ALBERT 'WOJCIECH' BABINSKI

Albert Babinski was born in December of 1844 or 1845 in West Prussia. On his marriage record from Wiele Parish he is listed as living in Long, West Prussia which is now Lag, Poland. Albert’s baptisimal record may be possibly found in Czersk Parish.


Adalbert Babinski age 23 and Franziska Osowska age 19 were married February 4, 1867 in Wiele Parish, West Prussia, the witnesses were possibly Franz Glinowski and Carl Wilkowski depending on the reading of the record.

Francisca Ossowska was the daughter of Paul Ossowski and Anna Grebin and was born August 31, 1848 in the Village of Ossowo, Wiele Parish, West Prussia and her God Parents were Joseph Ossowski and Francisca Narloch.

Albert and Francisca had their first child born in Lag, Czersk Parish, Poland in 1867.

Parish | Year | Child Forename | Fathers Forename | Fathers Surname | Mothers Forename | Mothers Surname

Łąg | 1867 | Joannes | Adalbert | Babiński | Francisca | Ossowska

Albert Babinski and Frances Osowski came to America between 1867 and 1871 with their son John, age 2. They came by sailboat which took almost two weeks. Soon after they arrived, their son Albert was born in New York.

According to family history Albert Jr. was born in Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York which may be correct, but we find Albert on the 1870 Census in Saratoga County, New York working as a farm laborer. The census record was taken June 22, 1870.

BOBINSKEY ALBERT | age 23 | POLAND | NY | SARATOGA | SARATOGA SPRINGS | 1870

Albert may have come earlier to America because about a month after the census record Frances and John arrived from Prussian Poland on the ship Hershel.

First Last Occupation Age (Birth) Sex Arrived Origin Ship

Franziska Babinsky Woman              22 1848 F 18 Jul 1870 Germany Herschel

Johann Babinsky     Child, Youngster 2 1868 M 18 Jul 1870 Germany Herschel

Other families on the ship were Lewinski and Prondzinski, which maybe from the same area of Poland.

Albert Babinski and his wife, Frances (Osowski) moved to Winona, MN sometime after 1871, where they lived for several years between 1874 and 1878. The family should be on 1875 census in Winona, Minnesota, where Theodore, Rosa, and Andrew were born.

There were unclaimed letters for Albert in Winona in 1875 according to the Winona papers online.

When Albert came to the Dakota Territory they came by freight car to Grand Forks, where they came to filed homestead claims in Pulaski Township, which was then still part of Grand Forks County.

Albert with several others filed on claims in Pulaski Township in 1879. After two years of preparations the family traveled in box cars with their belongings to Grand Forks and from there the 30 miles north by wagon to their claims.

There was an August Babinski living in Trempleau County, Wisconsin born in 1855, was was possibly born to August Babinski and Josephine Pruska in Lag, but it is unknown if he is related to Albert.

Albert and Frances were on the 1880 Census Township 155, Walshville, Grand Forks, Dakota Territory


The family built a log home with a sod roof, cutting down trees and laying logs with a mud mixture. For a white or lighter exterior they mixed ashes and water, and then painted over the mud. The interior was small with straw mattresses for beds. Field work was done with oxen.

Albert and Frances were on the 1885 State Census: Walsh County, North Dakota

Albert and Frances raised a family of five sons and three daughters:

1. John Babinski, born Dec, 1867 in Lag, Poland; died Dec, 7, 1939 in Minto. He married Cecilia Maszk Feb, 16, 1892; born Jan, 14, 1874 in Winona, Winona County, MN; died Apr, 11, 1955 in Minto.

2. Albert Babinski Jr., born Apr, 1871 in Syracuse, Onondaga, NY. He married Anastasia Skoneczny 1897; born Nov, 1877 in Poland.

3. Theodore Babinski, born Apr, 1874 in Minnesota. He married Anne Pietzak.

4. Rose Babinski, born Jul, 1876 in Minnesota / Wisconsin; died Feb, 27, 1956. She married Frank Bruski 1894; born Mar, 1866 in Poland; died 1952.

5. Andrew J. Babinski, born Nov, 30, 1878 in Winona, Winona County, MN; died Apr, 18, 1955. He married Frances Mary Anna Stanislawski Jan, 19, 1903; born Sep, 18, 1879 in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota; died Apr, 22, 1948.

6. Bertha Babinski, born Dec, 1883 in Pulaski Twp, Walsh County, Dakota Territory. She married Stephen Olczak.

7. Frances Babinski, born Apr, 1886 in Pulaski Twp, Walsh County, North Dakota. She married Frank Brzezinski.

8. Anton Babinski, born Aug, 1888 in Pulaski Twp, Walsh County, Dakota Territory; died 1965. He married Vanda Babinski Sep, 11, 1911; born 1888.