Joseph Jean Baptiste Zabe b. 1848 in St. Die was put into an orphanage in Nancy France. The descendants of Joseph Jean Baptiste only knew the names of his parents which were Jean (John) B. Zabe and Margaret Sivelle and he was dropped off at the orphanage by a well-dressed young couple. There are DNA matches between descendants of Denis Zabe and Joan Zabee that make this Jean Baptiste Zabe the likely father of Joseph.
Birth index for Joseph b. 1848 is located in St Die, but I'm not able to see the details of his birth. Search records for the area, I found only 2 Jean Baptiste Zabe's that were around at the time of the birth of Joseph Zabe b. 1848. I'm not able to see the details of the other Jean Baptiste, but this one appears to likely be the father of Joseph. So, until more detailed records are available, this Jean Baptiste will be documented as the father of Joseph Jean Baptiste Zabe b. 1848.
