This page contains all the known ancestry of Jozefa Becmer who emigrated to the USA in 1903 and married Saturnin Roman in New Britain, CT in 1909. Jozefa went by the name Josephine in America. The information on this family comes from several New Britain records, some family recollections, a few letters from Poland sent shortly after the second World War and other letters from the present, and various parish records from Poland.
The area of Poland that Josephine's people are from is about 100 miles northwest of Warsaw. It's about 25 miles east of Torun, ten miles east of Golub-Dobrzyn, and ten miles SSW of Brodnica.
MATEUSZ BECMER, b. Strzygi parish abt. 1797, d. Gulbiny 18 Aug 1834,[2/D7] m. Tr±bin 1825[1/M5] KATARZYNA GŁOWACKA (dau. of Paweł Głowacki and Franciszka Drzewoszewska), b. Tr±bin parish abt. 1806, d. after 1864. She m(2) Tr±bin 3 Jul 1836[2/M4] Jakub Romanowski (son of Bartłomiej Romanowski and Jadwiga Krzyanowska), b. Komarowo, Prussia abt. 1810, d. bef. 1864.
Matuesz was living in Gulbiny (parish Tr±bin) at the time of his marriage. He was the son of deceased Stanisław Becmer and Zofia Argulska of parish Strzygi but living with his uncle Bartłomiej Becmer in Gulbiny at the time.[1/M5] The parish records of Strzygi do not exist prior to 1826 so earlier information on this family has not been found. Strzygi is the next parish ENE of Tr±bin and about five miles away. Mateusz was described as a tailor in the birth record of his son Wojciech.[2/B23]
Two children of Katarzyna's second marriage have been found. One birth was recorded in Tr±bin in 1852, which, given Katarzyna's age, would likely be her last child. Evidence for the other comes from her marriage record in Tr±bin in 1864. This child was born in the village of Dabrowa in some other parish. The Romanowskis probably moved to that parish shortly after their marriage and returned by 1852.
Mateusz' uncle Bartłomiej had a wife Anna Lescynska. Their daughter Anna was born about 1804 and married in Tr±bin 1823 to Jakub Garecki.[1/M12] The early records of Tr±bin parish (1749-1807) do not contain any Becmer events). Bartłomiej and Anna Becmer also had a daughter Magdalena who married in Tr±bin in 1830 to Andrzej Drzewoszewski, a farmer from W±pielsk (parish Radziki) and son of Maek D. and Magdalena Biernacka. Magdalena Becmer was listed as born in Dlugie about 1806 or 1807.[2/M11]
REF: [1] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Tr±bin, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0719304 (births, marriages, deaths 1820-1829)
[2] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Tr±bin, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0719305 (births, marriages, deaths 1830-1840)
[3] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Tr±bin, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0719306 (b, m, d 1841, 1843-1855)
[4] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Tr±bin, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0719307 (b, m, d 1856-1865)
[5] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Tr±bin, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0462776 (m 1850-1889, d 1868-1885)
[6] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Płonne, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0715195 (b, m, d 1820-1833)
[7] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Tr±bin, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0462775 (b 1866-1877)
Children:
1. Anna Becmer, b. Gulbiny 1827[1/B10]
2. Jan Becmer, b. Gulbiny 3 Jan 1829[1/B2]
3. Jozef Becmer, b. Gulbiny 1831,[2/B5] m. Tr±bin 14 Sep 1857[4/M11]
Magdalena Jeziorska (dau. of Stanisław Jeziorski and Maryanna),
b, Gulbiny abt. 1838
Children:
A. Antonina Becmer, b. Duszoty (parish Żałe) 1860[6/B29]
B. Franciszek Becmer, b. 1862[4/B30] must have d. young
C. Maryanna Becmer, b. Dobre 5 Jan 1865[4/B2]
D. Franciszek Becmer, b. Dobre 27 Mar 1867,[7/B24] d. Dobre
3 Nov 1873[5/D42]
E. Jozef Becmer, b. Dobre 26 Apr 1870[7/B29]
F. Antoni Becmer, b. Dobre 27 Oct 1871,[7/B45] d. Dobre
5 Nov 1873[5/D44]
G. Jozefa Becmer, b. Dobre 20 Feb 1874[7/B8]
H. Aniela Becmer, b. Dobre 1876[7/B18]
I. Stanisław Becmer, b. abt. 1877, d. Dobre 13 Jan 1881[5/D2]
4. Wojciech Becmer, b. Gulbiny 8 Apr 1833,[2/B23] m. Tr±bin
13 Jul 1853[3/M3] Antonina (Witkowska) Letkiewicz, b. Zdunie,
Płonne 2 Nov 1827[6/B43]
Children: see below
Children of Katarzyna and Jakub Romanowski:
1. Maryanna Romanowska, b. Dabrowa abt. 1844, m. Tr±bin 1864[4/M14]
Paweł Strzelicki (son of Petronella Strzelicka), b. abt. 1842
2. Antonina Romanowska, b. Dobre 1852[3/B31]
WOJCIECH BECMER, b. Gulbiny, Tr±bin 8 Apr 1833,[1/B23] d. aged 99,[8] m. Tr±bin 13 Jul 1853[2/M3] ANTONINA (WITKOWSKA) Letkiewicz (dau. of August Witkowski and Katarzyna Wasilewska), b. Zdunie, Płonne parish 2 Nov 1827.[6/B43] She m(1) Tr±bin 1848[2/M10] Andrzej Letkiewicz (son of Mateusz Letkiewicz and Maryanna), b. Radomin abt. 1829, d. Dobre 17 Sep 1852.[2/D41]
| 2. Jozef Becmer
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4. Wojciech Becmer |
8. Mateusz Becmer |
16. Stanisław Becmer d. bef. 1825 | 17. Zofia Argulska d. bef. 1825 |
| 9. Katarzyna Głowacka |
18. Paweł Głowacki c.1768-1821 | 19. Franciszka Drzewoszewska c.1783-? |
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5. Antonina Witkowska |
10. August Witkowski |
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| 11. Katarzyna Wasilewska |
22. Jan Wasilewska | 23. Maryanna Fochczynska |
The list of children is, no doubt, incomplete because I have so far been unable to access baptism records post 1865. However it appears birth records are available on microfilm 0462775 up to and including 1877.
REF: [1] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Tr±bin, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0719305 (births, marriages, deaths 1830-1840)
[2] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Tr±bin, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0719306 (b, m, d 1841, 1843-1855)
[3] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Tr±bin, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0719307 (b, m, d 1856-1865)
[4] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Tr±bin, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0462776 (m 1850-1889, d 1868-1885)
[5] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Żałe, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0719580 (b, m, d 1858-1865)
[6] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Płonne, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0715195 (births, marriages, deaths 1820-1833)
[7] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Żałe, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0462322 (births 1834-1874)
[8] Information from Mieczsylaw Becmer of Ruszkowo, Poland,
grandson of Jozef Becmer
Children:
1. Franciszek Becmer, b. Dobre 1854,[2] m. Tr±bin 13 Feb 1876[4/M3]
Jadwiga Gierkie (daughter of Chrystian Gierkie and Rozalia
Bentlerwska), b. Ruszkowo abt. 1858
2. Jozef Becmer, b. Dobre 1856[3/B23], m. Żałe 18 Nov 1883 Julianna
Chmielewska, b. Radzynek 19 May 1866,[7/B48] d. 12 Jan 1943
3. Walenty Becmer, b. Dobre 1861[5]
4. Michał Becmer, b. Ruszkowo 1863,[5] d. Ruszkowo 19 Aug 1868[4/D13]
5. Maryanna, b. Ruszkowo 5 Nov 1865[5/B61]
5. Szczepan Becmer, b. abt. 1870, d. Ruszkowo 9 Oct 1876[4/D23]
Antonina's children by Andrzej Letkiewicz (born in Dobre):
1. Jan Letkiewicz, b. 1849[2/B58]
2. Franciszek Letkiewicz, b. 1851[2/B39]
JOZEF BECMER, b. Dobre 1856,[16] d. abt. 1930,[19] m. Żałe 18 Nov 1883[18/M23] JULIANNA CHMIELEWSKA (dau. of Jozef Chmielewski and Maryanna Raczkowska), b. Radzynek, parish Żałe 19 May 1866, d. Lemkowizna, Radziki, Poland 12 Jan 1943 (buried in Tr±bin, Poland).[7]
| 1. Jozefa Becmer
|
2. Jozef Becmer |
4. Wojciech Becmer |
8. Matesuz Becmer c.1797-1834 | 9. Katarzyna Głowacka c.1806-? |
| 5. Antonina Witkowska |
10. August Witkowski c.1798-? | 11. Katarzyna Wasilewska c.1810-? |
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3. Julianna Chmielewska |
6. Jozef Chmielewski |
12. Wojciech Chmielewski 1792-1832 | 13. Maryanna Kaczmarska ?-? |
| 7. Maryanna Raczkowska |
14. Jan Raczkowski c.1804-? | 15. Katzrzyna Zielinska |
This family probably lived in Radzynek (parish Żałe) and Ruszkowo (Tr±bin parish). Julianna was born in Radzynek in 1866 and was living there when she married Jozef Becmer in 1883. According to one record, their daughter Jozefa was also born in Radzynek in 1887. However another record describes Jozefa as "ex loco p. Ruskowo".[3] The family was certainly living in Ruszkowo in 1912 when Jozefa had returned to Poland for a visit and gave birth to her second child in there in January 1912.[5] The passenger arrival records from the return trip indicate Jozef Becmer was residing in Ruszkowo at the time.[20]
Jozef Becmer died after September 1912.[20] Julianna died 12 January 1943, three weeks after the Germans confiscated her farm and drove her off the property.[7] Among the children, in addition to Jozefa, were Aniela, Stefania,[6,7] Franciszek, Leon, Felicia, and Felix.[19]
There exist several letters, now in the possession of Michael Roman, that were written by Josephine's sisters to her shortly after the second World War, and they contain information that helps paint a picture of the family. Josephine never answered them for whatever reason, and contact between the Polish and American branches of the family was subsequently lost. Contact was re-established in 2000 with the son of Leon Becmer who lives in the same house in which Josephine would have been born.
Aniela wrote several letters. She lived in Lemkowizna, Radziki parish, the wife of Julian Budzinski. She wrote that almost all members of the family survived the terrible war and were in good health. She had 12 children in 1946. The youngest child was 13 years old, the oldest 40. Among these 12 children there were 8 sons and 4 daughters. 5 sons and 3 daughters were married before 1946. One son lived in England (possibly a member of the Polish army in Western Europe? - so called Polskie Sily Zbrojne). Her mother died in 1943 in Lemkowizna. In fact, she had lived on the farm of Leon, but the Germans had confiscated the farm and she had moved to Aniela where she died. She also mentioned an Aunt Krajewska who died before the war. In 1946 her (presumably Aunt Krajewska's) farm belonged to Felka (a diminutive form of Felicia).[6]
Another sister, Stefania Domanska of Maryanowo (Tr±bin parish), wrote on 23 June 1946 that her husband died 2(?) years ago in August. The Germans exiled her. Mother died 12 Jan. 1943. After the exile of Leon, mother moved to the Budzinskis and died 3 weeks after that. She is buried in Tr±bin parish. During the war Anielka (diminutive of Aniela), Franek (diminutive of Franciszek) and Felek (diminutive of Felix) stayed at their homes. However Germans exiled her, Felka and Leon. Her material situation was not good. However she had two workers on her farm - one Pole and an old German woman. This German (81 years old at the time) had taken her farm after her exile and when Stefania returned to the farm, she caught her.[7]
Josephine had an aunt and two cousins in New Britain. Anna Wisniewski, daughter of Felix Wisniewski (1876-1970), wrote that her paternal "grandmother had a brother whose 2 daughters came to America, and [Josephine] was the daughter of the sister. These children, as I see it, were first cousins to our father".[8] The "sister" here means the sister to Anna's grandmother and her brother. Anna's sister, Rosalie (Wisniewski) Benoit, adds that Felix's father arrived from Poland and then sent for his wife and four daughters, named Margarette, Antonette, Pauline, and Lottie. The sons, Theo (Dave) and Felix, were left with an aunt and came over later. Rosalie states that Josephine was the daughter of Felix Wisniewski's [maternal] aunt and that "there was also a son, his daughter Pauline was a cousin to my dad as was" Josephine Becmer.[9] Florence Waskelewicz , a daughter of Felix's sister Josephine, provides the most informative picture of the Wisniewski family. "My mother was born in 1881 in Budnow, Poland. Emigrated 1889 with sisters Anna & Lottie. Two sons left behind, David & Feliks, who was Rosalie Wisniewski's father. My grandmother was an aunt to 'Josie' Becmer. John Wisniewski came to the states alone, fell in love with the country, went back to Poland to get Grandma & the 3 daughters. He had earned enough for 5 passages. Grandma refused to 'tear up' her roots to start over again in a foreign land. Grandpa told her if she so wishes, but he would never see Poland again. Several years later when enough was earned for 2 tickets, David & Felix followed.[10] In another letter Florence says her mother was born 27 June 1881 and came to this country 1 March 1889. The family first lived in Kingston, NY. Her mother was the first to come to New Britain, and then the family followed. [Josephine] and 'Pelasia' were my grandmother Wisniewska's nieces."[11] For more information on these families, please refer to the Chmielewski family.
John's wife, Agnes Chmielewska, who was born 1 January 1855 and died in New Britain on 26 October 1923,[12] is the "grandmother" listed above as the sister to Josephine's mother. It's interesting to note that Magdalena Wisniewska was the maid of honor at the wedding of Saturnin Roman and Josephine Becmer.[4] Unfortunately she doesn't appear in any other records that have been searched. Could she have been Josephine's first cousin Margaret Wisniewski?
Stella Marshall relates that money had been sent back to Poland for Julianna (Chmielewska) Becmer to come to New Britain but that she was turned down at the port of embarkation (Bremen, Germany) due to poor eyesight and/or hearing. She rushed back home and gave the ticket to her daughter Jozefa, who had less than 24 hours to pack her things, say her good-byes, and get to the ship that would take her to her new life.
Jozefa/Josephine returned eight years later for a visit with her son Edmund. When she departed New Britain, she did not realize she was pregnant and subsequently gave birth to son John in Ruszkowo. Upon her return, sister Stefania Becmer came along[20] but returned to Poland, probably after a short stay. Stefania was listed as 18 years old at the time.
REF: [1] Marriage Certificate of Saturnin Roman and Jozefa
Becmer, recorded in New Britain Town Clerk's Office
[2] Josephine Roman Medical Death Certificate as recorded
in the New Britain Town Clerk's Office
[3] Joseph Roman's Baptismal Certificate from Church
of Sacred Heart of Jesus, New Britain, CT
[4] Certificate of Marriage: Saturnin Roman and Jozefa Becmer
Sacred Heart Church, New Britain, Connecticut (page 23,
Book II, 1908-1920)
[5] Translation of photostat of Polish birth record of John Roman
[6] Letters from Aniela Budzinska of Lemkowizna, dated
11 March 1946, 4 August 1946, and 8 October 1947
[7] Letters from Stefania Domanska of Maryanowo, dated
22 June 1946 and 25 November 1947
[8] Letter 2 Feb 1983 from Anna Wisniewski, 99 Abbe St. New Britain, CT
[9] Letter 10 Feb 1983 from Rosalie Benoit, Los Gatos, CA
[10] Letter from Florence Warner, New Britain, CT
[11] Letter 25 Aug 1987 from Florence Warner, New Britain, CT
[12] New Britain, Connecticut Vital Records
[13] Family Recollections (Edmund A. Roman)
[14] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Tr±bin, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0719305 (births, marriages, deaths 1830-1840)
[15] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Tr±bin, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0719306 (b, m, d 1841, 1843-1855)
[16] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Tr±bin, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0719307 (b, m, d 1856-1865)
[17] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Tr±bin, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0462776 (m 1850-1889, d 1868-1885)
[18] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Żałe, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0462322 (marriages 1842-1891)
[19] Information from Mieczsylaw Becmer of Ruszkowo, Poland,
grandson of Jozef Becmer
[20] Ellis Island web site
Children (order not certain):
1. Aniela Becmer, b. prob. 1884 or 1885, m. Julian Budzinski
12 children - 8 sons and 4 daughters
2. Jozefa Becmer, b. 7 Mar 1887[1,2], d. New Britain, CT
9 Feb 1954[2], m. New Britain 9 Feb 1909[1,4] Saturnin Roman
(son of Ignacy Roman and Malgorzata Zmijewska),
b. Kitki, Poland 12 Dec 1883, d. New Britain, CT 7 Aug 1939
3. Stefania Becmer, b. abt. 1894, d. aged 74, m. _______ Domanski, d. Aug 1944?
children unknown
4. Franciszek Becmer
5. Leon Becmer, b. abt. 1900, d. 2 Feb 1975, m. Genowefa ____, b. abt. 1910,
d. 18 Feb 1993[19]
6. Felicia Becmer, b, abt. 1903, d. 3 Oct 1977, m. Bronisław Lissowski,
b. abt. 1902, d. 9 Mar 1951
7. Felix Becmer, b. abt. 1907, d. 2 Jun 1974
WOJCIECH CHMIELEWSKI, b. abt. 1792, d. Choyno (parish Róże) 14 Jan 1832,[7/83:8] m. MARYANNA KACZMARSKA.
Wojciech was probably born in the village of Stalmierz (parish Róże) 8 Aug 1792 (bap. 12 Aug),[2/B11] the son of Jan and Agnieszka Chmielewski. Both parents were listed as free, i.e. not peasants belonging to someone. Jan and Agnieszka had another son Wawrzyniec born in Ugoszcz in 1789.[2] Wojciech married Maryanna Kaczmarska within a few years either side of 1815. Since the marriage record does not appear to be among the Róże records, they probably married in a nearby parish where Maryanna's family would have been living at the time. Wojciech's family may have also lived elsewhere as it is likely there were other children in the family whose births do not appear in Róże.
In the 1819 baptism record of daughter Apolonia and 1823 record of daughter of Maryanna, Wojciech is referred to as a peasant worker in the Lawki settlement which belongs to the Chojno estates.
REF: [1] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Róże, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 1496712 (1682-1825)
[2] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Róże, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 1496713 (1783-1835, Item 2 is
births 1786-1805)
[3] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Róże, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0715042 (1808-1813)
[4] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Róże, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0715043 (1813-1821)
[5] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Róże, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0715044 (1821-1825)
[6] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Róże, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0715045 (1826-1829)
[7] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Róże, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0715046 (1830-1837)
[8] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Róże, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0715047 (1838-1845)
[9] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Róże, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0715048 (1846-1854)
[10] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Róże, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0715049 (1855-1858)
Children (probably others as well):
1. Apolonia Chmielewska, b. Choyno 7 Apr 1819,[4/38:116] m. Róże
25 Oct 1840[8/97:17] Jan Kowalski (son of Jan Kowalski & Agnieszka
Wojciechowska), b. Chojno abt. 1817
Children:
A. Maryanna Kowalska, b. Choyno 1841[8/99:43]
2. Marian Chmiewlewski, b. Lawki abt. 1821, m. Róże 1844[8/105:11]
Agnieszka Jankowska (widow of Marcin Jankowski, dau. of Marcin
Zielenski & Katarzyna), b. Mokre abt. 1822
Children:
A. Franciszka Chmiewlewska, b. abt. 1843, d. Ugoszcz 1844[8/105:79]
B. Antonina Chmielewska, b. abt. 1845, d. Julianowo 1855[10/D67]
C. Katarzyna Chmielewska, b. Julianowo 1848[9/113:27]
D. Maryanna Chmielewska, b. Julianowo 1850,[9/117:108] d.
Julianowo 1852[9/121:53]
E. Maryanna Chmielewska, b. Julianowo 1853[9/123:56]
F. Rozalia Chmielewska, b. Julianowo 1855[10/B65]
G. Marcelli Chmielewski, b. Julianowo 1857[10/B74]
2. Maryanna Jadwiga Chmiewlewska, b. Choyno 1823,[5/63:72] m. Róże
10 Nov 1844[8/105:21] Michał Bienkowski (son of Szymon Bienkiek &
Agnieszka Swirgoniewska), b. Pietrzyk (parish Skrwilno) abt. 1817
3. Jozef Chmielewski, b. Choyno 6 Mar 1826,[6/77:32] d.
Radzynek 16 Mar 1882, m. Róże 28 Oct 1849[9/115:14]
Maryanna Raczkowska, b. Kazmierzewo 1831[7/82:6]
JOZEF CHMIELEWSKI, b. 6 Mar 1826 Choyno,[15/77:32] d. Radzynek 16 Mar 1882,[8/D17] m. Róże 28 Oct 1849[18/M14] MARYANNA RACZKOWSKA (dau. of Jan Raczkowski and Katarzyna Zielinska), b. Kazimierzowo 1831.[15/B6] She m(2) Żałe 23 Aug 1882[5/M18] Franciszek Kerkewicz (son of Jan Kerkiewicz and Maryanna Zakrzewska), b. Lubianki, Chrostkowo abt. 1825.
| 3. Julianna Chmielewska
|
6. Jozef Chmielewski |
12. Wojciech Chmielewski |
24. Jan Chmielewski | 25. Agnieszka ____ |
| 13. Maryanna Kaczmarska |
26. | 27. |
|
|
7. Maryanna Raczkowska |
14. Jan Raczkowski |
28. Piotr Ratz | 29. Anna Grabowska |
| 15. Katarzyna Zielenska |
30. Franciszek Zielenski | 31. Kunegunda Kopczynska 1780-? |
Jozef's godparents were Jan Dabrowski and Angela Zaleska.
Daughter Agnieszka married Jan Wisniewski in 1873 and they later moved to Kingston, NY and then New Britain, CT where they had a large family. Jan's name in English is John. Rosalie Benoit wrote that John died in New Britain in August 1912,[9] but he apparently died before coming to New Britain as his death record is not found in New Britain and his wife Agnes was listed as a widow when she first appears in the New Britain City Directory in 1907.[4] John was the son of Dominik Wisniewski and Anna Wroblewska who married in the parish of Płonne 25 Jan 1848. Jan/John was born in Płonko (parish Płonne) 12 May 1850.[7/B22] Dominik was born in Płonko about 1821 the son of Mateusz Wisniewski (died before 1848) and Rozalia. Anna was born in Radziki about 1825 to Wojciech Wroblewski and Maryanna. Anna was a servant in Płonko at the time of marriage.[7/M4]
REF: [1] New Britain, Connecticut Vital Records
[2] Letters from Stefania Domanska of Maryanowo, dated
22 June 1946 and 25 November 1947
[3] Letter from Stella Marshall of Prospect, CT 6 Feb 2000
[4] New Britain City Directory
[5] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Żałe, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0462322 (marriages 1842-1891)
[6] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Żałe, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0462321 (births 1834-1874)
[7] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Płonne, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0715277 (b., m., d. 1834-1853)
[8] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Żałe, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0462323 (deaths 1834-1891)
[9] Notes by Rosalie (Wisniewski) Benoit
[10] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Róże, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 1496712 (1682-1825)
[11] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Róże, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 1496713 (1783-1835)
[12] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Róże, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0715042 (1808-1813)
[13] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Róże, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0715043 (1813-1821)
[14] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Róże, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0715044 (1821-1825)
[15] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Róże, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0715045 (1826-1829)
[16] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Róże, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0715046 (1830-1837)
[17] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Róże, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0715047 (1838-1845)
[18] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Róże, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0715048 (1846-1854)
[19] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Róże, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0715049 (1855-1858)
Children (probably others as well):
1. Katarzyna Chmielewska, b. Julianowo 1850,[18/B75] m. Żałe 30 Jan 1876[8/M2]
Marian Piotrkowski (son of Franciszek Piotrkowski and Cecylia Chamska),
b. Obzy, Skępe abt. 1845
2. Ignacy, b. Julianowo 1 Feb 1854,[18/B13] d. Poland 1926 or 1927, m(1)
Jozefa Lewandowska, d. 1905 after giving birth to daughter Aniela,
m(2) ____ ____
Children (order not known):
A. Pelagia Chmielewska, b. Poland abt. 1889, d. New Britian 1970's, m. New
Britain 22 Apr 1913 Anton Brozowski (son of Mike Brzozowski and
Ewa Dulaska?), b. Russia abt. 1886 (lived at 142 Belmont St., NB)
Heronim's baptism record states that Pelagia was born in Sokolowo,
Poland; Genevieve's that Pelagia was "ex loco Dabrowa Pol. sub. Rus.";
Anton was in these records as from Wola-Kenczewska
Children:
1) Genevieve Mary Brzozowski (Jean), b. New Britain 8 Mar 1914, d.
1998, m. New Britain 4 Jul 1933 Andrew Alfred Rakitis (son of
Andrew Rakitis and Ewa Brogoski)
2) _____ Brzozowski
3) Edward Brzozowski, b. New Britain 30 May 1918
4) Ann Brzozowski, b. New Britain 25 Jul 1920, m. New Britain 29 May 1937
Anthony Edward Rakowski (son of Peter Rakowski and Julia Dzigelski),
b. New Britain abt. 1912
5) Florence Brzozowski, b. 1922 (lives at 145 Belmont St. New Britain)
6) Henry Brzozowski, b. New Britain 24 Sep 1924 (lives in Newington, CT)
7) Heronim Brzozowski, b./d. 4 Nov 1925
B. Julianna Chmielewska, b. Sokotowzie 3 May 1898, d. 1975, m. Bolesław
(Bill) Marchal
Children:
1) Stella Marshall, b. 1917, d. Prospect, CT 28 April 2005
2) Bernard Marshall, b. 1922 (lives in Stuart, FL)
Child:
a) Bonnie
Children:
1. Michelle (has two daughters)
2. Julie (has two children)
3. Patty
C. Gus Chmielewski, d. Poland
D. Roman Chmielewski, d. Poland
Chil.:
1) Krystyna Chmielewska, b. abt. 1938, res. Golub-Dobrzyn
E. Ignacy Chmielewski, d. Poland
F. Bolesław Chmielewski, d. Poland
G. Aniela Chmielewska, b. Poland 3 May 1905, d. Poland 1964
3. Agnieszka Chmiewlewska, b. Julianowo 1857[19/B3] (1 Jan 1855
according to [1]), d. New Britain, CT 26 Oct 1923 (carcinoma
of the liver, six month illness),[1] m. Żałe 5 Oct 1873[8/M7]
Jan Wisniewski (son of Dominik Wisniewski and Anna Wroblewska),
b. Płonne 12 May 1850, d. bef. 1907 (Agnes listed as widow in
the 1907 New Britain, CT city directory)[4]
Children:
A. Teofil (Dave) Wisniewski, b. Poland 1874,[9] d. 1938,[9] res.
Kingston, NY
Children (according to John Aloizy Wisniewski):
1) John Wisniewski
+) two daughters
B. Felix (Phil) Wisniewski, b. Poland 24 Jun 1876,[9] d. New Britain,
CT 9 Jan 1970, m. New Britain 31 Jan 1905 Marta Bystrzynska
(dau. of Wladysław and Rozalia), b. Znin, Rogowo 28 Jun 1878,[9]
d. New Britain, CT 15 Oct 1952[9]
Children:
1) Josephine Gertrude Wisniewski, b. New Britain 18 Mar 1907, bap.
24 Mar 1907 (father: "ex loco Radzynek, Rus. Poland", mother:
"ex loco Rogowo, Rus. Poland"), unmarried
2) Ewa Wisniewski, b. and d. New Britain 10 Jun 1908
2) Anna Martha Wisniewski, b. New Britain 23 Jul 1909
3) Helen Wisniewski, b. New Britain 1 Feb 1912, d. 23 Dec 1992,
m. John Mazur, d. bef. 1983
Children:
a) John Mazur
b) Robert Mazur
4) John Aloizy Wisniewski, b. New Britain 21 Jun 1913, m. New
Britain 19 Sep 1942 Phyllis Kalinowski, (dau. of Walter
Kalinowski and Josephine Ulinski), b. North Chicago, IL
abt. 1915, d. 1974, res. West Hartford, CT
Children:
a) John Wisniewski,
b) Robert Wisniewski, m. Joelle from France
1) Christopher Wisniewski
5) Rosalie Wisniewski, b. New Britain 26 Aug 1918, d. 8 Mar 1999, m.
3 Jun 1950 Raymond Benoit, b. 5 Jun 1916, d. 1998
Children:
a) James Matthew Benoit
b) Diane Martha Benoit
C. Jozefa Wisniewska, b. Poland 30 Jun 1881, d. New Britain New Britain 22 Sep
1923 (of post partum hemorrhage), m. New Britain 11 Jul 1900
Hipolit Waszkeliewicz (son of Wincenty and Mary), b. abt. 1874
Children:
1) Leon John Waszkeliewicz, b. New Britain 28 Jul 1901, d. Needham, MA
(went by the name Warner)
2) _____ Waszkeliewicz
3) _____ Waszkeliewicz
4) John Waszkeliewicz, b. and d. New Britain 28 Jan 1913
5) stillborn, b/d. New Britain 12 Mar 1915
6) Florence Waszkeliewicz, b. New Britain 6 Jun 1917, d. New Britain
28 Dec 2004
7) John Waszkeliewicz, b. and d. New Britain 29 Jul 1919
8) Eleanor Waszkeliewicz, b. New Britain 22 Sep 1923 adopted by
Kremskis (goes by name of Bobbie)
2 daughters
D. Antonina Wisniewski, b. Poland abt. 1878, m. New Britain 28 Jan 1902
Stanley Kremski (son of John and Teresa), no children but adopted
one or more of the Waskelewicz children
E. Wladisława (Lottie) Wisniewski, b. 15 Oct 1886,[9] d. Bristol, CT
Nov 1979, m. New Britain 11 Jul 1905 Stanley Baranowski (son of
Franciszka), b. abt. 1880
Children:
1) Lucien Peter Baranowski, b. New Britain 12 Apr 1906
2) Anna Baranowski, b. New Britain 3 Jul 1908
3) Klara Cecilia Baranowski, b. New Britain 19 Oct 1910, m.
____ Sarnowski
4) Agnes Leonora Baranowski, b. New Britain 28 Nov 1912
5) Alois/Alfonse Baranowski, b. New Britain 16 Dec 1915, d.
New Britain 23 Dec 1922
6) Marge Baranowski
7) Dorota Baranowski, b. New Britain 7 Aug 1925, m. ____ Winchel
F. Joseph Wisniewski, b. USA, d. bef. 1983, m. Mary Michaels, d.
bef. 1983
Children:
1) Ella Wisniewski, m. ____ Grocki => two children
2) Leo Wisniewski, d. 1985, m. ____ ____ => two sons
G. Margaret Wisniewski, b. 22 Apr 1894[9] Rondout, NY, d. New Britain
27 Mar 1973,[9] m. New Britain 25 Oct 1917 Victor Brodginski (son
of Frank Brodginski and Victoria Strzalecki), b. Nanticoke, PA abt.
1884
Children:
1) Eddie Brodginski
2) Henry Brodginski, b. New Britain 20 Dec 1918
3) Margaret Brodginski, b. New Britain 21 Apr 1923
4) Eugene Victor Brodginski, b. New Britain 31 Oct 1929
H. Frank Wisniewski, unmarried, whereabouts unknown
I. Leo Wisniewski, b. Kingston, NY abt. 1898, d. bef. 1983, m. New
Britain 15 Jun 1926 Helen Murawski (dau. of Frank Murawski and
Catherine Andzulewicz), b. New Britain abt. 1901, d. aft. 1983
Chil.:
1) Leo Joseph Wisniewski, b. New Britain 2 Jun 1932
2) Robert Donald Wisniewski, b. New Britain 5 Jan 1934
4. Jan Chmielewski, b. Julianowo abt. 1858, d. Radzynek 1 Jul 1878[8/D27]
5. Julianna, b. Radzynek 19 May 1866,[6/B48] d. Poland 12 Jan 1943
(buried in Tr±bin, Poland),[2] m. Żałe 18 Nov 1883[8/M23]
Jozef Becmer, b. Dobre, Tr±bin 1856
Children: see Becmer Family
6. Maryan, b. 26 Mar[6/B23] and d. 6 Sep 1872
TOMASZ DRZEWOSZEWSKI, b. abt. 1746, d. Gulbiny 8 Jan 1816,[2/D19] m. Tr±bin 17 Nov 1771[1/264] BARBARA TALKOWICZ.
Tomasz was probably the brother of Andrzej Drzewoszewski who also lived in Gulbiny and married in 1782 to Teresa Frezinska. He died in December 1782 at the age of 30. We know that ancestor Franciszka belongs to this family as her parents were named in the record of her second marriage in 1822.
Barbara Talkowicz was described in one record as Barbara Jakubowna, which may indicate her father's name was Jakub. Drzewoszewski is pronounced something like Dshe-vo-SHEV-ski.
REF: [1] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Tr±bin, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 1496748 (births, marriages, deaths 1749-1845)
[2] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Tr±bin, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0719303 (births, marriages, deaths 1808-1821)
[3] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Tr±bin, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0719304 (b, m, d 1820-1829)
[4] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Tr±bin, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0719305 (b, m, d 1830-1840)
[5] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Tr±bin, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0719306 (b, m, d 1841, 1843-1855)
Children (all born in Gulbiny):
1. Justyna Drzewoszewska, bap. 5 Jun 1773[1/159]
2. Ewa Drzewoszewska, bap. 4 Dec 1774,[1/178] d. 15 Oct 1776[1/346]
3. Wawrzyniec Drzewoszewski, bap. 17 Aug 1777,[1/204] d. Gulbiny 1848,[5/D27]
m. Tr±bin 25 Oct 1802[1/7] Rozyna Nog
Chil. (all born in Gulbiny):
A. Rozalia Drzewoszewska, bap. 4 Aug 1803,[1/38] prob. d. young
B. Anna Drzewoszewska, bap. 25 Apr 1806,[1/51] m. Tr±bin 1822[3/M2]
Franciszek Li
C. Jan Drzewoszewski, b. abt. 1813, d. 1817[2/D7]
D. Rozalia Drzewoszewska, b. 1816[2/B8]
E. Maryanna Drzewoszewska, b. 1818[2/B26]
4. Maryanna Drzewoszewska, bap. 27 Jan 1781,[1/18] d. Gulbiny 27 Jun 1791[1/220]
5. Franciszka Drzewoszewska, b. abt. 1783, m(1) Tr±bin 19 Jan
1802[1] Paweł Głowacki, b. abt. 1768, d. Gulbiny 1821,[3/D14]
m(2) Tr±bin 18 Nov 1822[3/M8] Bartłomiej Duczenski (son of
Katarzyna Duczenska), b. abt. 1801
6. Walenty Drzewoszewski, bap. 15 Feb 1789,[1/94] d. Gulbiny 3 Mar 1790[1/218]
7. Jan Drzewoszewski, bap. 30 Jan 1791[1/112]
PAWEL GŁOWACKI, b. abt. 1768, d. Gulbiny 1821,[2/D14] m. Tr±bin 19 Jan 1802[6] FRANCISZKA DRZEWOSZEWSKA (dau. of Tomasz Drzewoszewski and Barbara Talkowicz, b. abt. 1783. She m(2) Tr±bin 1822[2/M8] Bartłomiej Duczenski (son of Katarzyna Duczenska), b. abt. 1801
Paweł was possibly the brother of Michał Głowacki who married in Tr±bin 7 Oct 1811 to Dorota Kopczynska.[1/M5] Michał was born in Płonne the son of Jakub and Katarzyna, who were both deceased by 1811. The Kopczynski name appears frequently as witnesses to records pertaining to Paweł Głowacki.
REF: [1] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Tr±bin, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0719303 (births, marriages, deaths 1808-1821)
[2] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Tr±bin, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0719304 (b, m, d 1820-1829)
[3] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Tr±bin, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0719305 (b, m, d 1830-1840)
[4] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Tr±bin, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0719306 (b, m, d 1841, 1843-1855)
[5] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Tr±bin, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0719307 (b, m, d 1856-1865)
[6] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Tr±bin, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 1496748 (b, m, d 1749-1845)
Children (all born in Gulbiny):
1. Paweł Głowacki, b. abt. 1804, d. Gulbiny 1850,[4/D19]
m. Tr±bin 17 Nov 1823[2/M12] Maryanna Luboradzka (daughter of Jan
Luboradzki and Katarzyna Krolikowska), b. Płonne abt. 1804
Chil. (all born in Gulbiny):
A. Jan Głowacki, b. 1824,[2/B69] m. Rypin 1849 Katarzyna Dolinska
(dau. of Szymon Dolinski and Antonina Siemetkowska), b. abt. 1826,
res. Rakowo
B. Michał Głowacki, b. 1827[2/B48]
C. Jakub Głowacki, b. 1830[3/B34]
D. Franciszka Głowacka, b. 1833[3/B28]
E. Jadwiga Głowacka, b. 1835[3/B40]
F. Maryanna Głowacka, b. 1838,[3/B29] must have d. young
G. Maryanna Głowacka, b. 1840,[3/B7] d. Gulbiny 1851[4/D28]
H. Anna Głowacka, b. 1843[4/B14]
2. Katarzyna Głowacka, b. abt. 1806, m(1) Tr±bin 14 Feb 1825[2/M5]
Mateusz Becmer, b. abt. 1797, d. Gulbiny 18 Aug 1834[3/D7],
m(2) Tr±bin 3 Jul 1836[3/M4] Jakub Romanowski
Children: see Becmer Family
3. Teresa Jozefa Głowacka, b. 1809[1]
4. Anna Rozyna Głowacka, b. 9 Feb 1812[1/B44]
5. Jan Głowacki, b. 10 Nov 1814,[1/B24] m. Tr±bin 1838[3/M1] Maryanna
Cieszenska (daughter of Paweł Cieszenski & Konstancya), b. abt. 1817
Chil. (all born in Gulbiny):
A. Franciszka (or Katarzyna?) Głowacka, b. 1839,[3/B38] d. Gulbiny
1841[3/D6]
B. Jan Głowacki, b. 1844[4/B38]
C. Wiktorya Katarzyna Głowacka, b. 1847[4/B28]
D. Katarzyna Głowacka, b. 1850[4/B45]
6. Michał Głowacki, b. 1818[1/B19]
ANTONI KOPCZYNSKI, m. Tr±bin 23 Feb 1772,[1/1:265] ANNA Zaobor.
The wife's surname is given in the marriage record but is difficult to make out. It appears to be Zaoborowna, although that seems like an unusual name for a Pole. Antoni probably had a brother Jan, who was a witness at Antoni's marriage. Jan had children Dorota and Jakub. Dorota was living in Gulbiny at the time of her marriage in 1811. One witness was her brother Jakub and another was Błazej Kopczynski, age 36, innkeeper.[2/5:5] Błazej was probably a first cousin of the bride.
REF: [1] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Tr±bin, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 1496748 (births, marriages, deaths 1749-1845)
[2] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Tr±bin, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0719303 (births, marriages, deaths 1808-1821)
Children:
1. Wojciech Kopczynski, b. Gulbiny 18 Apr 1773[1/1:157]
2. Antoni Kopczynski, b. Gulbiny 25 Jun 1774[1/1:175]
3. Błazej Kopczynski, b. Gulbiny 2 (bap. 6) Feb 1777[1/1:200]
4. Kunegunda Kopczynska, b. Gulbiny 3 (bap. 7) Mar 1779,[1/2:2] d. young
5. Kunegunda Kopczynska, b. Gulbiny 2 Mar 1780,[1/2:10] m. Tr±bin
15 Feb 1802[1/3:6] Franciszek Zielenski
PIOTR RACZKOWSKI, b. abt. 1778, m. ANNA GRABOWSKA, b. abt. 1783, d. bef. 1828.
The surname appears in the early records as Rac, Ratz, Racz, and Raczkowski. In the later records the name is always written as Raczkowski which is how the name will appear here.
The family appears to have mostly lived in the village of Woynowo in parish Róże, although the record of son Jan's marriage in 1828 indicates the parents were living in Piskorczyn in parish Żałe at the time. Anna was deceased by the time of this marriage. Also from this marriage record we find that Anna had a brother Stanisław Grabowski, a farmer in Żałe born about 1778.[6/M19]
In the baptism record of son Jozef in 1819, Piotr is referred to as a "master of balcksmith's artistry".[4/B94] Piotr and Anna lived in house #13 in Wojnowo at the time. Piotr may have been the son of Wawrzyniec and Konstancya, maiden name Judicka. Wawrzyniec died in Woynowo in 1799.[1/2:62] Konstancya died in Woynowo 5 Mar 1813 at the age of 86. She was the widow of Wawrzyniec and the mother of Tomasz, age 45, and Piotr, age 35.[4/21:51]
REF: [1] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Róże, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 1496713 (1783-1835)
[2] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Róże, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 1496712 (1682-1825)
[3] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Róże, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0715042 (1808-1813)
[4] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Róże, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0715043 (1813-1821)
[5] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Róże, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0715044 (1821-1825)
[6] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Róże, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0715045 (1826-1829)
Children:
1. Jan Raczkowski, b. Kazmirzewo abt. 1804, m. Róże
6 Oct 1828[6/M19] Katarzyna Zielenska (dau. of Franciszek
Zielenski and Kunegunda Kopczynska), b. Gulbiny abt. 1806
2. Maryanna Raczkowska, b. Woynowo 20 Dec 1807[2]
3. Anna Raczkowska, b. abt. 1813, d. 19 Apr 1816[4/D34]
4. Jozef Raczkowski, b. Woynowo 27 Feb 1819[4/B94]
JAN RACZKOWSKI, b. Kazmirzewo abt. 1804, m. Róże 6 Oct 1828[1/78:19] KATARZYNA ZIELENSKA (dau. of Franciszek Zielenski and Kunegunda Kopczynska).
| 7. Maryanna Raczkowska
|
14. Jan Raczkowski |
28. Piotr Ratz |
56. | 57. |
| 29. Anna Grabowska |
58. | 59. |
|
|
15. Katarzyna Zielenska |
30. Franciszek Zielenski |
60. | 61. |
| 31. Kunegunda Kopczynska |
62. Antoni Kopczynski | 63. Anna Z___ |
Jan was listed as a "carter" in his marriage record. One of the witnesses to the marriage was Błazej Kopczynski, a farmer from Brzuze in Żałe born about 1788. He was an uncle of Katarzyna.[1/78:19]
REF: [1] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Róże, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0715045 (b, m, d 1826-1830)
[2] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Róże, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0715046 (b, m, d 1830-1837)
[3] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Róże, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0715046 (b, m, d 1830-1837)
[4] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Róże, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0715047 (1838-1845)
[5] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Róże, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0715048 (1846-1854)
Children:
1. Maryanna Raczkowska, b. Kazmirzewo 5 Feb 1831,[2/82:6] m. Róże
28 Oct 1849[5/M14] Jozef Chmielewski (son of Wojciech
Chmielewski and Maryanna Kaczmarska), d. Radzynek, Żałe 16 Mar 1882
2. Jan Raczkowski, b. Woynowo 1836,[3/B83] d. Woynowo 1838[4/D26]
3. Jozef Raczkowski, b. Woynowo 17 Dec 1839[4/B85]
4. Franciszka Raczkowska, b. Ugoszcz 1842[4/B67]
AUGUST WITKOWSKI, b. Kruszyn, Prussia abt. 1798, m. Płonne 16 Jan 1826,[1/M1] KATARZYNA WASILEWSKA (daughter of Jan Wasilewski and Maryanna Fochczynska), b. Zdunie, Płonne abt. 1810.
August Witkowski appears in the parish of Płonne by 1826 when he married and had his first child born there in 1827. Thereafter the family lived in Gulbiny in the parish of Tr±bin where more children of this couple are likely to be found, including a daughter Anna who was born here in 1830.
From August and Katarzyna's marriage record we find that August was born in Kruszyn in Prussia, the son of Kazimierz Witkowski and Katarzyna Zawilkowska who were still living in Kruszyn at the time. August was described as a farm worker. Katarzyna Wasilewska's family were "komorniks".[1/M1]
REF: [1] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Płonne, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0715195 (births, marriages, deaths 1820-1833)
[2] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Tr±bin, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0719307 (b, m, d 1856-1865)
[3] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Tr±bin, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0719306 (b, m, d 1841, 1843-1855)
[4] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Tr±bin, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0719305 (b, m, d 1830-1840)
Children:
1. Antonina Witkowska, b. Zduniec, Płonne 2 Nov 1827,[1/B43] m(1)
Tr±bin 1848 Andrzej Letkiewicz (son of Mateusz Letkiewicz and Maryanna),
b. Radomin abt. 1829, d. Dobre 17 Sep 1852, m(2) Tr±bin 1853[2/M3]
Wojciech Becmer, b. Gulbiny 8 Apr 1833[1/B23]
2? Anna Witkowska, b. Gulbiny 1830[4/B2]
3. Jan Witkowski, b. Gulbiny, Tr±bin 1845[2/B24]
4. Maryanna Witkowska, b. Gulbiny 1848[2/B30]
FRANCISZEK ZIELENSKI, m. Tr±bin 15 Feb 1802,[1/3:6] KUNEGUNDA KOPCZYNSKA (daughter of Antoni Kopczynski and Anna ____), b. Gulbiny 2 Mar 1780.[1/2:10]
Information on this family is sketchy, but they more than likely had more than the two children listed below. Kunegunda had a brother Błazej, born about 1788 and living in Brzuze, parish Żałe, in 1828.[2/78:19]
REF: [1] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Tr±bin, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 1496748 (births, marriages, deaths 1749-1845)
[2] Roman Catholic Church Records, Parish of Róże, Bydgocscz,
Poland - LDS microfilm 0715045 (b, m, d 1826-1830)
Children:
1. Anna Zielenska, b. Gulbiny 29 (bap. 30) Sep 1804[1/3:43]
2. Katarzyna Zielenska, b. Gulbiny 7 Feb 1807,[1/3:56] m. Róże 6 Oct
1828[2/78:19] Jan Raczkowski (son of Piotr Ratz & Anna Grabowska), b.
Kazmirzewo abt. 1804
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