Wojciech Kreft and Marianna Kąkol Family – Research Summary 1
Hello,
I would like to update my summary of the records that I’ve found so far, for Wojciech Kreft and Marianna Kąkol. All the Poland sourced records are from the Kaszuby area of Poland. The present day locations are in Gmina Parchowo and Gmina Sułęczyno, which are within Pomorskie Province. The information is derived from the listed records below.
Records:
- Baptism of Wojciech Kreft (1803)
- Marriage of Wojciech Kreft and Marianna Kąkol (1828)
- Death of Ewa Kreft (1834)
- Baptism of Antonina Kreft (1837)
- Baptism of Marianna Kreft (1840)
- Death of Franciszka Kreft (1840)
- Death of Marianna Kreft (1843)
- Baptism of Augustyna Kreft (1843)
- Death of Augustyna Kreft (1844)
- Marriage of Franciszek Eckendorf and Józefina Kreft (1849)
- Marriage of Jan Gawin and Julianna Kreft (1854)
- Marriage of Jan Głodowski and Antonina Kreft (1857)
- Death of Józefina Eichendorf nee Kreft (1897)
- Death of Julianna Gawin nee Kreft (1902)
- Death of Antonina Głodowska nee Kreft (1916)
Records Preface:
All of the Polish sourced records above came from the Parchowo, Sułęczyno, and Sierakowice Parishes. The records are taken 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:
Kreft: Krefta, Krefft, Kreffta, Krewta
Kąkol: Konkol, Kakol
Record Overview:
Wojciech Kreft and Marianna Kąkol
| Year | Name | Parish | Village | Event Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1798 | Marianna Kąkol | Parchowo | Baptism | The parents were Krzysztof Kąkol and Teresa Bigus. | |
| 1803 | Wojciech Kreft | Sułęczyno | Kłodno | Baptism | The Godparents were: Marcin Głodowski, from Sułęczyno, and Katarzyna Kreft, from Kłodno – Parchowo Parish. |
| 1828 | Wojciech Kreft and Marianna Kąkol | Parchowo | Kamionka Gowidlińska | Marriage | Wojciech was aged 23. Marianna was aged 25, from Kamionka - Sułęczyno Parish. |
| 1831 | Józefina Kreft | Parchowo | Baptism | Record is not available. | |
| 1833 | Franciszka Kreft | Parchowo | Baptism | Record is not available. | |
| 1834 | Ewa Kreft | Parchowo | Baptism | Record is not available. | |
| 1834 | Ewa Kreft | Parchowo | Kłodno | Death | She was aged 8 months. |
| 1837 | Antonina Kreft | Parchowo | Nowy Dwór | Baptism | |
| 1840 | Marianna Kreft | Parchowo | Nowy Dwór | Baptism | |
| 1840 | Franciszka Kreft | Parchowo | Nowy Dwór | Death | She was aged 6. She leaves behind her parents and three siblings. |
| 1843 | Augustyna Kreft | Parchowo | Nowy Dwór | Baptism | |
| 1843 | Marianna Kreft | Parchowo | Nowy Dwór | Death | She was aged 3. |
| 1844 | Augustyna Kreft | Parchowo | Nowy Dwór | Death | She was listed as aged 2. |
| 1849 | Franciszek Eckendorf and Józefina Kreft | Parchowo | Nowy Dwór | Marriage | Franciszek was aged 22, from Zdunowice. Józefina was aged 18, from Nowy Dwór. The witnesses were: Wojciech Kreft, from Nowy Dwór, and Franciszek Eckendorf, from Zdunowice. |
| 1854 | Jan Gawin and Julianna Kreft | Sułęczyno | Sułęczyno | Marriage | Julianna was aged 20. The witnesses were: Franciszek Eckendorf and Ignacy Błaszkowski. |
| 1857 | Jan Głodowski and Antonina Kreft | Sułęczyno | Sułęczyno | Marriage | Antonina was aged 20. |
| 1897 | Józefina Eichendorf nee Kreft | Sacred Heart Parish | Polonia, Wisconsin | Death | She was aged 65. She immigrated from Sułęczyno, Kartuzy, Prussia. She was the widow of Franciszek Eichendorf. |
| 1902 | Julianna Gawin nee Kreft | Sacred Heart Parish | Polonia, Wisconsin | Death | She was listed as aged 71. She immigrated from Sułęczyno, Poland. She was the widow of Jan Gawin. |
| 1916 | Antonina Głodowska nee Kreft | Saint Mary of Mount Carmel Catholic Cemetery | Fancher, Wisconsin | Death | She was aged 78. |
Children of Wojciech Kreft and Marianna Kąkol:
- Józefina Kreft, b @1831, d. February 20, 1897
- Franciszka Kreft, b. @1833, d. January 14, 1840
- Ewa Kreft, b. @March, 1834, d. December 3, 1834
- Julianna Kreft, @1835, d. December 11, 1902
- Antonina Kreft, b. December 18, 1837, d. February 28, 1916
- Marianna Kreft, b. May 10, 1840, d. May 18, 1843
- Augustyna Kreft, b. April 3, 1843, d. June 26, 1844
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: Skrzeszewo, Sierakowice, Miechucino, Gowidlino, Kamienica Szlachecka, Goręczyno, Sułęczyno, Skorzewo, Szymbark, Lipusz, Kościerzyna, and Wielki Klińcz. 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
Portage County, Wisconsin, USA
Source: State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation. County maps. Portage County, Wisconsin. Taken from: https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/travel/road/hwy-maps/county-maps/default.aspx
Green Lake County, Wisconsin, USA
Source: State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation. County maps. Portage County, Wisconsin. Taken from: https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/travel/road/hwy-maps/county-maps/default.aspx
Map Key:
- The villages with “stars” are the locations that Wojciech Kreft and/or Marianna Kąkol 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 village of Kłodno records entries and can be found in both the Parchowo and Sułęczyno Parishes.
- The Parchowo Parish baptism records are missing between 1829-1834.
- Wojciech and Marianna Kreft both died between 1881-1885.
Research Leads/Plans:
- Search for B-M-D records for the remaining family members.
Best Regards,
Al
