Kevin McGeary
1 Aug 2011
Genealogy / Surname anaysis Sabiegai Sabigai Sabagai [6]
Frederick Sabiegai is on my family tree, but died before my birth. His headstone spells the surname Sabigai, but his WW1 registration card spells it Sabagai, and a birth certificate for one of his children back in 1910, spells it Sabiegai.
His documentation lists he was born in either "East Prussia", or "Germany" in 1877. Is the name likely Polish, Russian, Lithuanian, or German? I see he was born at the time of the German Empire where borders and cities names have since changed.
Most imprtantly, how do I pronounce his surname when I refer to him?
Frederick Sabiegai is on my family tree, but died before my birth. His headstone spells the surname Sabigai, but his WW1 registration card spells it Sabagai, and a birth certificate for one of his children back in 1910, spells it Sabiegai.
His documentation lists he was born in either "East Prussia", or "Germany" in 1877. Is the name likely Polish, Russian, Lithuanian, or German? I see he was born at the time of the German Empire where borders and cities names have since changed.
Most imprtantly, how do I pronounce his surname when I refer to him?