Szyja or Schije “Sam” or “Samuel” BALOWITZ

1871 - 1943  (72 years)

• Name	Szyja or Schije “Sam” or “Samuel” BALOWITZ
  Born	20 Oct 1871	Czarnia, Łomża, Podlaskie, Poland
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Nov 1943	Brooklyn (Kings Co.), New York City, New York, USA
  Buried	23 Nov 1943	Beth David Cemetery, Elmont, Nassau, New York, USA
  Notes	Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1800-1945: Name: Schie Bolowitz Arrival Date: 26 Dec 1910 Age: 45 years Estimated Birth Year: Abt 1865 Gender: Male Nationality: Russia Race/People: Hebrew had been written in, crossed out, and Polish written instead Last Permanent Residence: Czerny, Russia Port of Departure: Hamburg, Germany Ship Name: Graf Waldersee Port of Arrival: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Nearest relative in home country: Wife: Reise Bolowitz, Czerny Final Destination: Philadelphia, PA Person joining: Brother: Moische Bolowitz, a street address and Philadelphia originally written in. The street address has been crossed out and the address 321 Sheffield [NOTE: located in Brooklyn where Moische Balowitz lived] written in. Last Residence: Russia Birthplace: Czarnice, Russia Name spelled as “Bejlowicz” on immigration records for wife and children. 1930 Census: New York: Kings: Brooklyn: 655 Warwick Street Sam Balowitz, head, owns, $14,500, 58, married for 20 years, born in Poland, mother and father born in Poland, came to the U.S. in 1910, naturalized citizen, presser, cloaks; Resis Balowitz, wife, 58, married for 20 years, born in Poland, father and mother born in Poland, came in 1921, naturalized; Harry Balowitz, 20, single, born in Poland, father and mother born in Poland, came in 1921, naturalized, shipping clerk, dresses. [NOTE: living in same building as the Lenowitz’] Death Certificate: Name of Deceased: Sam Balowitz Residence: 655 Warwick Length of Residency in New York: 33 yrs. Married Wife: Rose Date of Birth: Oct. 20 1871 Age: 72 yrs. 1 mo. 2 days Type of Work: Presser Industry: Coats Birthplace: Poland Maiden name of mother: Pedlack Birthplace of Mother: Poland Name of Informant: Harry Balowitz, Son, 125 Van Wyck (?) Date of Burial: Nov. 23, 1943 Place of Death: Brooklyn Name of Hosp. 655 Warwick Length of Stay in this address: 22 yrs. Date and hour of death: Nov. 22, 1943 Male, White Cause of Death: Cerebral Hemorrhage Date of Onset: 6 days Contributing cause: arteriosclerosis 7 years. Cemetery headstone reads: “Yeshiah Chaim son of Shimon. Died 24 Cheshvan 5704. SAMUEL DIED 24 DAYS IN CHESCHWAN 5704 22 Nov 1943 AGE 72 YEARS”
  Person ID	I12725	Lowell&Block

  
  

  Father	Symek or Simian BELOWICZ,   b. Abt 1823,   d. 25 Aug 1893, Czarnia, Łomża, Podlaskie, Poland  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Mother	Sora or Sarah Ryfka PYTLAK,   b. Abt 1832,   d. 7 Mar 1890, Czarnia, Łomża, Podlaskie, Poland  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Family ID	F538	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rejzel or Raisel “Resis” or “Rose” SMOLARZ,   b. Abt 1873, Czarnia, Łomża, Podlaskie, Poland ,   d. 12 Nov 1961, Brooklyn (Kings Co.), New York City, New York, USA  (Age ~ 88 years)
  Children	1. Sore Malke BALOWITZ,   b. Abt 1895   2. Szymon BALOWITZ,   b. Abt 1895   3. Rywka BALOWITZ,   b. Abt 1901   4. Chaja Leja BALOWITZ,   b. Abt 1903   5. Relka KRYMKEWICZ,   b. Abt 1885, Zambrów, Podlaskie, Poland   6. Gerszon “George” BALOWITZ,   b. Abt 1905, Czarnia, Łomża, Podlaskie, Poland   7. Chaszka BALOWITZ   8. Hersch Berl “Harry” BALOWITZ,   b. 18 Jan 1909, Czarnia, Łomża, Podlaskie, Poland ,   d. 21 Aug 2004, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA  (Age 95 years)
  Family ID	F4384	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Oct 1871 - Czarnia, Łomża, Podlaskie, Poland Died - 22 Nov 1943 - Brooklyn (Kings Co.), New York City, New York, USA Buried - 23 Nov 1943 - Beth David Cemetery, Elmont, Nassau, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth