Looking for advice or assistance on finding Prussian document
Hello,
Thank you for adding me to the group! I've been researching my husband's family for quite a while now. I am looking for advice, guidance, or help to find one of our brick walls. I've searched and searched Genteka and Metryki, FamilySearch and ancestry, and even google maps to kind of hone in on the path of this ancestor with no luck. I think partly because I can't find her birth record, marriage record, or death record of her. The only way I know of her is because my husband's GGGrandfather remarried and it states her name and a small amount of information in his 2nd marriage record. Also, she is mentioned in her son's death record and daughter's marriage record. I can' provide everything I have so far but am hoping someone has suggestions on where else to look and if I'm on the right track because right now I feel like it's a needle in a haystack and I keep looking and looking but nothing concrete turns up.
Ancestor information:
Franciszka Lang/Langa/Langow
Born approx 1850 (One document says born in Bielawy another says Niegocin, Prussia)
Marriage to Franciszek Orkwiszewski (Between1870-1886)
Birth of Son, Jan Orkwiszewski - About 1875 and his death 1896, Lipowiec Koscielny (see death record #9)
Birth of Daughter, Anna Orkwiszewska - About 1886, Rozental, Warminsko-Mazurskie. Anna married Michal Mikolajczak in 1892 at Lipowiec Koscielny. (see marriage rec #16) I believe she then immigrated to US.
Death of Franciszka - 1886 Prussia.
Franciszek Orkwiszewski remarried in 1887 to Kataryzna Borowska which states Franciszka passed a year earlier. (see 2nd marriage record #20)
I've attached the google map below showing maybe parishes that might be along that area but no luck matching them up with Genetka, Metryki or family search and the ones I have found don't either have the birth year or they don't have Lang/Langa in the records.
I'm a bit lost now. I'm sure it's because I've been trying to trace this for some time now but the record just saying Prussia seems to be overwhelming on where to start or area to look.
Any help or guidance would be sooooooooo greatly appreciated!
Tammy
Answers
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It seems that their children were born in Rumian, Lobau. I found records of Jan (Joannes), Anna, Ignacy, Joseph. Though after looking through all the records in Rumian and Rozental I still haven't been able to find Francesca/Franciszka's birth/marriage or death records.
Here is one of the records I found (Jan)Joannes. Noticed the last name is also spelled slightly differently Orciszewski.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZXW-Z2WV
From here I don't know what other parishes I should be looking in. I've checked Mlawa, Rozental, Rumian, Radzanow, Lipowiec, Lubodwiz and many others.
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You may also check Geneszukacz, for warminsko-mazurskie, and instead of Orciszewski search for Arciszewski, which is very similar in pronunciation. They did not have written or printed IDs and recorder might have misheard the name, as Orciszewski is unusual.
There were several Arciszewski people in warminsko-mazurskie region in Lipinki, about 16 miles from Rumian. Geneteka indexed only till about 1850 year, maybe they did not have more records for Lipinki, but some of those records are in FHL catalog, with a magnifying glass which means they were indexed, or you may search page by page. Just in case it could help. Wishing you good luck.
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