Królikowski - Łepkowski Genealogy

JÓZEF KRÓLIKOWSKI AND FRANCISZKA ŁEPKOWSKA (grandparents) Lubicz, Parish of Dobrzejewice, Kingdom of Poland, Russia

My grandparents, Józef Królikowski and Franciszka Łepkowska, came to America in the early 1900's. Franciszka emigrated in May of 1904 with her two sons Anton and Józef and her in-laws Anton and Teofila Królikowski as well as her husband's cousin Jósef Belkowski. My grandfather arrived in America a few years earlier in the fall of 1902 where he lived on the east side of Buffalo, NY with his sister Józefa Fenslau

Research for Józef Belkowski is included in this update and seems to lead back to Onufry Konczewski and Katarzyna Rygielski based on other connections with my ancestors which seem too coincidental to be ignored although I still have yet to find the connection.

Also discovered that my grandparents were married in the parish of Jastrzębie in West Prussia in 1898. This was a surprise since my grandfather is from the parish of Dobrzejewice and my grandmother is from the parish of Grążawy and couldn't find them in either. Of course, I was also looking at the wrong date because my grandparents had two children Władisław and Bronisław that I was unaware of. Unfortunately, neither survived for more than a few weeks or months.

By 1906 my grandparents had moved to Scranton, Pennsylvania. They had seven more children: Steffie, Charlotte, Anastasia, Helen, Franciszek, Anna and my father Stanley. Józef was employed as a coal miner in Scranton.

Józef was born in 1875 in (Upper) Lubicz which was located at that time in the Kingdom of Poland, Russia. Franciszka was born in 1877 in Łaszewo, West Prussia, Germany about 20 miles from Lubicz. Today Lubicz is located in the district (gmina) of Dobrzejewice in the county (powiat) of Toruń. Łaszewo is located in the district (gmina) of Grążawy in the county (powiat) of Brodnica. Both towns are presently located in the province (wojewodztwo) of Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland.

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ANTON KRÓLIKOWSKI AND TEOFILA ZARZECKA (great grandparents) Lubicz, Płock, Kingdom of Poland, Russia

Although my great-grandparents, Anton and Teofila (nee Zarzecka) Królikowski, immigrated with their daughter-in-law, there are no records of them since their arrival in America. Anton was recorded on the passenger manifest as being senile and crippled from an old fractured leg. Anton was born in Lubicz and emigrated at the age of 67. He married Teofila in the Roman Catholic parish of Dobrzejewice in 1859. Teofila was 22 years old at the time of her marriage and was born in Wierzbolowo located in the Russian province (gubernia) of Augustowo now part of Lithuania.

Anton and Teofila had seven children: Bronisława, Walerya, Bronisława, Władysława, Aleksander, Józefa and my grandfather Józef Jan

My great aunt Józefa emmigrated from Toruń, Poland in August of 1900 with her three sons Bronisław, Zygmunt and Wladisław. From Ellis Island she went to meet her husband Ignacy who was living in Buffalo where three daughters were born: Sophie, Genowefa and Wanda Józefa. Sophie died within a few months. Józefa and Ignacy moved back to Toruń by the early 1920's with at least Bronisław and Genowefa.

Zofia Narozna immigrated with Józefa as well. She was recorded as traveling to see her father, my grandfather; however, she is not related in that regard. Her great great grandparents are Onufry Konczewski and Katarzyna Rygielski as mentioned above. Connection unknown but curious as she is the 1st cousin once removed of Jan Belkowski who immigrated with my grandmother.

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TOMASZ KRÓLIKOWSKI AND MARIANNA WIŚNIEWSKA (great great grandparents) Lubicz, Płock, Kingdom of Poland, Russia

Tomasz Królikowski and Marianna Wiśniewska were married in the parish of Dobrzejewice in 1820 and had six children Michał, Szczepan, Marcin, Jan, Tomasz and my great grandfather Anton. Tomasz was recorded as being a baker (piekarz) but at the time of his death he was recorded as being a "zagrodnik" or a peasant farmer. He was godfather to five children. He was also witness to many baptisms, deaths, and marriages mostly with relationships unknown. Coincidentally, he is frequently recorded with another baker Bonawentura Kwiatkowski. Was the bakery next to the church?!

Tomasz died in 1854 at the age of 61. Cause of death unknown. Marianna died a few years later in 1858 at the age of 60. Her cause of death was not recorded.

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KAZIMIERZ KRÓLIKOWSKI AND MARIANNA GOŁĘBIEWSKA (great great great grandparents) Papowo, Thornish Papau, West Prussia, Prussia

Tomasz Królikowski (husband of Marianna Wiśniewska) was born in the village of Papowo in the parish of Thornish Papau, West Prussia to Kazimierz Królikowski and Marianna Gołębiewska. Kazimierz was recorded as being a peasant (colonus, inhabitator), a farmhand (slużący parobka) and worker on a large estate (inquilini). Kazimierz was a widower when he married Marianna and no information is known of his first wife or children.

Tomasz's siblings include Marianna, Dorota,and Katarzyna. No additional information is known of his mother Marianna. Kazimierz had a brother Franciszek who lived in Papowo as well and who married at least twice and had many children.

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FABIAN WIŚNIEWSKI AND MARIANNA KWIATKOWSKA (great great great grandparents) Parish of Ciechocin, West Prussia, Prussia

My great great grandmother Marianna Wiśniewska (wife of Tomasz Królikowski ) was born in 1798 in the village of Mierzynek in the parish of Ciechocin, West Prussia to Fabian Wiśniewski and Marianna Kwiatkowski. Fabian a farmer (honestos) or laborer (wyrobnik) was residing in Kikół, West Prussia when he married Marianna in 1788 in the parish of Ciechocin. Fabian and Marianna are known to have had three sons Józef, Anton and Michał and one daughter Marianna. I suspect there are more children. The three sons died with in weeks of their births but for now only my great great grandmother survived and had a family.

No information has been found on Fabian's parents or siblings or on the deaths of Fabian and Marianna.

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SZCZEPAN KWIATKOWSKI AND DOROTA SZYMAŃSKA (great great great great grandparents) Parish of Ciechocin, West Prussia, Prussia

Marianna Kwiatkowska (wife of Fabian Wiśniewski) was born in 1771 to Szczepan Kwiatkowski and Dorota Szymańska. They were married in 1769 in Szembekowo located in Chełmno in the Polish-Lituanian Commonwealth. My gggg-aunts and uncles included Anna, Jan, Franciszek, Franciszka Barbara and Anna Konstancja. Szczepan was recorded as being a farmer (honestos).

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The Łepkowski's have been found in Grążawy parish records from the late 1700's primarily in Łaszewo. Previous to this time, the Łepkowski ancestors can also be found in the nearby parishes of Górzno, Szczuka and Świedziebnia.

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TOMASZ ŁEPKOWSKI AND MARIANNA ŻBIKOWSKA (great grandparents) Łaszewo, West Prussia, Prussia

My grandmother Franciszka and her twin sister Agnieszka were born in 1877 to Tomasz Łepkowski and Marianna Żbikowska. Tomasz and Marianna were married in 1857 in the parish of Grążawy, West Prussia and had at least 10 children Jan, Józef, Katarzyna, Walenty, Anna, Marianna, Katarzyna, and Anastazja.

Five of the ten children died as children. Jan emigrated to the United States in 1879. He settled in Scranton Pennsylvania as well and was married to Katarzyna Robaczewska. Walenty married Anna Tyllicka and had at least 10 children in Łaszewo. Franciszka married Józef Królikowski. Agnieszka at the age of 8 was recorded as a surviving child when her father died in 1885 but no additional records have been found for her.

Tomasz re-married after Marianna's death to Jadwiga Janiszewska Trunk and is not known to have any children from his second marriage. Tomasz died at the age of 53 and Marianna at the age of 50 and both from tuberculosis (auszehrung)

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TOMASZ ŁEPKOWSKI AND KATARZYNA KRAINIK (great great grandparents) Łaszewo, West Prussia, Prussia

My great grandfather Tomasz (husband of Marianna Żbikowska) was born in 1832 in the town of Łaszewo, West Prussia to Tomasz Łepkowski and Katarzyna Krainik. His 8 siblings include Anna, Marianna, Franciszek, Jan, Józef, Walenty, Agnieszka, and Anton. Tomasz was recorded early on as being a farmer (honestos), later as a peasant (colonus, kolonista) and on his death as a retired farmer (altsitzerin - someone who has transferred his farm to a relative but still lives and works on the family farm.) He died at the age of 80 from weakness of old age (alterschwache).

Tomasz and Katarzyna were married in the parish of Grążawy, West Prussia in 1819. This was Tomasz's second marriage and first for Katarzyna. Tomasz's first wife was Marianna Piekańska and they had 5 children Lukasz, Edward, Katarzyna, Marianna and Jan. Marianna died in 1818 from a cough (tussis) at 31 years old.

Katarzyna remarried in 1855 to Anton Kruszkiewicz. No children have been found from her second marriage. She died at the age of 80 from weakness of old age (altersschwache).

Their daughter Marianna married Andrzej Lysiński in the parish of Grązawy in 1845 and had 10 children. Their son Franciszek married Marianna Markowska and had two sons Leonard and Józef. Their son Walenty married Katarzyna Koporska and then Franciszka Balicka with no known children with either wife. Their youngest son Anton married Anna Marhon also in the parish of Grążawy in 1864 and had six children and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.

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WALERIAN AND MARIANNA ŁEPKOWSKI (great great great grandparents) Łaszewo, West Prussia, Prussia

Tomasz (husband of Katarzyna Kraink) was born to Walerian Łepkowski and Marianna (maiden name unknown) about 1780. They had at least 7 children Michał, Agnieszka, Anna, Tomasz, Wojciech, Szymon and Magdalena. Walerian was recorded as being a farmer (honestos) when he died at the age of 78. Cause of death unknown. Tomasz was recorded as being a witness to his father's death. Marianna died 20 years later at the age of 104 from old age (senectute).

New information has been obtained about Walerian and Marianna's children who have been found in villages in the vicnity of Łaszewo. Records for that time period aren't available yet so it's not clear if Walerian and Marianna were always residing in Łaszewo or if they moved later with their children...their youngest son Szymon was born in Łaszewo in 1796 but no records can be found of this family prior to that date.

Three of the children Michał, Wojciech and Magdalena moved to the villages of Szczutowo and Gołkowo in the parish of Świedziebnia.

Michał married Magdalena Karbowska and had at least three children and many grandchildren.

Wojciech married Katarzyna Buchalska and raised five children and then married Magdalena Wisńiewska having four children.

Magdalena married Karol Sternicki and had seven children in the parish of Górzno.

Agnieszka married Jan Szarmach and moved to the parish of Brzozie where they raised five children.

Szymon married Franciszka Florkowska and had six children in the town of Grążawy. After his wife's death, Szymon remarried and raised 6 more children in Grążawy with his wife Marianna Olszta.

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ANTON KRAINK AND AGNIESZKA RUŚKOWSKA (great great great grandparents) Świerczynki, parish of Szczuka, West Prussia, Prussia

My great great grandmother Katarzyna Krainik (wife of Tomasz Łepkowski) was born in 1810 in the town of Świerczynki in the parish of Szczuka, West Prussia to Anton Krainik and Agnieszka Ruśkowska. Anton and Agnieszka were married in the parish of Grążawy in 1800 and had 7 children Katarzyna, Marianna, Mateusz, twins Anna and Salomea, Jan and Juliana, and all were born in the village of Świerczyńki. Anton was a farmer (honestos). Agnieszka was recorded as being a widow and a retired farmer (altsitzerin) in 1870 when she died at the age of 100 from weakness of old age (altersschwache).

Four of the children were married in the parish of Grążawy and one married in the parish of Jastrzębie.

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PAWEŁ AND ZOFIA KRAINK (great great great great grandparents) Rybaki, parish of Szczuka, West Prussia, Prussia

Paweł and Zofia had 10 children Jan, Anna, Franciszek, Anton (my ggg grandfather), Paweł, Marianna, Wojciech and Lukasz. They are presumed to be married in the early 1770's possibly in the parish of Szczuka. Paweł was recorded as being a farmer (honestos) at the time of his death in 1814 at the age of 80. Cause unknown. Zofia died a few years later at the age of 98 from old age (senectutis).

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WOJCIECH ŻBIKOWSKI AND FRANCISZKA ZIOŁKOWSKA (great great grandparents) Łaszewo, West Prussia, Prussia

Marianna (wife of Tomasz Łepkowski) was born in 1833 in Łaszewo to Wojciech Żbikowski and Franciszka Ziołkowska. They were married in 1817 and had 9 children Marcin, Jan Wojciech, Józef, Wojciech, Katarzyna, Marianna, Piotr and Anna.

Marcin married Marianna Krukowska. Jan married Rozalia Golubska. Józef married Katarzyna Nosarzewska. Marianna married Tomasz Łepkowski. Anna married Józef Scheffer. Wojciech (the elder) and Piotr never married and Wojciech (the younger) and Katarzyna died in childhood.

Wojciech was recorded as being a farmer (honestos, bauer), peasant (colonus), and then a retired farmer (altsitzerin) when he died in 1870. Franciszka and Wojciech died the same year at the age of 74 and 80, respectively, both from weakness of old age (altersschwache).

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BARTŁOMIEJ ZIÓLKOWSKI AND MARIANNA ZIMAKOWSKA (great great great grandparents) Łaszewo, West Prussia, Prussia

Franciska (wife of Wojciech Żbikowski) was born in Łaszewo in 1796 to Bartłomiej Ziołkowski and Marianna Zimakowska. Bartłomiej and Marianna were married in 1790 in the parish of Szczuka, West Prussia, Prussia. Their five children were all born in Łaszewo in the parish of Grążawy: Katarzyna, Franciszka, Stanisław, Marianna and Anna. Katarzyna and Marianna never married. Stanisław and Anna both died in childhood.

Bartłomiej was recorded as being a farmer (honestos). Marianna died in 1804 at the age of 30 from "capitis" an unknown illness related to the head. Bartłomiej married his second wife Marianna Krolowna and had four more children: Jan, Agnieszka, Jadwiga and Jakub, and died at the age of 46 during childbirth (na połog). Bartłomiej was recorded as being a widower (viduus) and being poor (pauper) when he died in 1829 at the age of 75 from old age (senectute).

The godmother of Bartłomiej's daughter Katarzyna in 1793 was Ewa. She was unmarried (virgo) and sister (soror) to Bartłomiej. No other information has been found on Ewa or Bartłomiej's parents or other siblings.

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JAN AND KATARZYNA ZIMAKOWSKI (great great great great grandparents) Szczuka, West Prussia, Prussia

My ggg grandmother Marianna (wife of Bartłomiej Ziołkowski) was born in the village of Szczuka in West Prussia in 1775 to Jan and Katarzyna Ziołkowski. Jan and Katarzyna had 7 children Mateusz, Marianna, Elżbieta, Franciszek, Walenty, Katarzyna, and Jan.

Mateusz never married. Katarzyna and Jan died as infants. Walenty married Marianna Tysar. Elżbieta married Kacper Orłowski.

Jan died at the age of 80, cause unknown. Katarzyna remarried the following year to Paweł Sławicka and are not known to have any children. Katarzyna died at the age of 50, cause unknown, 14 years after Jan passed away.

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Alternate spellings include: Golebiewski, Golembiewski, Krajnik, Kraynik, Krolikoski, Krolikowski, Krulikowski, Ruskowski, Ruszkowski, Szymanski, Wepkufsky, Wevkovski, Wisniewski, Zbikowski, Ziolkowski, Lebkowski

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Królikowski - Łepkowski Genealogy

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