Nine Generations - Person Page 202

Elizabeth Whelan

Female, #5026, Deceased, b. about 1870

Relationships

Great-grandmother of Jon Grawn Hongladarom

Family: Angus John Chapman (estimated 1880-)

Daughter*	Vera Chapman
Son*	Alan Chapman
Son*	Leslie Kenneth Douglas Chapman + (1906-1997)

Biographical Details

	Person Source	Elizabeth Whelan had person sources.^1,2
About 1870	Birth name	She was born about 1870 in Sunderland, England.³
1906	Birth of Child	Her son, Leslie Kenneth Douglas Chapman, was born on 30 March 1906 in Farnborough, Southampton, England.
1906	Residence (family)	Angus John Chapman and she lived at Mill House in Durrington, Wiltshire, England on 9 September 1906.⁴
1929	Psgr List	Elizabeth and her son Leslie sailed from Liverpool to Montreal aboard the SS Duchess of Atholl.

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Citations

Passenger Manifest, SS Duchess of Atholl, arr Montreal from Liverpool, 5 Sep 1929
E-mail message, Gail Hongladarom to RCJ, 6 March 2019
Passenger Manifest, Ancestry.com. Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
, Wiltshire Parish Registers: , , Durrington, Wiltshire, England., Reference Number 3066/1

Jesse Wright

Male, #5027, Deceased, b. 1765, d. 15 August 1872

Relationships

5th great-grandfather of Mollie Jean Edson
7th great-grandfather of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark

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Family:

Daughter*

Rebecca Wright + (1791-1872)

Biographical Details

	Person Source	Jesse Wright had person sources.¹
1765	Birth name	He was born in 1765 in Cobbleskill, Schoharie County, New York.²
1791	Birth of Child	His daughter, Rebecca Wright, was born on 9 April 1791 in New York City.
1872	Death of Child	His daughter, Rebecca Wright, died on 10 August 1872 in Benona Township, Oceana County, Michigan.
1872	Death	He died on 15 August 1872.

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Citations

Geni World Family Tree, Accessed via My Heritage, 5 Feb 2017
Ancestry.com Public Family Trees, Werneke Family Tree, accessed 5 February 2017

Julius Augustus van Tassel

Male, #5028, Deceased, b. 15 June 1825, d. 22 November 1905

Relationships

3rd great-granduncle of Mollie Jean Edson
5th great-granduncle of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark

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Parents

Father*	Jacob van Tassel (1784-1868)
Mother*	Rebecca Wright (1791-1872)

Biographical Details

1825	Birth name	Julius Augustus van Tassel was born on 15 June 1825 in Oceana County, Michigan.
	Occupation	Julius Augustus van Tassel was a farmer in Michigan.
1868	Death of Parent	His father, Jacob van Tassel, died on 15 June 1868 in Fort Plain, Michigan.
1872	Death of Parent	His mother, Rebecca Wright, died on 10 August 1872 in Benona Township, Oceana County, Michigan.
1905	Death	Julius Augustus van Tassel died on 22 November 1905 in Grant Township, Mecosta County, Michigan.¹

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Citations

Michigan Deaths and Burials Database, Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Anty Lacey

Female, #5029, Deceased, b. 1820, d. 9 December 1850

Relationships

3rd great-grandmother of Kate Elizabeth Murphy Ristow

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Family: Thomas Murphy

Son*	John H. Murphy + (1840-1902)

Biographical Details

	Person Source	Anty Lacey had person sources.¹
1820	Birth name	She was born in 1820.¹
1840	Birth of Child	Her son, John H. Murphy, was born on 24 March 1840 in County Wexford, Ireland.
1850	Death	She died on 9 December 1850 in Glinn, County Wexford, Ireland.¹

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Citations

Parish Registers, Ancestry.com. Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.

Thomas Murphy

Male, #5030, Deceased

Relationships

3rd great-grandfather of Kate Elizabeth Murphy Ristow

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Family: Anty Lacey (1820-1850)

Son*	John H. Murphy + (1840-1902)

Biographical Details

	Person Source	Thomas Murphy had person sources.¹
1840	Birth of Child	His son, John H. Murphy, was born on 24 March 1840 in County Wexford, Ireland.
1850	Death of Partner	His partner, Anty Lacey, died on 9 December 1850 in Glinn, County Wexford, Ireland.

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Citations

Parish Registers, Ancestry.com. Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.

Samuel Blanck

Male, #5037, Deceased, b. 1902

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Parents

Father*	Morris Blanck
Mother*	Bluma Markowitz

Family: Fanny Blenchik (1904-1991)

Son*	Melvin Blanck + (1931-2019)
Daughter*	Thelma Blanck + (1939-before 2019)

Biographical Details

	Person Source	Samuel Blanck had person sources.¹
1902	Birth name	He was born in 1902 in Russia.²
1910	Immigration	He migrated in New York City in 1910.¹
1928	Marriage	He married Fanny Blenchik at Congregation Ahavath Achim, 105 Riverdale Avenue, in Brooklyn, New York on 29 July 1928.^3,4
1930	Occupation	On 18 April 1930 Samuel Blanck was a dairy manager in Brooklyn, New York.
1930	Residence (family)	He and Fanny Blenchik lived at 1610 43 Street in Brooklyn, New York on 18 April 1930.¹
1931	Birth of Child	His son, Melvin Blanck, was born on 7 January 1931 in Brooklyn, New York.
1939	Birth of Child	His daughter, Thelma Blanck, was born in 1939 in Brooklyn, New York.
1940	Occupation	On 3 April 1940 Samuel Blanck was a grocery store owner in Brooklyn, New York.
1940	Residence (family)	He and Fanny Blenchik lived at 116 Gatling Place in Brooklyn, New York on 3 April 1940.⁵
1991	Death of Spouse	His wife, Fanny Blenchik, died on 8 October 1991 in Staten Island, Richmond County, New York.

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Citations

1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York; Roll: 1539; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0896; Image: 377.0; FHL microfilm: 2341274
1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Place: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: T627_2575; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 24-1123A
New York City Grooms Index, Kings County Cert. # 10244, July 29, 1928.
Marriage Certificate, Brooklyn Cert. #10244, 28 July 1928 (Samuel Blanck & Fannie Blenchik
1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Place: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: T627_2575; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 24-1123A, Date: 3 APR 1940

Fanny Blenchik

Female, #5038, Deceased, b. 22 February 1904, d. 8 October 1991

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Parents

Father*	David Blenchik
Mother*	Pessia Tekoch

Family: Samuel Blanck (1902-)

Son*	Melvin Blanck + (1931-2019)
Daughter*	Thelma Blanck + (1939-before 2019)

Biographical Details

	Person Source	Fanny Blenchik had person sources.¹
1904	Birth name	She was born on 22 February 1904 in Mogilev-Podolski, Ukraine.^2,3,4
1921	Immigration	She migrated to Ellis Island in New York on 12 December 1921 aboard the SS Ryndam.⁵
1928	Marriage	She married Samuel Blanck at Congregation Ahavath Achim, 105 Riverdale Avenue, in Brooklyn, New York on 29 July 1928.^1,6
1930	Residence (family)	Samuel Blanck and she lived at 1610 43 Street in Brooklyn, New York on 18 April 1930.⁵
1930	Naturalization	She was naturalized at U.S. District Ct. for the Southern Dist. of NY in New York City on 12 May 1930.⁴
1931	Birth of Child	Her son, Melvin Blanck, was born on 7 January 1931 in Brooklyn, New York.
1939	Birth of Child	Her daughter, Thelma Blanck, was born in 1939 in Brooklyn, New York.
1940	Residence (family)	Samuel Blanck and Fanny Blenchik lived at 116 Gatling Place in Brooklyn, New York on 3 April 1940.⁷
1991	Death	She died on 8 October 1991 in Staten Island, Richmond County, New York.³

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Citations

New York City Grooms Index, Kings County Cert. # 10244, July 29, 1928.
1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Place: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: T627_2575; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 24-1123A
Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., SSN 057-26-3839
Naturalization Petition, U.S. Dist. Ct. for the Southern Dist. of NY, Cert. No.157762
1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York; Roll: 1539; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0896; Image: 377.0; FHL microfilm: 2341274
Marriage Certificate, Brooklyn Cert. #10244, 28 July 1928 (Samuel Blanck & Fannie Blenchik
1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Place: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: T627_2575; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 24-1123A, Date: 3 APR 1940

Thelma Blanck

Thelma Blanck in High School

Female, #5039, Deceased, b. 1939, d. before 4 May 2019

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Parents

Father*	Samuel Blanck (1902-)
Mother*	Fanny Blenchik (1904-1991)

Family: Arnold Aronowitz

Son*	Jonathan Eric Aronowitz
Daughter*	Debra M. Aronowitz

Biographical Details

1939	Birth name	Thelma Blanck was born in 1939 in Brooklyn, New York.¹
1940	Residence (family)	Melvin Blanck and she lived with Samuel Blanck and Fanny Blenchik at 116 Gatling Place in Brooklyn, New York on 3 April 1940.²
1956	School attendance	Thelma Blanck attended Lafayette High School in 1956 in Brooklyn.³
1964	Birth of Child	Her son, Jonathan Eric Aronowitz, was born on 1 October 1964.
About 1968	Birth of Child	Her daughter, Debra M. Aronowitz, was born about 1968.
1991	Death of Parent	Her mother, Fanny Blenchik, died on 8 October 1991 in Staten Island, Richmond County, New York.
Before 2019	Death	Thelma Blanck died before 4 May 2019.⁴

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Citations

1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Place: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: T627_2575; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 24-1123A
1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Place: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: T627_2575; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 24-1123A, Date: 3 APR 1940
Yearbooks, Lafayette High School, Brooklyn NY 1956, p.42. Accessed 5 May 2019, Ancestry.com
E-mail message, Lisa Gayle Blanck to Harry Lieber, 4 May 2019

Eleanor Semiat

Eleanor Semiat, Evander Childs grad

Female, #5040, Deceased, b. 6 June 1922, d. after 2002

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Parents

Father*	Isaac Semiat (1896-1982)
Mother*	Juliet Gurney (1898-1982)

Family: Harry Rice (1912-1998)

Biographical Details

1922	Birth name	Eleanor Semiat was born on 6 June 1922 in New York City.
1925	Residence (family)	She lived with Isaac Semiat and Juliet Gurney at 2321 Tiebout Avenue in the Bronx on 1 June 1925.¹
1928	Psgr List	As a child, Eleanor Semiat traveled with Juliet Gurney to New York aboard the SS Aquitania out of Cherbourg, arriving on 17 August 1928.²
1930	Residence (family)	Eleanor Semiat lived with Isaac Semiat and Juliet Gurney at 1592 University Avenue in the Bronx on 6 April 1930.³
1939	Graduation	Eleanor Semiat graduated from Evander Childs High School in the Bronx in June 1939.⁴
1950	Travel	She traveled to Lydda, Israel, from New York on 5 July 1950 via El Al Flight Special 7-E.
1961	Marriage	She married Harry Rice in 1961 in the Bronx.⁵
1982	Death of Parent	Her father, Isaac Semiat, died in February 1982 in Smithtown, Suffolk County, New York.
1982	Death of Parent	Her mother, Juliet Gurney, died in November 1982 in Smithtown, Suffolk County, New York.
1998	Death of Spouse	Her husband, Harry Rice, died on 8 December 1998 in Summit City, Union County, New Jersey.
After 2002	Death	Eleanor Semiat died after 2002.

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Citations

1925 New York State Census (Ancestry.com), New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 29; Assembly District: 08; City: New York; County: Bronx; Page: 35
Passenger Manifest, SS Aquitania, 17 August 1926. Accessed on Ancestry.com 4 March 2017.
1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Bronx, Bronx, New York; Roll: 1485; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0588; Image: 1101.0; FHL microfilm: 2341220
Yearbooks, Evander Childs Oriole, June 1939 p.125
New York City, Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Bronx License #8059, 1961

Pauline B. Semiat

Female, #5041, Living

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Parents

Father*	Isaac Semiat (1896-1982)
Mother*	Juliet Gurney (1898-1982)

Family: Stanley Mansfield Haymes

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Baruch Semiaetitsky

Male, #5042, Deceased

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Family:

Son*	Isaac Semiat + (1896-1982)

Biographical Details

	Person Source	Baruch Semiaetitsky had person sources.¹
1896	Birth of Child	His son, Isaac Semiat, was born on 18 July 1896 in Grodno, Belarus.

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Citations

U.S. Passport application, Ancestry.com. U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. Isaac Semiat; application witnessed by Uncle Max!)

Milo Hubert

Male, #5043, Living

Relationships

2nd cousin 2 times removed of Robert Cooper Jacobs
5th cousin 2 times removed of Michael Edward Palmer
4th cousin of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark

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Parents

Father*	Thibaut Hubert
Mother*	Delphine Galia Chomentowski

Charts and other references

Glotzer: Glotzer, Grantz, Guterman, Garfinkiel, & Chomentowski Descendancy Chart

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Wolf Heller

Male, #5044, Deceased

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Family: Ryfka Szycka

Daughter*

Esther Heller + (1865-)

Biographical Details

	Person Source	Wolf Heller had person sources.¹
1865	Birth of Child	His daughter, Esther Heller, was born in 1865 in Poland.

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Citations

Zarki Books of Residents, Accessed on JRI-Poland, 17 March 2017, Family Number 871

Ryfka Szycka

Female, #5045, Deceased

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Family: Wolf Heller

Daughter*

Esther Heller + (1865-)

Biographical Details

	Person Source	Ryfka Szycka had person sources.¹
1865	Birth of Child	Her daughter, Esther Heller, was born in 1865 in Poland.

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Citations

Zarki Books of Residents, Accessed on JRI-Poland, 17 March 2017, Family Number 871

Mariem Grankowicz

Female, #5046, Deceased, b. 18 March 1903, d. 4 May 1970

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Parents

Father*	Aaron Grankowicz (estimated 1864-about 1940)
Mother*	Esther Heller (1865-)

Family 1: Bernard Pienkny (1899-1961)

Daughter*	Laura Pienkny (1929-2023)
Son*	Seymour Pienkny (about 1935-2022)

Family 2: Harry Krell (1894-1969)

Biographical Details

	Immigrant	Mariem Grankowicz was also known as Mary Grantz.
	Married	She was also known as Mary Pienkny.
	Person Source	She had person sources.¹
1903	Birth name	She was born on 18 March 1903 in Będzin, Poland.^1,2
1920	Immigration	She migrated to Ellis Island in New York City from Poland on 8 November 1920 She arrived aboard the SS La Lorraine from Le Havre.²
1925	Marriage	She married Bernard Pienkny at the Municipal Building in New York City on 19 August 1925.³
1929	Birth of Child	Her daughter, Laura Pienkny, was born on 29 September 1929 in Bronx, New York.
1930	Naturalization (fam)	Bernard Pienkny and Mariem Grankowicz were naturalized on 10 December 1930 at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of NY.⁴
About 1935	Birth of Child	Her son, Seymour Pienkny, was born about 1935 in New York.
About 1940	Death of Parent	Her father, Aaron Grankowicz, died about 1940 in Zawiercie, Poland.
1950	Residence (family)	Bernard Pienkny and she lived in Edgemere, Queens County, New York on 5 April 1950.⁵
1961	Death of Spouse	Her husband, Bernard Pienkny, died on 4 February 1961 in Queens, New York.
About 1964	Marriage	She married Harry Krell about 1964.
1969	Death of Spouse	Her husband, Harry Krell, died on 10 May 1969.
1970	Death	She died on 4 May 1970 at 1020 Nelson Avenue in Far Rockaway, Queens County, New York.⁶
1970	Burial	She was buried on 8 May 1970 in Beth Moses Cemetery in Pinelawn, New York.⁶

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Citations

Zarki Books of Residents, Accessed on JRI-Poland, 17 March 2017, Family Number 871
Passenger Manifest, Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 15; Page Number: 268Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 15; Page Number: 268; Ancestry.com, accessed 4/4/2021, Date: 8 NOV 1920
Marriage Certificate, Manhattan Cert. #26244 (Bernard Pienkny & Mary Grantz), Date: 19 AUG 1925
Naturalization Petition, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, DC; NAI Title: Index to Petitions for Naturalizations Filed in Federal, State, and Local Courts in New York City, 1792-1906; NAI Number: 5700802; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21
1950 Fed'l Census, Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: New York, Queens, New York; Roll: 1134; Sheet Number: 4; Enumeration District: 41-2157A
Newspaper, Obituary, The Wave, Rockaway Beach, New York, Date: 7 MAY 1970

Ryfka Grankowicz

Female, #5047, Deceased, b. 15 July 1905

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Parents

Father*	Aaron Grankowicz (estimated 1864-about 1940)
Mother*	Esther Heller (1865-)

Biographical Details

1905	Birth name	Ryfka Grankowicz was born on 15 July 1905 in Zarki, Poland.¹
About 1940	Death of Parent	Her father, Aaron Grankowicz, died about 1940 in Zawiercie, Poland.

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Citations

Zarki Books of Residents, Accessed on JRI-Poland, 17 March 2017, Family Number 871

Frances Olive Nixon

Female, #5048, Deceased, b. 5 January 1866, d. 1961

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Family: Erell Chester Ironside (1887-1931)

Biographical Details

	Person Source	Frances Olive Nixon had person sources.¹
1866	Birth name	She was born on 5 January 1866 in York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.^1,2
1912	Marriage	She married Erell Chester Ironside in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on 31 August 1912.¹
1921	Residence (family)	Erell Chester Ironside and she lived at 39 Kingswood Road in York East, Ontario, Canada in June 1921.³
1931	Death of Spouse	Her husband, Erell Chester Ironside, died on 4 May 1931 in York, Ontario Province, Canada.
1961	Death	She died in 1961 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.⁴

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Citations

Marriage Certificate, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9Q97-Y399-QHM9?cc=1784216&wc=3NWS-4WL%3A1584308903%2C1584330001%2C1584333201 : 28 May 2015), Marriage licenses and affidavits > 1912 > image 342 of 1344; Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
1901 Census of Canada, District 118, Toronto West
1921 Canadian Census, York East District, Ontario, Canada; accessed 16 June 2020, My. Heritage.com
Ancestry.com Public Family Trees, G. Taylor Family Tree, accesssxed 2024