Family History Update

I just spent an hour writing a post to go with this and somehow managed to delete it.  Sometimes I hate my computer.  

This is a message from Ron Galewski who does an amazing amount of research on Polish ancestry.  He lives in Winona, MN  where our ancestors settled.  I wrote him a couple of days ago and asked how he was doing and if he was still doing research.  He sent me three copies of the original files where he found this information.

In order to keep this in perspective, this is how it goes

1st.  Elaine

2nd Lewellyn Felix Daszkoski

3rd Felix James Daszkowski

4th Maxmilian Vincent Daszkowski

5th Joannem Andres Daszkowski

6th Joseph Daszkowski

7th Jacob Dafzkowski

When you add the next two generations your children's lines will go back 9 generations, pretty amazing really.

You can see variations in spellings, but he has copies of the original records and now so do we of the birth records and one death record for a daughter born to Jozefe & Carolina.

 You can see birth records for Joseph born 1797 and Carolina Elisabetha his future wife born to Joannis Egger & Xtina (Christina)  Now we have her  parents to add to our family tree.

I am sure that you will eventually know all these names in order.  Family History is an amazing adventure and it is so easy to feel the love that they have for each of us.  The Lord has promised that he will provide a way for us to accomplish the things that he has asked us to do.  Some of you took names to take to the Temple.  I still haven't seen the work done.  They are still waiting.

Ron also sent a 29 page document with other relatives, I figures there is about 3,200 names.  He has never accepted a dime in payment.  He only asks that you send a donation to his favorite charity, which changes each time we correspond.  It is pretty amazing to watch him work.

I hope you are finding time to work on your family tree and verify things, letting me know when you find errors, because you can be sure you will find some.  I hope you are making time to correspond with other family members, especially the older generation, because they will take their knowledge with them, if you don't make time to record it.  

Here is the short message he sent.  If I can figure it out I will send copies of the original documents.

We love you all.

Elaine,

    The second from the bottom is the baptism of Joseph.

Year is 1797 - Month is January - Village is Jastrzebiec

Day is 29, minister: Andreas bapt Joseph born on 28th of same month - Honest couple Jacob Dafzek (written above name Daszkowski) - wife Elifabetha (f is an s) (written above name Szasla) almost the correct spelling - both Catholic - Filium means son - Sponsors were Joseph Rekowski and Terefia Piechowska fron Piechowicz

 

    The year is 1831 - village is Jastrzebie - entry 100 - day 13 of 8 bris = October - born and mortuary daughter Jozefe & Carolina Daszkowfki

 

    The year is 1896 - third from bottom - village is Odry - month is April - day 3 - minister Joannes - baptized Carolina Elisabetha - born 28 March - Honest couple Joannis Egger & Xtina (Christina) - both Catholic - Filiam maens daughter - Sponsors were Martin Meller & Eleanora Meller

 

    I translated it like it was written.