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=== The Pale of Jewish Settlement === | === The Pale of Jewish Settlement === | ||
The family can be traced to the Pale of Jewish Settlement [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_of_Settlement] in the Russian Empire (now Ukraine) in the early 18th century. | The family can be traced to the Pale of Jewish Settlement [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_of_Settlement] in the Russian Empire (now Ukraine) in the early 18th century. This map [http://www.berdichev.org/mappaleofsettlement.htm] shows the extent of the Pale of Settlement where Jews were required to live. The Boguslavsky family origins are in the area south of Kiev. Our first clue is the family name: Boguslavsky. | ||
Before the 1800’s most Jews did not have family names — no Bogage, no Boguslavsky. Nada. People were known only by their father’s given name. So you would have Nachmann ben Beryl, which meant Nachmann son of Beryl. Then came the Pale of Settlement with all of its rules and regulations and, bingo, Jews were required to take a surname (aka family name). Some Jews took names based on their parent’s given name (Abramowitz = son of Abram), some based on personal description (klein = small), and some based on a geographic place (Warshawski = from Warsaw). | |||
Boguslav [https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/boguslav] is (and was) a town in the Pale of Settlement (now in the country of Ukraine) about 63 miles SSE of Kiev. | |||
== Genealogy == | == Genealogy == | ||
Revision as of 13:26, 22 May 2020
History
The Bogage family originated in Eastern Europe as a Jewish family named Boguslavsky. As Jews, their options were limited: governmental regulations dictated where they could live, what occupations they could pursue, and even what names they could use. While these regulations were restrictive for the early Boguslavsky/Bogage family, they can be beneficial to present day researchers who have no verifiable data but who wish to understand the family's origins.
The Pale of Jewish Settlement
The family can be traced to the Pale of Jewish Settlement [1] in the Russian Empire (now Ukraine) in the early 18th century. This map [2] shows the extent of the Pale of Settlement where Jews were required to live. The Boguslavsky family origins are in the area south of Kiev. Our first clue is the family name: Boguslavsky.
Before the 1800’s most Jews did not have family names — no Bogage, no Boguslavsky. Nada. People were known only by their father’s given name. So you would have Nachmann ben Beryl, which meant Nachmann son of Beryl. Then came the Pale of Settlement with all of its rules and regulations and, bingo, Jews were required to take a surname (aka family name). Some Jews took names based on their parent’s given name (Abramowitz = son of Abram), some based on personal description (klein = small), and some based on a geographic place (Warshawski = from Warsaw). Boguslav [3] is (and was) a town in the Pale of Settlement (now in the country of Ukraine) about 63 miles SSE of Kiev.
Genealogy
Brother 1
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Brother 2
Brother 3
Brother 4
Brother 5
Brother 6
Sister 1
Sister 2
Sister 3
References
A person in the Bogage family is Estelle Sassaman.
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