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Elias Swig / Cwi / Cvi

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Prienai, Lithuania
Death: September 23, 1919 (85)
83 Porter St, Boston, MA, United States
Place of Burial: Woburn, MA
Immediate Family:

Son of Lazarus / Eliezer / Leizer Cwi / Cvi and Sarah / Sora Ryva
Husband of Dora Swig
Father of Fannie Silverman; Simon Swig; Esther Goldstein; Rose Swig and Ann Segal
Brother of Khackiel Cwi / Cvi; Abram Berko Cwi / Cvi; Mortchel Mendel Cwi / Cvi and Fruma Khaia Cwi / Cvi

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About Elias Swig / Cwi / Cvi

Naturalization record from The National Archives and Records Administration, Northeast Region Boston- To the honorable the Judges of the CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES begun and Holden at Boston, within and for the District of Massachusetts. Respectfully represents Elias Swig residing at 416 Washington Street, Taunton in said District, occupation Pedler, an alien and a free white person; that he was born in Pren in Poland in Russia, the 15th day of May in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty-four and is now about fifty-six years of age; that he arrived at New York in the District of New York in the United States of America, on or about the 15th day of December in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and eighty three.... And the said petitioner further represents that he made a primary declaration of his intention to become a citizen of the said United States, before the honorable First District Court, Bristol, R.I. on the 23rd day of October A.D. 1888. I, Elias Swig do solemnly swear, that I do absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to every Foreign Prince, Potentate, State,or Soverignty whatsoever- particularly to Alexander III Emperor of Russia, whose subject I have heretofore been; and that I will support the Constitution of the United States of America, - so help me God. Dist. of Massachusetts, to wit: At a Circuit Court of the United States, begun and holden at said Boston, on the fifteenth day of October in the year of our Lord 1890, to wit, on the twenty sixth day of December A.D. 1890, the said Swig having produced the evidence required by law, took the aforesaid oath and was admitted to become a citizen of the United States of America; and the Court ordered that record thereof be made accordingly.

1900 Federal Census, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.- Enumeration Dist. 1183- sheet 19, line 39.- 90 Porter Street Swig, Elias- Head- White-Male-Aug- 1830-69-married 50 yrs-born Poland- father born Poland-mother born Poland-year of Immigration 1882- 18 years in country-naturalized- Hebrew Teacher.

1910 Federal census of Boston, Suffolk Co., MA- ED# 1277 Sheet# 8A- Ward 2-Precinct 5 Swig, Elias, head, male, white, 76, married 58 years, born in Russia, father and mother born in Russia, immigrated in 1887, Na., teacher, private class

Photocopy of Death record from Mass Vital Records- year 1919- Vol. 22- Page 354- No. 8820 Place of death- 83 Porter Street, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Full Name- Elias Swig Residence- 83 Porter Street Male- White- Married Wife- Dora Date of birth- 1825 Age 94 Occupation- Hebrew Teacher Birthplace- Russia Name of Father- Lazarus- Russia Name of mother- Sarah- Russia Informant name not given Date of death- Sept 23, 1919 Cause of death- Cerebral Thrombosis- contributory- Arterio Sclerosis for years Place of burial- Ohel Jacob Cemetery, Woburn Date of burial- Sept 23, 1919 Undertaker- J. Stanetsky

Boston Transcript, September 23, 1919 Father of Simon Swig Elias Swig was native of Russia and had lived in Taunton and East Boston for 35 years.

  Elias Swig, a native of Russia and for 35 years a resident of Taunton and East Boston, died this morning at his home at 83 Porter street, East Boston. He was the father of Simon Swig, vice-president of the Tremont Trust Co. 
  In Russia, Mr. Swig was an instructor. He is survived by his widow who is 95 years old, five daughters and one son.
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Elias Swig / Cwi / Cvi's Timeline

1834
May 18, 1834
Prienai, Lithuania
1858
1858
Prienai, Prienai District Municipality, Kaunas County, Lithuania
1862
1862
Prienai, Prienai District Municipality, Kaunas County, Lithuania
1866
1866
Prienai, Lithuania
1874
July 1874
1878
1878
1919
September 23, 1919
Age 85
83 Porter St, Boston, MA, United States
September 23, 1919
Age 85
Ohel Jacob Cemetery, Woburn, MA