Re: Shong or Schang or Schong Family in Alsace Lorain
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Shong or Schang or Schong Family in Alsace Lorain
Marjorie Keller 7/08/06
Looking at http://www.geopatronyme.com/http://www.geopatronyme.com/, Schang seems to be the most common spelling, Moselle is the department where the name is most often found, but you will need to try and find which commune they actually came from to find the civil records there.
castlegarden.org shows some Schong/Schang emigrating from France, although it doesn't say where from exactly on these shipping records.
If you know the maiden names of the wives in France then you might be able to narrow things down further by looking for places where you find both Schong/Schang and that other surname.You might also have some luck at www.geneanet.org
Otherwise, continue to look for more sources in the US, this will make it much easier for you to find the family in French records.