Re: Origin of Sawatzky name amoung Mennonites
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In reply to:
Origin of Sawatzky name amoung Mennonites
Dave Hildebrand 8/04/04
Dave:
Although I'd never heard this story before, it sounds fascinating.However, the most likely explanation I've read is that names like Sawatzky, Tilitzky, etc. were probably Polish (Prussian)who adopted or married into the Mennonite faith.