Maria Szczesna was born on 2 February 1889 in Warsaw, Warsaw Governorate, Congress Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. She died on 7 August 1976 in Skolimów, Konstancin-Jeziorna, Warszawskie, Polish People's Republic [now Skolimów, Konstancin-Jeziorna, Mazowieckie, Poland].