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Joseph Block (Bloch)

Also Known As: "Uncle Joe", "Josef Bloch", "Joe Block", "Yosel"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Kameni, Andrushivs'kyi district, Zhytomyrs'ka oblast, Ukraine
Death: February 24, 1954 (57-65) (suicide, asphyxiation due to cord around neck)
Place of Burial: Everett, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Abraham Aryeh Block and Leah Block
Husband of Sally Block
Brother of Frima Rosen; Jack Block; PFC Nathan Block; Celia A Polivnick; Harry Block and 1 other

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Immediate Family

About Joseph Block

Born

  • May 15, 1889 (per father's naturalization papers)
  • May 1, 1894 (per mother's naturalization papers)

At immigration at 17 years old, listed as working as a lithographer.

Alcoholic (per Harvey Block) Committed Suicide. Per death certificate: "(asphyxiation due to cord around neck) found dead & hanging from a pipe in his shop"

Buried in Everett Jewish cemetery either in or adjacent to the Knights of Zaslaw cemetery, next to the Figlers and Fannie / Wolf Portnoy.

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Joseph Block's Timeline

1893
January 12, 1893
Kameni, Andrushivs'kyi district, Zhytomyrs'ka oblast, Ukraine
1954
February 24, 1954
Age 61
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Everett, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States