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<\/a><\/p>\nBirth and Baptismal Record of W\u0142adys\u0142aw Chmielewski – 1883 (Left)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Birth and Baptismal Record of W\u0142adys\u0142aw Chmielewski – 1883 (Right)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n SOURCE: Roman Catholic Parish of Butrymonys, Gubernia Wile\u0144ska, Russian Empire. Diocesan Copy of Parish Records, Merkin\u00c4\u2014 Diocese. F. 1436, Ap. 1, B. 2, L. 48v-49, Nr. 111. W\u0142adys\u0142aw Chmielewski baptism (1883); Lithuanian State Historical Archives, Vilnius, Lithuania.<\/p>\n Click on the link for a PDF<\/a> copy of the Birth and Baptismal Record of W\u0142adys\u0142aw Chmielewski – 1883. Translated from the Russian, the record states:<\/p>\n Surname of the one baptized: Chmielewski When, where, who, by whom, baptized with water alone or with all the rites of the sacrament. To what class and society, of what parents, when and where, i. e. in which parish was the baptized person born?<\/p>\n Of the farmers of the Butrymance district, Wincenty and Scholastyka n\u00ed\u00a8e Wojtczuneka Chmielewski, lawful spouses, Who were the godparents, by first name and any other name, and who was present at Holy Baptism? W\u0142adys\u0142aw Chmielewski was the half brother of my grandmother, Helena Chmielewska. The two shared the same father but different mothers.<\/p>\n Oddly enough, this birth and baptismal record lists the parents as farmers or peasants even though the record for their son J\u00f3zef states that they are nobles. Also interesting is the fact that the godparents listed in the present record were nobles, including the godfather whose surname was Chmielewski.<\/p>\n Before finding this record, neither my cousin Liliana nor I were aware of this child.<\/p>\n Copyright \u00a9 2007 by Stephen J. Danko<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" While examining the parish records in Lithuania, my cousin and I found the birth and baptismal record for W\u0142adys\u0142aw Chmielewski, born on 25 November 1883 and baptized on 27 November 1883. Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n
\nNo.: 111
\nBirth Number (Males): 53
\nDate of Birth: 25
\nDate of Baptism: 27<\/p>\n
\nIn the year one thousand eight hundred eighty three on November 27th in the Butrymance Roman Catholic [one word?]
\nchurch a child was baptized by the name W\u0142adys\u0142aw by the Reverend [B. Karpaw?] of this church, with all the rites of the sacrament.–<\/p>\n
\nthe son, born the same year and month of the twenty-fifth day in the village of Likiszki of the local parish–<\/p>\n
\nThe godparents were the nobles [Thomy ?] Chmielewski and [one word Jauriska ?], an unmarried girl–<\/p><\/blockquote>\n