Hans Eli Picard (1927 - 2008)

Born 13 Jul 1927 in Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland

Ancestors

Died 15 Feb 2008 at age 80 in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Hans Picard survived persecution during the Holocaust.

Hans was born July 13, 1927 in Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland.^{[1] [2]}

Hans, his parents, and his brother lived in Mainz, Deutschland when they were issued travel papers June 24, 1938 in Stuttgart. They traveled to England, where they left September 10, 1938 from Liverpool aboard the SS Laconia. They arrived September 18, 1938 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Their nearest relative in Germany was Hans' maternal grandmother, Mathilde Dreyfuss, who lived at 53 Kaiserstr. in Mainz and they planned to join a distant cousin, Morris Rosenthal, who lived at 204 Summer St., Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Hans was 4' 8" tall, of fair complexion, with brown hair and blue eyes, and was neither an anarchist nor a polygamist.^[2]

By 1940, the family had settled in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts.^[3]

As an adult, Hans lived in nearby New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.^[4]

Hans died February 15, 2008 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.^[5] He is buried in Plainville Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find A Grave, memorial for Hans Eli Picard, (accessed May 22, 2015).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., microfilm publication T843, Massachusetts, Boston Passenger Lists, 1891-1943, Volume 670, Sep 15, 1938 - Sep 30, 1938, image 69 of 350 (clarity enhanced by G-CUBE Computer Services).

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   National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., microfilm publication T843, Massachusetts, Boston Passenger Lists, 1891-1943, Volume 670, Sep 15, 1938 - Sep 30, 1938, image 70 of 350 (clarity enhanced by G-CUBE Computer Services).

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3. ↑ United States Census, 1940, index and images, FamilySearch (accessed 23 May 2015), Hans E Picard in household of Julius Picard, Ward 7, Fall River, Fall River City, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 17-105, sheet 3B, family 96, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 1690.
4. ↑ United States Public Records, 1970-2009, database, FamilySearch (accessed 23 May 2015), Hans E Picard, Residence, New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.
5. ↑ United States Social Security Death Index, index, FamilySearch (accessed 23 May 2015), Hans E Picard, 15 Feb 2008; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).