Family File for David Saul MITTMAN - Person Sheet
Family File for David Saul MITTMAN - Person Sheet
NameSarah MILSTEIN
Birth20 Oct 1894, Haisyn, Ukraine [1797], [479]
Emigration24 Mar 1906, Rotterdam, Netherlands [480], [1798] Age: 11
MemoSS Potsdam
Immigration4 Apr 1906, New York, NY [191], [1799] Age: 11
Naturalization1915 [1798] Age: 20
Death25 Dec 1971, Albany, NY [1797] Age: 77
Burial27 Dec 1971, 1626 Western Ave, Albany, NY [1797]
MemoBeth Abraham-Jacob Cemetery #01
OccupationKeeping House (1950) [1800]
OccupationHousework (1925) [1799]
OccupationOperator, Shirtwaist (1920) [1798]
OccupationOperator in a Shirt Factory (1910) [1801]
FlagsMITTMAN-1, STUB-END
FatherHarry MILSTEIN (1868-1930)
MotherEsther Rivka TONKONOGY (~1864-1951)
Obituaries
From Times Record (Troy, New York):

Mrs. Sara Tonkin's Funeral Conducted

Funeral services were held Monday morning at the Swartz Memorial Chapel, 861 Madison Are., Albany, for Mrs. Sara Milslein Tonkin of 200 East St, Rensselaer.

Mrs. Tonkin was the widow of Philip Tonkin. For many years, they ran a grocery store on East Street. Survivors include Earl, Marvin, and Arya Tonkin, all of Rensselaer.
Spouses
Birth22 Mar 1889, Haisyn, Ukraine [7], [1802]
MemoRussian Empire (Before WWI)
Birth19 Feb 1890, Haisyn, Ukraine [19]
Immigration1899 [1802] Age: 9
Death18 Jan 1968, 200 East St, Rensselaer, NY [7], [1803] Age: 78
Burial19 Jan 1968, 1628 Western Ave, Albany, NY [1803]
MemoCongregation Sons of Abraham Cemetery
OccupationOwner, Grocery (1950) [1804]
OccupationProprietor, Retail Grocer (1940) [1805]
OccupationMerchant in a Retail Grocery Store (1930) [1806]
OccupationGrocer (1925) [1807]
OccupationGrocer (1920) [1808]
FlagsMITTMAN-1, STUB-END
Obituaries
From Ancestry.com - Troy Record (Troy, New York):

Funeral of Mr. Tonkin

Funeral services were held yesterday at Swartz Memorial Chapel in Albany for Philip Tonkin, 80, of 200 East St, Rensselaer, retired grocer, who died Thursday in St. Peter’s Hospital after a long illness. Interment was in Congregation Sons of Abraham Cemetery in Guilderland.

A native of Russia, Mr. Tonkin came to this country more than 50 years ago and settled in this city. He retired three years ago as the oldest merchant in the grocery business in Rensselaer. He was a member of the Congregation Sons of Abraham of Albany.

Survivors include his wife, the former Sarah Milstein; three sons, Earl of Albany and Marvin and Arya Tonkin of Rensselaer; and six grandchildren.
Marriage20 Sep 1921, Philadelphia, PA [1809]
ChildrenEarl Richard (1923-)
 Marvin (1927-)
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