Citing this biography: Boyd, Michelle, "Joseph Rekowski and
Christina Nielsdr.," article, Olive and Eliza, last accessed [current date]."
Joseph Rekowski was born about 1712 in Poznań, Wielkopolskie,
Poland. At the time of his marriage, he was a musketeer in a company in
Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Denmark.
He appears in church records in military-related parishes in
Copenhagen: his marriage record (Garnisons Sogn) and the baptismal
record of one of his daughters (the Citadelskirken). Garnisons Sogn
(meaning Garrison Parish) served a congregation of Danish and German
military personnel while the Citadelskirken was located in the
Kastellet, a fortress in Copenhagen.
Joseph married Christina Nielsdr. 12 February 1744 at Garnisons
Sogn, Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Denmark. Christina was born in Sweden. It
is not entirely certain if Christina was the unidentified wife of Joseph
Rekowski in the First Settlers List. If she was, she would have been
born about 1719. Her name is a patronym (Niels Tochter in German =
Nilsdotter in Swedish = Niels' daughter in English), as was common in
Scandinavia at that time, so her father's given name would have been Nils.
It is not known how Christina went from Sweden to Denmark. However,
since she married a soldier, it is possible that her father was also a
soldier.
Joseph, his wife (presumably Christina), and several of their children
settled at Kamenka, Saratov, Russia 6 July 1765. Joseph and Christina
had apparently died before the 1775 census. Their son, Johann, took over
Joseph's farm at Kamenka.
Joseph and Christina’s children are:
1
Johann
Rekowski, born about 1744 in Copenhagen, Kobenhavn,
Denmark, married Maria Magdalena --, settled in Kamenka,
Saratov, Russia 6 Jul 1765, a shoemaker, died by 1798.
Wife: Maria Magdalena --, b. abt. 1747.
2
Barbara Rekowski, born
about 1749.
3
Maria Magdalena Rekowski,
born about 1754, baptized 9 Jan 1757 at the Citadelskirken,
Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Denmark, married Wilhelm Gertje,
living in Rothammel, Saratov, Russia in 1798.
Husband: Wilhelm Gertje, b. abt. 1734.
4
Joseph Rekowski, born
about 1758, married Sophia Hoffmann, died 1791-93.
Wife: Sophia Hoffmann, b. abt. 1765 to Johannes
Hoffmann and Dorothea Reichert, m. 2) Mattias Frey,
living in Leichtling, Saratov, Russia in 1798 with her second
husband and children by both her husbands.
Summary of Sources
Ancestry.com. Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916 [database on-line].
Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data:
Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch,
2013.
Pleve, Igor, Einwanderung in das Wolgagebiet 1764-1767, Band
2 (Kolonien Galka - Kutter), Göttingen: Nordost-Institut, 2001.
Rye, Richard (trans. 1775) and Kholmatov, Bachtiar (trans. 1798), The
1775 and 1798 Census Revisions of the Volga German Colony of Kamenka,
Lincoln, NE: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1995.
Mai, Brent Alan, 1798 Census of the German Colonies along the
Volga: Economy, Population, and Agriculture, Volumes 1 and 2,
Lincoln, NE: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1999.
Source Materials
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Marriage of Joseph Regowsky and Christina Nielsdr.
Name: Joseph Rekowsky
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 12 feb 1744
Marriage Place: Garnisons Sogn, Kobenhavn,
Kobenhavn, Denmark
Spouse: Christina Nielsdr
FHL Film Number: 44366
Source: Ancestry.com. Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916 [database
on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916. Salt Lake City, Utah:
FamilySearch, 2013.
January 1744:
Original record in German
Transcription: Joseph Regovskÿ [inserted above: Catholisch]
Musq. vom L[...] Pr. Reg. Maj. Gebhardts Comp.
Christina Niels Tochter aus Schweden gebürtig
Testes
Claus Johann Serg. v. [...] [...] Comp:
Rasmus Isaac [.......]
Verl. [..] 6 [..[ Jan:
Cop: [..] 12 [...] Febr
Translation: Joseph Regovsky, Catholic, Musketeer in the L[...]
Pr[inz] Regiment, Major Gebhardt’s Company
Christina Nielsdatter [Swedish: Nilsdotter], born in Sweden
Witnesses
Claus Johann, Sergeant of [...] Company
Rasmus Isaac [...]
Betrothed on January 6th
Married on February 12th.
Source: Enesteministerialbog (1691 - 1835), Kirkebøger fra hele
landet, København Staden, Garnisons Sogn, 1744 V - 1769 V, image
3, accessed at Rigsarchivet Arkivalieronline https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/en/billedviser?bsid=150072#150072,24855749,
last accessed 27 Sep 2020.
A special thanks to Gyorgy Sajo for help in interpreting this
record!
Christening of Maria Magdalena Regovskye
Name: Anna Maydalena Josephsen
[Anna Maydalena Regovskye]
Gender: Female
Baptism Date: 9 jan 1757
Baptism Place: Citadelskirken, Kobenhavn, Kobenhavn,
Denmark
Father: Joseph Regovskye
Mother: Christina Nielsdr
FHL Film Number: 44283
Source: Ancestry.com. Denmark, Select Baptisms, 1618-1923 [database
on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923. Salt Lake City, Utah:
FamilySearch, 2013.
Note: An examination of the original record shows that the child's
name was mistranscribed in this index and should have read Maria
Magdalena instead (see original image below). No last name was given
for the child but her father does appear as Joseph Regovskÿe. MB
14. Rekowski, Joseph, 53, kath., aus Polen, Posnan
Frau: ?, 46
Kinder: Joseph, 7; Maria Magdalena, 11; Barbara, 16
in der Kolonie eingetroffen am 6.7.1765
erhalten von der Voevodenkanzlei in Saratov 175 Rbl.
1768 gab es in der Wirtschaft 2 Pfd., 6 Kühe, gepflügt: 2,5 Des.,
gesät: 1 Četvert' Roggen
...
96. Rekowski, Johann, 21, kath., Schuhmacher aus Kopenhagen
Frau: Maria Magdalena, 18
in der Kolonie eingetroffen am 6.7.1765
1768 gab es in der Wirtschaft 2 Pfd., 1 Kuh, 2 Ziege, gepflügt: 1/2
Des., gesät: 1 Četvert' und 1 Četverik Roggen
Source: Pleve, Igor, Einwanderung in das Wolgagebiet 1764-1767,
Band 2 (Kolonien Galka - Kutter), Göttingen: Nordost-Institut, 2001.
1775
Kamenka, Russia
Male Female Age
75. Johann
Rekovski
1
29
wife
Magdalena
1
27
son:
Nikolaus
1
8
Elizabeta
1
4
Anna
Maria
1
2
Worker in this colony. His father's farm was taken over by his
brother, Johann Rekovski.
Source: Rye, Richard (trans. 1775) and Kholmatov, Bachtiar (trans.
1798), The 1775 and 1798 Census Revisions of the Volga German
Colony of Kamenka, Lincoln, NE: American Historical Society of
Germans from Russia, 1995.
1798
Leichtling, Russia
Lg24 Mattias
Frey
h 51
Sophia
Hoffmann
sp
33
deceased husband: Joseph Rekowsky
Peter
s 1
Elisabeth
d 4
Gottfried
Rekowski
ss
14 father:
Joseph Rekowsky
Dorothea
Rekowski
sd
12 father:
Joseph Rekowsky
Margaretha Rekowski
sd
10 father:
Joseph Rekowsky
Katharina
Rekowski
sd
7
father: Joseph Rekowski
Johannes Hoffmann
fl
78
father-in-law: gave them his household
Dorothea
Reichert
o
72 Johannes
Hoffmann's wife
Source: Mai, Brent Alan, 1798 Census of the German Colonies along the
Volga: Economy, Population, and Agriculture, Volumes 1 and 2, Lincoln,
NE: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1999.
