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    1. [POLAND] Elzbietowo record
    2. John Ruther
    3. Debbie: I agree, things don't seem to add up. You asked, is it possible to post the records. I'll need a bit more clarification in your question. Do you want the LDS film record? Or do you want me to post the record page containing Marianna's birth? I did not recheck the cover. The film covers Slesin from 1840 to 1886 and I was merrrily plowing through each page of baptisms, burials and marriages for hours when lo and behold, up pops Grandpa and Grandma in 1856. I kinda knew they would be there since I had previously gotten the information on the Poznan Project site, but I was looking for all Chrapkowski and Borzych names and kind of hoping to find my Gawinskis too. Well, long story short, after 1856 Franciszek and Katarzyna's children begin to appear, where they should, Slesin. Now I knew I was close to finding my Marianna and when she appeared I was confused because the town was Elzbietowo. I also thought, maybe this isn't my Great Grandmother because it said her parens were Franciszek and Mary, not Katarzyna. However, I have records from Nebraska where Katarzyna is referred to as Catharina and as Mary, so I kept going and I said to myself, okay, the next person should be Stanislaus and presto, here comes Stan and he is born in Elzbietowo, and so was Francisca. I was at the LDS and came home to find out just where this Elzbietowo is located, thinking it must be near the four villages from which this whole family seems to have congregated, but no, it was down river on the road to Plock and I am confused as to why they are reported there and why the record shows up in the Elzbietowo books; but, thank God they do. John

    11/13/2008 02:23:48