Sara Michala (Kahan) Finkelstein (abt. 1877 - 1949)

Born about 1877 in Wiżajny, Suwałki, Suwałki, Russian Empire

Ancestors

Wife of Yitzchak Reuven Finkelstein — married about 1896 in Russian Empire

Descendants

Died 11 Jun 1949 at about age 72 in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States

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Biography

Sarah was born about 1877. She was the daughter of Heschel Kahan^[1][2] and Chaya Krivianskaya.^[3] She married Isaac Finkelstein about 1896.^[4][5] Known children:^[1][6]

1. Rosa (Florence)^[7][8][9]
2. Berel Leib (Louis Benjamin)^[10]
3. Froma
4. Chaskel (Benjamin Charles)
5. Yankel Mordecai (Jacob)
6. Chaia (Bess Ida)^[11][12]
7. Marjorie^[13][14]
8. Helen^[15][16]
9. Aaron Joseph^[17]

Sarah died in 1949. She was buried at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Lincoln, Nebraska.^[2][18]

Immigration and Naturalization

Manifest of the S.S. Mount Temple, departed Antwerp on 24 Feb 1909, arrived at St. John, New Brunswick on 8 Mar 1909^[19][20]

line | name | age | status | occupation

1 | Sarah Finkelstein | 32 | m | wife

2 | Rosa " | 11 | s | child

3 | Froma " | 9 | s | child

4 | Berel " | 8 | s | child

5 | Jacob " | 5 | s | child [sic - Haskel]

6 | Jankel " | 3 | s | child

7 | Haskel " | 8/12 | s | child [sic - Chaia]

Nation or country of birth: Russia

Ultimate destination: Lincoln Neb.

Admitted to USA on 11 Mar 1909^[1][21]

line | name | age | sex | status | occupation

8 | Finkelstein, Sara | 32y | f | m | wife

9 | " Rosa | 11y | f | s | child [dau]

10 | " Froma | 9y | f | s | child [dau]

11 | " Berel | 8y | m | s | child [son]

12 | " Chaskel | 5y | m | s | child [son]

13 | " Yankel | 3y | m | s | child [son]

14 | " Chaie | 8m | f | s | child [dau]

Nationality/race: Russia/Hebrew

Last permanent residence: Wizaiu, Russia

Contact at former residence: father, Eschel Kahn, Wizaw, Suwalki Gov't, Russia

Destination: Lincoln, Nebr

Contact at destination: husband, Itzok Finkelstein, Neb 1719 "L" Str Lincoln Neb

Birthplace: Wysau [Wyszany crossed out], Russia

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Manifests of Passengers Arriving at St. Albans, VT, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895-1954; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: M1464; Roll Number: 092. Ancestry Record 1075 #3077036
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry. Name: Sarah Finkelstein; Hebrew name: Sara Michala bat reb Heshil haCohane; Death: 11 Jun 1949 (14 Sivan 5709); Burial Place: Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Spouse: Finkelstein, Isaac.
3. ↑ Family tree of Bloom-789
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML4L-MNP : accessed 2 December 2021), Sarah Finkelstein in household of Isaac Finkelstein, Lincoln Ward 3, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 60, sheet 11B, family 201, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 850; FHL microfilm 1,374,863. Age: 33; Birth place: Russia; Naturalization status: Papers; Years married: 14; Number of children born/living: 6/5
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQKB-7T8 : accessed 2 December 2021), Sarah Finkelstein in household of Isaac Finkelstein, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 16, sheet 39A, line 6, family 710, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1285; FHL microfilm 2,341,020. Age: 54; Birth place: Poland; Immigration year: 1908; Naturalized: yes; Age at first marriage: 19
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCKJ-6GC : 2 February 2021), Sarah Finklestein in entry for Isaac Finklestein, 1920.
7. ↑ "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZL-J3DG : 8 June 2021), Sarah Kagan in entry for Meyer Treshansky and Florence R. Finkelstein, 1927.
8. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MN-5HSR : 18 March 2018), Sara Kagan in entry for Florence Rose Treshansky, 17 Aug 1976; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .
9. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9J-L9DL : 17 March 2020), Sara Kagan in entry for Florence Rose Treshansky, 17 Aug 1976; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .
10. ↑ Schwartz, Julius, Solomon Aaron Kaye, and John Simons. "Finkelstein, Louis B." In Who's Who in American Jewry, Vol. 1, p.156. Jewish Biographical Bureau, 1926. Retrieved 14 Aug 2019 from https://books.google.com/books?id=uWrXAAAAMAAJ. Son of Isaac and Sarah (Kagan) Finkelstein
11. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8DP-8SW : 9 March 2021), Sara Kagan in entry for Simon Levy and Bess Ida Lupkin, 09 Jul 1951; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,283,745.
12. ↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K3B-12XZ : 10 February 2023), Isaac Finkehstein and Sara Kagen in entry for Bess Ida Levy, .
13. ↑ Ancestry.com. Nebraska, U.S., Birth Ledgers, 1904-1911, Birth Index, 1912-1994 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2021. Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; Lincoln, Nebraska; Nebraska Birth Ledgers, 1904-1911. Ancestry Record NEBirthIndex #54029. Female Finkelstein; birth: 9 Sep 1910 at 735, Lancaster, Nebraska; Father: Ike, shoemaker; mother: Sarah
14. ↑ JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry. Name: Marjorie Graetz; Birth: 9 Sep 1910 (6 Elul 5670); Death: 19 Dec 2000 (22 Kislev 5761); Hebrew name: Miryam bat Yitzchak and Sara; Spouse: Marion Graetz; Burial: Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Lincoln, Nebraska.
15. ↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2C6-33HG : 22 July 2021), Sarah Cohen in entry for Harry Joet and Helen Finkelstein, 25 Aug 1935; citing Marriage, Kings, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,684,841.
16. ↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2C6-337B : 22 July 2021), Sarah Cohen in entry for Harry Joet and Helen Finkelstein, 25 Aug 1935; citing Marriage, Kings, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,684,841.
17. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8K2-RH3 : 9 March 2021), Sarah Kagan in entry for Aaron Joseph Fenten and Rebecca Anna Silver, 25 Jan 1948; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,116,128. Mother's birthplace: Poland.
18. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #177398762
19. ↑ Ancestry.com. Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Ancestry Record 1263 #5176890
20. ↑ "Canada Passenger Lists, 1881-1922," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HG5-2F2 : 23 February 2021), Sarah Finkelstein, Mar 1909; citing Immigration, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, T-4820, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
21. ↑ "Vermont, St. Albans Canadian Border Crossings, 1895-1954", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK3Y-XW84 : Fri Dec 15 18:56:19 UTC 2023), Entry for Sara Finkelstein, 1909.