I hired a researcher in Poland to track down the birth records of Jacob & Jozefa Madrzejewski, and hopefully John as well.
I learned that Jakób Mądrzejewski was born on July 22, 1854 in Louisenfelde to legal spouses the tailor Szymon Modrzejewski and Marianna nee Dobrzelecka. Louisenfelde belonged to the Roman Catholic parish in Chlewiska in Inowrocław County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.
Roman Catholic vital records were kept in Latin and placed on a 2 page spread (see images below.) Jakob (also spelled Jakub) was listed as the son of Szymon Modrzejewski, a Catholic, a tailor, and Marianna primo voto* Dobrzelecka nee Mierzwicka. “Primo voto” meaning that Dobrzelecka was her first married name, as she was a widow.
Translation:
No 30.
On July 23rd, 1854, the above-mentioned priest [Stanisław Rosinski] has baptized a male child named Jakub, born on July 22nd at 9 p.m. in Louisenfelde, the legitimate son of Szymon Modrzejewski, a Catholic, a tailor, and Marianna primo voto* Dobrzelecka nee Mierzwicka, a Catholic.
Godparents were Antoni Motylewski and Katarzyna Rutkowska, a maiden.
Much more to come as I dig into this new info!
