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Category: Translation - Polish
Approval Date: 10/25/2026 7:54 PM
Family Surname: 1812
Country: Poland
Town: Lipno
Date of Image: 1812

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Death of Tobiasz Sonabend

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10/26/2026 8:22 AM

Hi .. me again... more AI...

FYI I tweaked the instruction set to fix a few things and I dropped the simple summary ... any way ...

3. Act Verification: Tobiasz Sonabend

* **Verification Result**: **Confirmed**. This is the death record of Tobiasz Sonabend.
* **Date and Time of Registration**: December 3, 1812, at 8:00 AM (*dnia trzeciego miesiąca Grudnia, godzinie o smy rano*).
* **Date and Time of Death**: December 1, 1812, at 10:00 AM / post meridian (*umarł dnia pierwszego Grudnia godzinie dziesiątej od zenie pierwszy po południu*).

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## 4. Comparison & Structural Mapping (Act 82 vs. Standard Model)

* **Conclusion on Extractability**: No critical structural differences prevent outputting roles, names, occupations, social/legal statuses, relationships, or historical locations.

## 2. Extracted Roles & Sections Table (Stage 3, Task 2)

```csv
Section,Role,Extracted Character String (Raw),Normalized / Standardized Name,Occupation,Social & Legal Status,Relationships,Locations
P1,Civil Registrar,Maryan Józefowicz,Maryan Józefowicz,Urzędnik Stanu Cywilnego,Official / Registrar,None listed,Gmina Lipno / Powiat Lipnowski / Departament Płocki
D1,Declarant 1 / Witness,Jakob Lewin Kurzman,Jakób Lewin Kurzman,Szkolny (Synagogue Assistant / Sexton),Starozakonny (Jewish),Present at death of deceased,Lipno
D2,Declarant 2 / Witness,Szymon Mayzer,Szymon Mayzer,Kupiec (Merchant),Starozakonny (Jewish),Present at death of deceased,Lipno
DEC1,Deceased,Tobiaz Zoanabend,Tobiasz Sonabend,Kupiec (Merchant),Starozakonny (Jewish) / Resident of Lipno,Husband of Symha Lachman,Lipno (Ulica Gdańska / House No. 29)
DEC1_S,Spouse of Deceased,Symhy Lachmanew,Symha Lachman,None listed,Resident of Lipno,Wife of Tobiasz Sonabend,Lipno

```

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## 3. Name Standardization & Phonetic Analysis (Stage 3, Task 3)

* **Tobiasz Sonabend** (`Tobiaz Zoanabend` in raw text)
* *Double Metaphone*: `TPŠ SNBNT`
* *Variants / Database Cross-Check (JewishGen / Polish State Archives)*: Tobiasz Sonabend, Tobias Zoanabend, Tuvia Sonnabend.
* *Phonetic / Regional Orthography Note*: Polish scribes in 1812 frequently rendered the initial "S" as "Z" or "Zo" (*Zoanabend* / *Zonabend*).

* **Jakób Lewin Kurzman** (`Jakob Lewin Kurzman` in raw text)
* *Double Metaphone*: `JKP LVN KRSMN`
* *Variants*: Jakób Lewin Kurzman, Yaakov Levin Kurzman.

* **Szymon Mayzer** (`Szymon Mayzer` in raw text)
* *Double Metaphone*: `ŠMN MSR`
* *Variants*: Szymon Majzer, Shimon Maizer.

* **Symha Lachman** (`Symhy Lachmanew` in raw text)
* *Double Metaphone*: `SMK LKMN`
* *Variants*: Simcha Lachman, Symcha Lachman. Genitive suffix `-ew` applied by the scribe (*żony Symhy Lachmanew*).

---

## 4. Occupations, Legal Status, Relationships & Location Analysis (Stage 3, Task 4)

### Occupations

1. **Szkolny** (extracted: `szkolny`)
* *Classification*: Occupation (economically/functionally job-related).
* *Normalized 1*: **Szkolny** (Synagogue Sexton / Assistant / *Schulmann*).
* *Dictionary Source*: Linde’s *Słownik języka polskiego* & Orgelbrand’s *Encyklopedia Powszechna*.

2. **Kupiec** (extracted: `kupiec`)
* *Classification*: Occupation.
* *Normalized 1*: **Kupiec** (Merchant / Kaufmann).
* *Dictionary Source*: Linde’s *Słownik języka polskiego*.

### Social & Legal Status

1. **Starozakonny** (extracted: `Starozakonny` / `starozakonny`)
* *Classification*: Legal/Religious Status.
* *Translation*: "Old-Testament believer" (legal designation for Jews in the Duchy of Warsaw / Kingdom of Poland).

2. **Resident in Lipno** (extracted: `w Lipnie zamieszkały` / `tutejszy`)
* *Classification*: Social/Domicile Status.
* *Translation*: Resident townsperson of Lipno.

10/26/2026 8:24 AM

continues .....

## Relationships

* **Deceased to Spouse**: Tobiasz Sonabend was the husband of Symha Lachman (`mażony żony Symhy Lachmanew`).
* **Declarants to Deceased**: Jakob Lewin Kurzman and Szymon Mayzer were present at the death of Tobiasz Sonabend (`dwaj byli przytomni przy ... zmarłego`).

### Locations & Historical Jurisdiction

* **Extracted Location**: `w Lipnie w domu pod numerem dwudziestej dziewiątym tutejszej ulicy gdańskiej` (Lipno, House No. 29, Gdańsk Street).
* **Historical Jurisdiction Reconstruction (1812)**:
* **Town**: Lipno
* **Commune / Gmina**: Gmina Lipnowska
* **Powiat**: Powiat Lipnowski
* **Department**: Departament Płocki (Duchy of Warsaw, 1807–1815)

Based on the text in the death registration (Act 82), the location **House No. 29 on Gdańsk Street in Lipno** is where **Tobiasz Sonabend died**.

The exact wording in the text states: "umarł dnia pierwszego Grudnia godzinie dziesiątej od zenie pierwszy po południu w Lipnie w domu pod numerem dwudziestej dziewiątym tutejszej ulicy gdańskiej" / (died on the first day of December at ten o'clock in the afternoon in Lipno in the house under number twenty-nine of the local Gdańsk street).

Here is how the address functions in the context of the document:

- Place of Death / Place of Occurrence: Lipno, Gdańsk Street, House No. 29.
- Deceased's Residence: The record states he was a merchant "in Lipno resident" (*Kupiec w Lipno tutejszy zamieszkały*), but the specific house number (29) is tied directly to the location of his death/where he passed away.
- Registration Office: The registration itself took place before Civil Registrar Maryan Józefowicz for the *Gmina Lipnowska* (Lipno Commune)

enjoy .....

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