Lukasz Grabek Marries Katarzyna Krawczyk Nov 21 1823

On 21st November 1823, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Lukasz Grabek and Katarzyna Krawczyk were wed in Tomaszow Lubelskie. They were my 3rd great grandparents. They were from my grandfather Anthony Raczkiewicz’s father’s side--part of the family that lived in small villages outside of the city to the northeast and worked as peasant farmers. Lukasz Grabek was 25 years old and working as a peasant farmer in Majdan Górny. His father, Walenty Grabek, had died when Lukasz was about 14 years old. His mother Teresa née Waławender remarried when Lukasz was about 15 years old. When he got married, Lukasz had been living with his mother and step father Grzegorz Lebiedowski, also a peasant farmer. The bride, Katarzyna, 20, was from Łaszczówka, about four and a half miles away. This village is outside of the city to the southeast. She was the daughter of Antoni Krawczyk and Dorota née Lokaj, peasant farmers, residing in village of Łaszczówka, The banns were announced on 9th and 16th of November, 1823. .The witnesses- Marcin Walawender, 55, Jan Garbul ,30, Józef Litwin, 54 and Bartłomiej Krawczyk, 36. They were all peasant farmers. The first two were from Majdan Górny, the groom’s village and the other two were from Łaszczówka, the bride’s village.