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Rees, Hyman

Male 1882 - 1921  (39 years)


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  • Name Rees, Hyman  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Alt. Birth Jun 1882  Skaudvile, Taurage, Lithuania Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Born 24 Jun 1882  Kaunas, Lithuania Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 8, 9, 10
    Gender Male 
    Name Heyman Rees 
    Residence Between 1917 and 1918  Orange County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Died 24 Jul 1921  Montreal, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 11
    Buried Hebrew Sick Benefit Association Old #1, Baron DE Hirsch, Montreal, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 12
    Person ID I19045  Our Family
    Last Modified 16 Jan 2024 

    Father Rees, Barnet,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Zelinowitz, Minnie,   b. Abt 1850, Kaunas, Lithuania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1919  (Age ~ 69 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F1709  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Walter, Ida,   d. 1972 
    Married 23 May 1915  Montreal, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 13
    Children 
     1. Rees, Annie
     2. Rees, Becky
    Last Modified 16 Jan 2024 
    Family ID F7221  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Herrmann, Lillian,   b. Aug 1883, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Oct 1909, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 26 years) 
    Married 29 Aug 1905  Manhattan, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 8, 10
    Last Modified 16 Jan 2024 
    Family ID F7222  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Hyman Rees.jpg
    Hyman Rees.jpg

  • Notes 
    • !BIRTH: Estimated birth year from marriage certificate, 1882. Name given
      Heyman Rees, age 23 yrs, birthplace: Kowno Russia, parents Barrett Rees and Minnie Bass (Misread early on as Baff). Shown in New York State 1905 census as Herman Rice. Trow's City Directories for 1904/1905 and 1906/ 1907 give his name as Herman Rees. His death record gives his father's name as Berl Rees. A daughter of Hyman and wife #2, Annie Rees Roth of Montreal, Canada, says his mother's name was Minnie Zelicovitz.

      !MARRIAGE: Certificate and Record of Marriage, State of New York, #18304,
      FHL Film #1558493. Gives age 23 years, birthplace Kowno, Russia, Parents
      Barrett Rees and Minnie Baff, first marriage, residence 77 Ave D. Married
      by Dr Jacob Ma----el, Rabbi of Anshe Chosed. 124 East 113th St. Manhattan

  • Sources 
    1. [S1182] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;).

    2. [S824] New York, New York, Marriage Indexes 1866-1937, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;).

    3. [S2336] U.S., Consular Registration Certificates, 1907 - 1918, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;).
      U.S., Consular Registration Certificates, 1907 - 1918
      U.S., Consular Registration Certificates, 1907 - 1918


    4. [S510] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;), Registration State: New York; Registration County: Orange; Roll: 1818704; Draft Board: 4.
      U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
      U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918


    5. [S239] Original Import into Legacy.

    6. [S172] Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;), Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, comp.
      Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968
      Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968


    7. [S3125] US Consular Registration Certificates.

    8. [S1726] Annie Rees.

    9. [S205] World War I Draft Registration Card.

    10. [S5682] Annie Rees.

    11. [S423] Death Certificate, Register of Deaths for Hebrew Sick Benefits Association of Montreal #536 (Reliability: 3).
      #536. Deceased: Hyman Rees, age 39. Date of death July 24, 1921. Place of death Montreal, Canada. Place of birth: Russia. Father's name: Berl Rees of Russia. Mother's name: Minnie of Russia . How long a resident of this country: 16 years. Date of Burial July 25, 1921.

    12. [S16] JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry (JOWBR), JewishGen, comp, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;).

    13. [S171] Drouin, Lachine (Jewish, Beth Israel), 1915 (Reliability: 3).