Below is what I have pieced together from
the church records for the parishes of Szerzyny and Swoszowa in
Galicia, southern Poland (former Austria-Hungary) from the
years 1826-1866. I only focused on the Sowizdral families.
Other spellings are Sowizrol, Sowizdrzal and Sowizral. The
great majority of Sowizdrals in the two towns live in Swoszowa.
There are undoubtedly many duplicates in the list, but when I
wasn’t sure of a relationship I listed the people
separately. Some records list the individuals parents, while
others do not, which is why sometimes I am unsure as to the
person’s identity. The names are in Latin in the records,
and when I recorded them, I translated them to English when it
was easier but for some I am not sure of the English
equivalents. The Polish equivalents are another story. A name
like Adalbert in Latin might be Wojciech in Polish. Anyone who
is really interested would have to research Polish names. Mary,
Maria, Marianne and other derivations are impossible for me to
distinguish, so anyone listed as any of them could in fact have
gone by any other similar name. Lists are set up so that each
name tabbed beneath a preceding name is a child of that person.
Each empty line denotes a different family. I can be contacted
at hiddendragon02@hotmail.com.
Szerzyny
Nicholas Sowizdral (farmer) B. abt. 1789.
D. April 4, 1831. Age 42. M. Justina Niemiec (daughter of Peter
Niemiec).
Adam Sowizdral B.
abt. 1815. M. Oct. 7, 1834 Julia Roman B. abt. 1817. (daughter
of Anthony Roman D. Jan. 17, 1848 Age 65. (laborer) and
Catherine Mikowski).
Maria Sowizdral B. Dec. 18, 1836. M. 1856 Joseph Gebanowski Age
31.
Sophia Gebanowski B. Feb. 17,
1860.
Adalbert Gebanowski B. Jan.
24, 1864.
Peter Sowizdral B. June 10, 1840.
Angela Sowizdral B. July 27, 1842. D. Nov. 1852 Age 9.
Paul Sowizdral B. abt. 1844. D. March 16, 1853 Age 9.
Joseph Sowizdral B. Feb. 13, 1845. (Godparents Francis
Gotfryd and Thecla, wife of Paul Furman).
John Sowizdral B. Nov. 16, 1849.
Michael Sowizdral B. Jan. 13, 1853.
Anna Sowizdral B. March 21, 1856.
Sophia Sowizdral B. March 21, 1856. D. March 21, 1856.
Adalbert Sowizdral B. March. 15, 1858. D. Aug. 27, 1860.
Angela Sowizdral B. Aug. 2, 1862.
Joseph Sowizdral B.
abt. 1820. D. March 14, 1848 Age 28.
Magdalena Sowizdral
B. May 9, 1827. M. Nov. 15, 1842 Francis Gotfryd B. abt. 1817.
(son of Florian Gotfryd and Hedwig Gorka).
Blain? Sowizdral M. Maria
Francisca Sowizdral
Henry Sowizdral B. March 24, 1860 (Illeg.)
Blasius Sowizdral M. Salomea (daughter of
Peter).
Marianna Sowizdral
B. abt. 1814 M. Nov. 17, 1835 Adalbert Strugata B. abt. 1811.
Agatha Strugata B. Jan. 19, 1837.
Jacob Strugata B. July 17, 1839.
Maria Strugata B. July 29, 1841.
Thecla Sowizdral B.
abt. 1818. M. Nov. 27, 1838 Mathias Krol B. abt. 1814.
Sophia Krol B. April 21, 1839.
Casimir Krol B. Feb. 15, 1844.
Sophia Sowizdral B.
abt. 1823 D. Sept. 18, 1835.
Agatha Sowizdral B.
Feb. 5, 1826.
Catherine Sowizdral
B. Sept. 24, 1828.
Agnes Sowizdral M.
Nov. 1848 Blasius Oskedra.
Ignatius Sowizdral M. Marianna B. abt.
1765. D. May 23, 1829 Age 64.
Agnes Sowizdral M.
Bartholomiej Oskedra
Margaretha Oskedra B. May 21, 1826.
Magdalena Oskedra B. June 1, 1833.
Gaspar Sowizdral B. abt. 1766. D. Aug.
15, 1831 Age 65. (laborer) M. Sophia Zbylut.
Joseph Sowizdral B.
abt. 1786. D. June 24, 1841. M. Rosalia Gabryel B. abt. 1783.
D. Jan. 12, 1840 Age 56.
Marianna Sowizdral B. abt. 1816 M. Feb. 3, 1835 Peter Mofson?
B. abt. 1811.
Agnes Mofson B. Jan. 13, 1836.
Apolonia Mofson B. Feb. 1, 1837. D. Dec.
1, 1839. (mother listed as Catherine, daughter of Gaspar.
Doesn’t make sense.)
Michael Mofson B. Aug. 27, 1842.
Anna Sowizdral
Nicholas Sowizdral (Illeg.) B. Dec. 1,
1844. D. Dec. 7, 1844.
Eva Sowizdral B. abt. 1825. D. April 14, 1836 Age 11.
M. Sept. 2, 1840
Catherine Dudek B. abt. 1815. (Illeg. daughter of Apolonia
Dudek.)
Catherine Sowizdral
M. Anthony Furman
Sebastian Furman B. Jan. 2, 1829.
John Furman B. May 12, 1836. D. May 21, 1836.
Adalbert Furman B. March 8, 1837. D. March 11, 1837.
Sophia Furman B. March 25, 1838.
Valentine Furman B. Jan. 26, 1840.
Mathias Sowizdral B.
abt. 1804. D. Jan. 10, 1858 Age 53. M. October 1827 Rosalia
Furman B. abt. 1807. (daughter of Stanislaus Furman and Maria).
Rosalia M. 1859 Peter Mitoraj Age 69.
Apolonia Sowizdral B. Jan. 28, 1829. D. March 4, 1848.
Sophia Sowizdral B. May 7, 1831. D. Jan. 26, 1832.
Eva Sowizdral B. Sept. 8, 1838. M. 1857 ? Beben
Sophia Sowizdral (Illeg.) D. March 12, 1864 Age 10 months.
Catherine Sowizdral B. Nov. 21, 1832. M. Nov. 26, 1858 Joseph
Dudek B. abt. 1827. (son of Valentine Dudek and Margaritha).
Anna Dudek B. Dec. 26, 1859.
Maria Dudek B. May 25, 1861.
Andrew Sowizdral B. Nov. 9, 1835. D. Aug. 7, 1838.
Maria Sowizdral B. April 11, 1841. D. Jan. 13, 1852.
Nicholas Sowizdral B. Nov. 26, 1843. D. April 11, 1844.
Sophia Sowizdral B. abt. 1844. D. Oct. 30, 1850 age 6.
Mathias Sowizdral B. Feb. 1, 1849.
Nicholas Sowizdral B. Oct. 10, 1851 D. Oct. 10, 1851.
Josepha Sowizdral B. March 8, 1854.
Valentine Sowizdral D. Feb. 27, 1848 Age
56. M. Margaritha Mikos D. Sept. 29, 1847. Age 45. (daughter of
Adalbert).
Thecla Sowizdral B.
abt. 1824 M. Nov. 22, 1842 Andrew Soltys B. abt. 1814.
Magdalena Sowizdral
B. June 2, 1828.
Catherine Sowizdral
B. abt. 1831 M. Nov. 18, 1858 Stephen Lukowski B. abt. 1828.
John Lukowski B. Sept. 29, 1860.
Joseph Lukowski B. Feb. 13, 1864.
Hedwig Sowizdral B. Sept. 22, 1834.
Mathias Sowizdral
Hedwig Sowizdral M.
Valentine Mopan
Joseph Mopon B. abt. 1827. D. Sept. 28, 1835.
Marianna Mopon B. Feb. 8, 1834. D. Aug. 16, 1834.
Blasius Sowizdral M. Agnes (daughter of
Adalbert Thikos?)
Catherine Sowizdral
B. Nov. 11, 1831.
Valentine Sowizdral D. May 13, 1831 Age
80.
Maria Sowizdral D. Aug. 19, 1831 Age 64.
(cholera).
Anna Sowizdral D. Jan. 10, 1833 Age 65.
Michael Sowizdral D. Oct. 24, 1835 Age
56.
Agnes Sowizdral B. abt. 1781. D. May 17,
1841 Age 60.
Swoszowa
I was not as thorough while chronicling
the Sowizdrals in Swoszowa because my own ancestors are not
from there. I tried to get most of them, but many of the female
families especially I did not try especially hard to track
down. This is not a definitive list, but probably contains 85%
- 90% of the Sowizdrals in the records for Swoszowa.
Thomas Sowizdral M. Agatha Niemiec
(daughter of Stephen Niemiec and Magdalena Niediela) D. April
14, 1856 Age 65. Thomas M. Oct. 7, 1856 Thecla Osksera? He was
68, she 43.
Thecla Sowizdral B.
abt. 1816. M. Nov. 12, 1834 Stanislaus Wojcik B. abt. 1804.
Catherine Wojcik B. Aug. 19, 1836.
Joseph Sowizdral B.
Abt. 1820. M. Nov. 14, 1837 Maria Serafin B. abt. 1809. D.
1852. (daughter of Casimir Serafin).
Hyacinth Sowizdral B. Aug. 17, 1838. D. Dec. 20, 1839.
M. 1853 Barbara
Socha (daughter of John Socha and Catherine Gotfryd). D. June
17, 1856 Age 26.
M. Nov. 26, 1856
Maria Gotfryd B. Abt. 1828. (daughter of Valentine Gotfryd and
Thecla Moskal.
Paul Sowizdral B. March 28, 1861. D. Feb. 2, 1863 (angina).
Adam Sowizdral B. Dec. 11, 1865.
Paul Sowizdral B.
Jan. 22, 1826.
Laurentius Sowizdral
(farmer) B. May 25, 1828. M. Nov. 1851 Eva Niemiec (daughter of
Francis Niemiec and Magdalena)
John Sowizdral B. Nov. 24, 1853.
Catherine Sowizdral B. May 27, 1856.
Joseph Sowizdral B. Nov. 10, 1857. D. March 5, 1858.
Apolonia Sowizdral B. May 21, 1859.
Thecla Sowizdral B. Nov. 6, 1862. D. March 2, 1864.
Antonina Sowizdral B. Aug. 9, 1865.
Catherine Sowizdral
B. Oct. 23, 1830. M. Joseph Zbylat.
Anthony Zbylat B. Oct. 5, 1859.
Thecla Zbylat B. May 8, 1862.
Sophia Zbylat B. Nov. 20, 1864.
Michael Sowizdral
(farmer) M. Nov. 1845 Thecla Beben (daughter of Mathias Beben
and Maria Krol)
Paul Sowizdral B. Jan. 22, 1849. D. July 3, 1850 of diarrhea.
Age 1 1/2
Paul Sowizdral B. Nov. 12, 1851.
Apolonia Sowizdral B. Jan. 22, 1855.
Francis Sowizdral B. June 29, 1857.
Laurentius Sowizdral B. June 29, 1857. D. July 6, 1857.
Joseph Sowizdral B. Dec. 22, 1858. D. May 18, 1860.
Joseph Sowizdral B. Nov. 22, 1861. D. April 12, 1862.
Maria Sowizdral B. April 18, 1863.
Anthony Sowizdral B. July 10, 1866.
Clara Sowizdral M.
Gregory Krol
Michael Krol B. July 22, 1833.
Marianna Sowizdral
B. Aug. 22, 1835. D. Dec. 10, 1836.
Casimir Sowizdral B.
Feb. 6, 1838. D. Feb. 1, 1840.
Valentine? Sowizdral M. Anna
Adalbert Sowizdral
B. abt. 1802. D. Feb. 28, 1853 Age 50. M. Nov. 1827 Thecla
Beben (age 16) (daughter of Adalbert Beben and Catherine). M.
Margaritha Bochencik? (daughter of John Bochencik? and Anna).
Jacob Sowizdral B.
July 8, 1839.
Thecla Sowizdral M.
Andreas Sowizdral.
Eva Sowizdral B. April 17, 1865
Agnes Sowizdral B.
abt. 1842. D. Feb. 16, 1854 age 12.
Maria Sowizdral B.
Jan. 11, 1845. D. June 24, 1848.
Peter Sowizdral B.
June 9, 1846. D. June 18, 1846.
Marcus? Sowizdral B.
April 24, 1847.
Laurentius Sowizdral
B. Aug. 7, 1851. D. May 5, 1852.
Michael Sowizdral M. Barbara D. Oct. 19,
1831 Age 70.
Michael Sowizdral B.
abt. 1787. M. May 1827 Catherine B. abt. 1789. (daughter of
Francis and Eva).
Joseph Sowizdral B. Feb. 3, 1828. M. Nov. 1848 Sofia Zajac
(daughter of John Zajac and Thecla Sowizdral).
Andreas Sowizdral B. Nov. 20, 1849.
Adalbert Sowizdral B. Feb. 1, 1852.
Apolonia Sowizdral B. Aug. 26, 1856. D.
July 13, 1858 (angina).
Adalbert Sowizdral B. March 3, 1860.
Apolonia Sowizdral B. April 23, 1863.
John Sowizdral M. Catherine Niemiec
Casimir Sowizdral B.
abt. 1792. M. Nov. 1830 Maria Guma? Gunia? B. abt. 1803. D.
July 18, 1836 Age 34. (daughter of John)
Thecla Sowizdral B. Aug. 21, 1831. D. July 23, 1863. M.
Mathias Zajac Feb. 23, 1852.
Hedwig Sowizdral B. Sept. 26, 1833.
Joseph Sowizdral B. Feb. 1, 1836. D. April 25, 1836.
M. Oct. 13,
1836 Catherine Serafin B. abt. 1808. (daughter of Andrew
Serafin)
Apolonia Sowizdral B. Jan. 15, 1838.
Eva Sowizdral B. Dec. 2, 1840. D. March 28, 1847.
Agnes Sowizdral M. Adalbert Krol
Paul Krol B. June 28, 1862.
Maria Sowizdral B. ? D. May 24, 1855 Age 12.
Joseph Sowizdral (farmer) M. Agnes Dudek
(daughter of Jacob Dudek).
Margaretha Sowizdral
B. June 7, 1847.
John Sowizdral B.
Dec. 15, 1850. D. April 18, 1854.
Stanislaus Sowizdral B. abt. 1807. D.
July 3, 1847 Age 40. M. Eva Niemiec D. Feb. 14, 1851 Age 41.
(daughter of Andrew Niemiec).
Thecla Sowizdral B.
Sept. 5, 1832.
Adam Sowizdral B.
Dec. 8, 1834. D. May 28, 1848.
Peter Sowizdral B.
June 25, 1837.
Marianna Sowizdral
B. Feb. 2, 1840.
Peter Sowizdral M. Margaritha Turzynski?
Zurynski? (daughter of Anthony). D. Jan. 27, 1855 Age 58.
Married 36 years.
Lucia Sowizdral B.
Dec. 2, 1827. M. March 1848 John Niemiec.
Sophia Sowizdral B.
May 8, 1831. M. Stanislaus Guebiencowski?
Martin John Guebiencowski? B. 1857.
Thecla Grzetiencow? B. Sept. 15, 1859.
Adam Zgrzebiemiow? B. Aug. 23, 1861.
John Evany Zgrzebiensow? B. Jan. 7, 1866.
Andrew Sowizdral B.
1833.
Carol (Charles)
Sowizdral B. Nov. 44, 1835.
Thecla Sowizdral B.
Sept. 25, 1838.
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