HERSHFIELD, Benjamin
1854 - 1938 (84 years)1. HERSHFIELD, Benjamin was born in 1854 in Russia; died on 15 Nov 1938. Other Events and Attributes:
- Arrival: 1893
- Immigration: 1893, Russia to US
- Occupation: 1900, Runs a dry goods store in New Hartford, Litchfield County, Connecticut
- Residence: 1900, New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut
- Occupation: 1910, Produce salesman in NJ
- Residence: 1910, Jersey City Ward 7, Hudson, New Jersey
- Residence: 1920, Jersey City Ward 7, Hudson, New Jersey
- Residence: 1930, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey
Notes:
In the census, the name Hershfield is sometimes misspelled as Hershfeld
Benjamin married OREL, Faege about 1873 in Russia. Faege (daughter of OREL, Saul and ADLER, Rose) was born about 1854 in Russia; died on 15 Mar 1927 in Washington Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. HERSHFIELD, Eva was born about 1875 in Russia; died in United States.
- 3. HERSHFIELD, Clara was born in 1878 in Russia; died in UNKNOWN in United States.
- 4. HERSHFIELD, Anna was born about 1882 in Russia; died on 26 Jun 1959 in New Haven, CT.
- 5. HERSHFIELD, Harry Charles was born on 30 Dec 1883 in Balta, Russia; died on 21 Oct 1963 in New Jersey.
- 6. HERSHFIELD, Elizabeth (Lea) was born on 6 May 1886 in Russia; died on 8 Aug 1947.
Generation: 2
2. HERSHFIELD, Eva (1.Benjamin1) was born about 1875 in Russia; died in United States. Other Events and Attributes:
- Birth: Abt 1885
- Immigration: 1893, Russia to US
- Immigration: 1893
- Arrival: 1894
- Residence: 1920, Jersey City Ward 2, Hudson, New Jersey
- Residence: 1930, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey
- Residence: 1930, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey
- Residence: 1930, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
Notes:
On Aug. 26, 1884, the day Abraham Sheinaus and Fannie Orel married in Tiraspol, this is what happened, according to Abraham's written recollections many years later:
"The wedding ceremonies took place in the open air in front of the Sinagogue at sun set. And the supper was served in a big place hired for that purpose. After the celebration & dancing, each one left for their quarters, and I was taken to the bride's home into a large room with old broken furniture and 2 beds, one for me and one for the bride. And because we were not allowed as yet to live together, a third sleeping place was prepared on the floor for Eva Hershfield, a girl of about 9 or 10 years to act as a guard."
Birth:
Grandmother Rose was def born around 1843, per Anchoria passenger list. So mother Faege would be around 1865.Eva married EISENBERG, David about 1897 in Russia. David was born about 1890 in Poland or Russia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. EISENBERG, Irving was born in 1898 in New York.
- 8. EISENBERG, Rose was born in 1901 in New Jersey.
- 9. EISENBERG, Ethel was born in 1909 in New Jersey.
3. HERSHFIELD, Clara (1.Benjamin1) was born in 1878 in Russia; died in UNKNOWN in United States. Other Events and Attributes:
- Arrival: 1885
- Arrival: 1893
- Residence: 1900, New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut
- Residence: 1910, Jersey City Ward 7, Hudson, New Jersey
- Residence: 1920, Jersey City Ward 7, Hudson, New Jersey
- Residence: 1930, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey
- Residence: 1930, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey
- Residence: 1930, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey
Clara married BOLTON, Harry about 1901 in New Hartford, Connecticut. Harry was born in 1876; died between 1910 and 1920 in United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. BOLTON, Annie was born in 1902 in New Hartford, Connecticut.
- 11. BOLTON, Bea was born about 1906 in New Jersey.
- 12. BOLTON, Saul "Sonny" was born in Jul 1908 in New Jersey.
- 13. BOLTON, Gladys was born in 1911 in New Jersey.
4. HERSHFIELD, Anna (1.Benjamin1) was born about 1882 in Russia; died on 26 Jun 1959 in New Haven, CT. Other Events and Attributes:
- Arrival: 1885
- Arrival: 1894
- Arrival: 1894
- Immigration: 1894, Russia to US
- Residence: 1900, New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut
- Residence: 1920, New Haven Ward 10, New Haven, Connecticut
- Residence: 1930, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
- Occupation: 1933, President of New Haven Diamond Co @ 343 State (incorporated 1.15.1932)
Notes:
Married a jeweler, who gave Ruth Sheinaus a diamond ring. But it got lost.
Anna married PEARLIN, Nathan about 1910 in Russia. Nathan was born about 1885 in Russia; died on 16 Dec 1957 in New Haven, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 14. PEARLIN, Saul was born on 28 Jan 1911 in Connecticut; died on 23 Jan 1999 in Ansonia, New Haven, Connecticut.
- 15. PEARLIN, Gertrude was born in 1913.
- 16. PEARLIN, Paul was born on 13 Jan 1917; died on 22 Feb 1975 in New Haven, CT.
- 17. PEARLIN, Herbert was born on 3 Sep 1922 in Connecticut; died on 22 May 2010 in Connecticut.
5. HERSHFIELD, Harry Charles (1.Benjamin1) was born on 30 Dec 1883 in Balta, Russia; died on 21 Oct 1963 in New Jersey. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Bookkeeper (1910: rubber factory; 1920: factory office; 1930: Eureka Fire Hose Co. in Jersey City, a subsidiary of U.S. Rubber. I guess he was a combination bookeeper, time-keeper & paymaster.
- Occupation: self-employed
- Arrival: 1892
- Arrival: 1894
- Arrival: 1894
- Arrival: 1895
- Residence: 1900, New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut
- Residence: 1900, New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut
- Residence: 1910, Jersey City Ward 7, Hudson, New Jersey
- Residence: 1910, Jersey City Ward 7, Hudson, New Jersey
- Residence: 1910, Jersey City Ward 7, Hudson, New Jersey
- Residence: 1920, Jersey City Ward 7, Hudson, New Jersey
- Residence: 1930, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey
Harry married WEYLANDT, Anna about 1913 in United States. Anna was born in 1887 in Poland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 18. HERSHFIELD, Jerome was born on 12 Aug 1914 in 608 Ocean Avenue, Jersey City, N.J.; died in Jun 2007.
- 19. HERSHFIELD, Sanford was born in 1921 in New Jersey; died on 27 Nov 2007 in Baltimore, Maryland.
6. HERSHFIELD, Elizabeth (Lea) (1.Benjamin1) was born on 6 May 1886 in Russia; died on 8 Aug 1947. Other Events and Attributes:
- Arrival: 1894
- Arrival: 1895
- Residence: 1900, New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut
- Occupation: 1910, School teacher
- Residence: 1910, Jersey City Ward 7, Hudson, New Jersey
Elizabeth married MENDELL, Sam (Simcha) about 1918. Sam was born on 15 Feb 1885; died on 13 Oct 1953. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 20. MENDELL, Roslyn (Lyn) (Raizel) was born on 16 Jun 1921; died on 20 Jun 2001 in Tuscon, AZ.
Generation: 3
7. EISENBERG, Irving (2.Eva2, 1.Benjamin1) was born in 1898 in New York. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: 1920, law student
- Residence: 1920, Jersey City Ward 2, Hudson, New Jersey
Irving married UNKNOWN, Martha about 1922. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
8. EISENBERG, Rose (2.Eva2, 1.Benjamin1) was born in 1901 in New Jersey. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: 1920, buyer in a department store
- Residence: 1920, Jersey City Ward 2, Hudson, New Jersey
Rose married SAMS, Barney about 1922 in United States. Barney was born in 1898. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 22. SAMS, Muriel was born on 6 Dec 1922 in United States; died on 7 Mar 1993 in Bayonne, NJ.
- 23. SAMS, Joan
9. EISENBERG, Ethel (2.Eva2, 1.Benjamin1) was born in 1909 in New Jersey. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1920, Jersey City Ward 2, Hudson, New Jersey
- Occupation: 1930, teacher
- Residence: 1930, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey
- Residence: 1930, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey
Ethel married FISKE, Joe about 1935, and was divorced. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
Ethel married Isidor Davidson in 1935. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
10. BOLTON, Annie (3.Clara2, 1.Benjamin1) was born in 1902 in New Hartford, Connecticut. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1910, Jersey City Ward 7, Hudson, New Jersey
Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 25. BOLTON, Daughter
11. BOLTON, Bea (3.Clara2, 1.Benjamin1) was born about 1906 in New Jersey. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: A lawyer who never passed the bar. Worked in a law office doing all but going to court.
- Residence: 1910, Jersey City Ward 7, Hudson, New Jersey
12. BOLTON, Saul "Sonny" (3.Clara2, 1.Benjamin1) was born in Jul 1908 in New Jersey. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1910, Jersey City Ward 7, Hudson, New Jersey
- Occupation: 1930, Pharmacist in a NJ drug store, Hudson County
Notes:
Listed incorrectly as "Sane" Bolton on the 1910 Census.
Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 26. BOLTON, Harry
- 27. BOLTON, Alan
13. BOLTON, Gladys (3.Clara2, 1.Benjamin1) was born in 1911 in New Jersey. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1920, Jersey City Ward 7, Hudson, New Jersey
- Residence: 1930, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey
Notes:
In the census, the name Bolton is often misspelled as Boltin
Family/Spouse: FORER, Harold. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
14. PEARLIN, Saul (4.Anna2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 28 Jan 1911 in Connecticut; died on 23 Jan 1999 in Ansonia, New Haven, Connecticut. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Teacher
- Residence: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
- Residence: 1920, New Haven Ward 10, New Haven, Connecticut
- Residence: 1930, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
- Military: Abt 1942, Army, stationed in Berkeley, CA
- Occupation: 1942, has the Whitehall Co.
Saul married WILLIAMS, Eileen in 1938. Eileen died about 2007. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 30. PEARLIN, Victor
15. PEARLIN, Gertrude (4.Anna2, 1.Benjamin1) was born in 1913. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1920, New Haven Ward 10, New Haven, Connecticut
- Residence: 1920, New Haven Ward 10, New Haven, Connecticut
- Residence: 1920, New Haven Ward 10, New Haven, Connecticut
- Residence: 1930, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
Family/Spouse: GOLDBAUM, Irving. Irving was born about 1910. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
16. PEARLIN, Paul (4.Anna2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 13 Jan 1917; died on 22 Feb 1975 in New Haven, CT. Other Events and Attributes:
- Education: Yale...or possibly brother Herbert went to Yale
- Residence: Hamden, Connecticut
- Residence: 1920, New Haven Ward 10, New Haven, Connecticut
- Residence: 1930, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
- Residence: 1930, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
- Military: Abt 1942, Air Force piloting planes over Germany
Family/Spouse: PEARLIN, Fran. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 31. PEARLIN, Keith
- 32. PEARLIN, Ann S
17. PEARLIN, Herbert (4.Anna2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 3 Sep 1922 in Connecticut; died on 22 May 2010 in Connecticut. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1920, New Haven Ward 10, New Haven, Connecticut
- Residence: 1930, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
- Military: Abt 1942, In the Navy, tendering submarines in the Pacific
Herbert married SPECTOR, Joan about 1954. Joan was born on 6 Apr 1930; died on 21 Feb 2009 in Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 33. PEARLIN, Marc
- 34. PEARLIN, Bette
18. HERSHFIELD, Jerome (5.Harry2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 12 Aug 1914 in 608 Ocean Avenue, Jersey City, N.J.; died in Jun 2007. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1920, Jersey City Ward 7, Hudson, New Jersey
- Residence: 1930, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey
Family/Spouse: UNKNOWN, Henrietta. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
19. HERSHFIELD, Sanford (5.Harry2, 1.Benjamin1) was born in 1921 in New Jersey; died on 27 Nov 2007 in Baltimore, Maryland. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Electrical engineer
- Residence: 1930, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey
Sanford married REISSIG, Claire [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 37. HERSHFIELD, Barton Kent
- 38. HERSHFIELD, Wendy Jill was born in Oct 1955 in Baltimore, Maryland; died on 20 Sep 2010 in Glen Arm, Maryland.
20. MENDELL, Roslyn (Lyn) (Raizel) (6.Elizabeth2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 16 Jun 1921; died on 20 Jun 2001 in Tuscon, AZ. Notes:
From daughter Lari Siegel:
(Mel Siegel) met Lyn Mendell at the Vanguard Club, a cultural organization for singles.Roslyn married SIEGEL, Mel (Moishe) on 26 Jun 1954 in Las Vegas, NV. Mel (son of SIEGEL, Sam (Shlomo) and GREENBERG, Goldie) was born on 18 Aug 1923; died on 8 Jun 2006 in Tuscon, AZ. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 39. SIEGEL, Richard Samuel was born on 27 May 1955; died on 22 Jun 2018 in Manhattan, New York, USA.
- 40. SIEGEL, Gail
- 41. SIEGEL, Robert
- 42. SIEGEL, Lari
Generation: 4
21. EISENBERG, Robert (7.Irving3, 2.Eva2, 1.Benjamin1) Robert married UNKNOWN, Frema [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 43. EISENBERG, Lori
- 44. EISENBERG, Kenneth
- 45. EISENBERG, Glenn
22. SAMS, Muriel (8.Rose3, 2.Eva2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 6 Dec 1922 in United States; died on 7 Mar 1993 in Bayonne, NJ. Muriel married ROSSNICK, Gerald (Jerry) about 1945. Gerald was born about 1923; died on 19 Jun 2017. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 46. ROSSNICK, Susan
- 47. ROSSNICK, Linda
- 48. ROSSNICK, Barry
23. SAMS, Joan (8.Rose3, 2.Eva2, 1.Benjamin1) 24. FISKE, Miriam David (9.Ethel3, 2.Eva2, 1.Benjamin1) Miriam married KRIEGER, Evan Thomas [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 49. KRIEGER, Deborah
- 50. KRIEGER, Barbara Susan
- 51. KRIEGER, Janet Dee
25. BOLTON, Daughter (10.Annie3, 3.Clara2, 1.Benjamin1) Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
26. BOLTON, Harry (12.Saul3, 3.Clara2, 1.Benjamin1) 27. BOLTON, Alan (12.Saul3, 3.Clara2, 1.Benjamin1) 28. FORER, Daughter Bolton (13.Gladys3, 3.Clara2, 1.Benjamin1) Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 53. FORER, Son
- 54. FORER, Daughter Bolton
29. FORER, Possible Son Bolton (13.Gladys3, 3.Clara2, 1.Benjamin1) 30. PEARLIN, Victor (14.Saul3, 4.Anna2, 1.Benjamin1) Family/Spouse: UNKNOWN, Audrey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
31. PEARLIN, Keith (16.Paul3, 4.Anna2, 1.Benjamin1) 32. PEARLIN, Ann S (16.Paul3, 4.Anna2, 1.Benjamin1) 33. PEARLIN, Marc (17.Herbert3, 4.Anna2, 1.Benjamin1) Family/Spouse: GATES, Nina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 57. PEARLIN, Barbara
34. PEARLIN, Bette (17.Herbert3, 4.Anna2, 1.Benjamin1) Bette married HERINGTON, David [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
35. HERSHFIELD, Roschelle (18.Jerome3, 5.Harry2, 1.Benjamin1) Family/Spouse: MALTZ, Allen. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 59. MALTZ, David
- 60. MALTZ, Jonathan
36. HERSHFIELD, Bennett (18.Jerome3, 5.Harry2, 1.Benjamin1) 37. HERSHFIELD, Barton Kent (19.Sanford3, 5.Harry2, 1.Benjamin1) Family/Spouse: CATHYANN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: UNKNOWN, Karen Diana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 61. HERSHFIELD, Tom
- 62. HERSHFIELD, Nancy
- 63. HERSHFIELD, Jay
38. HERSHFIELD, Wendy Jill (19.Sanford3, 5.Harry2, 1.Benjamin1) was born in Oct 1955 in Baltimore, Maryland; died on 20 Sep 2010 in Glen Arm, Maryland. Other Events and Attributes:
- Education: BA, Groucher College, 1977; Perry Hall High School, 1973
- Occupation: French teacher, Garrison Forest School (1977-79), teacher in Cincinnati, and Salem College admissions counselor, West Virginia
- Residence: 10 Crossroads Dr. Owings Mills, MD 21117
- Cause of Death: cancer
Notes:
Accomplished horsewoman
Family/Spouse: SPECTOR, Dr. Leonard DDS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
39. SIEGEL, Richard Samuel (20.Roslyn3, 6.Elizabeth2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 27 May 1955; died on 22 Jun 2018 in Manhattan, New York, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: National Enquirer editor
- Cause of Death: Cancer
40. SIEGEL, Gail (20.Roslyn3, 6.Elizabeth2, 1.Benjamin1) 41. SIEGEL, Robert (20.Roslyn3, 6.Elizabeth2, 1.Benjamin1) 42. SIEGEL, Lari (20.Roslyn3, 6.Elizabeth2, 1.Benjamin1)
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