Zundel Chanoch Blieden

Schamroth Rapeport N. The Rapeport Meyer family sojourn in South Africa. 2014 Zundel Blieden was also known as Chanoch. He was a grain merchant. He married Nese Saganowsky (1814 –1887/1892) and they had nine children – 5 sons and 4 daughters. His father was Mordkhel who had four sons – Zundel (1814 -1882/5), Ber born about1816, Hirsch (Grisha) born in 1819 and Leib born in 1821.4 All Lithuania Database (ALD) Tax and Voters Lists May 1846 Zundel Bliden son of Mordkhel well to do,Candle Taxpayers KRA/I-49/1/1381 (JewishGen) Photograph of 4 of his sons taken in Zhager, Lithuania. Yehuda Blieden (back left) with Benjamin, Yankel and Abraham Blieden.

He was documented to be a farmer in Zarasai uyezd since 1848. He was listed with his wife and three brothers Ber, Girsh and Leiba in the Farmers list KRA/1-49/1/1941 and KRA/1-49/1/2196 and in correspondence KRA/1-49/1/1942. His father's name was listed as both Mordchel and Mendel. Source Jewish Gen