Jan Raczkiewicz, my Great Grandfather, is Born

Jan Raszkiewicz was born on 7th November 1864 in Sabaudia, Poland at 8 o'clock in the morning. His father was Antoni Raszkiewicz, 23, a peasant farmer and his mother was Maryanna née Grabek, 20. They were living in Sabaudia, a small community a few miles outside of the town of Tomaszow Lubelski. The witnesses who helped report the birth were Jakób Herda, 32 and Jan Skorcz, 30 , peasant farmers from the same area. Jakub was the father’s brother-in-law. Jan was baptised the next day and his Godparents were Jakób Herda and Magdalena Bendrowa. During this time period, many of the family records have their last name spelled Raszkiewicz (with an “s”) rather than Raczkiewicz (with a “c.”) His birth record is #280 on the upper left hand side of the attached scan. The first two words on the third line say “Antoni Raszkiewicz” and the phrase before the name “stawil sie” means “he appeared.” The father is usually listed first in the record. If you look on the fourth line, you may be able to make out “Jakub Herda” and on the fifth line “Jan Skorcz.” They all happen to be right below each other.