Casper Caplan (abt. 1871 - bef. 1959)

Born about Jun 1871 in Russian Empire

Descendants

Died before 1959 before about age 87 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada [uncertain]

Biography

Casper was born about 1871. He was the founder of Caplan's (C. Caplan Limited), an Ottawa department store.^[1] He died before 1959.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "Ottawa Firm Observes Its 60th Anniversary." The Ottawa Journal (Ontario), 24 Apr 1965, retrieved 10 Aug 2020 from https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/46200975/
2. ↑ Photo of Mrs. Caspar Caplan, widow of the founder of Caplan Limited. "Caplan's Employee's Feted." The Ottawa Journal (Ontario), 26 May 1959. Retreived 10 Aug 2020 from https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/42160972/

• "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHLB-DTY : 16 December 2019), Caspar Caplan, Ottawa (city/cité), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 6, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
• "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9Y-QS94 : 16 March 2018), Casper Caplan, 1911; citing Census, Ottawa Sub-Districts 4-44, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,514.
• Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada). Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Ancestry Record 7921 #129384287 - Caspar Caplan in record for Gordon Caplan and Etta Gladys Epstein. Father's birthplace: Russia. (1932)
• Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:Caplan's|Caplan's]