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Leah (Ester) Bloch 1865–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1865

Birth Location: Russia

Death Date: April 1953

Death Location: West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Abraham Bloch

Mother:

Spouse(s): Richard Hurwitz\Gurevich

Children(s): Ethel Hurewitz), Joseph Hurwitz, Solomon Hurwits, Jacob Hurwitz, Minnie Hurwitz, Sarah Hurwitz

Leah (Ester) Bloch was born in 1865 in Russia, the child of Abraham Saul Shevel Bloch And Entin. Leah (Ester) Bloch married Richard Rachmiel Abram Avraham Yerachmiel Hurwitz Gurevich, and had children including Ethel Enta Aitel Hurwitz Gurevich Hurewitz, Jacob Jack Hurwitz, Joseph Abraham Hurwitz, Minnie Hurwitz, Richard Hurwitz, Sarah Syd Hurwitz, Solomon Hurwits. Leah (Ester) Bloch passed away in 1953 in West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Leah (Ester) Bloch was born in 1865 in Russia, the child of Abraham Saul Shevel Bloch And Entin.
  • Leah (Ester) Bloch married Richard Rachmiel Abram Avraham Yerachmiel Hurwitz Gurevich, and had children including Ethel Enta Aitel Hurwitz Gurevich Hurewitz, Jacob Jack Hurwitz, Joseph Abraham Hurwitz, Minnie Hurwitz, Richard Hurwitz, Sarah Syd Hurwitz, Solomon Hurwits.
  • Leah (Ester) Bloch passed away in 1953 in West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abraham Bloch
1840–
Birth Location: Russia
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Spouses(s)

Richard Hurwitz\Gurevich
1862–1939
Birth Location: Lukoml', Senno, Mogilev, Russia (Belarus)
RH

Children(s)

Ethel Hurewitz)
1894–1985
Birth Location: Gomel (Homyel) or Mogilev, Russia (Belarus)
EH
Joseph Hurwitz
1887–1979
Birth Location: Gomel (Homyel), Mogilev, Russia (Belarus)
JH
Solomon Hurwits
1885–1951
Birth Location: Gomel, Gomel, Belarus
SH
Jacob Hurwitz
1892–1969
Birth Location: Gogolev, Gomel, Gomel, Belarus
JH
Minnie Hurwitz
1899–1965
Birth Location: Gomel (Homyel), Mogilev, Russia (Belarus)
MH
Sarah Hurwitz
1902–1998
Birth Location: Gomel (Homyel), Belarus
SH

Leah Bloch's Ancestors

Self
Leah Bloch
1865–1953
Birth Place: Russia
Parents
Abraham Saul (Shevel) Bloch
1840–
Russia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Leah Bloch's Descendants

1.
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Leah ((Ester)) Bloch (1865–April 1953) m. Richard ((Rachmiel Abram\Avraham Yerachmiel)) Hurwitz\Gurevich (15 Aug 1862–16 Dec 1939)
  1. 1. Ethel ((Enta\Aitel) Hurwitz (Gurevich,) Hurewitz) 1894–1985 m. Woolfe (William Velvel) Wendorff 1888–1973
    1. 1. Albert (Abraham) Wendorff 1915–1986 m. Lillian Leibman 1916–2004
      1. 1. Robert (Joel (Yoel Rachmiel)) Wendorff 1945–1969
    2. 2. Gilda (Joyce) Wendorff 1926–2004 m. Murray (Gorn) (Gornicki) 1919–2003
  2. 2. Joseph (Abraham) Hurwitz 1887–1979
  3. 3. Solomon Hurwits 1885–1951 m. Stella ((Esther)) Buchman 1892–1989
    1. 1. Charles (Solomon) Hurwitz 1913–2019 m. Jean Parker 1921–1995
    2. 2. Shirley Hurwitz 1918–1985 m. Nathan Kornetsky 1915–1963
    3. 3. Chester ("Chet") Hurwitz 1919–
  4. 4. Jacob ((Jack)) Hurwitz 1892–1969
  5. 5. Minnie Hurwitz 1899–1965 m. David (William) Gordon 1896–1952 m. Samuel Petluck 1892–1974
    1. 1. Gloria (Anna) Gordon 1924–2025 m. Paul Weissman 1923–2008
    2. 2. Warren (Milton) Gordon 1919–1998 m. Joan Trombley 1934–2001
    3. 3. Charles Gordon 1921–2012 m. Helen (Doris) Horwitz 1926–2022
  6. 6. Sarah ((Syd)) Hurwitz 1902–1998 m. Hymen Tollin 1892–1980
    1. 1. Rosalind (Ruth) Tollin 1928–2016 m. Milford (Leonard (Bud)) Berman 1923–1996
    2. 2. Alan (Stuart) Tollin 1933–2020

Leah Bloch's Timeline

12 Records

1865
1865
Birth of Leah (Ester) Bloch in Russia
Russia
1910
1910
Age 45
Leah (Ester) Bloch resided here in Brooklyn Ward 26, Kings, New York
Brooklyn Ward 26, Kings, New York
1920
1920
Age 55
Leah (Ester) Bloch resided here in Springfield Ward 2, Hampden, Massachusetts
Springfield Ward 2, Hampden, Massachusetts
1920
1920
Age 55
Leah (Ester) Bloch resided here in Springfield Ward 2, Hampden, Massachusetts
Springfield Ward 2, Hampden, Massachusetts
1920
1920
Age 55
Leah (Ester) Bloch resided here in Springfield Ward 2, Hampden, Massachusetts
Springfield Ward 2, Hampden, Massachusetts
1929
1929
Age 64
Leah (Ester) Bloch resided here in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
1930
1930
Age 65
Leah (Ester) Bloch resided here in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
1935
1935
Age 70
Leah (Ester) Bloch resided here in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
1940
1940
Age 75
Leah (Ester) Bloch resided here in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
1950
1950
Age 85
Leah (Ester) Bloch resided here in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
1953
22 April 1953
Age 88
Death of Leah (Ester) Bloch in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1953
April 1953
Age 88
Burial of Leah (Ester) Bloch in West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Russia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01711; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 22-146
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Springfield Ward 2, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_702; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 110; Image: .
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0076; FHL microfilm: 2340645
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Brooklyn Ward 26, Kings, New York; Roll: T624_978; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 796; Image: 249.
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: 5794; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 29-209

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1900
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0076; FHL microfilm: 2340645

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1903
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Springfield Ward 2, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_702; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 110; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1907
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Brooklyn Ward 26, Kings, New York; Roll: T624_978; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 796; Image: 249.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Brooklyn Ward 26, Kings, New York
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Brooklyn Ward 26, Kings, New York; Roll: T624_978; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 796; Image: 249.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Springfield Ward 2, Hampden, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Springfield Ward 2, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_702; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 110; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Springfield Ward 2, Hampden, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Springfield Ward 2, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_702; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 110; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Springfield Ward 2, Hampden, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Springfield Ward 2, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_702; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 110; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1929
    Event Place: Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0076; FHL microfilm: 2340645

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01711; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 22-146

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01711; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 22-146

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: 5794; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 29-209

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Education

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 April 1953
    Event Place: Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry (JOWBR)
    [2] Massachusetts, U.S., Death Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: April 1953
    Event Place: West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry (JOWBR)
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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