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<\/a><\/p>\nThe Birth and Baptismal Record of Pawe\u0142 Da\u0144ko -1835<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n SOURCE: Roman Catholic Parish of the Immaculate Heart of the Most Holy Virgin Mary, Dubiecko, Poland. Liber Natorum et Baptisatorum (Book of Births and Baptisms). 1835. Pawe\u0142 Da\u0144ko. Text in Latin, translated by Stephen J. Danko.<\/em><\/p>\n Click on the link for a PDF<\/a> copy of the Birth and Baptismal Record of Pawe\u0142 Da\u0144ko -1835. The record, translated from the Latin, states:<\/p>\n Many early church records in the Dubiecko parish were not signed by anyone other than the priest. This record shows that the midwife and the Godparents all signed the record with an “X” inside a circle. The “X” mark was circled to distinguish it from the cross “+” that indicated death.<\/p>\n The fact that the midwife and the Godparents signed with a mark “X” indicates that these three people were not able to read and write. Most Polish peasants could not read or write and relied on the priest to correctly record the births, marriages, and deaths in the village.<\/p>\n Pawe\u0142’s Godparents were Marcin Janoski and Rozalia, the wife of B\u0142a\u017cej Wajda. The two daughters previously born to Pawe\u0142 Da\u0144ko and Zofia Szyma\u0144ska had the same Godparents. The Godparents of the other child, Szymon, were the spouses of Marcin Janoski and Rozalia Wajda.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The\u00c2\u00a0fourth child of Pawe\u0142 Da\u0144ko and Zofia Szyma\u0144ska was born in 1835 and was given the name Pawe\u0142. His record is the\u00c2\u00a0last entry on the image below. The Birth and Baptismal Record of Pawe\u0142 Da\u0144ko -1835 SOURCE: Roman Catholic Parish … Continue reading \n