Kajdasz Family Came from Posen
After Andrzej and Jadwiga Kajdasz arrived in Buffalo in 1888, the family grew. In 1900, the census showed the family was living at 51 Sobieski Street in Buffalo, Erie, New York. Marcin/Martin had married and was living nearby with his wife Rozalia. The older children were listed with English names, and Marya was listed with the name Julia. In later years, her name was usually listed as Mary J., so Julia is likely her middle name. Another boy, Franciszek, was born 1 August 1900.
1900 census, Andrew and Jadwiga Kajasz and family, Buffalo, Erie, New York
Andrzej and Jadwiga‘s daughter Magdalena had been baptized in 1890 at St. Adalbert Basilica at 212 Stanislaus Street in Buffalo, Erie, New York. Her parents were listed as Andrea Kajdasz and Hedwig Wojcieczak. Later, Andrzej and Jadwiga joined the Polish National Church. When they died in 1917 and 1934, they were interred in the Holy Mother of the Rosary Polish National Parish Cemetery in Cheektowaga, Erie, New York.
1890 Magdalena Kadisz, baptism, St.Adalbert Basilica, Buffalo, New York
Magdalena‘s baptism record said that Andrzej and Jadwiga were from Poznań. A search at the Poznań Project found their 1876 marriage in both church and civil records. These matched their immigration records, which reported that they had come from Schroda.
Andrzej Kajdasz and Jadwiga Wojcieszek, 1876 Poznan Project results
Mądre, Środa Wielkopolska
Wikipedia says that “Mądre is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zaniemyśl, within Środa Wielkopolska County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Zaniemyśl, 8 km (5 mi) south of Środa Wielkopolska, and 36 km (22 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.” The church in Mądre is Kościół Rzymskokatolicki Pw. św. Jadwigi Śląskiej, St. Hedwig of Silesia. Mądre is the Polish word for “wise.”
A search for Andrzej‘s parents, Jakub Kajdasz and Marianna Walkowiak, shows that they were married in 1844 in Środa Wielkopolska, and his father’s name was Tomasz.
Jakub Kajdasz and Marianna Walkowiak, Poznan Project results, 1844
Środa Wielkopolska Collegiate church and marketplace
Jakub and Marianna‘s marriage was indexed in Geneteka, which said they were married 10 November 1844. The old church in Środa is Parafia Kolegiacka Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny, Collegiate parish church Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The word Środa means “Wednesday” in Polish.
Jadwiga‘s parents were also found at the Poznań Project. Marcin Wojcieszek and Dorota Wawrzynkiewicz were married in Koźmin in 1849.
Marcin Woycieszak and Dorota Wawrzynkiewicz, Poznan Project results, 1849
Wikipedia says “Koźmin Wielkopolski (German: Koschmin) is a town in Krotoszyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 6,678 inhabitants according to the 2010 census.” The Roman Catholic church in Koźmin is Kościół pw. św. Wawrzyńca, St. Lawrence. Described as dating from 999, it has undergone many changes through the centuries.
While I have not yet located the original records, this indexed information fills in some names in the ancestry tree of Marya‘s son Daniel with Konstanty Maciejewski. Konstanty was also known as August Warner.
Sources
1900 Federal Census, New York, population schedule, Election District 5 Buffalo city Ward 14, Erie, New York, United States, enumeration district (ED) District: 112, Jadwiga Kaidas; digital images, HeritageQuest (heritagequestonline.com : accessed May 2017).
St. Adalbert RC Church, Buffalo, New York, Church records, FHL microfilm, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, birth 1890, Magdalena Kadasz.
St. Adalbert’s Basilica Complex, Buffalo, NY, Polonia Trail, Western New York, Polish-American Congress WNY, http://poloniatrail.com/location/st-adalberts-basilica-complex/
Holy Mother of the Rosary Cathedral Polish National Catholic Church Complex, Polish-American Congress WNY, http://poloniatrail.com/location/holy-mother-of-the-rosary-cathedral-polish-national-catholic-church/
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 October 2018), memorial page for Andrzej Kajdasz (30 Nov 1859–23 Aug 1917), Find A Grave Memorial no. 115361906, citing Holy Mother of the Rosary Parish Cemetery, Cheektowaga, Erie County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Dakota (contributor 48202698)
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 October 2018), memorial page for Jadwiga Kajdasz (1856–1934), Find A Grave Memorial no. 115361905, citing Holy Mother of the Rosary Parish Cemetery, Cheektowaga, Erie County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Dakota (contributor 48202698) .
Łukasz Bielecki, “Poznan Project,” database, Poznan Project (http://poznan-project.psnc.pl: accessed 11 October 2018), Andreas Kajdasz , Hedwig Wojcieszak; citing church records or Urząd Stanu Cywilnego (Civil Registry Office).
“Mądre.” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 7 Oct. 2017. Web. 12 Oct. 2018.
Kościół Rzymskokatolicki Pw. św. Jadwigi Śląskiej, St. Hedwig of Silesia. Mądre, Środa Wielkopolska. http://parafiamadre.pl/
Łukasz Bielecki, “Poznan Project,” database, Poznan Project (http://poznan-project.psnc.pl: accessed 12 October 2018), Jakub Kajdasz and Marianna Walkowiak; citing church records or Urząd Stanu Cywilnego (Civil Registry Office).
“Środa Wielkopolska.” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 16 Jun. 2018. Web. 13 Oct. 2018.
Polskie Towarzystwo Genealogiczne, “Geneteka, Metryki,” database, Polish Genealogical Society, Genealodzy (genealodzy.pl: accessed 12 October 2018), Marriage of Jakub Kajdasz and Marianna Walkowiak; citing church records or Urząd Stanu Cywilnego (Civil Registry Office).
Parafia Kolegiacka Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny, Collegiate parish church Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Środa Wielkopolska. http://kolegiata.sroda.wlkp.pl/historia.php
Łukasz Bielecki, “Poznan Project,” database, Poznan Project (http://poznan-project.psnc.pl: accessed 12 October 2018), Martinus Woycieszak, Dorothea Wawrzynkiewicz; citing church records or Urząd Stanu Cywilnego (Civil Registry Office).
“Koźmin Wielkopolski.” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 10 Jan. 2018. Web. 12 Oct. 2018.
Kościół pw. św. Wawrzyńca, St. Lawrence. Koźmin Wielkopolski. http://www.fara-kozmin.kalisz.opoka.org.pl
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