Jozef Kacprzak Family – Research Summary Part 1

Hello,

I would like to summarize the records that I’ve found so far, for my 4x great grandparents Józef Kacprzak and Józefa Wojciechowska. Most of the records are from the Kujawy area of Poland or the surrounding areas.

The present day locations are in Gmina Ślesin (Wielkopolskie Province), Gmina Zakrzewo, Gmina Aleksandrów Kujawski, Gmina Koneck, and Gmina Osięciny, all within the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Province, except where indicated. The information is derived from the listed records below.

Records:

1. Baptism of Jozef Kacprzak (1836)
2. Baptism of Jozefa Wojciechowska (1839)
3. Marriage of Jozef Kacprzak and Jozefata Wojciechowska (1858)
4. Baptism of Marcianna Kacprzak (1860)
5. Death of Marcianna Kacprzak (1860)
6. Baptism of Zofia Kacprzak (1861)
7. Baptism of Petronella Kacprzak (1864)
8. Death of Petronella Kacprzak (1864)
9. Baptism of Katarzyna Kacprzak (1865)
10. Baptism of Marianna Kacprzak (1868)
11. Death of Marianna Kacprzak (1869)
12. Death of Jozefa Kacprzak (1872)
13. Marriage of Jozef Kacprzak and Franciszka Czapska (1873)
14. Baptism of Elzbieta Kacprzak (1874)
15. Baptism of Jadwiga Kacprzak (1876)
16. Baptism of Wojciech Kacprzak (1878)
17. Death of Wojciech Kacprzak (1878)
18. Baptism of Magdalena Kacprzak (1879)
19. Marriage of Walenty Jedrzejczak and Zofia Kacprzak (1881)
20. Baptism of Marianna Kacprzak (1883)
21. Baptism of Mateusz Kacprzak (1886)
22. Baptism of Franciszek Kacprzak (1889)
23. Baptism of Jozef Kacprzak (1891)
24. Marriage of Antoni Drzewiecki and Katarzyna Kacprzak (1892)
25. Marriage of Jozef Lukasik and Elzbieta Kacprzak (1892)
26. Baptism of Joanna Kacprzak (1893)
27. Baptism of Wojciech Kacprzak (1895)
28. Marriage of Maciej Kacprzak and Weronika Linek (1895)
29. Death of Wojciech Kacprzak (1896)
30. Marriage of Michał Stachowiak and Jadwiga Kacprzak (1899)
31. Marriage of Jozef Potega and Marianna Kacprzak (1902)
32. Marriage of Jan Nowak and Magdalena Kacprzak (1904)
33. Jozef Kacprzak – Sedzin Inhabitant Registers
34. Walenty Jedrzejczak – Sedzin Inhabitant Registers
35. Maciej Kacprzak – Sedzin Inhabitant Registers
36. Mateusz Kacprzak – Sedzin Inhabitant Registers
37. Jozef Potega – Sedzin Inhabitant Registers
38. Jan Kurtys – Sedzin Inhabitant Registers

Preface:

All of the records above came from the Ostrowąż Parish, Sędzin Parish, Siniarzewo Parish, Służewo Parish, or the Sędzin Inhabitant Registers. The records are taken from the LDS films, Meldunkowe section of the Genealodzy.pl website, Szukajwarchiwach.pl website, and/or the Genealogy in Archives website.

Records Summary:

Józef Kacprzak was born in the village of Biela (1), Ostrowąż Parish, on December 29th, 1835, to his parents Stanisław and Marianna Kacprzak nee Pawlak. Stanisław was a laborer in the village of Biela. Jozef would move to the Sędzin area, specifically Kuczkowo (2), with his brother Jan, where he was a laborer. Józefa Wojciechowska was born in the village of Szalonki (3) – Sędzin Parish, to her parents Stanisław Wojciechowski and Jadwiga Wolęcka. Stanisław was a tenant farmer residing in the village of Szalonki. Józefa was an attendant residing in Wola Bachorna (4). Józef and Józefa would marry in Wola Bachorna, on September 26, 1858.

The couple would reside in Wola Bachorna, where Józef worked as a horse groom and a farmhand. On January 10th, 1860, the couple gave birth to their first child, Marcianna. Józef’s brother Jan was the godfather. Less than three months later, on April 5th, 1860, Marcianna would pass away. Józefa’s father Stanisław was listed as one of the witnesses. On May 4th, 1861, the couple gave birth to a daughter named Zofia. Note: There is a gap between the records that I’ve found between 1861 – 1864. There could possibly be another child born within this time-frame.

On May 11th, 1864, the couple gave birth to a daughter named Petronella, in the village of Wola Bachorna. Petronella would pass away by years end. On November 11, 1864, Petronella died in the village of Wola Bachorna. Józefa’s father, Stanisław, was listed as a witness. On October 25th, 1865, their daughter named Katarzyna was born in the village of Wola Bachorna. Stanisław Wojciechowski was listed as a witness. Note: There is another gap between BMD records for this family, from years 1865-1868. There could be another child born during this time.

On October 22nd, 1868, while the couple was residing in Wola Bachorna, their child named Marianna was born. By March 30th, 1869, Marianna passed away. She was just over 6 months old. Around 1870, Józef and Józefa had a son named Maciej, in the village of Wola Bachorna. The couple may have had one more child prior to 1872, but Baptismal records for this time are missing. On December 11th, 1872, Józefa Kacprzak nee Wojciechowska, passed away in the village of Wola Bachorna. Jan Kacprzak, Józef’s brother, was listed as a witness.

Józef would have at least three children (Zofia, Katarzyna, and Maciej) to raise on his own. So, Józef moved quickly to find a new wife. Exactly three weeks after the death of his first wife Józefa, Józef would marry in the village of Wola Bachorna. On January 1st, 1873, Józef Kacprzak would wed Franciszka Czapska. The couple would reside in the village of Wola Bachorna, where Józef was a farmer.

On November 1st, 1874, the couple gave birth to their first child, who was named Elżbieta. The couple gave birth to their second child, Jadwiga, on September 7th, 1876. On April 7th, 1878, Józef and Franciszka gave birth to a son named Wojciech. By the end of 1878, on November 11th, 1878, Wojciech would pass away. Just over a year later, the couple gave birth to a daughter named Magdalena, on November 28th, 1879. By 1880, the family included at least the following children: Zofia (aged 18), Katarzyna (aged 14), Maciej (aged 9), Elżbieta (aged 5), Jadwiga (aged 3), and Magdalena (aged 1).

The first of Józef’s children, Zofia, would marry on September 25th, 1881. Zofia was a daughter of Józef’s from his first marriage with Józefa Wojciechowska. Walenty Jędrzejczak and Zofia Kacprzak married in the village of Gosławice (5) – Siniarzewo Parish. The couple would have their permanent residence in the village of Gosławice, house 10. The family would travel throughout the area for work and would have children in many different parishes.

On June 2nd, 1883, the couple gave birth to a daughter named Marianna, in the village of Wola Bachorna. On August 24th, 1886, Jóżef and Franciszka gave birth to a son named Mateusz. On February 1st, 1889, the couple gave birth to a son named Franciszek. On February 27th, 1891, the couple gave birth to a son named Józef. By 1892, the family included at least the following children: Katarzyna (aged 27), Maciej (aged 22), Elżbieta (aged 18), Jadwiga (aged 16), Magdalena (aged 13), Marianna (aged 9), Mateusz (aged 6), Franciszek (aged 4) and Jóżef (aged 1)

In 1892, Józef would see two of his daughters wed. One daughter, Katarzyna was from his first marriage. The other daughter, Ełżbieta, was from his second marriage.

On July 11th, 1892, in the town of Aleksandrów (6), Służewo Parish, Katarzyna would marry Antoni Drzewiecki. Both were working and residing in Aleksandrów. The couple would give birth to two sons in Aleksandrów. Note: After 1895, the couple can no longer be found in the Służewo Parish or surrounding parishes. Assumption: The couples place of Permanent Residence was in the village of Pinino (7) – Gmina Służewo.

On October 25th, 1892, in the village of Kuczkowo – Sędzin Parish, Ełżbieta would marry Józef Łukasik. Both were working and residing in the village of Kuczkowo. The couple would have children and reside in the village of Wola Bachorna until at least 1896. Then, after 1901, the couple would reside in the town of Aleksandrów and continue to grow their family. Note: I cannot find any records for the couple between 1897 to 1900. Although there is one baptism for a Stanisław Łukasik in the Straszewo Parish in 1897 – but the record is not available on the Genealogy in Archive website. Assumption: The couples place of Permanent Residence was in the village of Straszewo (8) – Gmina Straszewo.

Józef and Franciszka would give birth to a daughter named Joanna, on April 24th, 1893, in the village of Wola Bachorna. On March 27th, 1895, the couple would give birth to their last child, who was named Wojciech. Józef was aged 60 years old at the time.

In 1895, Józef’s son Maciej, from his first marriage, would marry. On January 15th, 1895, Maciej married Weronika Linek, in the village of Wola Bachorna. The couple would have their permanent residence in Wola Bachorna – Gmina Sędzin – house #6, where his family would share a home with his father’s and brother’s families. The couple would give birth to their children in the village of Wola Bachorna, where they would also work. Prior to Maciej’s marriage, he was enlisted into the Russian military in 1890.

On July 5th, 1896, Wojciech Kacprzak, aged 1, would pass away in the village of Wola Bachorna. At this time, the family included at least the following children: Jadwiga (aged 20), Magdalena (aged 17), Marianna (aged 13), Mateusz (aged 10), Franciszek (aged 8), Jóżef (aged 5), and Joanna (aged 3).

Józef’s next child to marry was Jadwiga. She was aged 23 and residing in Wola Bachorna, where she would marry Michał Stachowiak, on January 31st, 1899. The couple would have the majority (if not all) of their children in the village Wola Bachorna. Note: I’ve found a number of their children within the Sędzin Parish, but their are gaps between baptisms. Assumption: The couples place of Permanent Residence was in the village of Przybranowo (9) – Gmina Służewo, where Michał’s father resided.

On January 2nd, 1902, Józef’s daughter Marianna, aged 18, would marry Józef Potega in the village of Wola Bachorna. The couple had children in the villages of Wola Bachorna (Sędzin Parish), Gęsin (Koneck Parish) (10), and Przybranówek (Straszewo Parish) (11). The couples place of Permanent Residence was in the village of Gęsin, house #12.

On December 28th, 1903, Józef’s daughter Magdalena, aged 24, married Jan Nowak in the village of Wola Bachorna. The couple would give birth to their children in the town of Aleksandrów. Assumption: The couples place of Permanent Residence was in the town of Aleksandrów, where Jan’s family lived.

Mateusz Kacprzak would enlist into the Russian Military in 1907. Around 1911, he would marry Katarzyna Gawrońska, who was from the village of Gęsin. The couple would give birth to their children in the village of Gęsin – Koneck Parish. The couple would have their permanent residence in Wola Bachorna – Gmina Sędzin – house #6, where his family would share a home with his father’s and brother’s families.

Franciszek Kacprzak would enlist into the Russian Military in 1910. No other records are readily available for further investigation.

Jóżef Kacprzak (Jr.) would enlist into the Russian Military in 1912. Per the Sędzin Permanent Residence records, Józef would move to Powiat Bielsko. No other records are readily available for further investigation.

Around 1911, Józef’s daughter Joanna, would marry Jan Kurtys, who was from the village of Gęsin. The couple would have children in the villages of Wola Bachorna (Sędzin Parish) and Gęsin (Koneck Parish). The couples place of Permanent Residence was in the village of Gęsin, house #1.

Józef and Franciszka would continue to reside in the village of Wola Bachorna. Józef’s died on May 7th, 1920, and was buried in the Siniarzewo Parish (12). He was aged 84 years old.

Children of Józef Kacprzak and Józefa Wojciechowska:

1. Marcianna Kacprzak, b. January 10, 1860, d. April 5, 1860
2. Zofia Kacprzak, b. May 4, 1861, d. unknown
3. Petronella Kacprzak, b. May 11, 1864, d. November 11, 1864
4. Katarzyna Kacprzak, b. October 25, 1865, d. unknown
5. Marianna Kacprzak, b. October 22, 1868, d. March 30, 1869
6. Maciej Kacprzak, b. abt. 1870, d. unknown

Children of Józef Kacprzak and Franciszka Czapska:

1. Elżbieta Kacprzak, b. November 1, 1874, d. unknown
2. Jadwiga Kacprzak, b. September 7, 1876, d. January 31, 1954
3. Wojciech Kacprzak, b. April 7, 1878, d. November 11, 1878
4. Magdalena Kacprzak, b. November 28, 1879, d. unknown
5. Marianna Kacprzak, b. June 2, 1883, d. unknown
6. Mateusz Kacprzak, b. August 24, 1886, d. unknown
7. Franciszek Kacprzak, b. February 1, 1889, d. unknown
8. Józef Kacprzak, b. February 27, 1891, d. unknown
9. Joanna Kacprzak, b. April 24, 1893, d. unknown
10. Wojciech Kacprzak, b. March 27, 1895, d. July 5, 1896

Locations:

1. Biela, Powiat Konin, Warszawa Guberinia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
2. Kuczkowo, Powiat Nieszawa, Warszawa Guberinia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
3. Szalonki, Powiat Nieszawa, Warszawa Guberinia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
4. Wola Bachorna, Powiat Nieszawa, Warszawa Guberinia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
5. Gosławice, Powiat Nieszawa, Warszawa Guberinia, Vistula Land, Russian Empire
6. Aleksandrów, Powiat Nieszawa, Warszawa Guberinia, Vistula Land, Russian Empire
7. Pinino, Powiat Nieszawa, Warszawa Guberinia, Vistula Land, Russian Empire
8. Straszewo, Powiat Nieszawa, Warszawa Guberinia, Vistula Land, Russian Empire
9. Przybranowo, Powiat Nieszawa, Warszawa Guberinia, Vistula Land, Russian Empire
10. Gęsin, Powiat Nieszawa, Warszawa Guberinia, Vistula Land, Russian Empire
11. Przybranówek, Powiat Nieszawa, Warszawa Guberinia, Vistula Land, Russian Empire
12. Siniarzewo, Powiat Nieszawa, Województwo Pomorskie, Rzeczpospolita Polska

Maps:

The map below was taken from Targeo.pl. The map shows the parish location of Ostrowąż, where Józef Kacprzak was born, and its distance from the Sędzin Parish. The link for the map can be found here: http://mapa.targeo.pl/,22,18.2479180,52.4161136?l=df8eed58f0c51378&ln=en

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: Ciechocinek and Radziejów. I used Photoshop 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.

The villages with “stars” are the Polish villages that are listed above under “Locations”. Only the locations of Józef’s families residence are marked with “stars”. The locations of their children are not marked on this map. More information for the villages within this article can be found on the Slownik Geograficzny Translations page on this website: http://www.apagr.com/slownik-geograficzny-translations/

Best Regards,

Al