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Author: saubert110
Surnames: Saubert
Classification: biography
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Hello!
This is Marc Saubert from Germany. I just found a passenger list to NYC from 1850 to 1927
or something, and it clearly states many Sauberts (atleast 30) leaving from Hamburg,
Germany to NYC, probably settling to the USA. I live in a little town called Kempen and I
can assure you that we are not yodelling and growing Edelweiss ;) Yodelling and stuff is a
traditional thing in Bavaria, which is South Germany. Mannheim is in central Germany near
Frankfurt, there is also no yodelling and Edelweiss around, I've been there a few
times.
My grandfather still lived in Hamburg, along with his father who died before I was born. I
believe that his grandfather also lived in Hamburg. I have no information about anything
older than that. My grandfather moved from Hamburg to Kempen (about 150 miles from
Mannheim) after the Second World War.
These many Sauberts settling from Hamburg to the USA might be a sign that there is a
possibility to have many relatives living in the USA. ;)
I don't know of too many Sauberts who still live in Germany. I know that parts of my
family moved to North-East Germany (Luebeck) and that another part of my family moved to
Central Germany (not Mannheim though). The rest remained near Cologne in West-Germany.
Except of the Cologne/Kempen guys, we are not in contact. I was told that one relative
also remained in Hamburg (a grand-grand-grand-cousin?). I have asked my aunt to help me a
bit to find out, she should have a family tree book. That guy who moved to Central Germany
owns the website "www.saubert.de", my father told me that he is a relative of us
but we're not in contact.
I visit NYC and Boston regularly, if any Saubert lives in NY, MA, CT or RI who knows of
roots in Hamburg, give me a sign and we might drink a coffee one day. You can reach me at
saubert(nospam)majesty.net, I speak fluent english, german and I might also help in
spanish, french and dutch.
One last remark. The name "Saubert" is of french origin, as it is a typical
french name. I have heard something of french roots years ago, I'll try to find out
more. I even know of another "Marc Saubert" in France who I was able to reach
via phone. When pronounced in German, "Saubert" means something
"funny" at best. ;( The same applies to the well-known name
"Gault(h)ier", never pronounce that in German ;) Even my grandfather used to
pronounce our name in German, which probably means that we have old roots in Germany. I do
not wish to follow this tradition in the future, as I consider it incorrect and
problematic at times, so I would teach my children the way it is pronounced correctly in
french - written in english as spoken in french it would look like this: So-bair, last
syllable being the longer one.
I also like our name the way it is pronounced in American English, especially since it
doesn't have a meaning.
I hope this was a bit of a help to anyone out there. I'll get back to you guys once I
get my hands on the family tree book and see what I find out.
My grandfather was a very musical person with a strong comediant humor. My father is also
a very humorous person but lacks any musicality, but therefore he enjoys craft and
automotive. I believe I have the genes of my grandfather, we have very much in common. If
you wish to see some results, check my artist website at
www.ch*taire.net. You'll find
music productions, recordings of live acts, many photos taken by myself and a few fun
productions.
I wish to tell you a funny story. My french teacher at school was one of the first persons
to point out that my name is actually French and that I pronounce it incorrectly. However,
he was a bit of a puzzled person: Quite often he thought my name was Sauter, not Saubert.
That way, he pronounced the name Sauter in french, giving my class-mates great amusement,
who then also started to mis-pronounce my name the way not intended ;) When written down
as pronounced, it would read "Ch*taire". This was in 1990. After a while, even
friends started calling me "ch*t" or "Ch*taire", and that's when I
thought this is to become my artist name in the future. Since that day, I am known as
"Ch*taire" in the music scene and computer demo scene.
I hope you enjoyed this little story about the german Saubert, if you wish to get in
touch, my dear Sauberts, then don't hesitate.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Replace the asterisk (*) with an "o". I dislike my artist name
to be listed on search engines with my real name for obvious reasons, especially since
there is no other "Ch*taire" worldwide. So please do not reply with my artist
name on this website, thank you very much for your understanding and keeping me a bit of
privacy.
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