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Category: Translation - Polish
Approval Date: 10/28/2026 3:06 PM
Family Surname: Sonabend
Country: Poland
Town: Lipno
Date of Image: 1809

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Marriage of Kajle Sonabend and Abram Michel Faybusz

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10/26/2026 1:53 AM

ok since no one else has stepped up ... I ran this image past AI engine (I am testing different AI models/workflows with historic documents)

first the short answer

Consolidated Raw Transcript (Final Review)

Document Reference: Act 24, Lipno Marriage Register (1809).
Abram Michel Faybusz and Kajle Sonabend
Registration Date: February 13, 1809 (*dnia trzynastego Miesiąca lutego*).
Date and Time of Marriage (Banns & Ceremony): Banns published on January 26 and February 5, 1809, at 12:00 noon (*godzinie dwunastej w południe*).

Full Transcript Text Summary:
Registered before Civil Registrar Szymon Dobracki.
- Groom: Abram Michel Faybusz (age 25, merchant, resident of Lipno, son of Michał Faybusz and Dwojra z Jakobów).
- Bride: Kajle Sonabend (daughter of the late merchant Hersz Czerwonicz).
- Witnesses: Wolp Gedla Schalman (age 28) and Lewin Jakob Stary (synagogue elder, age 33).
Signed by registrar, groom, bride, relatives, and witnesses (with parallel Hebrew signatures confirming identities).

Now the more detailed stuff (you can tell I am an IT analyst)

2. Extracted Roles & Sections Table (Downloadable CSV Format)

```csv
Section,Role,Extracted Character String (Raw),Normalized / Standardized Name,Status / Occupation
P1,Civil Registrar,Szymon Dobracki,Szymon Dobracki,Urzędnik Stanu Cywilnego (Registrar)
D1,Groom,Abraham Michał Faybusz,Abram Michel Faybusz,Kupiec (Merchant)
D2,Groom's Father,Michał Faybusz,Michał Faybusz,Resident of Lipno
D3,Groom's Mother,Dwojra z Jakobów,Dwojra z Jakobów,Resident of Lipno
D4,Bride,Kajle Sonabend (Cortin),Kajle Sonabend,Daughter of Hersz
D5,Bride's Father,Hersz Czerwonicz,Hersz Czerwonicz,Deceased Kupiec (Merchant)
W1,Witness,Wolp Gedla Schalman,Wolp Gedla Schalman,Resident of Lipno
W2,Witness / Official,Lewin Jakob Stary,Lewin Jakob Stary,Starszy Synagogi Lipieńskiej (Synagogue Elder)
W3,Signatory,Hersch Joachim,Hersz Joachim,Witness / Signatory
W4,Signatory,Hersch Czerwonoricz,Hersz Czerwonowicz,Witness / Signatory
W5,Signatory,Etel Gutman,Etel Gutman,Witness / Signatory
W6,Signatory,Lewin Jakobs,Lewin Jakobs,Witness / Signatory

```
---

3. Standardized Names & Phonetic Grouping

* **Abram Michel Faybusz**
* *Phonetic Key (Double Metaphone)*: `APRM MKHL FBŠ`
* *Variants Checked*: Feibush, Faibush, Faiwisz, Faybusz.
* *Standardized Form*: Abram Michel Faybusz (Yiddish-Polish orthography).

* **Kajle Sonabend**
* *Phonetic Key*: `KL SNBNT`
* *Variants Checked*: Sonnabend, Zonenabend.
* *Standardized Form*: Kajle Sonabend.

* **Dwojra z Jakobów**
* *Phonetic Key*: `TJR S JKP`
* *Variants Checked*: Devora, Dwora, daughter of Jacob (*Jakobów*).

* **Hersz Czerwonicz**
* *Phonetic Key*: `HRŠ CRVNCR`
* *Variants Checked*: Czerwonowicz, Czerwoniak.

---

## 4. Occupations, Legal Status, and Relationships

* **Occupations**:
* *Kupiec* (Merchant): Applied to Groom (Abram Michel Faybusz) and Bride's Father (Hersz Czerwonicz).

* **Legal Status & Social Standing**:
* Residents of Lipno (*w Lipnie zamieszkałych*).

* Synagogue Official: Lewin Jakob Stary identified as *Starej Synagogi Lipieńskiej* (Elder of the Lipno Synagogue).

* **Relationships**:
* Abraham Michel Faybusz is the son of (*Syn*) Michał Faybusz and Dwojra z Jakobów.
* Kajle Sonabend is the daughter of (*córka*) the late Hersz Czerwonicz.

10/26/2026 2:06 AM

Just for your information:

In standard vital records analysis and transcription frameworks, the section codes refer to specific clauses and structural blocks within the formal civil act:

* **P1, P2, etc. (P = Preamble / Procedural Clauses)**
* **P1**: The opening date, time, and civil registrar's declaration (e.g., Szymon Dobracki appearing as *Urzędnik Stanu Cywilnego*).
* **P2**: Administrative procedures, such as the presentation of preliminary certificates or consent documents (e.g., the *Akt Assanowania* / Act of Respect).
* **D1, D2, D3, etc. (D = Declarants / Principal Subjects)**
* **D1**: The Groom (e.g., Abraham Michał Faybusz).
* **D2 / D3**: The Groom's Father and Mother (e.g., Michał Faybusz and Dwojra z Jakobów).
* **D4**: The Bride (e.g., Kajle Sonabend).
* **D5**: The Bride's Father/Mother (e.g., Hersz Czerwonicz).
* **W1, W2, W3, etc. (W = Witnesses / Signatories)**
* The witnesses who present the parties, attest to the marriage, or sign the document at the bottom/margins.

DXM comment: This document 1809 overlaps with the start of Napoleonic era formats adopted in Duchy of Warsaw and is not quite "standard"....

**Why did they seem different than expected?**

1. **Embedded / Nested Documents**: In standard Napoleonic acts, the bride and groom appear directly. In this 1809 Lipno act, because the groom had an *Akt Assanowania* (a separate act of consent/military clearance), the scribe inserted references to that extra document right inside the groom's entry, blending the **P** (procedural) and **D** (declarant) clauses together.

2. **Margin Signatures**: Instead of having all signatures neatly in one final block at the bottom, several signatures (including the parallel Hebrew signatures) were written along the left and bottom margins, which created additional signature/witness rows (**W3–W6**) beyond the two primary witnesses named in the main body text.

well I thought that was interesting !!

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