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Arthur Chayes (Chajes)

Also Known As: "Athur Eduard Alfred"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Danzig, Gdańsk, Woiwodschaft Pommern, Poland
Death: January 24, 1943 (54)
The Bronx, New York City, Bronx County, NY, United States
Place of Burial: 2040 Wellwood Avenue, Farmingdale, Suffolk County, NY, 11735, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Wolf Chajes and Emma Chajes
Brother of Leah Laurie Sajovics; Reuben Chajes; Regina Silberstrom; Rosa Eliassohn; Broncia Preissmann and 7 others

Managed by: Yuriy Koblents-Mishke
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Immediate Family

About Arthur Chayes

Exact date of birth - from Social Security application and claims and from Gdansk, Poland (former Danzig, Germany) births records. The document also confirms names of his parents.

Veteran of WWI - from US census.

Date of death and burial - from Death Index and cemetery info/

Found documents that did not enter yet:

Burial:

https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10316-2444051/arthur-cha...

http://www.interment.net/data/us/ny/suffolk/national/records-ces-ch...

http://files.usgwarchives.net/ny/suffolk/cemeteries/babylon/longisl...

Census:

https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10133-175143298/arthur-c... (year of immigration - 1904 (sic! - 16 years old), naturalization 1919, both parents born in France and French is their native language (sic!).

https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10134-221486302/arthur-c... (here parents, as expected, born in Germany and German is native language, Plus confirms the veteran of WWI status)

Residence in 1933:

https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10705-283561324/arthur-w...

Travel:

1914: https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10512-62441678/arthur-ch... (here he Chajes, mother name, born in Danzig, name of cousin in the US - very similar to name of his sister).

1926:

https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10924-82649/arthur-chaye...

https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10512-14232798/arthur-ch...

1936: https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10512-18673148/arthur-ch...

Also, his relatives referred to his name in two immigration lists when entering the US. One was his brother Max with family, see the document under his name. Second his niece Elsbeth Pollak - see:

https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10512-20589131-DR/arthur...

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Arthur Chayes's Timeline

1888
February 26, 1888
Danzig, Gdańsk, Woiwodschaft Pommern, Poland
1943
January 24, 1943
Age 54
The Bronx, New York City, Bronx County, NY, United States
January 27, 1943
Age 54
Long Island National Cemetery, 2040 Wellwood Avenue, Farmingdale, Suffolk County, NY, 11735, United States