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There are, as of July, 2009, five updated Death Certificate pages.

Death Certificate Project

Death Certificate Database to Lechovichers who died NYC 1893-1943, w index

Death Certificate Indices of Extracted Parents, Spouse Names, and Parent Marriages You are Here!

Death Certificate Chronological Lists of those buried in Lechovicher plots NYC 1893-1948

Lechovicher Death Certificates in Multiple Jurisdictions

The chronological lists rely entirely on the hard work of the Italian Genealogy group of NYC www.italiangen.org [THIS LINK IS NOW WORKING] which created an index to NYC deaths. The webmaster organized a chronological list of those buried in Lechovicher plots in NYC and sought the names of those in the death index between 1893 and 1933. Then Tina Levine, an awesome volunteer, went to the NYC Municipal Archives and found all of those that appeared in this list in actual death certificates. Her collected data was organized into the Death Certificate Database and indexed further to allow us to search for parents and spouses named in the records. Tina has arduously sought out and found almost all of the ones listed between 1893 and 1933, but we need the help of individuals who are willing to purchase copies of their relatives records from New York state for the later period.

The Index to Decedants is very straight-forward. This is the list of names as they appear in the death certificate. The bracketed "ng" in any table, means that the name was not given. A name in brackets is one posited from the information in the actual death certificate or from other records related to this family. So Neche Brande, who died as an infant, is noted in brackets as the Braude which her father had also used prior to adopting the American spelling of Brody. It appears on the page DeathCertificate Database and Decedant Index

The Index to Fathers of Decedants gives the father's first name just as it appears in the death certificate. There is a great probability that fathers who did not come to the US are not represented properly in their first names. A father who was known by his Yiddish name of Leib, may be reported as Louis, a common "equivalent" for Leib used by Americans. But the name chosen to represent the reality can also be a valuable genealogical clue to the original name. If a person who has a son named Max is reported with a father named Max, the family may be indicating that these two people shared a common Hebrew or Yiddish name. So determining if the younger generation was a Mendel, Motel, or Mikhel, may tell you the grandfather's name as well. The surname of fathers in this index does not follow the same procedures as the original death certificates. It was the custom to fill in death certificates so that the father's surname was not separately listed if it was identical to the deceased. So almost no male on this list has a father listed with a surname. Young children, both male and female, also appear without a separate notation of father's surname. Throughout this index, you will find that the webmaster has entered the surname as the document assumed it - that is father's surnames are given as identical to male decedants and young children. Sometimes the document's assumption is incorrect. There are men who shortened their surnames and did not bear the same name as their father i.e. Kuntz and Kuntzevitsky. There are men who changed their name in this country whose fathers did not emigrate and never used that form of the name i.e. the family of David Cohen (ne Kirshner). This index is on the page DeathCertificates Indices

The Index to Mothers of Decedants has some of the same problems just described for fathers, with additional ones peculiar to those searchinbg for clear data on women. The same problems include referring to women who never emigrated by an American first name, i.e Lena, Dora, Fannie. Another problem is that even when the record required the informant to supply the maiden name of the mother, this was often met simply with the mother's first name. When the law had been fully accepted to seek out a maiden name, doctor informants and other non-relatives often mistook the two part given names of women as a first name and a last name rather than more accurately as a double first name. See the mother of Sam Leffschitz who is reported as Ida Ruchil. Another confusion arose on the forms of married women when it came to report their mothers' names. It seems that some of those deceased married women are not listed with a maiden name but their mothers are. The likelier event - please send us your findings that verify or contradict this statement is that the mother's "maiden name" is the mother's married name and so the maiden name of the deceased. This index has been joined below the Father's of Decedents Index on DeathCertificates Indices

The Index to Spouses There are only a handful of records that specify a spouse's name. They do not list the maiden name of the spouse. Perhaps the number increases in a later time period. This index is continued below the Fathers and Mothers just described. This has not been amended with the new data added July 2009, more spouse may appear in those records dated 1933-1943.

A Chronological list of Lechovicher Deaths in NYC between 1893 and 1953 appears on our page DeathCertificates, p3 We need your participation to acquire and index these records. Donate your family member's records and we will soon double the size of this collection!

Lyakhovichi Marriage Facts in NYC records
The following list is not an actually an index, but rather an extrapolation of data held in the Death Certificate Database. The names of the parents are listed in most of the records and with the announced age of the decedant, a list of dates by which their parents would likely to have been married, has been compiled. I actually am using this list to search in other records for the parents of the deceased and you may find it of value as well. I have arbitrarily stopped the list around 1900 as it seemed that a greater number of the records in that time period were for parents who were born and married in the US. This record is also separately linked and titled in our Lyakhovichi vital records as the "married by" date most often is likely to reflect a Lyakhovichi event.

Marriage Facts on Parents of Lechovichers named in NYC Death Certificates

This list has not been amended with the new data added July 2009, more information related to marriages in Lyakhovichi may appear in those records dated 1933-1943.

Married By date

Father
of Decedant

Mother
of Decedant

Decedant and death year

By 1818

GOLDBERG, Berel

FAILEVEITSKY, Dora

Meyer Goldberg d1905

By 1821

WEINER, Benjamin

Not given

Neche Goldberg d 1916

By 1823

NATHAN, Nachum

Eva

Louis Nathan d 1901

By 1833

ROTNER, Mordechai

Sarah Beile

Devashe Levy d 1927

By 1834

APPELSON, Jake

Sarah

Morris Appelson d 1919

by 1835

FABRICANT, Hyman

Rachel

Benjamin/Benzion Fabricant d 1900

by 1847

SHUMAN, Meyer

LEVY, Reisel

Wolf Shuman d 1915

by 1848

NATHANSON, Isaac

NAMANCHINSKY, Jennie

Jacob Nathanson d 1913

by 1848

MARGOLIS, Louis

LAZARUS, Rachel

Abraham Harris Margolis d 1914

by 1848

WOSLOVSKY, Isaac

WOLF, Frieda

Edith Lakachevsky d1920

by 1850

Zapol, [Zabelinsky? ]David

Gertrude

Wolf Zapol d 1931

by 1850

KUBERINSKY, Sam

RUBIN, Anna

Pauline Eisenstadt, d1930

By 1851

MIZANSKY, ?

Chane

Mary Nathanson d 1931

By 1851

LEVY in death certificate

in death certificate

Benjamin Levy d 1913

by 1851

COHEN, Sam surname adopted in US by son, previously Kirshner), (in cem records –Avraham Shimshel

Sophie (Soshia)

David Cohen 1931

by 1852

HERMAN, Abraham

Bluma

Moses Herman, d 1902

by 1852

ZIRINSKY , Israel

Leah

Isaac Zirinsky, d1932

by 1853

SLONIMSKY, David

Sarah

Joseph Slonimsky d 1910

by 1854

HURWITZ, E.

SLOMOWITZ, Rachel

Rebecca Lipshitz d 1910

by 1854

KAUFMAN, Sheah

KATZ, Esther

Pauline Fallevitch d 1910

by 1855

BERKOWITZ, Hyman

LUDEN, Esther

Saul Berkowitz 1923

by 1856

LIPSCHITZ, Isaac

RAINES, Masia

Isaac Lipshitz,1914

by 1856

MOLODOFSKY, Joseph

GOLDBERG, Sophie

Bessie Winnegrad, 1928

by 1857

KAPLAN, Morris

Feige

Rose Sugarman, 1926

by 1857

KIRSHNER, Todres

COHEN, Lena

Mary Cohen, 1932

by 1858

YELLIN, Aaron

GOLDEN, Fanny

Wolf Yellin, 1928

by 1858

MOSES, Abraham

Peye

Frieda Binn, 1913

1858

SHALOV, Harry

COHEN, Ida

Harry Shalov, 1932

by 1858

SUGARMAN, William

AUERBACH, Fannie

Joseph Sugarman, 1912

by 1859

LIPSHITZ, Joshua

Dorothea

Pauline Zapol, 1931

by 1861

KAUMITZ, Aaron

YONKA, Miriam

Fannie Hertz, 1914

By 1861

BINN, Jacob

HURWITZ, Bessie

Barnet Binn, 1921

by 1861

STAPNESKIE, Jacob

COHEN, Esther

Mollie/Motli Hertz, 1933

by 1861

KUNCEVITSKY, Solomon (cemetery stone says Shlomo Zvi)

COHEN, Sarah

David Kuntz, 1921
Julius Kuntz, 1929

By 1863

FRANK, Isaac

Rachel

Herman Frank, 1903

by 1863

ZEITZ, Morris

Leah

Aaron Zeitz, 1927

by 1864

FRIEDMAN Isaac

KATZ Hannah

Joseph Friedman, 1912

by 1864 (of) [is this Kuncevitzky?]

Sam (cemetery stone says Shlomo Zvi)

Celia (see also Sarah Cohen wife of Shlomo Zvi Kuncevitsky)

Annie Kantrowitz, 1898

by 1864

LEVY, Samuel (cemetery stone says Samson)

COHEN, Sarah -

Joseph Levy died Nov 1929

Married by 1865 and ()

KAPLAN, David

FEIFER, Annie

Eva Lifschutz, 1908

by 1865

KATZEN Meyer

MEHR, Rosie

Etta Brody 1910

by 1865

BURSTEIN Mordechai

Feige

Nathan Burstein 1903

by 1866

BRODY Joseph

LEVINE, Gussy

Barnett Brody 1925

by 1866

GOLDBERG , Meyer

COHEN, Jennie

Abraham Goldberg 1909

by 1866

LIPKISS, Nachman

Chaie

Max Lipkiss 1908

by 1867

FINKELSTEIN, Harris

COHEN, Bessie

Jacob Finkelstein 1917

by 1867

PALEFSKY, Isidore

SALTZMAN, Ray

Aaron Palefsky 1915

by 1867

GREENBERG, Louis

Mollie

Fannie Finkelstein

by 1867

KANTROWITZ, Morris

unknown

Simon Kantrowitz 1919

by 1867

KARABELNIK Nathan

Rachel

Hyman Karahelnik (should be Karabelnik) 1903

by 1868

GOLDBERG Abraham

COHEN, Celia

Barnett Goldberg 1923

by 1868

FIRCH, David

Minnie

Pesia Zarnow

By 1868

JOSELOWITZ Pesach

COHEN, Piah

Rose Levy

By 1868

LEVY, Sidney B/ Samuel (cem stone says Samson Ber)

ROTNER, Dvora/ Sarah

Solomon H. Levy d 1919
Wolf Levy d 1925

By 1868

YASKOLKO, Wolf

PAGODO, Chane

Bertha Surowitz

by 1869

ABOLANSKY, Louis (appears in own death cert as Leo Abolansky)

Itke

Raphael Abolansky

by 1869

BRODY Pesach

Bertha

Sam Brody 1924

by 1869

[Bernstein?] Simon

Lillian

Sarah Kuntz

by 1870

Winograd Isaac

SACKS Anna

Samuel Winograd

by 1870

SEALOVE, Litman

SUSKA Bertha

Morris Sealove 1933

by 1870

WEINSTEIN Morris

COHEN Dora

Sarah Kantrowitz 1933

by 1872

BRODY Samuel

KREITZ Lena

Morris Brody 1917

by 1872

LEVINE Shlome

Anna

Leiser Levine 1929

by 1873

BRODY Hyman

GELFAND Pauline

Louis Brody 1925

by 1873

RATNER Lazarus

RABINOWITZ Fannie

Samuel Ratner 1918

by 1873

CHASIN Lipa

KATZ Elke

Rose Kuntz

by 1874

OLBETZOW Bernard

OLBETZOW Devora

Rose Feiginow 1902

by 1874

ZABLOTSKY Hyman

STEIN Rose

Morris Zabelle

by 1874

LEFSCHITZ Sender

Chaya Ruchel

Samuel Leffschitz 1911

by 1875

WARSHALL Morris

MILLER Pearl

Isaac Warshall 1931

by 1875)

WINNEGRAD Samuel

?

Rebecca Hermelin

by 1875

GOLDSTEIN William

WEINBERG Gussie

Ida Polefsky 1910

by 1876

KANTROWITZ David

STEIN Leah

Isidore Kantrowitz 1921

by 1878

WARSHALL Moshe

?

Jacob Warshall 1924

by 1878

WEINGER Nathan

FEDER Esther

Abraham Weinger 1932

by 1879

SINGER Nathan

Sarah

Sarah Cooper 1903

by 1880

NEWMAN, Chaim (cemetery stone says ne Lachovichy)

GREENBERG Eva

Samuel Newman 1919

by 1880

ZIRINSKY Isaac

COHEN Rebecca

Israel Zirinsky 1925

by 1880

ANGELOWITZ Meshullam

?

Jacob Angelowitz 1929

by 1882

LEVY Solomon J.

MARGOLIES Hilda

Abe Levy 1912
Moe Levy 1911

by 1884

FEINSTEIN Michael

WEINGER Rose

Morris Feinstein 1916

by 1884

GREENWALD Moshe

SHAPIRO Eva

Louis Greenwald 1928

by 1885

BRODY Louis

GELFANT Yetta

Pauline Ginsburg 1914

by 1886

SHEPPER George

BLEVDY Molly

Maier Shepper 1932

by 1887

ABRAMOWITZ Abraham

BUSEL Nechama

Beila Abramowitz 1918

by 1887

SIEGAL Abraham Jacob

BASCHNIK Dina

Aaron Siegal 1931

by 1888

COHEN William

(?Sky) Celia

George Cohen 1915

by 1889

KATZ Louis

(FISHMAN)Annie

Isidor Katz 1918

by 1890

KENDOWITZ Harris

Issussa

Hyman Kendowitz 1893

by 1892

SIGMAN Sam)

BABICK Ruth

Fannie Cohen

by 1892

BRODY Sam

KATZEN Etta

Necha Braude 1892 and Hattie Brody 1894

by 1892-1895

FEIGINOW Isaac

OBLETZOW Rose

Bertha Feiginow

by 1894

KUNTZ David

Sarah

Go back and check – a name of a decedant has has fallen out

by 1894

LEVY Joseph

Hanna

Louis Levy 1897

by 1895

SLONIMSKY Joseph (spelled Slominsky)

Bracha

Jacob “Slominsky” 1896

by 1895

BRODY Morris

Schlamma (surname not given but marriage cert says Shulamit Brody married Morris Brody NYC 1894)

Lily Brody 1896

by 1896

KOHN

Zipe

Meilach Kohn and Solomon Kohn

by 1896

MOSES Herman

Eva

Frank Moses 1899

by 1896

KUNTZ Julius

LOSS Esther

Morris Kuntz 1928

by 1897

HERZ David

Fanny

Mendel Herz 1898

by 1898

BUSH Joseph

Ida or Gita (first name given alternately for each child)

Minia Bush 1899
Rachel Bush 1900

by 1899

KUNTZ Morris

CHASEN Rosie

Leo Kuntz 1902

by 1900

MAISEL Alfred

Dine

Hene Maisel 1901

by 1900

FARBER Harry

Dora

Jack Farber 1920

by 1901

COHEN Samuel

SCHWARTZ Ida

Hyman Cohen 1918

by 1901

ZAPOL Wolfe

LIPSHITZ Pauline

Harry Zapol 1926

by 1902

ROSALSKY Joseph

DETKEFSKY Mina

Morris Rosalsky 1907

by 1902

Louis and Greenstein

KAPLAN Sarah

by 1903

WENGER Abe

(FISH OR FINK) Cirel (called by each surname in the two death certs)

Gedalia Wenger 1904
Bennie Wenger 1908

Creating a resource for collaborative research
on the history of the Jewish community
in what is today Lyakhovichi, Belarus

Shtetl Links: Lyakhovichi

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Death Certificate and Death Register Indices
by Deborah Glassman, copyright 2008

Marriage Facts on Parents of Lechovichers named in NYC Death Certificates

Three Indices: Fathers; Mothers; Spouses

Fathers

Mothers

Spouses

Creating a resource for collaborative research on the history of the Jewish community in what is today Lyakhovichi, Belarus

Shtetl Links: Lyakhovichi

NAVIGATION TOOLS

Death Certificate and Death Register Indices by Deborah Glassman, copyright 2008

Marriage Facts on Parents of Lechovichers named in NYC Death Certificates

Three Indices: Fathers; Mothers; Spouses

Fathers

Mothers

Spouses

Creating a resource for collaborative research
on the history of the Jewish community
in what is today Lyakhovichi, Belarus

Death Certificate and Death Register Indices
by Deborah Glassman, copyright 2008