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Bessie (Basya) Gray 1876–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: DEC 1876

Birth Location: Lamzig, Russia

Death Date: 9 MAR 1937

Death Location: Waldheim Cemetery, Tifereth Zion section, Forest Park, IL, USA

Father: Samuel Griafsky

Mother: Sara Simey

Spouse(s): Joseph Weingarden, Max Rubenstein

Children(s): Sophia Weingarden, Albert Weingarden

The story of Bessie (Basya) Gray began in 1876 in Lamzig, Russia. Bessie (Basya) Gray married Joseph Weingarden, Max Rubenstein, and had children including Albert J Abrahamavraham Yakov Weingarden, Sophia Weingarden. Bessie (Basya) Gray passed away in 1937 in Waldheim Cemetery, Tifereth Zion section, Forest Park, IL, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie (Basya) Gray began in 1876 in Lamzig, Russia.
  • Bessie (Basya) Gray married Joseph Weingarden, Max Rubenstein, and had children including Albert J Abrahamavraham Yakov Weingarden, Sophia Weingarden.
  • Bessie (Basya) Gray passed away in 1937 in Waldheim Cemetery, Tifereth Zion section, Forest Park, IL, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Griafsky
1843–1916
Birth Location: Stawiski, Kolno uyezd, Lomza gubernia, Russia now Poland
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Sara Simey
1839–1907
Birth Location: Russia
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Spouses(s)

Joseph Weingarden
1868–1943
Birth Location: Ivanovo (Yanova), Kobrin uyezd, Grodno gubernia, Russia
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Max Rubenstein
1863–
Birth Location: Russia now Poland
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Children(s)

Sophia Weingarden
1899–1975
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
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Albert Weingarden
1895–1943
Birth Location: Cleveland, OH, USA
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Bessie Gray's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Gray
1876–1937
Birth Place: Lamzig, Russia
Parents
Samuel (Shmuel) Griafsky
1843–1916
Stawiski, Kolno uyezd, Lomza gubernia, Russia now Poland
Sara ((Sarah Sema)) Simey
1839–1907
Russia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Gray's Descendants

1.
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Bessie ((Basya)) Gray (DEC 1876–9 MAR 1937) m. Joseph Weingarden (2 May 1868–5 FEB 1943) m. Max Rubenstein (ABT 1863–)
  1. 1. Sophia Weingarden 1899–1975 m. Jack (Irving) Pincus 1892–1955
    1. 1. Shirley (Syril) Pincus 1922–2009 m. Mortimer (Allen) Goren 1922–
    2. 2. Geraldine Pincus 1924–
  2. 2. Albert (J. (AbrahamAvraham Yakov)) Weingarden 1895–1943 m. Celia Goldberg 1897–1988
    1. 1. Selma (Cyril) Weingarden 1920–
    2. 2. Bernice Weingarden 1923–

Bessie Gray's Timeline

3 Records

1876
DEC 1876
Birth of Bessie (Basya) Gray in Lamzig, Russia
Lamzig, Russia
1937
8 MAR 1937
Age 61
Death of Bessie (Basya) Gray in Chicago, IL, USA
Chicago, IL, USA
1937
9 MAR 1937
Age 61
Burial of Bessie (Basya) Gray in Waldheim Cemetery, Tifereth Zion section, Forest Park, IL, USA
Waldheim Cemetery, Tifereth Zion section, Forest Park, IL, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: DEC 1876
    Event Place: Lamzig, Russia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 MAR 1937
    Event Place: Chicago, IL, USA
    Record Source: Age:
    60

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 9 MAR 1937
    Event Place: Waldheim Cemetery, Tifereth Zion section, Forest Park, IL, USA
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