Name | RELATION | Birth Year | BIRTHPLACE | FATHER | MOTHER | ADDRESS | LANGUAGE | ARRIVE | OCCUPATION |
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John H. Webber | Head | abt 1871 | Illinois | Germany | Germany | 193 Oak St. | English | Railroad Cashier | |
Alice A. Webber | Wife | abt 1874 | Maine | Maine | Massachusetts | 193 Oak St. | English | ||
John H. [Jr.] Webber | Son | abt 1899 | Maine | Illinois | Maine | 193 Oak St. | |||
Herman Gelamer | Head | abt 1863 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 44 Pettingill St. | English | 1882 | Dyer |
Anna Gelamer | Wife | abt 1859 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 44 Pettingill St. | English | 1882 | |
Fred Gelamer | Son | abt 1883 | Maine | Germany | Germany | 44 Pettingill St. | English | Day Laborer | |
Richard Gelamer | Son | abt 1884 | Massachusetts | Germany | Germany | 44 Pettingill St. | English | Elevator Boy | |
Clara Gelamer | Daughter | abt 1886 | Massachusetts | Germany | Germany | 44 Pettingill St. | English | At School | |
Alfred Gelamer | Son | abt 1888 | Massachusetts | Germany | Germany | 44 Pettingill St. | English | At School | |
Emma Gelamer | Daughter | abt 1891 | Massachusetts | Germany | Germany | 44 Pettingill St. | English | At School | |
Ella Gelamer | Daughter | abt 1892 | Massachusetts | Germany | Germany | 44 Pettingill St. | At School | ||
Nellie Gelamer | Daughter | abt 1895 | Maine | Germany | Germany | 44 Pettingill St. | At School | ||
Charlie Gelamer | Son | abt 1898 | Maine | Germany | Germany | 44 Pettingill St. | |||
William [Roh]leader | Head | abt 1838 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 604 Main St. | German | 1867 | Cotton Weaver |
Jennie [Roh]leader | Wife | abt 1837 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 605 Main St. | English | 1867 | |
Annie B. Rohleader | Daughter | abt 1865 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 605 Main St. | English | ||
Ada Rohleader | Daughter | abt 1874 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 605 Main St. | English | ||
Fred Ebert | Son-in-Law | abt 1866 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 605 Main St. | English | Cotton Weaver | |
Emma Schutz | Boarder (with Schott family) | abt 1887 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 39 Main St. | English | Spinner | |
Charles Lichtenberg | Head | abt 1852 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 336 Sabattus St. | English | 1870 | Loom Fixer |
E. Margaret Lichtenberg | Wife | abt 1861 | Massachusetts | Germany | Scotland | 336 Sabattus St. | English | ||
S. Bertha Lichtenberg | Daughter | abt 1880 | Maine | Germany | Massachusetts | 336 Sabattus St. | English | Folder | |
E. Ninnie Lichtenberg | Daughter | abt 1882 | Maine | Germany | Massachusetts | 336 Sabattus St. | English | Stitcher | |
J. William Lichtenberg | Son | abt 1887 | Maine | Germany | Massachusetts | 336 Sabattus St. | English | At School | |
J. Fredrich Lichtenberg | Son | abt 1889 | Maine | Germany | Massachusetts | 336 Sabattus St. | English | At School | |
L. Selma Lichtenberg | Daughter | abt 1892 | Maine | Germany | Massachusetts | 336 Sabattus St. | At School | ||
W. Carl Lichtenberg | Son | abt 1894 | Maine | Germany | Massachusetts | 336 Sabattus St. | |||
Fred Ziegler | Head | abt 1854 | Germany | Germany | Germany | ? No Name Pond Road | English | 1870 | Farmer |
Gertrude Ziegler | Wife | abt 1865 | Germany | Germany | Germany | ? No Name Pond Road | English | 1888 | |
Gail? Ziegler | Son | abt 1894 | Maine | Germany | Germany | ? No Name Pond Road | English | At School | |
Gertrude Ziegler | Daughter | abt 1898 | Maine | Germany | Germany | ? No Name Pond Road | |||
Silas Ehrenfried | Boarder (with Nevins family) | abt 1877 | Maine | Germany | Germany | 42 High St. | English | Dry Goods Dealer | |
Henry Siemon | Head | abt 1838 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 24 Lowell St.? | English | 1870 | Worker in Woolen Mill |
Annie M. Siemon | Wife | abt 1837 | Maine | New Hampshire | Maine | 24 Lowell St.? | English | ||
Carl Siemon | Son | abt 1881 | Maine | Germany | Maine | 24 Lowell St.? | English | ??? Worker | |
Karolyn Kramer | Head | abt 1844 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 17 Summer St. (West End) | English | 1881 | |
Henry Kramer | Son | abt 1873 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 17 Summer St. (West End) | English | 1881 | [Bobbin Man]? |
Paul Kramer | Son | abt 1886 | Maine | Germany | Germany | 17 Summer St. (West End) | English | At School | |
Elizabeth Kramer | Daughter | abt 1891 | Maine | Germany | Germany | 17 Summer St. (West End) | English | At School | |
Max Seigler | Boarder (with Chadbourne family) | abt 1900 | 98 Oak St. | ||||||
William Zeigler | Head | abt 1845 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 11 Jones [Road]? | English | 1880 | Day Laborer |
Emma Zeigler | Wife | abt 1847 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 11 Jones [Road]? | English | 1880 | |
Bessie Zeigler | Daughter | abt 1880 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 11 Jones [Road]? | English | 1880 | |
Rosa Zeigler | Daughter | abt 1881 | Maine | Germany | Germany | 11 Jones [Road]? | English | Quilter | |
Edith Zeigler | Daughter | abt 1885 | Maine | Germany | Germany | 11 Jones [Road]? | English | Quilter | |
Simon B. Epstein | Head | abt 1866 | Poland | Poland | Poland | 30 [Main] St.? | English | 1883 | [???] & Cigar Store Owner |
Lily Epstein | Wife | abt 1872 | Poland | Poland | Poland | 30 [Main] St.? | English | 1889 | |
Regenie Epstein | Daughter | abt 1892 | Maine | Poland | Poland | 30 [Main] St.? | At School | ||
Julius Epstein | Son | abt 1894 | Maine | Poland | Poland | 30 [Main] St.? | At School | ||
Nathan Greenburg | Head | abt 1854 | Poland (WP?) | Poland | Poland | 36 Oak St. | English | 1870 | Owner of Dry Goods Store |
Therese Greenburg | Wife | abt 1858 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 36 Oak St. | English | 1875 | |
Pauline Greenburg | Daughter | abt 1886 | Maine | Poland | Germany | 36 Oak St. | English | At School | |
Frank Gutmann | Head | abt 1833 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 130 [Oak] St. ? | English | 1853 | Worker at Woolen Mill |
Mary A. Gutmann | Wife | abt 1839 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island | Rhode Island | 130 [Oak] St. ? | English | ||
Gertrude Gutmann | Daughter | abt 1869 | Maine | Germany | Rhode Island | 130 [Oak] St. ? | English | [Supt.]? Woolen Mill | |
Walter U. Gutmann | Son | abt 1871 | Maine | Germany | Rhode Island | 130 [Oak] St. ? | English | ||
Max Zeigler | Boarder (with Leavitt family) | abt 1876 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 155 Middle St. | English | 1879 | Shoe Finisher |
Herman Klusner | Boarder (at boarding house owned by Sarah Townes) | abt 1834 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 119 Lisbon St. | English | 1856 | Loom Fixer |
Max Mendelstam | Boarder (with Landers family) | abt 1868 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 111 Main St. | English | 1885 | Jeweler |
Abraham Harrisburg | Head | abt 1844 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 33 Lincoln St. | English | 1892 | Peddler |
Anna Harrisburg | Wife | abt 1856 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 33 Lincoln St. | English | 1892 | |
Fannie Harrisburg | Daughter | abt 1890 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 33 Lincoln St. | English | 1892 | At School |
Sarah Harrisburg | Daughter | abt 1892 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 33 Lincoln St. | English | 1892 | At School |
Alexander Harrisburg | Son | abt 1895 | Maine | Russia | Russia | 33 Lincoln St. | English | At School | |
John Harrisburg | Son | abt 1899 | Maine | Russia | Russia | 33 Lincoln St. | |||
David Harrisburg | Son | abt 1899 | Maine | Russia | Russia | 33 Lincoln St. | |||
Jacob Goldberg | Head | abt 1870 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 25 Lincoln St. | English | 1885 | Peddler |
Celia Goldberg | Wife | abt 1870 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 25 Lincoln St. | English | 1889 | |
Annie Goldberg | Daughter | abt 1891 | Maine | Russia | Russia | 25 Lincoln St. | English | At School | |
Abraham Goldberg | Son | abt 1892 | Maine | Russia | Russia | 25 Lincoln St. | English | At School | |
Rachel W. Goldberg | Daughter | abt 1893 | Maine | Russia | Russia | 25 Lincoln St. | English | At School | |
Harry Goldberg | Son | abt 1894 | Maine | Russia | Russia | 25 Lincoln St. | English | At School | |
William Goldberg | Son | abt 1896 | Maine | Russia | Russia | 25 Lincoln St. | At School | ||
Sada Goldberg | Daughter | abt 1898 | Maine | Russia | Russia | 25 Lincoln St. | |||
Max Goldberg | Son | abt 1899 | Maine | Russia | Russia | 25 Lincoln St. | |||
Philly Cohen | Head | abt 1867 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 21 Lincoln St. | English | 1882 | Bottler |
Sarah Cohen | Wife | abt 1866 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 21 Lincoln St. | English | 1881 | |
Dora Cohen | Daughter | abt 1891 | Massachusetts | Russia | Russia | 21 Lincoln St. | English | At School | |
Rosa Cohen | Daughter | abt 1893 | Massachusetts | Russia | Russia | 21 Lincoln St. | English | At School | |
Harry Cohen | Son | abt 1894 | Massachusetts | Russia | Russia | 21 Lincoln St. | English | At School | |
Ida Cohen | Daughter | abt 1895 | Massachusetts | Russia | Russia | 21 Lincoln St. | English | At School | |
Emanuel Cohen | Son | abt 1899 | Massachusetts | Russia | Russia | 21 Lincoln St. | |||
Harold Supolitz | Head | abt 1875 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 27 Hines Alley | English | 1899 | Peddler |
Simon Wadd | Head | abt 1860 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 27 Hines Alley | English | 1896 | Peddler |
Annie Wadd | Wife | abt 1865 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 27 Hines Alley | English | 1896 | |
Myer Wadd | Son | abt 1886 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 27 Hines Alley | English | 1896 | Peddler |
Samuel Wadd | Son | abt 1888 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 27 Hines Alley | English | 1896 | At School |
Maurice Wadd | Son | abt 1890 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 27 Hines Alley | English | 1896 | At School |
Sarah Wadd | Daughter | abt 1892 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 27 Hines Alley | 1896 | At School | |
Mary Wadd | Daughter | abt 1896 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 27 Hines Alley | 1896 | ||
Joseph Wiseman | Head | abt 1876 | Maine | Canada | Canada | 116 Lincoln St. | English | Bartender | |
Alice Wiseman | Wife | abt 1876 | Maine | Ireland | Ireland | 116 Lincoln St. | English | ||
Henry L. Wiseman | Son | abt 1894 | Maine | Maine | Maine | 116 Lincoln St. | At School | ||
Marguerite Wiseman | Daughter | abt 1895 | Maine | Maine | Maine | 116 Lincoln St. | At School | ||
Albertine Wiseman | Daughter | abt 1897 | Maine | Maine | Maine | 116 Lincoln St. | |||
Joseph Wiseman | Son | abt 1899 | Maine | Maine | Maine | 116 Lincoln St. | |||
William Pulverman | Head | abt 1842 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 188 Middle St. | English | 1866 | Commercial Traveler |
Theadore Pulverman | Son | abt 1880 | Maine | Germany | Germany | 188 Middle St. | English | Salesman | |
Annie Pulverman | Daughter | abt 1876 | Maine | Germany | Germany | 188 Middle St. | English | ||
Minnie Pulverman | Daughter | abt 1882 | Maine | Germany | Germany | 188 Middle St. | English | ||
Isaac B. Isaacson | Boarder (in Potter household) | abt 1860 | Massachusetts | Russia | Russia | 46 Pine St. | English | Merchant | |
Annie Isaacson | Boarder (in Potter household) | abt 1866 | Maine | Germany | Russia | 46 Pine St. | English | ||
Hariett Isaacson | Boarder (in Potter household) | abt 1887 | Maine | Massachusetts | Maine | 46 Pine St. | English | At School | |
Morse [Mars] Lavine | Head | abt 1864 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 35 Ash St. | English | 1884 | [Cloak] Maker? |
Dora Lavine | Wife | abt 1867 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 35 Ash St. | English | 1884 | |
Frank Lavine | Son | abt 1890 | New York | New York | Russia | 35 Ash St. | English | At School | |
Ada Lavine | Daughter | abt 1892 | New York | New York | Russia | 35 Ash St. | At School | ||
Julius Lavine | Son | abt 1895 | New York | New York | Russia | 35 Ash St. | |||
Abraham Singer | Head | abt 1871 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 39 Ash St. | English | 1886 | Dry Goods Merchant |
Minnie Singer | Wife | abt 1871 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 39 Ash St. | English | 1890 | Saleswoman |
Nettie Singer | Daughter | abt 1895 | Maine | Russia | Russia | 39 Ash St. | At School | ||
Ida Singer | Daughter | abt 1897 | Maine | Russia | Russia | 39 Ash St. | At School | ||
Simon Singer | Son | abt 1898 | Maine | Russia | Russia | 39 Ash St. | |||
Sarah Singer | Sister | abt 1874 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 39 Ash St. | English | 1897 | |
Max Feldblum | Head | abt 1870 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 118 Bartlett St. | English | 1883 | Dry Goods Merchant |
Etta Feldblum | Wife | abt 1878 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 118 Bartlett St. | English | 1892 | |
Rosaline Feldblum | Daughter | abt 1898 | Massachusetts | Germany | Germany | 118 Bartlett St. | |||
Jacob Singer | Head | abt 1881 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 39 Ash St. | English | 1900 | Dry Goods Salesman |
Almira Lown | Head | abt 1826 | Maine | Maine | New Brunswick | 57 Walnut St. | English | ||
Benjamin F. Lown | Son | abt 1858 | Maine | Maine | Maine | 57 Walnut St. | English | Carpenter | |
Jane Lown | Daughter | abt 1868 | Maine | Maine | Maine | 57 Walnut St. | English | Printer | |
Julia M. Fellner [Feller] | Assistant | abt 1878 | Hungary | Hungary | Hungary | 254 Bates [College]? | English | 1880 | |
Abraham Barnstein | Head | abt 1862 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 16 Knox St. | English | 1886 | Clothing Merchant |
Lea Barnstein | Wife | abt 1863 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 16 Knox St. | English | 1886 | |
Morse Barnstein | Son | abt 1890 | Massachusetts | Russia | Russia | 16 Knox St. | At School | ||
Jacob Barnstein | Son | abt 1892 | Massachusetts | Russia | Russia | 16 Knox St. | At School | ||
Pauline Barnstein | Daughter | abt 1893 | Massachusetts | Russia | Russia | 16 Knox St. | At School | ||
Fannie Barnstein | Daughter | abt 1895 | Massachusetts | Russia | Russia | 16 Knox St. | At School | ||
David Barnstein | Son | abt 1897 | Massachusetts | Russia | Russia | 16 Knox St. | |||
L.A. Abramson | Head | abt 1872 | Poland [Russian] | Poland [Russian] | Poland [Russian] | 16 Knox St. | English | 1894 | Junk Salesman |
Annie Abramson | Wife | abt 1875 | Poland [Russian] | Poland [Russian] | Poland [Russian] | 16 Knox St. | English | 1895 | |
Hyman Abramson | Son | abt 1895 | Maine | Poland [Russian] | Poland [Russian] | 16 Knox St. | English | At School | |
Chillia / Celia Abramson | Daughter | abt 1900 | Maine | Poland [Russian] | Poland [Russian] | 16 Knox St. | |||
Itcher Edelmon | Boarder (with Abramson family) | abt 1876 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 16 Knox St. | English | 1900 | Dry Goods Peddler |
Max Simmerman | Head | abt 1869 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 190 Park St. | English | 1883 | Tailor |
Rosie Simmerman | Wife | abt 1867 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 190 Park St. | [Russian/Yiddish?] | 1883 | |
Ida Simmerman | Daughter | abt 1890 | New York | Russia | Russia | 190 Park St. | English | At School | |
Jacob Simmerman | Son | abt 1893 | New York | Russia | Russia | 190 Park St. | English | At School | |
Lewis Simmerman | Son | abt 1894 | New York | Russia | Russia | 190 Park St. | English | At School | |
Maurice Simmerman | Son | abt 1895 | Massachusetts | Russia | Russia | 190 Park St. | English | At School | |
Frank Grobowsky | Head | abt 1865 | Poland [Russian] | Poland [Russian] | Poland [Russian] | 376 Lisbon St. | [Polish/Russian/Yiddish?] | 1895 | Bleachery Laborer |
H. [Hyman] Goodgosky [Goodkowsky] | Head | abt 1847 | Poland [Russian] | Poland [Russian] | Poland [Russian] | 488 Lisbon St. | English | 1880 | Peddler |
Rosie [Anne Rose] Goodgosky [Goodkowsky] | Wife | abt 1847 | Poland [Russian] | Poland [Russian] | Poland [Russian] | 488 Lisbon St. | English | 1880 | |
Isaac Goodgosky [Goodkowsky] | Son | abt 1880 | Poland [Russian] | Poland [Russian] | Poland [Russian] | 488 Lisbon St. | English | 1880 | Dry Goods Salesman |
Harry Goodgosky [Goodkowsky] | Son | abt 1882 | Maine | Poland [Russian] | Poland [Russian] | 488 Lisbon St. | English | Dry Goods Salesman | |
H. Gordon | Head | abt 1870 | Poland [Russian] | Poland [Russian] | Poland [Russian] | 488 Lisbon St. | English | 1882 | Corset Maker |
Annie Gordon | Wife | abt 1875 | Poland [Russian] | Poland [Russian] | Poland [Russian] | 488 Lisbon St. | English | 1882 | |
Goldine Gordon | Daughter | abt 1891 | Maine | Poland [Russian] | Poland [Russian] | 488 Lisbon St. | English | At School | |
Sara Gordon | Daughter | abt 1893 | Maine | Poland [Russian] | Poland [Russian] | 488 Lisbon St. | English | At School | |
Julia Gordon | Daughter | abt 1894 | Maine | Poland [Russian] | Poland [Russian] | 488 Lisbon St. | |||
Abraham Goodkosky [Goodkowsky] | Head | abt 1869 | Poland [Russian] | Poland [Russian] | Poland [Russian] | 280 Lisbon St. | English | 1885 | Dry Goods Salesman |
Bertha Goodkosky [Goodkowsky] | Wife | abt 1869 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 280 Lisbon St. | English | 1884 | |
Josiah Samuel Goodkosky [Goodkowsky] | Son | abt 1897 | Maine | Poland [Russian] | Germany | 280 Lisbon St. | |||
Alice George Goodkosky [Goodkowsky] | Son | abt 1898 | Massachusetts | Poland [Russian] | Germany | 280 Lisbon St. | |||
Mark Goodkosky [Goodkowsky] | Son | abt 1900 | Maine | Poland [Russian] | Germany | 280 Lisbon St. | |||
H. [Herman] Berman | Head | abt 1864 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 97 Chestnut St. | English | 1873 | Meat Confectionary |
Bella Berman | Wife | abt 1870 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 97 Chestnut St. | English | 1882 | |
Eva Dora Berman | Daughter | abt 1884 | Maine | Russia | Russia | 97 Chestnut St. | English | At School | |
Jacob I. Berman | Son | abt 1886 | Maine | Russia | Russia | 97 Chestnut St. | English | ||
Sadie Berman | Daughter | abt 1889 | Maine | Russia | Russia | 97 Chestnut St. | English | At School | |
Bennett Berman | Son | abt 1892 | Maine | Russia | Russia | 97 Chestnut St. | English | At School | |
Lily Berman | Daughter | abt 1895 | Maine | Russia | Russia | 97 Chestnut St. | English | At School | |
Eddy Berman | Son | abt 1897 | Maine | Russia | Russia | 97 Chestnut St. | |||
David Lista Berman | Son | abt 1900 | Maine | Russia | Russia | 97 Chestnut St. | |||
Myer Rosenbloom | Head | abt 1868 | Poland [German] | Poland [German] | Poland [German] | 24 Spruce St. | English | 1885 | Clothing Salesman |
Leah Rosenbloom | Wife | abt 1871 | Poland [German] | Poland [German] | Poland [German] | 24 Spruce St. | English | 1886 | |
Sarah Rosenbloom | Daughter | abt 1893 | Maine | Poland [German] | Poland [German] | 24 Spruce St. | English | At School | |
Phillipe Rosenbloom | Son | abt 1895 | Maine | Poland [German] | Poland [German] | 24 Spruce St. | English | At School | |
Flossie Rosenbloom | Daughter | abt 1897 | Maine | Poland [German] | Poland [German] | 24 Spruce St. | |||
Rachel Luben | Mother-in-Law | abt 1841 | Poland [German] | Poland [Russian] | Poland [Russian] | 24 Spruce St. | [Polish/German/Yiddish?] | 1885 | |
Martin Haas | Lodger (with Sacre family) | abt 1860 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 297 Lisbon St. | English | 1896 | Meat Merchant |
M Brownstein | Head | abt 1872 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 83 Chesnut St. | English | 1887 | Clothing Merchant |
Rebecca Brownstein | Wife | abt 1875 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 83 Chesnut St. | English | 1897 | |
Esther Brownstein | Daughter | abt 1899 | Maine | Russia | Russia | 83 Chesnut St. | |||
Alex Adamaitz | Boarder (with McShean family) | abt 1875 | Poland | Poland | Poland | 110 Hines Alley | English | 1897 | Day Laborer |
Max Cohen | Head | abt 1865 | Poland | Poland | Poland | 148 Lincoln St. | English | 1891 | Clothier |
Fannie Cohen | Wife | abt 1865 | Poland | Poland | Poland | 148 Lincoln St. | [Polish/Yiddish?] | 1891 | |
Sarah Cohen | Daughter | abt 1893 | Maine | Poland | Poland | 148 Lincoln St. | At School | ||
Sadie Cohen | Daughter | abt 1895 | Maine | Poland | Poland | 148 Lincoln St. | At School | ||
Isaac Cohen | Son | abt 1897 | Maine | Poland | Poland | 148 Lincoln St. | |||
Joseph Cohen | Son | abt 1900 | Maine | Poland | Poland | 148 Lincoln St. | |||
Aurilia Markson | Aunt | abt 1840 | Poland | Poland | Poland | 148 Lincoln St. | English | 1883 | |
Max Schuster | Head | abt 1872 | Maine | Poland | Poland | 148 Lincoln St. | English | Peddler | |
Mary Schuster | Wife | abt 1874 | Poland | Poland | Poland | 148 Lincoln St. | English | 1896 | |
Frank Schuster | Son | abt 1891 | Poland | Poland | Poland | 148 Lincoln St. | 1896 | At School | |
David Schuster | Son | abt 1896 | Maine | Poland | Poland | 148 Lincoln St. | |||
Simon Segal | Head | abt 1866 | Poland | Poland | Poland | 148 Lincoln St. | English | 1890 | Merchant |
Minnie Segal | Wife | abt 1864 | Poland | Poland | Poland | 148 Lincoln St. | English | 1893 | |
Ethel Segal | Daughter | abt 1886 | Poland | Poland | Poland | 148 Lincoln St. | English | 1893 | At School |
Miah Segal | Son | abt 1888 | Poland | Poland | Poland | 148 Lincoln St. | English | 1893 | At School |
Ella Segal | Daughter | abt 1890 | Poland | Poland | Poland | 148 Lincoln St. | English | 1893 | At School |
Rebecca Segal | Daughter | abt 1892 | Poland | Poland | Poland | 148 Lincoln St. | English | 1893 | At School |
Morris Segal | Son | abt 1895 | Maine | Poland | Poland | 148 Lincoln St. | |||
Israel Segal | Son | abt 1896 | Maine | Poland | Poland | 148 Lincoln St. | |||
Abram Segal | Son | abt 1898 | Maine | Poland | Poland | 148 Lincoln St. | |||
Clifford Segal | Son | abt 1899 | Maine | Poland | Poland | 148 Lincoln St. | |||
Nathan Markson | Head | abt 1858 | Poland | Poland | Poland | 170 Lincoln St. | English | 1895 | |
Ethel Markson | Wife | abt 1856 | Poland | Poland | Poland | 170 Lincoln St. | English | 1895 | |
Jennie Kert | Daughter | abt 1878 | Poland | Poland | Poland | 170 Lincoln St. | English | 1895 | Dry Goods Clerk |
Millie Markson | Daughter | abt 1880 | Poland | Poland | Poland | 170 Lincoln St. | English | 1895 | Coat Maker |
Joseph Markson | Son | abt 1883 | Canada (French) | Poland | Poland | 170 Lincoln St. | English | 1895 | Junk Store Clerk |
Simon Markson | Son | abt 1886 | Canada (French) | Poland | Poland | 170 Lincoln St. | English | 1895 | At School |
Rebecca Markson | Daughter | abt 1889 | Canada (French) | Poland | Poland | 170 Lincoln St. | English | 1895 | At School |
Arthur Markson | Son | abt 1891 | Canada (French) | Poland | Poland | 170 Lincoln St. | 1895 | At School | |
Ella Markson | Daughter | abt 1893 | Canada (French) | Poland | Poland | 170 Lincoln St. | 1895 | At School | |
Archie Markson | Son | abt 1896 | Canada (French) | Poland | Poland | 170 Lincoln St. | 1895 | At School | |
Hilda Kert | Grandchild | abt 1896 | Maine | Poland | Poland | 170 Lincoln St. | |||
Harry Markson | Nephew | abt 1879 | Poland | Poland | Poland | 170 Lincoln St. | English | 1899 | Peddler |
Iman Simansky | Head | abt 1856 | Poland | Poland | Poland | 170 Lincoln St. | English | 1883 | Grocer |
Rebecca Simansky | Wife | abt 1859 | Poland | Poland | Poland | 170 Lincoln St. | English | 1889 | |
Harry Simansky | Son | abt 1880 | Poland | Poland | Poland | 170 Lincoln St. | English | 1889 | |
Rachel Simansky | Daughter | abt 1883 | Poland | Poland | Poland | 170 Lincoln St. | English | 1889 | Groceries Clerk |
Morris Simansky | Son | abt 1889 | Maine | Poland | Poland | 170 Lincoln St. | English | At School | |
Annie Simansky | Daughter | abt 1891 | Maine | Poland | Poland | 170 Lincoln St. | At School | ||
Tina Simansky | Daughter | abt 1893 | Maine | Poland | Poland | 170 Lincoln St. | At School | ||
Charles Simansky | Son | abt 1894 | Maine | Poland | Poland | 170 Lincoln St. | At School | ||
Abram Simansky | Son | abt 1896 | Maine | Poland | Poland | 170 Lincoln St. | At School | ||
Fanny Simansky | Daughter | abt 1898 | Maine | Poland | Poland | 170 Lincoln St. | At School | ||
Isaac Greenberg | Head | abt 1820 | Poland | Poland | Poland | 187 Lincoln St. | English | 1867 | Dry Goods Merchant |
Toba [or Thursey] Greenberg | Wife | abt 1820 | Poland | Poland | Poland | 187 Lincoln St. | [Polish/Yiddish?] | 1867 | |
Gilbert Greenberg | Son | abt 1860 | Poland | Poland | Poland | 187 Lincoln St. | English | 1867 | Dry Goods Merchant |
Abraham Shilit [Shalet] | Head | abt 1868 | Poland | Poland | Poland | 181 Lincoln St. | English | 1887 | Dry Goods Peddler |
Gussie Shilit [Shalet] | Wife | abt 1873 | Poland | Poland | Poland | 181 Lincoln St. | English | 1873 | |
Miah Shilit [Shalet] | Son | abt 1894 | Maine | Poland | Poland | 181 Lincoln St. | |||
Sally Shilit [Shalet] | Daughter | abt 1899 | Maine | Poland | Poland | 181 Lincoln St. | |||
Benjamin Silverman | Head | abt 1872 | Poland | Poland | Poland | 181 Lincoln St. | English | 1889 | Umbrella Manufacturer |
Fannie Silverman | Wife | abt 1872 | Poland | Poland | Poland | 181 Lincoln St. | English | 1889 | |
Emanuel Silverman | Son | abt 1896 | Maine | Poland | Poland | 181 Lincoln St. | |||
Sarah Silverman | Daughter | abt 1898 | Maine | Poland | Poland | 181 Lincoln St. | |||
Cople [Kopel] Kletsky / Klatsky | Head | abt 1860 | Poland | Poland | Poland | 173 Lincoln St. | English | 1885 | Dry Goods Merchant |
Sarah Kletsky / Klatsky | Wife | abt 1864 | Poland | Poland | Poland | 173 Lincoln St. | English | 1889 | |
Fanny Kletsky / Klatsky | Daughter | abt 1884 | Poland | Poland | Poland | 173 Lincoln St. | English | 1889 | Dry Goods Clerk |
Etta Kletsky / Klatsky | Daughter | abt 1886 | Poland | Poland | Poland | 173 Lincoln St. | English | 1889 | At School |
Lilly Kletsky / Klatsky | Daughter | abt 1890 | Maine | Poland | Poland | 173 Lincoln St. | English | At School | |
Bessie Kletsky / Klatsky | Daughter | abt 1893 | Maine | Poland | Poland | 173 Lincoln St. | At School | ||
Esther Kletsky / Klatsky | Daughter | abt 1895 | Maine | Poland | Poland | 173 Lincoln St. | At School | ||
Ernest Simon | Head | abt 1857 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 237 Blake St. | English | 1890 | Cotton Weaver |
Mina Simon | Wife | abt 1860 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 237 Blake St. | English | 1890 | Cotton Mill Worker |
Elsie Simon | Daughter | abt 1883 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 237 Blake St. | English | 1890 | At School |
Earnest Simon | Son | abt 1886 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 237 Blake St. | English | 1890 | At School |
Walter Simon | Son | abt 1890 | New Hampshire | Germany | Germany | 237 Blake St. | English | ||
Frank F. Pollock | Head | abt 1863 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 24 West Rose Hill | English | 1891 | [???] at Bleachery |
Anne Pollock | Wife | abt 1867 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 24 West Rose Hill | [Russian/Yiddish?] | 1899 | |
Stanislou Pollock | Son | abt 1887 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 24 West Rose Hill | English | At School | |
Alexander Pollock | Son | abt 1890 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 24 West Rose Hill | English | At School | |
Herman A. Hoffman | Head | abt 1855 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 24 River Road | English | 1881 | Weaver |
Pauline E. Hoffman | Wife | abt 1859 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 24 River Road | English | 1881 | |
Gustave A. Hoffman | Son | abt 1886 | Massachusetts | Germany | Germany | 24 River Road | English | ||
Ida M. Hoffman | Daughter | abt 1887 | Massachusetts | Germany | Germany | 24 River Road | English | At School | |
Clara E. Hoffman | Daughter | abt 1888 | Massachusetts | Germany | Germany | 24 River Road | English | At School | |
Henry Hoffman | Son | abt 1894 | Maine | Germany | Germany | 24 River Road | At School | ||
Max Hoffman | Son | abt 1897 | Maine | Germany | Germany | 24 River Road | |||
Willie Hoffman | Son | abt 1899 | Maine | Germany | Germany | 24 River Road | |||
("Baby") Hoffman | Son | abt 1900 | Maine | Germany | Germany | 24 River Road | |||
Arthur Gable | Nephew | abt 1892 | Maine | Germany | Germany | 24 River Road | |||
Gothelf Lehman | Head | abt 1865 | Germany | Germany | Germany | English | [1892?] | Cotton Weaver | |
Annie Lehman | Wife | abt 1872 | Germany | Germany | Germany | English | [1892?] | ||
Alfred Lehman | Son | abt 1896 | Maine | Germany | Germany | ||||
Arthur Lehman | Son | abt 1898 | Maine | Germany | Germany | ||||
William Lehman | Son | abt 1899 | Maine | Germany | Germany | ||||
Augusta Schiebner | Head | abt 1849 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 120 Horton St. | English | 1873 | [???] Hand Mill? |
Dora Schiebner | Wife | abt 1848 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 120 Horton St. | English | 1869 | Dress Maker |
Emma B. Sciebner | Daughter | abt 1871 | Massachusetts | Germany | Germany | 120 Horton St. | English | Dress Maker | |
David Rovinsky | Head | abt 1854 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 71 Walnut St. | English | 1875 | Clothing Dealer |
Nillie [Willie] Rovinsky | Wife | abt 1858 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 71 Walnut St. | English | 1879 | |
Joe Rovinsky | Son | abt 1875 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 71 Walnut St. | English | 1878 | Clothing Dealer |
Matthew Rovinsky | Son | abt 1881 | Maine | Russia | Russia | 71 Walnut St. | English | At School | |
Gertrude Rovinsky | Daughter | abt 1883 | Maine | Russia | Russia | 71 Walnut St. | English | At School | |
Philip Adelson | Head | abt 1858 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 100 [Horton?] St. | English | 1872 | Cigar Maker |
Sadie Adelson | Wife | abt 1870 | Canada (English) | Canada (English) | Canada (English) | 100 [Horton?] St. | English | 1891 | |
Harry Adelson | Son | abt 1893 | Canada (English) | Russia | Canada (English) | 100 [Horton?] St. | 1898 | At School | |
Abraham Mendelson | Head | abt 1865 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 55 Howe St. | English | 1870 | Clothing Business Owner |
Rebecca Mendelson | Wife | abt 1868 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 55 Howe St. | English | 1887 | |
Moses Nachunsohn | Head | abt 1866 | Europe | Europe | Europe | 16 Howe St. | English | 1883 | Worker at Furnishing Store |
Flora Nachunsohn | Wife | abt 1869 | New York | Germany | Germany | 16 Howe St. | English | ||
Sadie Nachunsohn | Daughter | abt 1892 | New York | Europe | New York | 16 Howe St. | At School | ||
Arom M. Nachunsohn | Son | abt 1895 | Connecticut | Europe | New York | 16 Howe St. | At School | ||
Jessie Nachunsohn | Daughter | abt 1897 | Massachusetts | Europe | New York | 16 Howe St. | |||
August Shershofe | Father-in-Law (to Fred Helamm) | abt 1822 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 606 Sabattus St. | German | 1879 | |
Seul Lenner | Head | abt 1868 | Canada (French) | Canada (French) | Canada (French) | Bolles St.? | English | 1899? | Carpenter |
S. Evlin Lenner | Wife | abt 1870 | Canada (French) | Canada (French) | Canada (French) | Bolles St.? | English | 1882 | |
Edgar Lenner | Son | abt 1895 | Maine | Canada (French) | Canada (French) | Bolles St.? | |||
Ervie Lenner | Son | abt 1896 | Maine | Canada (French) | Canada (French) | Bolles St.? | |||
Blanche Lenner | Daughter | abt 1898 | Maine | Canada (French) | Canada (French) | Bolles St.? | |||
Adell Cherest | Sister-in-Law | abt 1881 | Canada (French) | Canada (French) | Canada (French) | Bolles St.? | English | 1882 | Housekeeper |
Alfred A. Steademann | Boarder (with Robbins family) | abt 1875 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 1 High St. | English | 1886 | Bookkeeper |
Samuel Shufeldt | Head | abt 1846 | New York | New York | New York | 41 Bates St. | English | Worker in Cotton Mill | |
Mary Shufeldt | Wife | abt 1854 | Canada (English) | Canada (English) | Canada (English) | 41 Bates St. | English | 1893 | |
Julia Shufeldt | Daughter | abt 1879 | Massachusetts | New York | Canada (English) | 41 Bates St. | English | Shoe Stitcher | |
Mabel Shufeldt | Daughter | abt 1880 | Massachusetts | New York | Canada (English) | 41 Bates St. | English | Bookkeeper | |
George Shufeldt | Son | abt 1882 | New York | New York | Canada (English) | 41 Bates St. | English | At School | |
Francis Shufeldt | Son | abt 1884 | Canada | New York | Canada (English) | 41 Bates St. | English | 1893 | At School |
Charles Shufeldt | Son | abt 1885 | Canada | New York | Canada (English) | 41 Bates St. | English | 1893 | At School |
Ethel Shufeldt | Daughter | abt 1893 | Canada | New York | Canada (English) | 41 Bates St. | 1893 | At School | |
Joseph Shufeldt | Son | abt 1896 | Maine | New York | Canada (English) | 41 Bates St. | |||
Frederick Brishwein | Head | abt 1859 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 4 Summer St. (South End) | German | 1897 | Weaver |
Paulinea Brishwein | Wife | abt 1854 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 4 Summer St. (South End) | German | 1897 | Weaver |
Paul Brishwein | Son | abt 1890 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 4 Summer St. (South End) | English | 1897 | At School |
Fredia Brishwein | Daughter | 1899 | Maine | Germany | Germany | 4 Summer St. (South End) | |||
Alice Sheibener | Head | abt 1860 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 39 East West Bates St. | English | 1881 | |
Emma Sheibener | Daughter | abt 1882 | Maine | Germany | Germany | 39 East West Bates St. | English | Weaver | |
Bertha Sheibener | Daughter | abt 1884 | Maine | Germany | Germany | 39 East West Bates St. | English | Weaver | |
Charlie Sheibener | Son | abt 1886 | Maine | Germany | Germany | 39 East West Bates St. | English | At School | |
Edith Sheibener | Daughter | abt 1891 | Maine | Germany | Germany | 39 East West Bates St. | English | At School | |
Elsie Sheibener | Daughter | abt 1893 | Maine | Germany | Germany | 39 East West Bates St. | English | At School | |
James Day | Head | abt 1851 | Massachusetts | Ireland | Ireland | 48 West Spring St. | English | Day Laborer | |
Catherine Day | Wife | abt 1862 | Canada (English) | Canada (English) | Canada (English) | 48 West Spring St. | English | 1892 | |
Donald F. Day | Son | abt 1885 | Canada (English) | Massachusetts | Canada (English) | 48 West Spring St. | English | Stitcher in Shoe Shop | |
Francis J. Day | Daughter | abt 1889 | Canada (English) | Massachusetts | Canada (English) | 48 West Spring St. | English | At School | |
Annie E. Day | Daughter | abt 1894 | Maine | Massachusetts | Canada (English) | 48 West Spring St. | English | At School | |
Allan Day | Son | abt 1897 | Maine | Massachusetts | Canada (English) | 48 West Spring St. | |||
Mary C. Day | Daughter | abt 1898 | Maine | Massachusetts | Massachusetts | 48 West Spring St. | |||
Joseph Tachamler | Head | abt 1870 | Austria | Austria | Austria | 150 Franklin St. | English | 1890 | Baker |
Marie Tachamler | Wife | abt 1876 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 150 Franklin St. | English | 1893 | |
John B. Tachamler | Son | abt 1899 | Maine | Austria | Germany | 150 Franklin St. | |||
Samuel Symonds | Stepson (of Delison Verrill) | abt 1883 | New Hampshire | Massachusetts | New York | 58 Ash St. | English | Shoe Finisher | |
Frederick Eli | Head | abt 1862 | Canada (French) | Canada (French) | Canada (French) | 21 Lincoln St. | French? | 1888 | Carpenter |
Julia Eli | Wife | abt 1875 | Canada (French) | Canada (French) | Canada (French) | 21 Lincoln St. | French? | 1888 | |
Frederick Eli | Son | abt 1893 | Maine | Canada (French) | Canada (French) | 21 Lincoln St. | French? | At School | |
Alphonse Eli | Son | abt 1895 | Maine | Canada (French) | Canada (French) | 21 Lincoln St. | French? | At School | |
Wilfrid Eli | Daughter | abt 1899 | Maine | Canada (French) | Canada (French) | 21 Lincoln St. | |||
Marie Ettner | Servant (in Potter household) | abt 1877 | Maine | Germany | Germany | 46 Pine St. | English | Waitress | |
Adam Ittner | Head | abt 1842 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 17 Canal St. (Bates Blocks) | English | 1877 | Cotton Mill Weaver |
Sophia Ittner | Wife | abt 1847 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 17 Canal St. (Bates Blocks) | English | 1877 | |
Lawrence Ittner | Son | abt 1873 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 17 Canal St. (Bates Blocks) | English | 1877 | Policeman |
John Ittner | Son | abt 1876 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 17 Canal St. (Bates Blocks) | English | 1877 | Day Laborer |
Annie Ittner | Daughter | abt 1881 | Maine | Germany | Germany | 17 Canal St. (Bates Blocks) | English | Cotton Mill Weaver | |
Minnie Ittner | Daughter | abt 1882 | Maine | Germany | Germany | 17 Canal St. (Bates Blocks) | English | Cotton Mill Weaver | |
William Ittner | Son | abt 1884 | Maine | Germany | Germany | 17 Canal St. (Bates Blocks) | English | Shoe Shop Worker | |
Annie Ensminger | Lodger (with True and Peterson families) | abt 1877 | Connecticut | Connecticut | Connecticut | 187 [1/2]? Lisbon St. | English | Woolen Mill Worker | |
Gotfried Berkenfield | Head | abt 1836 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 172 Blake St. | English | 1867 | Cotton Mill Weaver |
Kate Berkenfield | Wife | abt 1841 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 172 Blake St. | English | 1872 | |
William Berkenfield | Son | abt 1881 | Maine | Germany | Germany | 172 Blake St. | English | Cotton Mill Weaver | |
Rose Berkenfield | Daughter | abt 1882 | Maine | Germany | Germany | 172 Blake St. | English | Cotton Mill Weaver | |
Victoria Glacker | Head | abt 1876 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 132 Pierce St. | English | 1892 | Cotton Mill Weaver |
Fred Raichel | Head | abt 1847 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 131 Bartlett St. | English | 1877 | Cotton Mill Weaver |
Emma Raichel | Daughter | abt 1881 | Maine | Germany | Germany | 131 Bartlett St. | English | Cotton Mill Spooler | |
Henry Raichel | Son | abt 1883 | Maine | Germany | Germany | 131 Bartlett St. | English | Shoemaker [Blacker?] | |
Fred [Jr.] Raichel | Son | abt 1886 | Maine | Germany | Germany | 131 Bartlett St. | English | At School | |
Adam Judeikis | Head | abt 1860 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 16 Knox St. | English | 1893 | [Bleachery]? Laborer |
Konstande Judeikis | Wife | abt 1862 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 16 Knox St. | [Russian/Yiddish?] | 1896 | |
Charles Judeikis | Son | abt 1886 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 16 Knox St. | English | 1896 | Dyer at Bleachery |
Wladi Judeikis | Son | abt 1887 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 16 Knox St. | English | 1896 | At School |
Annie Judeikis | Daughter | abt 1888 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 16 Knox St. | English | 1896 | At School |
Frank Judeikis | Son | abt 1899 | Maine | Russia | Russia | 16 Knox St. | |||
Joseph Roceviez | Head | abt 1848 | Russia | Russia | Russia | 16 Knox St. | English | 1896 | Dyer at Bleachery |
Peter Rubezin | Boarder | abt 1876 | Poland [Russian] | Poland [Russian] | Poland [Russian] | 376 Lisbon St. | English | 1895 | Cotton Mill Spinner |
Charles B. Weisner | Head | abt 1870 | Maine | Germany | Germany | 235 Blake St. | English | Designer | |
Lizzie Weisner | Wife | abt 1876 | Maine | Germany | Germany | 235 Blake St. | English | ||
Helen Weisner | Daughter | abt 1896 | Maine | Maine | Maine | 235 Blake St. | English | ||
Alphonsine Belinzkie | Daughter (of Charles and Cordelia Gagne) | abt 1879 | Maine | Canada (French) | Canada (French) | 180 Canal Alley | English | ||
Joseph Belinzkie | Son-in-Law (of Charles and Cordelia Gagne) | abt 1872 | Austria | Austria | Austria | 180 Canal Alley | English | 1893 | Stitcher (at Mill?) |
Eva Belinzkie | Granddaughter | abt 1896 | Maine | Austria | Maine | 180 Canal Alley | |||
Albert Belinzkie | Grandson | abt 1899 | Maine | Austria | Maine | 180 Canal Alley | |||
Fred E. Barschdorf | Head | abt 1869 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 130 Horton St. | English | 1887 | Weaver at Cotton Mill |
Selma Barschdorf | Wife | abt 1871 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 130 Horton St. | English | 1883 | |
Walter Barschdorf | Son | abt 1897 | Maine | Germany | Germany | 130 Horton St. | |||
George Barschdorf | Son | abt 1899 | Maine | Germany | Germany | 130 Horton St. | |||
Lottie Madrakowski | Roomer (with Craig family) | abt 1881 | Germany | Germany | Germany | 337 [Price?] St. | English | 1891 | Stitcher (at Shoe Shop) |
This data was culled from the original U.S. census manuscripts, as found on www.ancestry.com. Jews are understood to constitute an ethnic group of Eastern and Central European origin characterized by common names and occupational pursuits, as well as a distinctive language. This definition lends itself well to analysis of the data preserved in census records.
Two primary methods were used to identify Jews:
1. Individuals born abroad whose mother tongue is "Yiddish," "Jewish," or "Hebrew" were automatically included in the spreadsheet, as were all members of their families.
2. For individuals born abroad whose mother tongue was another Eastern or Central European language (e.g., Russian, Polish, German), or individuals born in the U.S. with one or more parents from Eastern or Central Europe, we examined surnames, given names within a household, and occupations in light of common Jewish characteristics. This method of analysis is, of course, subject to inaccuracy, as we may have excluded Jews with uncommon names or occupations or included non-Jews whose characteristics appear Jewish. Individuals listed with the annotation "nj?" in the far right-hand column are those whose Jewish ancestry is plausible but questionable.
This method of analysis easily misses Jewish households whose members' parents were all born in the United States. In 1930 Maine, however, such households were quite rare. Special efforts were made to identify households of this nature in Portland, where they constituted less than 1% of identified Jewish households.
All members of a household containing a Jew are included in the spreadsheet, with the exception of Jewish lodgers and servants, who are listed individually. Household members who are evidently not Jewish (such as non-Jewish servants and some spouses or in-laws) are listed with the annotation "nj."
NB : In the census tables below ‘POB’ means ‘place of birth’ and ‘YOI’ means ‘year of immigration’. |
There is a bit of historical difficulty with the answers to the questions about place of birth. |
Some people replied with the name of the place when they left; others replied with the name of place when the census was taken; in other cases it just seems that it was easier for the census taker to write ‘Russia’ rather than Lithuania, Ukraine or other unfamiliar country names. |
And there is another reason to be skeptical of the accuracy of the place of birth information. Immigrants from the Pale had a very justified fear of the Russian and often local governments. One way to manage this reality was to tell government representatives what they expected they wanted to hear or what they thought would bring them the least trouble. This may well explain why a number of family members, who were clearly from Eastern Europe, may have answered ‘Maine’ or ‘New York’. |
Last Updated : Feb 6, 2012