His father was József Pajkossy, a priest, and his mother was Teréz Fejó. His wife was Kornélia Novák, who passed away in 1892. He pursued his theological studies in Ungvár. On April 4, 1880, he was ordained a priest by János Pásztélyi Kovács, Bishop of Munkács. He served in the United States from 1904 to 1907, having arrived there on October 13, 1904, aboard the steamship Ultonia. He returned home several times in 1907. The place of his death and his burial site are unknown.