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This portrait of Rosa Lewandowski is estimated to have been taken around
1892. She would have been 27 years old at the time. It could also be an engagement portrait, which would date it closer to 1896. This is the oldest known photograph of our ancestors. |
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| Mike and Rosa were married on May 26, 1896 at St. John's Catholic Church in Menasha, Wisconsin. This portrait was taken on their wedding day. Officiating was the Reverend J. Pescinski. |
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Mike and Rosa on their wedding day -
May 26, 1896. Witnesses standing (left to right): Stephan Jankowski (Mike's twin brother) Frances Jankowski (Mike's sister) Appolonia Lewandowski (Rosa's sister) Frances Landig (relationship unknown) |
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| Civil Wedding record as recorded in Winnebago County records office. |
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