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Joseph (Jacob Yankel) Rofes

Joseph (Jacob Yankel) Rofes

Male 1862 - 1929  (67 years)

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  • Name Joseph (Jacob Yankel) Rofes  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14] 
    Born 01 Jan 1862  Vilnius, Vilnius City Municipality, Vilnius, Lithuania Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16] 
    • From JewishGen
    Rofes Vilna Census 1875 - 2    		 Rofes Vilna Census 1875 - 2
    Gender Male 
    Arrival Leith (Amerika via Glasgow) Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Arrival 1884  [12] 
    Arrival 1886  New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Arrival 01 Jul 1887  New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 11, 15] 
    Arrival 01 Jul 1887  New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Same ship as brother Adolph 
    Residence Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Residence Wilna, Russland Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Residence Worinany, Russland Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Residence 1895  New Haven, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1900  New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Residence 1904  New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 1910  New Haven Ward 4, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Residence 1911  New Haven, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1912  New Haven, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1920  New Haven, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7] 
    Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Residence 1925  New Haven, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1928  New Haven, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1929  New Haven, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Died 15 Nov 1929  New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 13] 
    Buried New Haven, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 5, 10] 
    Person ID I7381  Rofheart - Jones Family Tree | Rofheart - Rofes and related families
    Last Modified 22 May 2017 

    DNA Tests  1 DNA test is associated with  

    Father David Girsha Rofes,   b. Abt 1830, Vilna, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Gitla,   b. 1830, Vilna, Vilniaus, Lithuania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F185  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Jenny (Hinde) Rofes,   b. 1866, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 01 Aug 1917, New Haven, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Married 1885  [12] 
    Children 
     1. Rose Rofes,   b. 24 Jul 1894, New Haven, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1962, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)  [natural]
     2. Lewis Charles Rofes,   b. 05 Oct 1901, New Haven, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 03 Nov 1951, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)  [natural]
     3. Elizabeth H. Rofes,   b. 24 Sep 1891, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 08 Dec 1944  (Age 53 years)  [natural]
     4. Fanny Rofes,   b. 1891, New Haven, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1892, New Haven, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)  [natural]
     5. David Abraham Rofes,   b. 29 Jun 1888, Connecticut,United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1938  (Age 50 years)  [natural]
     6. Sarah Rofes,   b. 1891, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1931, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 22 May 2017 
    Family ID F1736  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Pauline Werb (Eirnas),   b. 1865, Vilna, Vilniaus, Lithuania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 May 1933, Bronx, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 31 Aug 1918  Manhattan, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Last Modified 22 May 2017 
    Family ID F1737  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 01 Jan 1862 - Vilnius, Vilnius City Municipality, Vilnius, Lithuania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Connecticut Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1895 - New Haven, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1900 - New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1911 - New Haven, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1912 - New Haven, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1920 - New Haven, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1925 - New Haven, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1928 - New Haven, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1929 - New Haven, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Rofes Vilna Census 1875 - 2    		Rofes Vilna Census 1875 - 2
    Joseph Rofes    		Joseph Rofes

  • Sources 
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