Sapiecha History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsThe name comes from a Ukrainian name Sopih, from the root word "sop," which meant "wheeze." Early Origins of the Sapiecha familyThe surname Sapiecha was first found in Smolensk, a city in present day Russia on the Dnieper River west-southwest of Moscow. The city had previously been a part of Lithuania and Poland. They were an ancient princely family from this region. Early History of the Sapiecha familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sapiecha research. Another 183 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1557, 1585, 1589, 1609, 1623, 1633, 1637, 1656, 1670, 1680, 1682, 1700, 1706, 1709, 1720, 1735, 1751, 1757, 1768, 1788, 1792, 1798, 1824, 1836, 1840, 1874 and 1901 are included under the topic Early Sapiecha History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Sapiecha Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Sapieha, Sapiecha and others. Early Notables of the Sapiecha familyProminent among those of the name Sapiecha in this period were Jan Kazimierz Sapieha the Younger (c.1637-1720), who became a Grand Hetman of Lithuania in 1682, and was made a Duke in 1700; Jan Fryderyk Sapieha (1680-1751)... Migration of the Sapiecha familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Ludwika Sapiecha of Plaski, Russia, who arrived at Ellis Island, New York in 1904, aboard the "Kronprinz Wilhelm" with her two year old son, Bronislaw Sapiecha.
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