{"id":9597,"date":"2026-07-10T13:25:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T11:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/familjen.rebbe.nu\/?page_id=9597"},"modified":"2026-07-10T13:26:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T11:26:04","slug":"edward-biskup-the-groom","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/familjen.rebbe.nu\/index.php\/edward-biskup-the-groom\/","title":{"rendered":"Edward Biskup (The groom)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From Gemini.google.com! This is a classic Polish Roman Catholic marriage record from <strong>November 5, 1921<\/strong>, written in the formal, highly structured legal-religious style of the era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/familjen.rebbe.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Edward-Biskup-1-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familjen.rebbe.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Edward-Biskup-1-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/familjen.rebbe.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Edward-Biskup-1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/familjen.rebbe.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Edward-Biskup-1-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/familjen.rebbe.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Edward-Biskup-1-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/familjen.rebbe.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Edward-Biskup-1-1218x685.webp 1218w, https:\/\/familjen.rebbe.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Edward-Biskup-1-680x383.webp 680w, https:\/\/familjen.rebbe.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Edward-Biskup-1-480x270.webp 480w, https:\/\/familjen.rebbe.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Edward-Biskup-1.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/familjen.rebbe.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Edward-Biskup-2-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familjen.rebbe.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Edward-Biskup-2-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/familjen.rebbe.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Edward-Biskup-2-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/familjen.rebbe.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Edward-Biskup-2-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/familjen.rebbe.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Edward-Biskup-2-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/familjen.rebbe.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Edward-Biskup-2-1218x685.webp 1218w, https:\/\/familjen.rebbe.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Edward-Biskup-2-680x383.webp 680w, https:\/\/familjen.rebbe.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Edward-Biskup-2-480x270.webp 480w, https:\/\/familjen.rebbe.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Edward-Biskup-2.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is a full breakdown and transcription of the key genealogical details captured across the two images:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview of the Event<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Document Number:<\/strong> No. 60<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Place of Event\/Registration:<\/strong> Bzin (now part of Skar\u017cysko-Kamienna)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Date &amp; Time:<\/strong> November 5, 1921, at 9:00 PM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Location of Registry:<\/strong> Rej\u00f3w<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Groom: Edward Biskup<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Status:<\/strong> Bachelor (<em>kawaler<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Age:<\/strong> 25 years old<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Profession:<\/strong> Elementary school teacher (<em>nauczyciel ludowy<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Birthplace:<\/strong> Lubenia (Little Poland \/ <em>Ma\u0142opolska<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Current Residence:<\/strong> Rej\u00f3w<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Parents:<\/strong> Son of Stanis\u0142aw Biskup and Anna (n\u00e9e M\u0119drala)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Bride: Anna Marjanna Kowalik<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Status:<\/strong> Spinster (<em>panna<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Age:<\/strong> 24 years old<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Current Residence:<\/strong> Rej\u00f3w<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Parents:<\/strong> Daughter of Antoni Kowalik and Barbara (n\u00e9e Szczepkowska), born in Starachowice (parish of W\u0105chock)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Witnesses &amp; Officiant<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Witness 1:<\/strong> Jerzy Fabja\u0144ski, a farmer from Barak\u00f3w, 24 years old<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Witness 2:<\/strong> Jan Markiewicz, a laborer from Rej\u00f3w, 28 years old<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Officiant:<\/strong> Father Prefect Leonard Chojnacki (authorized by the local parish priest, Father J\u00f3zef W\u0119glicki)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Details from the Record<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Banns:<\/strong> The marriage was preceded by three banns published in the local parish church on three consecutive Sundays: October 16, 23, and 30 of the current year (1921).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Prenuptial Agreement:<\/strong> The newlyweds explicitly declared that they had <strong>not<\/strong> entered into any prenuptial financial agreement (<em>nie zawarli umowy przed\u015blubnej<\/em>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Signatures:<\/strong> The document was read aloud to the newlyweds and witnesses, and then signed by them. You can clearly see the distinct handwritten signatures at the bottom of the first image:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Edward Biskup<\/strong> (The groom)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Anna Maryanna Kowalik\u00f3wna<\/strong> (The bride, using the traditional unmarried daughter suffix &#8220;-\u00f3wna&#8221;)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jerzy Fabia\u0144ski<\/strong> (Witness)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Would you like help translating any specific sentence or phrase from the old cursive script word-for-word?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Gemini.google.com! 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