Grzegorz Niedźwiedź & Julianna Kaszucka married February 15, 1857

Grzegorz Niedźwiedź (Curt Wolf’s 2x great grandfather) and Julianna Kaszucka (my 2nd great grand aunt) married February 15, 1857. The groom was age 20 and the bride was age 16. They were underage according to the Napoleonic code. Men who were under the age of 25 and women who were under the age of 21 needed both parents’ permission in order to marry. The record tells us they had the verbal permission of those present so apparently the parents did approve of the marriage. Grzegorz’s parents, Mikolaj Niedzwiedz and Franciszka nee Lacharski were shoemakers from Tomaszów. Juliann’s parents Andrzej Kaszucki and Salomea nee Wiciejewska were furriers from Tomaszów Lubelski. The grandparents of the wedding couple were originally from Uhnow. The witnesses were Antoni Ramanowicz, 47, a shoemaker, and Pantaleon Skrzypczuk, 38, a furrier, both from Tomaszów.********************* A fun fact: Niedzwiedz means bear in Polish