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My grandfather Manuel Jacob SHEER was born 11/05/1901 in Philadelphia
PA and in 1901, there were only 2 synagogues which could have kept any
records according to my searches on
ancestry.com. There is no easy way
to view the synagogue records. I've spent hours pouring through the 2
oldest synagogues Congregation Rodeph Shalom and Mikveh Israel Jewish
Congregation. I am unaware of any other place where it could have been
recorded.
Birth records for PA did not go into effect until 1906, would it still
possibly be recorded with the state that late?
His older brother Robert Sheer was born in 1900 in Rhode Island
according to the census records, and his parents were married the
prior year in 1899 (Harry Israel Sheer to Sarah Muffs). I can not find
their marriage records in the synagogues in Philadelphia, which is
where their family was known to have immigrated from Russia, the
Sheers went back and forth from Philly to New Haven CT and are buried
in New York area.
Any advise about how to obtain any birth records for my grandfather in
1901 is appreciated. I imagine I could check the synagogue in Rhode
Island for a marriage record but that won't help me to find my
grandfather's birth information. My mother thinks she remembers the
name of a street where they lived in Philly and some stories about my
great grandfather who left the family business to relocate to
Connecticut due to an allergy to horse hair which was the nindustry
that his relatives were in. Thank you!!
Sincerely,
Beth Zinderman Burnham
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