Lukasz Grabek marries Katarzyna Krawczyk 21 November 1823

Lukasz Grabek was 25 years old and working as a peasant farmer in Majdan Górny when he got married. 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 Lukasz got married, he had been living with his mother and step father Grzegorz Lebiedowski, also a peasant farmer. The bride, Katarzyna Krawczyk, age 20, was from Łaszczówka, about four and a half miles away. This village is outside of the city of Tomaszow Lubelski to the southeast. Katarzyna was the daughter of Antoni Krawczyk and his first wife Dorota née Lokaj, peasant farmers, residing in the village of Łaszczówka. Her mother Dorota died four months later. Katarzyna’s siblings were 5 to 16 years old when Dorota died and their father remarried within two months of her death. The wedding of Lukasz and Katarzyna (my 3rd great grandparents) was 21 November 1823, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, in Tomaszów Lubelski. The banns were announced on 9 and 16 November, 1823. The witnesses were Marcin Walawender, 55, (Lukasz’ uncle), Jan Garbul ,30, Józef Litwin, 54 and Bartłomiej Krawczyk, 36 (Katarzyna’s uncle.) 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.