Clarification of Szczuczyn: Belarus vs. Poland

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Szczuczyn is found in Poland pronounced "Shtettin" and in Belarus
pronounced "Shtootchin."
Belarus: Szczuczyn/Shtutchin/Scucyn/Suicin/ Shchuchin at
5336 2445 in Lida uezd-second uchastok was in both
Vilna and Grodno gubernii at various times in history as well
as part of Lithuania, Russia, Poland, BSSR, and Belarus.
Our temporary "construction site" for the Lida District website will
move to JewishGen's ShtetLinks shortly to explain more about the
district and its over 265 towns, hamlets, estates, and colonies.
Gary Katz is coordinator for Szczuczyn, Belarus
for the Lida District Researchers. gmk...@aimnet.com
Best of luck with your research.
Ellen Sadove Renck-NY
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Coordinator, Lida District Researchers

Linda Morzillo asked:

Jessica Kale informed us that her research included Szczuczyn, Poland.
There is (was) a Szczuczyn in what is now Belarus and another in extreme
northwest of present-day Poland. Today, the Belarus one is spelled
Shchuchyn in a current atlas and is located about 113 miles west of Minsk.
I was able to find it's location in 1882 on the western tip of Vilna
Province using www.feefhs.org/maps/ruse/re-belar.html where it is spelled
Szczuczyn.

My paternal grandmother said that she came from "Stuchin." I have the
original civil marriage certificate dated January 29, 1908 (and a poor copy
of their religious certificate) as well as an English translation dated
March 1, 1908. They were married and immediately left for New York where
they always lived in the Bronx. Must've gotten the translation done on
their arrival and the marriage was recorded in "Stuchin, Vilna Province in
the Litzkovo District." The point I'm trying to make is that we need to be
aware that identical place names can occur and places may not be that far
from each other. Clarification is essential.

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Szczuczyn in north-east Poland - the Polish pronunciation is "Shchuchin".
The Yiddish name for it was Stuchin. I don't know if it had a German
name.

Szczecin in north-west Poland, pronounced " Shchecheen", has a German name,
Stettin, pronounced "Shtettin."
I don't know if it had a Yiddish name.

There is also Szczucin, pronounced "Shchucheen", in Southern Poland. I
don't know if this town had German or Yiddish
names.

Ken Cohen

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