translation of Military passport of Private Theodor Balthasar Rogalewski:
born January 5, 1846
in Seeresen, district of Karthaus [old German names: now with Polish names, Seeresen = Dzierżążno, Karthaus = Kartuzy]
height: 5 feet 2 inches [not American measure]
religion: catholic
profession: son of a farmer
hometown: Seeresen
district: Karthaus
entered the standing army the 3rd of January 1867
conscripted in the district Karthaus
entered military service in the 3rd of the 6- man battery of the East Prussian field artillery
Training: was trained to be a driver and serviceman of a 6-man infantry battery
Konigsber, 27th of September 1869
Royal commando of the East Prussian Field Artillery Regiment [signature]
discharged as a reserve, 26th of September 1869 to live in Seeresen, district of Karthaus, because he has fulfilled his lawful military duty
was promoted to the rank of private, the 22 of September 1868
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Theodore Rogalewski was born in German-controlled Poland, in the Danzig/Gdansk area, according to his granddaughter Gretchen Rogalewski Rozeboom; his father Franz was a farmer. His mother Mary was raised in a convent. She was given 40 acres of land upon leaving the convent.
Theodore became a German citizen and served in the Prussian cavalry during the Franco-Prussian War 1866-1872. According to the recollections of his grandson, Theodore was involved in many battles and could recall friends being shot off their mounts on both sides of him during several charges. He survived the war and decided to come to the U.S. around 1873. He followed his half-brother, whose name is unknown to us, his brother having left 2 weeks earlier than he did. While travelling on the steamer to the U.S. alone, he met Eva Homernek. He related that the two of them danced together during the entire trip over (according to Eva, they wore out their shoes) and by the time they reached the U. S., they were in love.
Theodore and his half-brother settled in Chicago initally, but Theodore decided to move to Michigan where Eva and her family were. They married and lived with the Dignatowskis (Eva's mother & stepfather) until he could buy a place of his own. Theodore retained a lifelong love of horses and riding and was also an excellent fiddler and fiddle maker, a talent that he passed down to his son Joseph. Theodore spent his days farming the land at his home in Sand Lake, Mich. In the early years of his marriage, Theodore worked two jobs, at a sawmill in Sand Lake and farming his land in the evening. After work Theodore would bring home "seconds," boards not good enough to sell, which he used to build the farmhouse where he raised his family.
born January 5, 1846
in Seeresen, district of Karthaus [old German names: now with Polish names, Seeresen = Dzierżążno, Karthaus = Kartuzy]
height: 5 feet 2 inches [not American measure]
religion: catholic
profession: son of a farmer
hometown: Seeresen
district: Karthaus
entered the standing army the 3rd of January 1867
conscripted in the district Karthaus
entered military service in the 3rd of the 6- man battery of the East Prussian field artillery
Training: was trained to be a driver and serviceman of a 6-man infantry battery
Konigsber, 27th of September 1869
Royal commando of the East Prussian Field Artillery Regiment [signature]
discharged as a reserve, 26th of September 1869 to live in Seeresen, district of Karthaus, because he has fulfilled his lawful military duty
was promoted to the rank of private, the 22 of September 1868
~~~~~~~
Theodore Rogalewski was born in German-controlled Poland, in the Danzig/Gdansk area, according to his granddaughter Gretchen Rogalewski Rozeboom; his father Franz was a farmer. His mother Mary was raised in a convent. She was given 40 acres of land upon leaving the convent.
Theodore became a German citizen and served in the Prussian cavalry during the Franco-Prussian War 1866-1872. According to the recollections of his grandson, Theodore was involved in many battles and could recall friends being shot off their mounts on both sides of him during several charges. He survived the war and decided to come to the U.S. around 1873. He followed his half-brother, whose name is unknown to us, his brother having left 2 weeks earlier than he did. While travelling on the steamer to the U.S. alone, he met Eva Homernek. He related that the two of them danced together during the entire trip over (according to Eva, they wore out their shoes) and by the time they reached the U. S., they were in love.
Theodore and his half-brother settled in Chicago initally, but Theodore decided to move to Michigan where Eva and her family were. They married and lived with the Dignatowskis (Eva's mother & stepfather) until he could buy a place of his own. Theodore retained a lifelong love of horses and riding and was also an excellent fiddler and fiddle maker, a talent that he passed down to his son Joseph. Theodore spent his days farming the land at his home in Sand Lake, Mich. In the early years of his marriage, Theodore worked two jobs, at a sawmill in Sand Lake and farming his land in the evening. After work Theodore would bring home "seconds," boards not good enough to sell, which he used to build the farmhouse where he raised his family.
translation of Military passport of Private Theodor Balthasar Rogalewski:
born January 5, 1846
in Seeresen, district of Karthaus [old German names: now with Polish names, Seeresen = Dzierżążno, Karthaus = Kartuzy]
height: 5 feet 2 inches [not American measure]
religion: catholic
profession: son of a farmer
hometown: Seeresen
district: Karthaus
entered the standing army the 3rd of January 1867
conscripted in the district Karthaus
entered military service in the 3rd of the 6- man battery of the East Prussian field artillery
Training: was trained to be a driver and serviceman of a 6-man infantry battery
Konigsber, 27th of September 1869
Royal commando of the East Prussian Field Artillery Regiment [signature]
discharged as a reserve, 26th of September 1869 to live in Seeresen, district of Karthaus, because he has fulfilled his lawful military duty
was promoted to the rank of private, the 22 of September 1868
~~~~~~~
Theodore Rogalewski was born in German-controlled Poland, in the Danzig/Gdansk area, according to his granddaughter Gretchen Rogalewski Rozeboom; his father Franz was a farmer. His mother Mary was raised in a convent. She was given 40 acres of land upon leaving the convent.
Theodore became a German citizen and served in the Prussian cavalry during the Franco-Prussian War 1866-1872. According to the recollections of his grandson, Theodore was involved in many battles and could recall friends being shot off their mounts on both sides of him during several charges. He survived the war and decided to come to the U.S. around 1873. He followed his half-brother, whose name is unknown to us, his brother having left 2 weeks earlier than he did. While travelling on the steamer to the U.S. alone, he met Eva Homernek. He related that the two of them danced together during the entire trip over (according to Eva, they wore out their shoes) and by the time they reached the U. S., they were in love.
Theodore and his half-brother settled in Chicago initally, but Theodore decided to move to Michigan where Eva and her family were. They married and lived with the Dignatowskis (Eva's mother & stepfather) until he could buy a place of his own. Theodore retained a lifelong love of horses and riding and was also an excellent fiddler and fiddle maker, a talent that he passed down to his son Joseph. Theodore spent his days farming the land at his home in Sand Lake, Mich. In the early years of his marriage, Theodore worked two jobs, at a sawmill in Sand Lake and farming his land in the evening. After work Theodore would bring home "seconds," boards not good enough to sell, which he used to build the farmhouse where he raised his family.
born January 5, 1846
in Seeresen, district of Karthaus [old German names: now with Polish names, Seeresen = Dzierżążno, Karthaus = Kartuzy]
height: 5 feet 2 inches [not American measure]
religion: catholic
profession: son of a farmer
hometown: Seeresen
district: Karthaus
entered the standing army the 3rd of January 1867
conscripted in the district Karthaus
entered military service in the 3rd of the 6- man battery of the East Prussian field artillery
Training: was trained to be a driver and serviceman of a 6-man infantry battery
Konigsber, 27th of September 1869
Royal commando of the East Prussian Field Artillery Regiment [signature]
discharged as a reserve, 26th of September 1869 to live in Seeresen, district of Karthaus, because he has fulfilled his lawful military duty
was promoted to the rank of private, the 22 of September 1868
~~~~~~~
Theodore Rogalewski was born in German-controlled Poland, in the Danzig/Gdansk area, according to his granddaughter Gretchen Rogalewski Rozeboom; his father Franz was a farmer. His mother Mary was raised in a convent. She was given 40 acres of land upon leaving the convent.
Theodore became a German citizen and served in the Prussian cavalry during the Franco-Prussian War 1866-1872. According to the recollections of his grandson, Theodore was involved in many battles and could recall friends being shot off their mounts on both sides of him during several charges. He survived the war and decided to come to the U.S. around 1873. He followed his half-brother, whose name is unknown to us, his brother having left 2 weeks earlier than he did. While travelling on the steamer to the U.S. alone, he met Eva Homernek. He related that the two of them danced together during the entire trip over (according to Eva, they wore out their shoes) and by the time they reached the U. S., they were in love.
Theodore and his half-brother settled in Chicago initally, but Theodore decided to move to Michigan where Eva and her family were. They married and lived with the Dignatowskis (Eva's mother & stepfather) until he could buy a place of his own. Theodore retained a lifelong love of horses and riding and was also an excellent fiddler and fiddle maker, a talent that he passed down to his son Joseph. Theodore spent his days farming the land at his home in Sand Lake, Mich. In the early years of his marriage, Theodore worked two jobs, at a sawmill in Sand Lake and farming his land in the evening. After work Theodore would bring home "seconds," boards not good enough to sell, which he used to build the farmhouse where he raised his family.
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