at the Family History Center was that for Jan (John) Markiewicz, the infant son of Tomasz Markiewicz and Franciszka Piątkowa.

Death Record of Jan Markiewicz

The Death Record of Jan Markiewicz

Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Death Record for Jan Markiewicz – 1892 .  Translated from the Russian, the record reads:

32 .  Braciejowice – Markiewicz Jan

This happened in the village of Piotrawin on the 14th / 26th day of March 1892 at seven o’clock after midnight .  Tomasz Markiewicz, age 32, the father of the child, and Franciszek Turski, age 51, house owners in the village of Braciejowice, appeared and stated that on the 12th / 24th day of March of this year at 7 o’clock after midnight, Jan Markiewicz died in Braciejowice at the age of 3 years old, having been born and lived there, son of the aforementioned married couple Tomasz and Franciszka Piątkowa – after eyewitness testimony on the death of Jan Markiewicz.

This document was read to the declarants who are illiterate, and signed by us.

Rev. C. Trembiński, pastor of the Piotrawin Parish – Keeper of the documents of the civil state

Jan was born on February 27, 1889 . Â Jan’s death record correctly shows that he was three years old when he died on March 24, 1892.

Comparing this record with the Death Record of Michał Markiewicz who died on August 18, 1890, some additional information about the birth date of Tomasz Markiewicz can be deduced .  Tomasz was 31 years old on August 20, 1890 and 32 years old on March 26, 1892 .  Since Tomasz only recorded one birthday between these two dates, Tomasz must have been born between March 1859 and August 1859.

Unfortunately, the ages recorded in these Church Records are not always accurate .  A case in point is the fact that Franciszek Turski was 52 years old in Michaeł’s Death Record 1890, but only 51 years old in Jan’s Death Record in 1892.

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The Death of Michał Markiewicz

Posted on October 4, 2006 by Steve

I had previously found the 1890 Birth and Baptismal Record for Michał (Michael) Markiewicz, the son of Tomasz Markiewicz and Franciszka Piątkowa while searching Polish Parish Records at my local Family History Center .  I had also found an entry in the Death Index for the same parish that showed that a Michał Markiewicz died in 1890 .  The question is, are these two records for the same person?  Did Michał Markiewicz die the same year in which he was born?

Death Record for Michał Markiewicz - 1890

Death Record for Michał Markiewicz – 1890

Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Death Record for Michał Markiewicz – 1890 .  Translated from the Russian, the record reads:

111 .  Braciejowice – Markiewicz Michał

This happened in the village of Piotrawin on the 8th / 20th day of August 1890 at eleven o’clock in the morning .  Tomasz Markiewicz, age 31, the  father of the child, and Franciszek Turski, age 52, house owners in the village of Braciejowice, appeared and stated that on the 6th / 18th day of August of this year at 6 o’clock in the evening Michał Markiewicz died in Braciejowice, having been born and lived there for two weeks, son of the aforementioned married couple Tomasz and Franciszka Piątkowa – after eyewitness testimony on the death of Michał Markiewicz.

This document was read to the declarants who are illiterate, and signed by us.

Rev. C. Trembiński, pastor of the Piotrawin Parish – Keeper of the documents of the civil state

The death record does, indeed, record the death of the infant recently born to Tomasz Markiewicz and Franciszka Piątkowa.

As with other documents from the Kingdom of Poland (the Russian Partition of Poland), the dates are recorded according to both the Julian Calendar and the Gregorian Calendar .  In 1890, when this document was written, the two calendars differed by 12 days .  Since we use the Gregorian Calendar (the more accurate calendar), the correct date of death is the later date: August 18, 1890.

Franciszek Turski appears in many records for the Markiewicz family, including the Births and Baptisms of Jan, Michał, and Stanisław Markiewicz .  It’s possible that Franciszek Turski was a neighbor or relative of the Markiewicz family.

One final note about the surname Markiewicz .  In many of these records, the name appears to be written as Markowicz, rather than Markiewicz .  At this point, it’s not clear if this was just an issue with transliteration of the name into Russian, or if the correct spelling is actually Markowicz.

Copyright © 2006 by Stephen J. Danko

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Jane Niedzialkowski Danko

Posted on October 3, 2006 by Steve

My mother, Jane Niedzialkowski Danko, was born on October 6, 1922 .  She would be 84 years old on Friday, but she died at age 57 .  At her birth, she was given the name Jennie Niedzialkowski, but she used the name Jane for most of her life .  Here are some photographs of my mother in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s.

Sky Farm

About 1927 – Sky Farm
Jane Niedzialkowski (third from the right in the middle row)
Fred Niedzialkowski (second from the left in the front row)

Ray and Jane First Communion

1934 – First Communion
Ray Niedzialkowski and Jane Niedzialkowski

Pa and Jane 1934

1942 – Worcester, Massachusetts
Kostanty Niedzialkowski (Pa) and Jane Niedzialkowski

Frank and Jane Danko Wedding

May 22, 1947 – Wedding Day
Frank and Jane (Niedzialkowski) Danko

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World War II Army Enlistment Records for Edward and Bernard Niedzialkosky

Posted on October 2, 2006 by Steve

Joe Beine, author of the Genealogy Roots Blog, posted an article yesterday about the World War II Army Enlistment Records database at NARA .  I visited the NARA website and conducted a search for records of my relatives .  I found quite a few records, including one for Edward W . Niedzialkosky and another for Bernard P. Niedzialkosky .  Both of these men were first cousins to my grandfather, Kostanty Niedzialkowski.

The record for Edward W. Niedzialkosky reads as follows:

Army Serial Number:  31073487
Name:  Niedzialkosky Edward W
Residence: State:  Massachusetts
Residence: County:  Worcester
Place of Enlistment:  Ft Devens Massachusetts
Date of Enlistment Day:  18
Date of Enlistment Month:  03
Date of Enlistment Year:  42
Grade: Alpha Designation:  Private
Grade:  Code:  Private
Branch: Alpha Designation:  Branch Immaterial – Warrant Officers, USA
Branch: Code:  Branch Immaterial – Warrant Officers, USA
Field Use as Desired:  #
Term of Enlistment:  Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Longevity:  ###
Source of Army Personnel:  Civil Life
Nativity:  Massachusetts
Year of Birth:  05
Race and Citizenship:  White, citizen
Education:  Grammar school
Civilian Occupation:  Traktor Driver* or Truck Driver, Heavy or Chauffeur or Truck Driver, Light
Marital Status:  Single, without dependents
Component of the Army:  Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Card Number:  #
Box Number:  0391
Film Reel Number:  3.112

The record for Bernard P. Niedzialkosky reads as follows:

Army Serial Number:  31511069
Name:  Niedzialkosky Bernard P
Residence: State:  Massachusetts
Residence: County:  Worcester
Place of Enlistment:  Ft Banks Boston Massachusetts
Date of Enlistment Day:  08
Date of Enlistment Month:  05
Date of Enlistment Year:  46
Grade: Alpha Designation:  Private
Grade:  Code:  Private
Branch: Alpha Designation: Â No branch assignment
Branch: Code:  No branch assignment
Field Use as Desired:  #
Term of Enlistment:  Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Longevity:  ###
Source of Army Personnel:  Civil Life
Nativity:  Massachusetts
Year of Birth:  28
Race and Citizenship:  White, citizen
Education:  Grammar school
Civilian Occupation:  Gunsmith* (Armorer.) or Diesel Mechanic (Automobile mechanic, Diesel engine.) or Camera Repairman (Camera repairman, still camera.) or Instrument Repairman, Nonelectrical (Instrument maker.) or Utility Repairman (Mechanic, general.) or Equipment Maintenance Man, Motion Picture (Motion picture equipment repairman.) or Radio Repairman* (Radio electrician.) or Office machine Serviceman or Electric Motor Repairman or Refrigeration Mechanic* or Shop Maintenance Mechanic or Master Mechanic or Locksmith* or Calker
Marital Status:  Single, without dependents
Component of the Army:  Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Card Number:  #
Box Number:  0451
Film Reel Number:  3.173

For my own files, I copied the records, reduced the font size and the table cell size so each record would fit on one page, and converted the files to PDF .  Click on the links to see the PDF files for the World War II Army Enlistment Record for Edward W. Niedzialkosky – 1942 and the World War II Army Enlistment Record for Bernard P. Niedzialkosky – 1946.

On his blog, Joe Beine explains the origin of this database .  These particular records are of great value since a 1973 fire at the National Personnel Records Center in Saint Louis destroyed about 80% of the records for US Army personnel discharged between November 1, 1912 and January 1, 1960.

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Top Ten Reasons The Genealogue is Better Than Your Morning Cup of Coffee

Posted on October 1, 2006 by Steve

The Genealogue is one of the genealogy blogs read regularly, and I’ve set up an RSS feed to be alerted to new posts .  The author, Chris Dunham, warns that the site contains “Genealogy News You Can’t Possibly Use” .  Here are the top ten reasons The Genealogue is better than your morning cup of coffee:

10 .  Chris Dunham is descended from not one, but two Salem witches.

9 .  When Chris leaves for vacation, he not only notifies his readers that he will be away from the computer, but he provides directions and a detailed map if one needs to find him in an emergency.

8 .  Chris doesn’t pretend to know everything, except of course that which he, himself invents.

7 .  The Genealogue has participated in Censuswhacking.

6 .  Like Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak’s contest to find out what happened to Annie Moore, The Genealogue has launched a immigration research contest and has offered a fabulous reward for the lucky person who discovers Where’s Arne?

5 .  Chris Dunham’s profile shows that his occupation is “Unprofessional Genealogist” .  Of course, that still doesn’t compare with the occupation of Alfred Goold, whose occupation is listed in the 1901 British Census as “living on condensed milk”.

4 .  Chris is the proud author of The Genealogist’s Glossary, described as “Recommended for every family historian who has ever laughed at the archives or giggled in a cemetery”.

3 .  The Genealogue’s Top Ten Lists provide valuable guidance that genealogists knew they never needed . Â Cases in point are the Top Ten Genealogist Pick Up Lines and the Top Ten Ways to Make Genealogy More Exciting.

2 .  The Genealogue Exclusive in which Chris interviewed Annie Moore is the best piece of genealogical journalism on the net .  Chris even managed to scoop The National Enquirer and The Weekly World News on this one!

1 .  Caffeine has been shown to increase blood pressure .  The Genealogue has been shown in unsupervised, uncontrolled, non-clinical studies to lower blood pressure .  We all want to make sure you live long enough to finish your genealogy.

 

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The Big Book of Names

Posted on September 30, 2006 by Steve

After my recent posts where I mentioned that my grandfather listed his mother with two different names in two different documents (Xaveria Zygmuntowicz on his Certificate of Marriage and Ksavera Napierkowski on his Application for a Social Security Account Number), I received an email from Drew Smith of the Genealogy Guys Podcast.

Drew found a site with a wealth of information about Polish given names.  The site is part of a Polish e-card site and is called Wielka księga imion or The Big Book of Names.  In Polish, the word imię is the nominative singular form of the English word name, and imion is the genitive plural form, translated as of names.  Imię specifically refers to first names or given names.

Drew Smith provided me with a direct link to the name Ksawera.  I’ll translate the information on that page here:

The Big Book of Names

KSAWERA

Feminine form of the first name – Ksawery.  Diminutives: Kszwerka, Ksawercia.  Other forms: Ksaweryna.  Foreign forms: Xavera, Xaveria (Latin), Xaviera, Xavier (English), Xaveria (German), Xavií¨re (French), Javiera (Spanish), Saceria (Italian), Ksaverija, Ksavera (Southern Lexicon).

Since the name Ksawera is the feminine form of the name Ksawery, I also took a look at the page for Ksawery, which provides a whole lot more information:

The Big Book of Names

KSAWERY

Nickname of Saint Francis, apostle in India, originating from the name of the place of his birth, the castle Xavier in Spain.  Often suitable as a second name in combination – Franciszek Ksawery [Francis Xavier].  Diminutives: Ksawerek.  Other forms: Ksaweryn, Zawery.  Foreign forms: Xaverius (Latin), Xavier (English), Xaver, Xavierius (German), Xavier (French), Javier, Xavier (Spanish), Saverio (Italian), Ksaverij, Saverij (Russian), Xaver (Czech, Slovak), Ksaver, Ksaverije, Saver (Southern Lexicon).  Feminine form: Ksawera, Ksaweryna.

SURNAMES:

Ksawer, Ksawera, Ksaweryna, Ksaweyński

PATRON:

Św. Franciszek Ksawery [Saint Francis Xavier]

WELL-KNOWN PERSONAGES:

Paweł Ksawery Brzostowski, initiator of peasant reforms (March 30, 1739-November 17, 1827).  Franciszek Ksawery Dmochowski, polish painter (December 2, 1762 – June 20, 1827). Ksawery Bronikowksi, Polish journalist and statesman (1796-1852).  Ksawery Pillati, polish painter and draftsman (1843-January 31, 1902).  Frances Xavier Cabrini, first saint in the USA (July 15, 1850 – December 22, 1917).  Franz Xaver Josef Conrad, Austrian field marshal (November 11, 1851 – August 25, 1925).  Franciszek Ksawery Brziński, Polish composer (September 6, 1867 – August 6, 1944).  Ksawery Franciszek Prauss, activist Polish Socialist Party, co-organizer Association of the University of Workers (November 1874 – December 14, 1925).  Xawery Dunikowski, Polish sculptor (November 24, 1875 – January 26, 1964).  Ksawery Pruszyński, Polish writer (December 4, 1907 – June 13, 1950).  Javier Perez de Cuellar, was the Secretary General of the United Nations Organization (born January 19, 1920).

HEROES OF ART:

Ksawery Horsztyński in the tragedy of J. Słowackiego Horsztyński (1835).  Ksawery Biliński in the three-volume novel Fame and Glory of J. Iwaszkiewicz (1956-62).  Ksawery Kopystka in Of a Bag of Wheat of S. Czernik.

IN POETRY:

There were times, Xavier, where sleepy dreams
Superstition commanded to pick up the world for a gift display.
The age of reason and faith overthrew the altar,
Which the superstition of the idle once dedicated in a dream.

-Cyprian Godebski, “Dream”

I have to admit, my ability to translate Polish poetry is pretty weak.  Translating poetry is an art, and I’m sure I haven’t adequately conveyed the intent of the poet in the translation above.

Even though the site is in Polish, it’s easy to find the equivalent of Polish names in other languages, diminutive forms of the names,  other forms of the names, and masculine/feminine equivalents.  The Polish abbreviations for other languages, as used on this site are:

  • łac. = Latin
  • ang. = English
  • niem. = German
  • fr. = French
  • hiszp. = Spanish
  • wł. = Italian
  • ros. = Russian
  • czes. = Czech
  • słowac. = Slovak

I’ll be spending some more time on this site, looking up other names of my Polish Ancestors.

And, finally, thanks to Jasia of Creative Gene who provided a third hypothesis to explain why my great grandmother seems to have had two different maiden names .  The Big Book of Names provides an entry for Janina, showing the diminutive form Jasia.

Copyright © 2006 by Stephen J. Danko

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Don’t Believe Everything You Read – Or Should You?

Posted on September 29, 2006 by Steve

Yesterday, I posted the Marriage Certificate for my grandparents, Kostanty Niedzialkowski and Helena Chmielewska .  In that document, my grandfather listed his parents as Theophil Niedzialkowski and Xaveria Zygmuntowicz .  I found one other record for my grandfather that also lists the names of his parents – Kostanty’s Application for a Social Security Account Number (SS-5).

SS-5 for Kostanty Niedzialkowski

Kostanty Niedzialkowski’s SS-5

Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Application for a Social Security Account Number for Kostanty niedzialkowski – 1936 .  The record states that:

  • Kostanty Niedzialkowski received Social Security Number 034-09-4891
  • He was living at 18 Huntington Avenue, Worcester, Massachusetts
  • Kostanty was working for Worcester pressed Steel, 100 Barber Avenue in Worcester
  • He was born on October 28, 1892 in Poland and was 44 years old in 1936 when he applied for his Social Security Account Number
  • His parents were Teofil Niedzialkowski and Ksavera Napierkowski
  • He was a white male

In this document, Kostanty stated that his mother was Ksavera Napierkowski .  However, in his Marriage Certificate, he stated that his mother was Xaveria Zygmuntowicz .  What’s going on here?

Did Kostanty forget his mother’s maiden name in one or both of these documents and simply guess at her name?  The first name could be different spellings of the same name in both documents – Xaveria and Ksavera – but there is no way the surname could be variants of the same name.

Is the name of Kostanty’s mother incorrect on one of these documents?  If so, which one?

Clearly, the document that would answer this question is Kostanty’s Birth and Baptismal Record from Poland .  Unfortunately, I could not find his Birth and Baptismal Record in the Parish Records where he said he was born, nor could I find the Marriage Record for his parents.

I did find Birth and Baptismal Records for what appear to be two brothers and a sister, and these three records list the mother as Ksawera Zygmuntowicz .  However, this is not clear evidence that Kostanty’s mother was the same woman.

Here are two hypotheses on the correct name of Kostanty’s mother . Â The first assumes that only one of the two documents is correct and the second assumes that both documents are correct:

  1. Kostanty’s mother’s maiden name was Ksavera Zygmuntowicz and he simply made a mistake on his SS-5
  2. Kostanty’s mother was married twice, meaning that either Napierkowski or Zygmuntowicz was her maiden name, and the other name was the surname of her first husband

The only Szwelice parish records where I found the surname Zygmuntowicz were the Birth and Baptismal Records for Kostanty’s brothers and sister .  In Szwelice, the surname Napierkowski is extremely common .  At this point, I assume that Ksawera was from a different parish, and that Teofil married Ksawera and the couple gave birth to Kostanty in Ksawera’s parish, not in Szwelice .  Which parish that was, I have no idea.

This document contains two other interesting facts .  Kostanty was working for Worcester Pressed Steel in 1936 .  He continued to work at Worcester Pressed Steel until he retired in 1961 .  In 1936, the family was living at 18 Huntington Avenue in Worcester .  This house was owned by Kostanty’s uncle, Frank Niedzialkosky.

Copyright © 2006 by Stephen J. Danko

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