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Sulka Sterling (Margolis)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: probably, Kalvarija, Kalvarija Municipality, Marijampolė County, Lithuania
Death: circa 1860 (43-60)
Kalvarija, Kalvarija Municipality, Marijampolė County, Lithuania
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Mordechai Margolis and Hinde Bas Ber Margolis
Wife of R' Chaim Ber Sterling
Mother of Abraham David Sterling; Asher Zundel Sterling; Note "Nathan" Sterling; . Orsekowski; Issac Sterling and 1 other
Sister of Judah Leib Margolis; R' Elijah Margolis, A.B.D. Przerosl, Veisiejai, Radyn and Rokishok; Zvi Hirsch Margolis; Jacob Margolis; Kaila Bernstein and 1 other

Managed by: Randy Schoenberg
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About Sulka Sterling

Update February 2012: Children of R' Chaim Sterling and Sulka Margolis

  1. Oszer (Asher) Zundel, b. c. .1840 Married Liba Aleksandrowicz in 1863 in Bakalarzewo
  2. Note (Nathan) b. c. 1844. Married Chaya Feige Borowska
  3. Isaac
  4. Fanny
  5. Abraham David, married Miriam (Marjorie) -------
  6. daughter, married Unknown Orsekowski

Note that Sulka's father's name is given as "Jankiel" (Jacob) in the marriage record of her son Oszer Zundel Osherun whereas she is the daughter of Mordechai Margolis. This may be an error or require explanation.

Dr. Neil Rosenstein (1984) did not have a complete list of the children of "Reb Sterling" and Sulka Margolis. He postulated a son Asher, in addition to listing Isaac and Abraham David.

  • The Unbroken Chain by Dr. Neil Rosenstein, Vol 1 2nd edition, page 18. Paragraph G.12.4
  • Also The Margolis Family by Dr. Neil Rosenstein, 1984.
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Sulka Sterling's Timeline

1808
1808
probably, Kalvarija, Kalvarija Municipality, Marijampolė County, Lithuania
1830
1830
1840
1840
Augustow, Suwalki, Poland
1844
1844
Augustow, Suwalki, Poland
1850
1850
1860
1860
Age 52
Kalvarija, Kalvarija Municipality, Marijampolė County, Lithuania
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