A FAMILY CHRONICLE

The family of Mariola and Romuald Łukaszewicz

A family chronicle: where we come from

October 2026

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Contents

• How this chronicle came about
• How to read this chronicle
  • The family tree chart
  • The chronicle to listen to
  • Chapters
  • Documents and their translations
  • Dates
  • Place names
• The Vilnius region: the land of Romuald's ancestors
  • The Grand Duchy of Lithuania
  • The 16th century: the time of Marek and Łukasz
  • How easy it was to lose an estate
  • The great war with Moscow and Sweden (1654-1667)
  • The Great Northern War, hunger and plague (1700-1721)
  • Peasant and lord
  • Under the rule of the tsar (1795-1915)
  • The 20th century: two wars and five changes of rule
  • What this means for our family
• The Łukaszewicz family
  • Antoni Łukaszewicz (1925-1962)
  • Jan Łukaszewicz (b. 1893)
  • Stefan Łukaszewicz (b. 1855)
  • Jakub Łukaszewicz (1816-1876)
  • Jan Łukaszewicz (b. c. 1791) and Katarzyna née Wojciechowicz
  • The Wojciechowicz family
  • Kazimierz Łukaszewicz (b. c. 1759) and Magdalena née Paszuk
  • The Paszuk family
  • Andrzej Łukaszewicz and Łucja
  • Peasants of the Stracza estate
  • Traces in the area
  • Sources
• The Gaul family
  • Zofia née Gaul (1894-1968)
  • Antoni Gaul (b. 1854)
  • Urszula née Błaszkiewicz (b. c. 1860)
  • Józef Gaul (1816-1855)
  • Bartłomiej Gaul and Ewa née Palulan
  • Kazimierz Gaul and Teresa
  • Stanisław Gaul and Marianna
  • Sources
• The Witkiewicz and Misiun families
  • Rozalia née Witkiewicz (b. 1857)
  • Kazimierz Witkiewicz (c. 1810-1862)
  • Anna née Misiun (d. 1897)
  • Józef Witkiewicz and Anna née Żejmo
  • Krzysztof Witkiewicz (b. c. 1730-1740)
  • Mateusz Misiun and Marianna née Szut
  • Zułów: the village, the manor and our family
  • Zułów: the owners of the estate and the Piłsudski family
  • Sources
• The Czepułkowski and Kaczanowski families
  • Tekla née Czepułkowska (1830-1888)
  • Wincenty Czepułkowski (b. c. 1785) and Marianna née Kaczanowska (b. c. 1790)
  • Jan Czepułkowski called Mala (b. c. 1765) and Krystyna
  • Jan Czepułkowski the elder (b. before 1745)
  • Sources
• The Markowicz and Trabuć families
  • Alina née Markowicz (1930-2014)
  • Dominik Markowicz (1897-1959)
  • Bolesław Markowicz (b. 1851)
  • Tadeusz Markowicz (b. 1814)
  • Stanisław Markowicz (d. 1827) and Agata née Trabuć (d. 1830)
  • The decree of the Markowicz family of the Bończa coat of arms, 1819
  • Bartłomiej Markowicz and Anna née Baniewicz, Stanisław's parents
  • Kazimierz Markowicz, Stanisław's grandfather
  • Łukasz Markowicz (mentioned under the year 1552)
  • What early writers said about Mayor Łukasz
  • Marek Pietrowicz (d. before 1530) and Dorota, Łukasz's parents
  • Piotr, Marek's father (15th century)
  • Queen Helena, from whom Marek received land
  • Antoni Trabuć and Marianna née Dauksza, Agata's parents
  • Jerzy Trabuć (baptised 1649)
  • Maciej Trabuć (living in 1672)
  • Andrzej Trabuć (living c. 1600)
  • The Jelita coat of arms of the Trabuć family
  • The Bończa coat of arms and the Markowicz family
  • Sources
• The Walentynowicz, Dołmat, Puciata, Nielipowicz and Kisiel families
  • Zofia Markowicz née Walentynowicz (b. 1863)
  • Tomasz Antoni Walentynowicz (d. before 1915)
  • The Zagłoba coat of arms
  • Maria Walentynowicz née Dołmat (c. 1840-1915)
  • The Dołmat coat of arms, with a question mark
  • Urszula Markowicz née Puciata (b. 1822)
  • Maciej Puciata (c. 1782-1862)
  • The Puciata coat of arms, with a question mark
  • Teresa Puciata née Nielipowicz (c. 1793-1856)
  • The Prus coat of arms, with a question mark
  • Mikołaj Nielipowicz and Ewa née Kisiel
  • Andrzej Kisiel of Dzwiłany and his wife Teresa
  • The Kisiel coat of arms with a question mark
  • Sources
• The Cybulski, Bojaruniec, Narkielun and Filipowicz families
  • Leokadia Markowicz née Cybulska (1900-1978)
  • Stanisław Cybulski (b. 1859)
  • Aniela Cybulska née Bojaruniec (b. c. 1856-1858)
  • Piotr Cybulski (b. 1830) and Krystyna née Narkielun (b. 1831)
  • Franciszek Bojaruniec (b. c. 1828) and Marianna née Filipowicz
  • Tomasz Cybulski (c. 1801-1847) and Dorota née Cybulski
  • Paweł Cybulski (c. 1782-1822) and Krystyna
  • Maciej Narkielun (b. 1803) and Agata née Talajun (d. 1837)
  • Andrzej Bojaruniec and Ewa née Bardzian
  • Michał Bojaruniec (b. c. 1763) and Katarzyna
  • Maciej Bojaruniec (b. c. 1710) and his father Samuel
  • Adam Filipowicz (b. 1808) and Konstancja née Mialisz (b. 1814)
  • Sources
• Kashubia: the land of Mariola's ancestors
  • Who the Kashubians are
  • The Pomeranian dukes and the Teutonic Knights (until 1466)
  • Royal Prussia: three hundred years in Poland (1466-1772)
  • Under the King of Prussia (1772-1871)
  • In the German Empire (1871-1920)
  • In Poland again, but on the border (1920-1939)
  • The Second World War (1939-1945)
  • What this means for Mariola's family
• The Bobkowski family and related families
  • How to read documents from Kashubia
  • Alojzy Bobkowski (1933-1994)
  • Władysław Bobkowski (1901-1966)
  • Aleksander Bobkowski (b. 1858)
  • Józef Bobkowski (c. 1820-1889)
  • Paweł Bobkowski (1779-1851)
  • Grzegorz Bobkowski (d. 1820) and Marianna née Złochowski
  • The Konkel and Stankowski families: the family of Ewa, Józef's wife
  • The Gronda family: the family of Łucja, wife of Aleksander
  • The Block and Kąkol families: the family of Julianna, Łucja's mother
  • The Bach family: the family of Helena, wife of Władysław
  • The Uzdrowski and Hebel families: the family of Franciszka, wife of Franciszek Bach
  • The Hirsch and Damps families: the family of Franciszka, wife of Jan Bach
  • Other Bobkowski families from around Mirachowo
  • Sources
• The Rompa and Kreft families and related families
  • Teresa née Rompa (1934-1994)
  • Augustyn Rompa (1895-1966)
  • Helena née Kreft (1897-1992)
  • Franciszek Rompa (b. 1850)
  • Antonina née Meyer (1854-1905)
  • Jan Meyer (c. 1824-1859) and Józefa née Bach
  • Krystian Meyer (c. 1792-1824) and Barbara née Jankowska
  • Wojciech Bach (c. 1797-1867) and Elżbieta née Kwidzyńska
  • Jan Rompa (b. 1824)
  • Józefa née Potrykus (c. 1810-1876)
  • Franciszek Rompa and Katarzyna née Kreft (married 1804)
  • Marcin Potrykus and Ewa née Jankowska (married 1809)
  • Józef Kreft (1863-1897)
  • Franciszka Kreft (c. 1835-1915)
  • Jakub Kreft (c. 1797-1873) and Agata née Jugowska
  • Zuzanna née Draws (born 1865)
  • Jan Draws (c. 1827-1888)
  • Julianna née Cyrocka (c. 1828-1895)
  • One church, five generations
  • Sources
• Places
  • The Vilnius region: the home of Romuald's family
  • Kashubia: the home of Mariola's family
• Glossary
• Picture credits
• About this chronicle