Portschweiten 1893
Who lived here?
Jan Zielinski and Elizabeth Pawlowski married here on November 7, 1825. It appears they lived their entire adult lives in Portschweiten. It's important to note that, while I am fairly confident this family is related to our ancestors, I have not, as of yet, been able to establish that relationship for sure. Jan and Elizabeth had 6 known children born in Portschweiten: son Johann on Christmas Day 1826, daughter Anna on January 18, 1829, son Anton on November 9, 1831, son Michael on April 26, 1834, daughter Marianna on May 27, 1837, and daughter Anne on May 28, 1840.
Michael and Marianna both married in Poland and ended up immigrating to the United States. I have found no such documentation on the rest of the family.There were quite a few other Zielinski's and Lewandowski's living in Portschweiten back in the day. However, until I can establish a relationship, I will not list them here.
1820 1825
1830 1835
1840 1845
1850 1855
1860 1865
1870 1875
1880
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... about Portschweiten
Portschweiten is the German name. Today the village is known as Pierzchowice. It is in
the county of Stuhm. Historically it was in the German province of Westpreussen.
Today it is in the Polish province of Pomorskie. The Catholic parish for this
village was in Pestlin (Postolin). All of the children named above were baptized at the
Catholic church in Pestlin.
The first documented mention of a village in this location was in the year 1294,
when the village was known as Barute. Over the years, Portschweiten has been
known by many other names, including: Barutin, Boruty, Parswitt, Pirswitten,
Parswitten, Pierschwaiden, and Pierschowo. In 1868, there were 91 buildings and
40 houses in Portschweiten. There were 378 inhabitants, of which 349 were
Catholic and 29 were Protestant.
Portschweiten Today
Pierzchowice today
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