Elyssa Caroline Polk was born in 1845, her parents were married in 1835 and had 2 boys and 2 girls before her birth...........charles Elyssa Kowalinski <kermit@ihug.com.au> wrote: In the case below, how it's written I'd be assuming that Josepha was born before her parents got married - is that correct? When I find mine written like that it's usually what happened. Which parish was this? Elyssa polandbordersurnames-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > In a baptismal record for Caroline Polk, baptized 20 Nov, 1845, it shows her parents as Franz Polk and Josepha Boron alias Slawik. In this case, the Boron is indicating the maiden name of Jospha's mother, where the surname of her father is Slawik. > > charles chase ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to POLANDBORDERSURNAMES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message