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Excerpt from Encyclopedia of Biography of New York, Vol. 2: A Life Record of Men and Women of the Past Whose Sterling Character and Energy and Industry Have Made Them Pre�minent in Their Own and Many Other States
The Sage family was without doubt of Scandinavian origin, and the narrle at first was Saga. When the Norsemen conquered Normandy, in France, they generally softened the final a tone, thus making Saga, Sage, and added a French sufiix to denote landed occupa tion. To the first Norman Saga or Sage was added ville or town, thus making it Sageville, or Sagetown, or land. As these Spread to other countries the name was subjected to other changes. In Germany it was Saige or Sauge, the same in Swit zetland, while in France it was Le Sage. The name is first found in England on the Battle Abbey Roll, in 1066. This roll was prepared by the monks of Battle Abbey at the command of William the Conqueror, to perpetuate the names of those who took part in the battle of Hast ings, which gave him the English throne. It is there recorded Sageville. All of the name in England, Scotland and Wales originated in this way. The fam ily was granted a coat-oi-arms, which is used 'by the American family.
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