My father's mother is Eva (Yafka) Shukait, born in late 1800's in Michigan. Her father immigrated from area of Lithuania/Poland, then under Russian government.
I am looking for info on genealogy on Shutait family. I know that Eva's father was Ksawery (Polish for Xavier) Shukait. In Lithuania, the Shukait name is spelled several ways, depending on the gender and marital status. "shukait" is married woman. "Shukate" is unmarried woman. Shukaitis is male.
I suspect that when the family immigrated to the USA around 1875, the name was Americanized to Shukait.
Do you have any info on the origin on your ancestors, prior to arrival to USA? Do you know the date and port of arrival? I would be happy to share the information I have on this branch of the family.
Best regards, John Galazin