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<\/a><\/p>\nThe Death and Burial Record of Pawe\u0142 Da\u0144ko -1850<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n SOURCE: Roman Catholic Parish of the Immaculate Heart of the Most Holy Virgin Mary, Dubiecko, Poland. Liber Mortuorum (Book of Deaths). 1850. Pawe\u0142 Da\u0144ko. Text in Latin, translated by Stephen J. Danko.<\/em><\/p>\n Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Death and Burial Record of Pawe\u0142 Da\u0144ko<\/a> -1850. Translated from the Latin, the record states:<\/p>\n Pawe\u0142 was buried two days after his death, typical for this time period. There was no procedure for embalming the body after death, and so burial was usually completed within two days.<\/p>\n Pawe\u0142 was described in this record as maritus der. vid. Sophiae Szymia\u0144ska agr.<\/em>, a statement that contains a lot of abbreviations. I believe these abbreviations stand for maritus derel vidua Sophiae Szymia\u0144ska agricola<\/em>, meaning deceased husband of the widow Zofia Szumia\u0144ska, farmer<\/em>.<\/p>\n Under cause of death (Morbus), the record states ordinarius prov. S. Sacramento<\/em>, which stands for ordinarius provisus Sacro Sacramento<\/em>, translated as ordinary, provided with the Sacred Sacrament<\/em>. Cause of death in these records is frequently listed as ordinary.<\/p>\n The abbreviation Sep.<\/em> before the priest’s name stands for Sepultus est<\/em> meaning He was buried by,<\/em> or Sepelivi<\/em> meaning I buried<\/em>. In this record, the first name of the priest was abbreviated as St.,<\/em> meaning Stanislaus<\/em>, translated as Stanis\u0142aw<\/em>, and his title was abbreviated as Coop.,<\/em> standing for Cooperator<\/em>, meaning Assistant Pastor<\/em>.<\/p>\n If I didn’t know better, I’d think the priest purposely sprinkled these abbreviations through the records just to perplex future genealogists. With the abbreviations, it’s difficult to determine the cases of the nouns and the tenses of the verbs. By examining other records written by the same priest, one can sometimes find an instance where the priest wrote everything out in full.<\/p>\n Pawe\u0142 Da\u0144ko was my 2nd great grandfather.<\/p>\n Copyright \u00a9 2007 by Stephen J. Danko<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Pawe\u0142 Da\u0144ko, son of Wojciech Da\u0144ko and Marianna Jedli\u0144ska, died on 31 July 1850 in Nienadowa, Przemy\u015bl Powiat, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austrian Empire, and was buried on 02 August 1850 in Dubiecko, Przemy\u015bl Powiat, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austrian Empire. He died three years before his father died. Continue reading \n