Sarah Deborah HURWITZ ^{2 3}

   Other names for Sarah were Sorka GURVICH and Sarah RITVO.

  Research Notes:

The census of 1910 has 4 of Sarah's 8 children living.

The census of 1930 has Sarah's year of immigration as 1900.

Sarah's tombstone has 1856 for date of birth. Cohen & Goldfarb have "Ritvo" for Sarah's maiden name, apparently in error. Ingrid McWilliams has 1857 for date of birth. Her death certificate has her age as 70.

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  Noted events in her life were:

1. Residence, May 27, 1858, Vievis, Lithuania. ¹⁰ "Sorka" lived at the home of Shlioma Zelkind, her father's cousin.

2. Residence, 1877, Saukenai, Siauliai, Kaunas, [Lithuania], Russian Empire. ¹¹

3. Financial Status, Apr 1884, Vievis, [Lithuania], Russian Empire. ¹² Sarah's financial situation appears to have deteriorated drastically at this time.

4. Residence, May 1886, Home of Shmuel Hurwitz, Vievis, [Lithuania]. ¹³

5. Immigration, 1891. ⁴

6. Residence, Jun 12, 1900, 73 Charles St., Hartford, Conn. ⁴

7. Residence, Jun 2, 1901, 73 Charles St., Hartford, Conn. ¹⁴

8. Residence, Apr 20, 1910, 5 Pequot St., Hartford, Conn. ⁸

9. Residence, Jan 21, 1920, 23 Portland St., Hartford, Conn. ¹⁵

10. Residence, Apr 21, 1930, 3 Acton St., Hartford, Conn. ¹

11. Residence, Jan 26, 1931, 3 Acton St., Hartford, Conn. ¹⁶ Sarah did housework.

Sarah married Joseph Benjamin BLOOM, son of Leyb HANOKH and Sora Rifka ROM, in 1871. (Joseph Benjamin BLOOM was born in Oct 1849 in [Lithuania], Russian Empire,⁴ died on Jun 2, 1901 in 73 Charles St., Hartford, Conn ^{5 16} and was buried in D18, Sharee Torah Lodge, Zion St, Hartford, Conn ⁵.)

Sarah next married Harris RITVO, son of Unknown and Unknown, in 1901.¹ (Harris RITVO was born in 1852 in Russia,^{1 5} died on Nov 20, 1931 in Hartford, Connecticut ⁵ and was buried in Y12, Beth Midrash Hagadol, Mahl Ave., Hartford ⁵.)