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Judah Philip Benjamin MP (1811 - 1884)

to a Sephardic family in the West Indies, Judah P. Benjamin was the most highly placed Jew in the Confederacy. Benjamin spent his adolescence in Charleston and briefly attended Yale University. He stud...

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Judah Philip Benjamin MP (1811 - 1884)

to a Sephardic family in the West Indies, Judah P. Benjamin was the most highly placed Jew in the Confederacy. Benjamin spent his adolescence in Charleston and briefly attended Yale University. He stud...

8/6/2024

Gustavus Adolphus Myers (1801 - 1869)

Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy : Jun 18 2016, 7:16:33 UTC Myers family papers, 1843–1929. 81 items. Mss1M9924b. Microfilm reel C302. This collection primarily concerns Gustavus Adolphus...

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Gustavus Adolphus Myers (1801 - 1869)

Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy : Jun 18 2016, 7:16:33 UTC Myers family papers, 1843–1929. 81 items. Mss1M9924b. Microfilm reel C302. This collection primarily concerns Gustavus Adolphus...

6/20/2021

Birth: 1840 Hessen, Germany Death: Apr. 1, 1912 Berkley, Norfolk CityVirginia, USA Burial: Eastview Cemetery, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, USA, The Piedmont Herald, June 10, 1904- -...

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Birth: 1840 Hessen, Germany Death: Apr. 1, 1912 Berkley, Norfolk CityVirginia, USA Burial: Eastview Cemetery, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, USA, The Piedmont Herald, June 10, 1904- -...

7/3/2015

Harry H. Mansbach (1911 - 2002)

Harry Hirsch Mansbach==Harry H. Mansbach , prominent philanthropist, attorney, and former owner of The Hub, died early Sunday morning, Dec. 1, 2002, at his home in Norfolk. He was 91.Harry Mansbach was...

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Harry H. Mansbach (1911 - 2002)

Harry Hirsch Mansbach==Harry H. Mansbach , prominent philanthropist, attorney, and former owner of The Hub, died early Sunday morning, Dec. 1, 2002, at his home in Norfolk. He was 91.Harry Mansbach was...

7/3/2015

Elias Legarde MP (c.1593 - c.1670)

Elias Legarde (a/k/a Legardo) b. abt 1593 in Languedoc, France, d. abt 1670 in Elizabeth City, Virginia, was a Sephardic Jew who arrived at James City, Virginia, on the HMS Abigail in 1621.[1] Legarde ...

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Elias Legarde MP (c.1593 - c.1670)

Elias Legarde (a/k/a Legardo) b. abt 1593 in Languedoc, France, d. abt 1670 in Elizabeth City, Virginia, was a Sephardic Jew who arrived at James City, Virginia, on the HMS Abigail in 1621.[1] Legarde ...

6/2/2014

Mordecai Marks (deceased)

From "A Memorial and Biographical History of the Counties of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura Counties" 1891 By Yda Addis Storke>Dr. Joshua Marks, one of the prominent citizens of Ventura Co...

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Mordecai Marks (deceased)

From "A Memorial and Biographical History of the Counties of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura Counties" 1891 By Yda Addis Storke>Dr. Joshua Marks, one of the prominent citizens of Ventura Co...

6/2/2014

Solomon de Leon Jacobs MP (1777 - 1827)

Was acting Mayor of Richmond, Virginia from 1818 to 1819. JacobsBirth: 1775 Heidelberg Allegheny County Pennsylvania, USADeath: Oct. 30, 1827 Richmond Richmond City Virginia, USAMayor of Richmond and...

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Solomon de Leon Jacobs MP (1777 - 1827)

Was acting Mayor of Richmond, Virginia from 1818 to 1819. JacobsBirth: 1775 Heidelberg Allegheny County Pennsylvania, USADeath: Oct. 30, 1827 Richmond Richmond City Virginia, USAMayor of Richmond and...

6/2/2014

Joseph Jacobs (1770 - 1811)

members of the family died in the fire—patriarch Joseph Jacobs, his seventeen year old daughter Eliza, his four year-old granddaughter Adeline Bausman, and his two nieces, Mrs. Marks (or Marx) (a mothe...

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Joseph Jacobs (1770 - 1811)

members of the family died in the fire—patriarch Joseph Jacobs, his seventeen year old daughter Eliza, his four year-old granddaughter Adeline Bausman, and his two nieces, Mrs. Marks (or Marx) (a mothe...

6/2/2014

Solomon Raphael (c.1740 - aft.1811)

"A descendant of the great painter Raphael."From The Jews and Masonry in the United States Before 1810 : The Jewish role in the formation and leadership of Scottish Rite Masonry -- by: Samuel Oppenheim...

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Solomon Raphael (c.1740 - aft.1811)

"A descendant of the great painter Raphael."From The Jews and Masonry in the United States Before 1810 : The Jewish role in the formation and leadership of Scottish Rite Masonry -- by: Samuel Oppenheim...

6/2/2014

Clarissa Ann Raphael (1800 - aft.1861)

Sources # U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Name: Isaac Raphael Gender: Male Spouse: Clarissa A. Raphael Publication Title: Louisville, Kentucky, City Directory, 1861. "Raphael, Clarissa A., wid. Isaac....

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Clarissa Ann Raphael (1800 - aft.1861)

Sources # U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Name: Isaac Raphael Gender: Male Spouse: Clarissa A. Raphael Publication Title: Louisville, Kentucky, City Directory, 1861. "Raphael, Clarissa A., wid. Isaac....

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Benjamin Wolfe MP (1767 - 1817)

From The Jews and Masonry in the United States Before 1810 The Jewish role in the formation and leadership of Scottish Rite Masonry -- by: Samuel Oppenheim, 1910-02, source: American Jewish Historical ...

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Benjamin Wolfe MP (1767 - 1817)

From The Jews and Masonry in the United States Before 1810 The Jewish role in the formation and leadership of Scottish Rite Masonry -- by: Samuel Oppenheim, 1910-02, source: American Jewish Historical ...

6/2/2014