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The Martin Domagalski Family
Marcin Domagała (Martin Domagalski)
b. 28 Oct 1861, Chraplewo, gmina Szubin,
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
ba. 3 Nov 1861, Słupy, gmina Szubin,
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
d. 5 May 1917, 2417 W. 45th St., Chicago, IL
bu. 9 May 1917, Resurrection Cemetery, Justice, IL
Father: Wojciech Domagała
Mother: Marianna Gadacz
m. 26 Oct 1885,
St. Mary Church,
Medina, Orleans Co, NY
Agnieszka Gotowa (Agnes Gotowa)
b. 7 Jan 1869, Daszewice, Poznań, Poland
ba. 10 Jan 1869, Głuszyna, Poznań, Poland
d. 25 Oct 1917, Englewood Hospital, Chicago, IL
bu. 29 Oct 1917, Resurrection Cemetery, Justice, IL
Father: Stanisław Gotowy
Mother: Jozefa Leśniewska
Children:
Josephine Domagalski (m. Joseph Adas)
b. 4 Sep 1886, Medina, Orleans Co, NY
ba. 19 Sep 1886, St. Mary's Church, Medina, Orleans Co, NY
m. 11 Oct 1903, St. Joseph Church, Chicago, IL
d. 14 Nov 1958, Manteno State Hospital, Kankakee Co, IL
bu. 17 Nov 1958, Resurrection Cemetery, Justice, ILIgnacy Domagalski
John Domagalski (John Smith)
Lucy Domagalski
Clara Agnes Domagalski
Wladislaw Domagalski
Eleanora "Lilia" Domagalski
Frank Stanley Domagalski
Edward Domagalski
Roman Domagalski (Ray Smith)
Cecilia Agnes Domagalski
Helen A. Domagalski
Chronological Timeline:
The 1875 state census of New York has the immigrant Domagała family enumerated within Ward 5 of Buffalo, Eric County, New York. Their household consisted of the following:
Charles Dumagalla 68 M Head Germany Married G. Laborer in Buffalo alien cannot read or write
Mardolona Dumagalla 50 F Wife Germany Married cannot read or write
Martin Dumagalla 14 M Son Germany Single
Martina Dumagalla 12 F Daughter Germany Single
Josephine Dumagalla 18 F Daughter Germany Single Servant Girl in Buffalo
NOTE: Other than Wojciech Domagała's name being written as Charles, which I believe the census-taker mistakenly wrote after hearing 'ciech,' this census record aligns with what we know about this immigrant family. Mardolona obviously should be Magdalena.
SOURCE: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6M4S-7VF
On 16 Mar 1884 in St. Adalbert Church, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, Martinus Domagalski and Catharina Balcerowicz were sponsors to the baptism of Josephus Paluszek. Josephus was born on 6 Mar 1884 to Petro Paluszek and Anna Domagalska, both residents of Chicago.
NOTE: An 1890 voter registration for Chicago confirms Martin Domagalski was in Chicago at this time.
SOURCE: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-D48Q-3D9
Martin Domogalski became a naturalized citizen on 9 Oct 1884 in Orleans County, New York. The witnesses were James A. Hanlon and John Kuspa, residents of the town of Ridgeway in Orleans County.
SOURCE: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9MC-N9K3-W
On 26 Oct 1885 in St. Mary's Church in Medina, Orleans County, New York, Martinum Domogolski was married to Agnetem Gottovi. The marriage record states Martin was son of Alberti Demagolski and Maria Anna Yatak, while Agnes was daughter of Stanislai Gottovi and Josepha Vaselineska. There were two sets of witnesses: Ignatius Gottovi and Maria Gottovi, and also Valentinus Yandrak and Maria Sadoska.
SOURCE: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4K-439P-D
NOTE: There are many spelling variations with surnames and it must be noted that St. Mary's church in Medina, New York was predominantly English and Irish - they didn't know how to spell these Polish surnames. It's possible Valentinus Yandrak, one of the witnesses, is related to "Maria Anna Yatak" because of these variations.
Martin Domagalski appears in the Chicago voter registration for 1890. This document states he was residing at 4526 Page St. and had been residing in the precinct for 6 months, although, he had been a resident of Cook County, Illinois for a total of seven years (~1883). It further states he was naturalized in 1884 in the "Superior Court of New York."
NOTE: This document verifies two things: 1) Martin Domagalski was in Chicago at the time of the baptism of Josephus Paluszek on 16 Mar 1884 in St. Adalbert Church, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; and 2) Martin Domagalski became a naturalized citizen on 9 Oct 1884 in Orleans County, New York.
The city directories for Chicago show Martin Domagalski listed various ways:
Year: Name: Occupation: Address:
1891 Martin Domogalski lab. h. 4534 S Page
1896 Martin Domagalski lab. h. 4534 S Hermitage av
1904 Martin Domagalsky lab. h. 4536 S Hermitage av
1905 Martin Domagalsky lab. h. 4536 S Hermitage av
1908 Martin Domagalsky lab. h. 4536 S Hermitage av
The 1900 federal census has Martin Domogadski enumerated on 7 Jun 1900 at 4534 S. Hermitage Ave., within the Town of Lake, City of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. This census provides a lot of the base information that helped begin the original Domagalski research, as it is the only census to state specific months and years of birth. It states Martin and Agnes Domagalski were married for 15 years (~1885) and had a total of seven (7) children, all of which were living. Martin appears to have immigrated 35 years ago in 1865 and was naturalized, while Agnes immigrated 16 years ago in 1884. Martin worked as a "lard refiner" and Josie as a "meat trimmer;" it's clear they were working in the Stockyards. Ignace was in stenography school and brother-in-law "Josef Botofoy" [Gotowy] was repairing floors.
SOURCE: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-67CS-YBX
Edward Domagalski died at 4536 S. Hermitage Avenue in Chicago, IL. He was 5 years and 7 months old. He was buried on 15 Nov 1908 in Lot 14 of Block VIII in Section A at Resurrection Cemetery, Justice, IL.
The 1910 federal census has Marcin Domogalski enumerated on 27 Apr 1910 at 4534 S. Hermitage Ave., within District 1264, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
SOURCE: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRV9-ZJQ
Martin Domagalski died on 5 May 1917 in his home at 2417 W. 45th St., Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. The death certificate explains he passed away from chronic interstitial nephritis, which a doctor had attended to from April 3rd. A contributing cause was broncho-pneumonia.
The informant for the death certificate was his wife, Agnes Domagalski. He was buried on 9 May 1917 in Resurrection Cemetery.
Interment card from Resurrection Cemetery.
Martin Domagalski death certificate, 5 May 1917.
Agnes Gotowa died on 25 Oct 1917 at Englewood Hospital in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. The death certificate explains she passed away due to "shock and injuries jumped out of window," with a contributory cause stating "temporarily insane."
Interment card from Resurrection Cemetery.
Agnes Gotowa death certificate, 25 Oct 1917.
Looking further into Agnes' death resulted in locating three Chicago-area newspaper articles or death notices - one in English and two in Polish. The Polish newspapers clearly provided more detailed information, as well as spelling her name correctly (Donagalski in the Chicago Tribune.)
The Polish newspaper Dziennik Chicagoski published an article on 24 Oct 1917, on page 5:
"Agnieszka Domagalska, 49, was found unconscious yesterday under the window of her apartment, located on the third floor of the building at 2417 W. 47ma Street. Police believe that Domagalska fell from the window, probably while walking around her bedroom in her sleep. She was wearing only her night clothes. Her condition is critical."
The Chicago Tribune published an article on 26 Oct 1917:
"DIES OF THREE FLIGHT FALL.
Mrs. Agnes Donagalski, 49, died yesterday at the Englewood hospital from injuries caused Oct. 23 when she fell from the third floor window of house at 2417 West Forty fifth street."
"Agnieszka Domagalska, age 49, residing at 2417 W. 45th Street, in the midst of a nervous breakdown, committed suicide by jumping out a window on the third floor to the pavement, breaking her arms, ribs, and legs, and sustaining heavy internal injuries. Police from the New City station summoned an ambulance and transported the injured woman to a hospital, where, despite medical care, she died shortly. A coroner's inquest performed yesterday by a jury chaired by deputy coroner J. Dedrick ruled that the death was caused by injuries sustained from the jump through the window, and was recorded by the police as a suicide."
SOURCE: Dziennik Związkowy, 27 Oct 1917, page 7
Both Martin and Agnes Domagalski were buried in lot 14 of block VIII of section A within Resurrection Cemetery, Justice, Cook County, Illinois.
The opposite side of the stone was for their daughter, Josephine Domagalski, and son-in-law Joseph Adas.
This photo of their headstone is facing towards the east. The family plot directly to the south of theirs belongs to Apollonia Gotowa and her husband Michael Popiolek; Apollonia and Agnes were sisters.
Martin Domagalski and Agnes Gotowa
Agnes Gotowa holding unidentified child
Note: Where is Martin? Had he passed away already, meaning this photo is dated between May and October of 1917?
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