Hello My mother -in-law is a Kriegsman, born in Boston in 1942. Her parents were: Samuel Philip Kriegsman, b. Boston 1906 Esther Chansky, b. Boston, 1907 (later changed to Chauncey) Samuel Kriegsman's parents were: Isadore Krigsman, b.jan 1868 in Poland (according to nat.papers) lived in Boston Yetta Goodman, b. 1874 in Poland, lived in Boston Yetta Goodman's parents were Abram Goodman and Lillian.-----. Abram emigrated to US in about 1893 and was still living in Boston in 1930 census, Lillian had died bet. 1900-10. Esther Chansky's parents were: Aaron (Harry) Chansky - b. 1871 in Kovno, Lithuania, emig. in 1887 to US Ida Sharpe - b. abt 1873 in Vilnius, Lithuania They divorced in 1911 and his sons changed their name to Chauncey. Aaron moved to NY and lived with a sister, Bessie Levy. He might also have had a brother Hyman. Ida Sharpe - daughter of Simon Sharpe and Zelia Borofosky from Vilnius. Simon helped found Temple Beth Abraham in Nashua, NH, where the family lived. Trying to find out what the Sharpe name was before it was "anglicized". Would like to trace all these lines back to Poland and Lithuania if possible -- eventually. thank you sue windsor,ct --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.524 / Virus Database: 321 - Release Date: 10/6/2003