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Bertha Nelson 1918 – 2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 JUN 1918

Birth Location: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States

Death Date: 26 OCT 2001

Death Location: San Diego, San Diego, California, United States

Father: Samuel Katznelson

Mother: Edith Caplan

Spouse(s): Robert Gorevitz

Children(s): David Gorevitz, Sharon Gorevitz

According to available records, Bertha Nelson was born in 1918 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States, the child of Samuel Katznelson and Edith Caplan. Following those early years, Bertha Nelson married Robert Russell Gorevitz, and their family grew to include David Nathan Gorevitz and Sharon Lynn Gorevitz. In the later years of life, Bertha Nelson died in 2001 in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States.

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Parents

Samuel Katznelson
1895 – 1986
Birth Location: Timkovitx, Russia
SK
Edith Caplan
1896 – 1979
Birth Location: Russia
EC

Spouses(s)

Robert Gorevitz
1917 – 2003
Birth Location: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
RG

Children(s)

David Gorevitz
1948 –
Birth Location: –
DG
Sharon Gorevitz
1951 –
Birth Location: –
SG

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 17 JUN 1918
    Event Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
    Record Source: , <I>Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
    Record Source: , <I>Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Portland Ward 2, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: T625_639; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 32

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
    Record Source: , <I>Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 2340565

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
    Record Source: , <I>Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: m-t0627-01475; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 3-52

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
    Record Source: , <I>Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: m-t0627-01475; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 3-52

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 30 DEC 1946
    Event Place: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
    Record Source: , <I>, Ancestry.com, Baltimore, Passenger Lists, 1820-1964

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1959
    Event Place: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: , <I>,.</i>.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1992
    Event Place: Laguna Woods, Orange, California, United States
    Record Source: , <I>Ancestry.com, U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1992
    Event Place: Laguna Woods, California
    Record Source: , <I>, Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1996–1997
    Event Place: Laguna Hills, Orange, California, United States
    Record Source: , <I>Ancestry.com, U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Laguna Hills; State: California; Year(s): 1996-1997

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 26 OCT 2001
    Event Place: San Diego, San Diego, California, United States
    Record Source: , <I>,.</i>.

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 27 OCT 2001
    Event Place: Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, California, United States

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