Magaziners of Humenne

Updated 6/5/2009

	Cecelia Rosenbluth Magaziner (Zilli, Czipre) Cecelia Rosenbluth Magaziner1 is the matriarch of this Magaziner family tree. She was born on January 6, 1845 in Szterkócz, Hungary (now Sterkovce, Slovakia), another town in the Zemplen Megye.2 Cecelia was the daughter of Löb (Leopold) Rosenbluth.3 Cecelia is related to the travel agency Rosenbluths, although I have not yet ascertained the precise nature of the relationship.4 Cecelia married Henry Magaziner in Hommona (Humenne) on September 8, 1864.5 Henry was a widower with two infant sons.6 Cecelia raised those sons and bore Henry ten more children, nine of whom survived to adulthood, emigrated to America and had children of their own.7 Cecelia was obviously well-loved, because many of the Magaziner children passed on her name to their own daughters, either as a first name or as a middle name.8 Cecelia died of pneumonia on November 12, 1906 at the age of 61 and was buried at Chevra Bikur Cholem Cemetery in Philadelphia.9
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Footnotes

1. Humenne Jewish birth registry entries, the 1869 Hungarian census and Sadie Magaziner's Social Security application all confirm that Rosenbluth is Cecelia's maiden name. Her Philadelphia death certificate gives her first name as Cecelia. She appears in Hungarian records as Zili or Czipre.

2. The date of birth comes from her Philadelphia death certificate, but is consistent with the date of birth she gave in the 1869 Hungarian census and the 1900 United States census. The Hummene Jewish marriage registry entry for her marriage to Henry indicates that she was born in Szterkócz, but the JewishGen transcription of the 1869 census says she was born in Sztankócz, The latter is probably a transcription error, as there is no such city.

3. According to the Humenne Jewish marriage registry entry for Henry and Cecelia, Cecelia's father's name was Löb. The 1869 Hungarian census includes a Leopold Rosenblut in Humenne, born in Szterkócz in 1810, who is probably Cecelia's father.
4. Both Magaziner family lore and Rosenbluth family lore confirm the connection. A Rosenbluth genealogist has a "Tante Magaziner" (Auntie Magaziner) in her family tree, reported by her father. She reports that her ancestors' family physician was William Magaziner, who was known to be related somehow. Likewise, many Magaziners report a vague awareness of the relationship. Cecelia is not the sister of the travel agency patriarch, because her father's name is different (Lob instead of Yitzchak); however, she is likely a cousin. The 1869 Hungarian census includes a Leopold Rosenblut (probably Cecelia's father) living a few houses away from Marcusz Rosenbluth, the travel agency patriarch.

5. According to their entry in the Humenne Jewish marriage registry.

6. The Humenne Jewish marriage registry indicates that Henry was a widower. At the time of the marriage, Anthony was two and a half years old; Jakob was seven months old.

7. The 1900 United States census identifies Cecelia as the mother of 10 children, 9 of them living. This includes Fannie, Hugo, Lena, Jeanette, Anna, Louis, Sadie, William, Israel Lob (Lajos) (who died in Hungary) and Nellie.
8. Anthony, Sadie and Lena all had daughters named Cecelia. Anna's daughter's name was Elsie Cecelia.

9. According to her Philadelphia death certificate. The cause of death was difficult to read, but appears to have been pneumonia.

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