Kazimierz and Elżbieta Kitowski Family – Research Summary 1

Hello,

I would like to update my summary of the records that I’ve found so far, for Kazimierz Kitowski and Elżbieta. All the Poland sourced records are from the Kociewie area of Poland. The present day locations are in Gmina Lubichowo, Gmina Starogard Gdański, Gmina Kaliska, Gmina Zblewo, Gmina Bobowo, Gmina Pelplin, Gmina Skórcz, and/or Gmina Stara Kiszewa, which are within Pomorskie Province. The information is derived from the listed records below.

Records:

1. Baptism of Kazimierz Kitowski (1712)
2. Baptism of Barbara Kitowska (1740)
3. Baptism of Elżbieta Kitowska (1742)
4. Baptism of Jakub Kitowski (1747)
5. Baptism of Magdalena Kitowska (1750)
6. Baptism of Roch Kitowski (1760)
7. Marriage of Jakub Kitowski and Katarzyna Kot (1772)
8. Jakub Kitowski – Pączewo – 1772/1773 West Prussian Land Register Interpretation
9. Marriage of Jakub Kitowski and Justyna Zelkowska nee Łobocka (1780)
10. Marriage of Roch Kitowski and Rozalia Biadka (1783)
11. Marriage of Jakub Kitowski and Magdalena Dilewska (1786)
12. Death of Elżbieta Kitowska (1792)
13. Death of Jakub Kitowski (1792)
14. Death of Kazimierz Kitowski (1804)
15. Death of Roch Kitowski (1830)

Records Preface:

All of the Polish sourced records above came from the LDS films, Pelplin Diocese Archives, Meldunkowe section of the Genealodzy.pl website, Szukajwarchiwach.pl website, GenBaza, and/or the Genealogy in Archives website.

Surname Variations:

Kitowski: Kytowski, Kita, Kyta

Record Overview:

Kazimierz and Elżbieta Kitowski

Children of Kazimierz and Elżbieta Kitowski:

1. Barbara Kitowska, b. December 4, 1740, d. unknown
2. Elżbieta Kitowska, b. October 28, 1742, d. unknown
3. Jakub Kitowski, b. July 23, 1747, d. May 21, 1792
4. Magdalena Kitowska, b. July 26, 1750, d. unknown
5. Roch Kitowski, b. August 17, 1760, d. October 16, 1830

Maps:

The map below is a combination of maps found on the website for Map Archive of Wojskowy Instytut Geograficzny: http://english.mapywig.org/news.php. The map below is derived from the following areas: Kościerzyna, Tczew, Małbork, Czersk, Starogard Gdański, Sztum, Tuchola, Nowe, Łasin-Kwidzyn. I used Image Composite Editor to merge the maps into a panorama of the area where my ancestors were located. The map is not 100% aligned, but it does give a general idea of where villages were located.

Prussian Poland

Map Key:

• The villages with “stars” are the locations that Kazimierz Kitowski and/or Elżbieta lived.
• The villages with “diamonds” are the locations that the couple’s children lived.

More information for the villages within this article can be found on the Słownik Geograficzny Translations page on this website: http://www.apagr.com/slownik-geograficzny-translations/

Assumptions/Theories/Roadblocks:

• The Zblewo Parish death records start after 1810.
• The Starogard Gdański Parish death records start after 1811.
• Pączewo Marriage and Death records start after 1770.

Research Leads/Plans:

• Search for B-M-D records for the remaining family members.
• Piece together most likely family scenarios based on available B-M-D records.

Best Regards,

Al