Magaziners of Humenne

Updated 6/5/2009

	Henry Magaziner (Heinrich, Henrik) Henry Magaziner is the patriarch of this Magaziner family tree. He was born on July 3, 1836 in Homonna Hungary (now Humenne Slovakia),1 the son of Anchell Magaziner and Sarah Cooper (probably Kupfer).2 In Hungary, Henry was known as Heinrich,3 Henrik,4 and possibly Chaim.5 Henry was married twice and fathered 12 children, ten of whom survived to adulthood, married and had children of their own. Henry married first Resi Friedman in the late 1850s or early 1860s, and they had Anthony and Jakob.6 Resi died on February 25, 1864.7 Henry then married Cecelia Rosenbluth on September 8, 1864.8 Cecelia was the mother of Henry's remaining ten children. Henry was a carpenter9 and later a dry goods merchant.10 Henry, Cecelia and the younger children emigrated to Philadelphia by way of Baltimore on the Hermann in June 1887.11 Other children apparently arrived earlier. Henry filed his Petition for Naturalization on October 15, 1897, witnessed by his oldest son Anthony, who was naturalized the previous year.12 Henry was obviously well-loved, because many of the Magaziner children passed on his name to their sons and even a daughter, either as a first name or as a middle name.13 Henry died of stomach cancer on January 22, 1909 at the age of 73 and was buried at Chevra Bikur Cholem Cemetery in Philadelphia.14
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Footnotes

1. The date of birth comes from his Philadelphia death certificate, but is consistent with the age or date of birth he gave in his 1864 marriage registry, the 1869 Hungarian census and the 1900 United States census. The place of birth comes from the 1864 marriage registry and the 1869 Hungarian census.

2. The parents' names come from Henry's Philadelphia death certificate.

3. In birth records for Anschel, Jakob, Feige, Haim, Hermin, Scheindel, Louis, Wulf and Szune.
4. In the death record for Lajos and in the birth record for Neche.

5. The 1869 census lists Henry as Chaim Magaziner; however, this may be a mistake by the census taker, because Hugo (who was born Haim) was listed in that census as Heinrich.
6. The Humenne Jewish birth registry entry for Jakob lists the mother's name as Resi Friedman. Anthony's birth registry has a "ditto"-like marking under the name Rasi or Rosi.

7. The Humenne Jewish death registry lists a Rahel Magaziner, married, who died on February 25, 1864 at the age of 25. I believe this is the same woman as Anthony and Jakob's mother, Resi, because of the similarity of the names and because Rahel died between the birth of Jakob and the marriage of Henry and Cecelia; however, it is possible that this is a different woman.
8. According to their entry in the Humenne Jewish marriage registry.
9. According to the 1869 Hungarian census and the National Cyclopaedia of American Biography's listing for Louis Magaziner.
10. According to the 1900 United States census and the National Cyclopaedia of American Biography's listing for Louis Magaziner.
11. The ship manifest shows Heinr. Magaziner with Hanni, Wilh., Netty and Zieli, the right age to be Henry, Anna, William, Nellie and Cecelia, along with three other children whose relationship is unknown.
12. According to his Petition for Naturalization.

13. Louis had a son named Henry. William had a son named Robert Henry. Fannie had a daughter named Henrietta and a son named Simon Henry.

14. According to his Philadelphia death certificate, and his obituary in the Jewish Exponent.

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