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 No task this large, nor this in-depth across generations can be credited to one person, however
Geadah.com owes much to Michel Moussa Geadah who was the first to compile the Geadah Genealogy. Since the communications technology was inadequate at the time, it was a monumental effort for him to get in touch with the members of the family who had settled abroad, mainly in the Arab countries. Regardless, he succeeded against these great odds and reconstructed a most edifying genealogy from 1720 to 1968 when he published it. 1975 was the start of the Lebanese Civil War which created yet another unfettered exodus from Lebanon, and an unavoidable malaise which ensued and afflicted not only Lebanon but also the Middle East. Moussa Semaan Geadah, Michel Moussa’s nephew, felt it imperative to exert additional efforts to continue with the genealogy before its members disappeared in the spectrum of the diaspora, and their lineage in the embers of oblivion. He resuscitated the family’s history, documenting it until 1998. Motivated by the same determinants, Lina Kamal Geadah updated this perennial topic until 2003 with the help of excellently kept files by Leila Wakim Andraos Geadah, Moussa’s wife. The assistance and support of Father John and his late brother Pierre were most important in the update. She also went beyond as she got in touch with members of the family who had left Lebanon during the Civil War of 1975-1990 and emigrated to Europe, North America, Australia, Africa, ...
We salute all the individuals and institutions who have made this family tree possible, namely:
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