Please welcome Jean-Pierre Sangin to the group.
His family history (from Wilno in the Kresy) is on the web at:
Here is an excerpt from his webpage:
My grand-father's name is Jan Songin. His parents are Josef Songin and
Alexandra Dorniak. He was born in Tietiance (then Russia, and after Poland
but now Lithuania). In 1930, my grand-father immigrated into France in order
to marry Marie-Anne Sawosto my grand-mother. Her parents are Josef Sawosto
and Pelagia Czyz. She gave him five sons and daughters, the first Maryan (my
father Maurice), my uncles and aunts Edward, Jean-Claude, Genevi¨¨ve and
Monique. The day my grand-father married my grand-mother, the clerk made a
mistake on the register and since then our surname is Sangin.
Several millions Poles left their country because of war or economic
reasons. Now many Songin are in USA, France, England, Australia, Germany...
There was a Songin deported from Poland to Alma-Ata, capital of the
Kazakhstan and a cousin who lives in Australia. One day, I should like to
visit my relatives in Lithuania, in Poland, in USA... But before, I hope to
make some contacts with them.
Thanks, J-P.
Regards,
--
Stefan Wisniowski
Kresy-Siberia List Moderator
