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John was born in Dobrzany, then a small village near Lemberg in the kingdom of Galicia, later part of the Szczecin Voivodeship in Poland. He was baptized on January 12, 1866 at Dornfeld, another nearby village. His sponsors were Johann Mayer and Philipp Manz. He was in the service in Austria from October 1, 1887 to September 30, 1890. Three years was the requirement at that time. |