Andrew Czapiewski Family

Andrew Czapiewski was born February 05, 1835 in Ossowo, Wiele Parish, Poland, to Franciszek Czapiewski Zlosz and Otylia Borzyszkowska.Andrew’s baptism record seems to be on February 8, 1835 and he is listed as Joannem Andrean born to Francisis Czapiewski and Ottolie Borzyzkowska in the village of Ossowo, Wiele Parish, West Prussia.  Another baptismal record on the same day was for Andream Joannen Czapiewski also from Ossowo, but according to family history Franciszek was his father.Andrew married Clara Derdowski or Derda on January 19, 1869 in Wiele Parish.  Clara was age 16 and from the Village of Karsin (Karzyn, Karschin) and Andreas was age 34 and from Ossowo. Clara was born or baptized on August 14, 1853, in Karsin, Wiele Parish to Joseph Derda and Marianna Radomska.Andrew Czapiewski and his wife, Clara Derdowski, came to the United States from Poland in 1881, accompanied by four small children, Teofila, Josephine, John, and Ferdinand. After waiting for immigration clearances, they stayed with friends in the state of New York. Andrew came on the same ship as Vincent Pokrzywinski, Frank Lizakowski, and Andrew Landowski with other families from Wiele Parish Poland.

Andrea	Czapenowski	Laborer	44	1837	M	6 Jun 1881	Germany	Helvetia
Clara	Czapenowski	Wife	36	1845	F	6 Jun 1881	Germany	Helvetia
Thlopel	Czapenowski	Child, Youngster	10	1871	M	6 Jun 1881	Germany	Helvetia
Josephine	Czapenowski	Child, Youngster	7	1874	F	6 Jun 1881	Germany	Helvetia
Johanne	Czapenowski	Child, Youngster	2	1879	F	6 Jun 1881	Germany	Helvetia
Ferd.	Czapenowski	Child, Youngster	1	1880	M	6 Jun 1881	Germany	Helvetia

Hearing about territories being opened west of Chicago, they decided to go to Winona, MN, by train and stayed with relatives.

Land was well settled in Winona, so in 1882 they decided to go to new opened territory in North Dakota. They came by train to Fisher and Grand Forks. They took the steamboat to Acton with other settlers. They settled and homesteaded in Pulaski Township. Needed items were purchased at an Acton Store. Later they were able to purchase an oxen team and wagon. Andrew filed for naturalization on December, 6, 1881, in Grand Forks, ND.  Another daughter, Frances, was born between 1882 and 1883 in Dakota Territory.

Clara died in about 1885 and according to history in 1887 Andrew Czapiewski married Mary Czapiewski, born about 1845, no relation, who immigrated to the United States in 1883 from Poland, but Mary was on the 1885 census with Andrew.

1885 State Census: Walsh County, North Dakota

Name	Age	(Birth)	Relation	Occupation	Nativity	ED
Chapefski, Andrew	48	1837		Farmer	Poland	04-033-29
Chapefski, Mary	40	1845			Poland	04-033-30
Chapefski, Celie	16	1869			Poland	04-033-31
Chapefski, Pauline	14	1871			Poland	04-033-32
Chapefski, Jessie	11	1874			Poland	04-033-33
Chapefski, John	7	1878			Poland	04-033-34
Chapefski, Fredrick	5	1880			Poland	04-033-35
Chapefski, Frances	3	1882			Dakota	04-033-36

In 1894 Andrew and Mary homesteaded in Walshville Township. This was all wooded area except for a small clearing for a garden. Their house was a log house.

Andrew and his 2^nd wife Mary were living with Ferdinand in 1910.

According to family history Andrew died in 1911, but I have March 15, 1913 and buried in St. Stanislaus Cemetery.

Mary continued to live there until 1921, then moved to Grafton and died in 1933.