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| | Origin of the Saari Surname |
 | | My second great-grandfather, Anders Eriksson Patana was born 18 Feb 1840 on the Patana farm, Pulkkinen village, Veteli parish, Vaasan Lääni, Finland, to Maria Abrahamsdotter (Geddala) and Erik Andersson Patana. |
 | | Anders, Lisa, and their family moved to the Saari farm (Lisas birthplace) sometime between July 1867 (the birth of their son Anders Adolf) and August 1869 (the birth of their son Matts, my great-grandfather) After this relocation, Anders is identified as Anders Eriksson of the Saari farm. |
 | | There is a picture of Anders in a history of the village of Räyrinki, and the Finnish version of his name Antti Erkinpoika Saari is used in this publication. |
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