Jozef Kaszucki Married First Wife Katarzyna Szoklawicz Feb 9, 1851

Jozef Kaszucki (my 2x great grandfather) was married before he married Paulina Kurkiewicz (my 2x great grandmother and the marriage included a prenup. He was married February 9, 1851 in a Greek Catholic rite to Katarzyna Szoklawicz. Her parents were Bazyli Szokalaicz and Pyzykowicz who were farmers. Jozef’s parents Andrzej Kaszucki and Salomea nee Wiciejewska were furriers. The witnesses were Wojciech Janusz, 40, a weaver and Szczepan Czarnopy, 45, a shoemaker (and also current “new” relative Mike Liszewski’s 3x great grandfather.) Wojciech was the only one present other than the priest who could sign the record. “The newlyweds confirmed that they had a prenuptial agreement which was arranged infront of Michał Celejawski, notary in Circuit of Tomaszów at number 23 , on 20th January /1st February 1851.” This was one of the few prenups found in the family. For more about prenups in the family check out the Polish Family History blog at: Jozef and Katarzyna nee Szoklawicz had two children. The first, Jan, died at six months old. Witnesses for the birth were Onufry Oluzek and Michal Nowosad and Onufry and Katarzyna were Godparents for the Baptism and Confirmation of the Eastern rite. Pantalemon Gumowski, another furrier, went with the father to declare his death. Their second child, Joanna, died at four years old, a short time after his wife Katarzyna died. Konstanty Hylkekwist?, a chimney sweep and Szymon Zolkewski, a farmer were the witnesses for her birth and Konstanty and Ludwika Przewcka were Godparents for the Eastern Church Baptism and Confirmation. Jozef quickly remarried--Pauline Kurkiewicz, my 2nd great grandmother. They had at least five children. Only Katarzyna made it to adulthood. In later records, the groom was known by his middle name--Jozef.