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Tessie HERSHKOWITZ

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Name Tessie HERSHKOWITZ Born Abt 1894 Warsaw, Masovian, Poland Gender Female Died 23 Oct 1918 Manhattan (New York Co.), New York City, New York, USA Buried 24 Oct 1918 United Hebrew Cemetery, Staten Island (Richmond Co.), New York City, New York, USA Notes - She married an accountant and was pregnant and then died at the age of 24 during the influenza epidemic of 1918.
State of New York Affidavit for License to Marry:
County of New York, City of New York
Groom: Max Rubin
Color: White
Place of Residence: 208 Delancey St. New York
Age: 26
Occupation: Tailor
Place of Birth: Warsaw, Russia
Name of Father: Samuel
Country of Birth: Russia
Maiden Name of Mother: Gitel Smalonvitz
Country of Birth: Russia
Number of Marriage: First
Bride: Tessie Hershkowitch
Color: White
Place of Residence: 208 Delancey St. New York
Age: 24
Place of Birth: Warsaw, Russia
Name of Father: Hyman
County of Birth: Russia
Maiden name of mother: Annie Shmelz
Country of Birth: Russia
Number of Marriage: First
Date: 18 Sep 1917
Marriage Certificate:
Rabbi: Julius Silberman
Marriage Date: 3 Nov 1917
Witnesses: William Krimsky and Leonid Urstein
According to Sylvie:
“Tessie had married very well. Years after she died, I remember Poppa telling us how beautiful his sister had been (“a beautiful girl”). Mama stood behind him where he couldn’t see and made a face and shook her head.”
Death Certificate #33574, Department of Health of The City of New York, Bureau of Records:
Tessie Rubin
Character of Premises: Tenement
Married
Date of Death: Oct. 23, 1918
Death occurred at 5:00 p.m. from Influenza
Had been being treated for 10 days
No date of birth given
Age: 24
Occupation: Housewife
Birthplace: Russia
How long in the U.S.: 5 years
How long resident of New York City: 5 years
Father’s name: Chaim Wolf Hershkowitz
Birthplace of Father: Russia
Maiden Name of Mother: [difficult to read]: Eva Lehmaltz
Birthplace of Mother: Russia
Place of Burial: United Hebrew Cemetery
Date of Burial: October 24, 1918
Undertaker: Max Perlstein (?)
Address: 2 Clinton St.
Person ID I24 Lowell&Block Last Modified 8 Jul 2013
Father Hyman “Chaim” Wolfe HERSHKOWITZ, d. Poland Mother Eva “Chava” Gittel SHMELTZ, d. Poland Family ID F9 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Max RUBIN, b. 7 Dec 1891, Warsaw, Masovian, Poland Married 3 Nov 1917 Manhattan (New York Co.), New York City, New York, USA Documents Marriage. Hershkowitz, Tessie and Max Rubin. Marriage License.
Married 3 Nov 1917.Last Modified 14 Feb 2023 Family ID F239 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- She married an accountant and was pregnant and then died at the age of 24 during the influenza epidemic of 1918.
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Documents Death. Rubin, Tessie Hershkowitz. Death Certificate.
Died 23 October 1918.
Headstones Rubin, Tessie Hershkowitz