The Seligman Family - Introduction


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A note on orthography: Spelling was not an exact science before last century. The Seligmans, Zeligmans, Saligmans and Zelikmans on this tree are all blood relatives.

Introduction

his is a tribute to the first six generations of a Seligman family from the city of Bobruisk and its satellite towns of Shchedrin and Parichi in Byelorussia, now Belarus.

It is not about the German family of banking barons – a relationship there is unlikely – nor about Seligmans from Lithuania or Poland.

Why only the first six generations? Simply because these days it's not wise to post too much personal information about living people on the Internet. If you think you might be part of this family and want further information about their descendants, do drop me an e-mail.

I've benefited from the cooperation of hundreds of people in amassing this data, but I'm solely responsible for the content of this website. Please write me directly with any comments, criticisms or corrections.

Scott D. Seligman

Washington, DC