Anna Magaziner Neufeld

Anna Magaziner Neufeld

Anna Magaziner (born Scheindel; also known as Chana) was born on January 11, 1875.¹ Anna Magaziner is my connection to this family tree: she was my great-grandmother.

Anna came to America on the Hermann in June 1887 with her parents, Henry and Celia, and her younger siblings William and Nellie.

On April 11, 1899, Anna married Maurice A. Neufeld,² a doctor who was born in Vienna, Austria and came to America as a child.³ They were married at Adath Jeshurun Synagogue, Seventh & Columbia Streets in Philadelphia. They lived in Chester City, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, throughout their marriage.⁴

They had one daughter, my grandmother, Elsie Cecelia Neufeld.⁵

Anna died on February 22, 1960, at the age of 85.⁶

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Footnotes

1. According to the Humenne Jewish birth registry. In most records and censuses, her date of birth ranges from 1875 to 1880; however, this registry entry could only be for her and is the most reliable source. The name "Chana" comes from the ship manifest when the family emigrated to America.
2. A lengthy marriage notice was included in the Philadelphia Jewish Exponent on April 14, 1899.
3. According to his obituary on the front page of the Chester Times, 10/21/1939, and other resources I have collected researching his branch of my family tree.
4. The marriage notice in the Jewish Exponent indicates that they will be living there; they are shown at this location on all available census records; and Maurice's obituary shows that they were still at this location.
5. Elsie's SS5 form shows her name as Elsie Cecelia Neufeld and her parents' names as Maurice A. Neufeld and Anna Magaziner. She also appears with them in the 1920 census.
6. According to her obituary in the Jewish Exponent.

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