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Kovinsky, Jacob

Male 1883 - 1956  (72 years)


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  • Name Kovinsky, Jacob  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
    Alt. Birth 20 Aug 1882  Suvalki, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location  [18
    Arrival 1883  [4
    Born 15 Sep 1883  Suvalki, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19
    Gender Male 
    Arrival 1895  [3
    Residence 1910  Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Residence 1930  Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Died 13 Jun 1956  [1, 2, 20, 21
    Buried Clover Hill Park Cemetery, Birmingham, Oakland, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 22, 23
    Person ID I13799  Our Family | Descendants of Frank Kovinsky & Molly Dunsky
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2024 

    Father Kovinsky, Frank,   b. 20 Apr 1845, Suvalki, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1923, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Dunsky, Mollie,   b. 1853, Suvalki, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1925, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F6406  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Serling, Ida,   b. 12 Sep 1881, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1953  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 24 Dec 1901  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 11, 24, 25, 26, 27
    Children 
     1. Kovinsky, [Unnamed Daughter]
     2. Kovinsky, Harold
     3. Kovinsky, Paul Harold
     4. Kovinsky, Esther
     5. Kovinsky, Marion
     6. Kovinsky, Lillian
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2024 
    Family ID F4942  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Jacob Kovinsky, of 1085
      James K Blvd., Pontiac, one of
      Pontiac Jewry's best known
      citizens, died June 13. Funeral
      services were held Friday at
      Kaufman Chapel.
      Surviving him are his daughters,
      Mesdames David Jacobs,
      of Harrisburg, Pa., Oscar C.
      Brenner, of Albany, N. Y., and
      Harold Goldberg, of Pontiac;
      and sisters, Mesdames Max
      Lebster, Harry Sterling and
      Max Solomon.
      Jacob Kovinsky, of 1085
      James K Blvd., Pontiac, one of
      Pontiac Jewry's best known
      citizens, died June 13. Funeral
      services were held Friday at
      Kaufman Chapel.
      Surviving him are his daughters,
      Mesdames David Jacobs,
      of Harrisburg, Pa., Oscar C.
      Brenner, of Albany, N. Y., and
      Harold Goldberg, of Pontiac;
      and sisters, Mesdames Max
      Lebster, Harry Sterling and
      Max Solomon.

      Jacob Kovinsky, of 1085
      James K Blvd., Pontiac, one of
      Pontiac Jewry's best known
      citizens, died June 13. Funeral
      services were held Friday at
      Kaufman Chapel.
      Surviving him are his daughters,
      Mesdames David Jacobs,
      of Harrisburg, Pa., Oscar C.
      Brenner, of Albany, N. Y., and
      Harold Goldberg, of Pontiac;
      and sisters, Mesdames Max
      Lebster, Harry Sterling and
      Max Solomon.

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