Helena Bamberger 1804/6 - 1887

Born Germany; emigrated to Baltimoe after 19 years of marriage. Lived in Sanfrancisco with a daughter after her husband died in 1873

1804. Helena Bamberger was born Baden Wuerttenberg, Germany to Herz Isaac Bamberger & Vogel (Fanni ) - stevewiel Ancestry tree

1829. Helena Bamberger married Elias Hecht , by license on 28/12/1829 in Hainstadt, Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany- stevewiel Ancestry tree

Elias & Helena had the following children in Baden: Isaac Hecht 1832-1895; Jacob Hecht 1834-1903; Fannie Hecht 1836-1911; Lewis Hecht 1840-1922; Marcus Hecht 4/2/1844-1909; Henrietta Hecht 1845 -1922;

1838. Abraham Elias Hecht was born 23/5/1838 in Baden to Elias & Helena

Other children were: Fanny 1836; Abraham 1838; Levi/Lewis 1840; Michael 1843; Henry 1843; Yetti 1845; Henrietta 1847 all born Baden; then Sally/Sarah 1849 born Maryland;

1848. Elias & Helena Hecht emigrated to Maryland in June 1848 with at least 6 children

1850 U S Census.. Elias Hecht , 40, was living Baltimore Ward 10, Baltimore, Maryland . Clothing Dealer . Age wrong!

Elias Hecht Male 40 1810 Germany
Hellena Hecht Female 40 1810 Germany
Fanny Hecht Female 14 1836 -
Abraham Hecht Male 12 1838 Germany
Levi Hecht Male 9 1841 Germany
Michael Hecht Male 7 1843 Germany
Yetti Hecht Female 5 1845 Germany
Sally Hecht Female 1 1849 Maryland

 

1860 U S Census..Elias Hecht , 60, was living Baltimore Ward 5, Baltimore, Maryland with his wife , Hennetta, & 3 children.. No occupation given for him or son Lewis. Personal estate 800.; no real estate. A Henry Hecht, 27, machinist , born Wurttemberg, living next door with a wife & babe: likely another son

Hecht Male 60 Elias 1800 Baden Ger
Hecht Female 54 Hennetta 1806 Baden Ger
Hecht Male 20 Lewis 1840 Baden Ger
Hecht Female 14 Hennetta 1846 Baden Ger
Hecht Female 11 Sarah 1849 Maryland

1863. Elias Hecht, 62, merchant, travelled from Hamburg via Southampton to N Y, arriving there 7/9/1863

1870 U S Census.. Elias Hecht , 40, was living Baltimore Ward 5, Baltimore, Maryland with his wife , Hellen, & 2 children. Citizen of the US . Value of real estate 14500; personal estate 6000.

Elias Hecht Male 69 1801 Baden Ret. dry goods merchant
Hellen Hecht Female 64 1806 Baden
Henrietta Hecht Female 23 1847 Baden
Sarah Hecht Female 20 1850 Maryland
Elizabeth Reasin Female 21 1849 Maryland Servant

1873 . Elias Hecht died 1/4/1873 Baltimore

1880C. Helen Hecht , 75, was living with her married daughter, Henrietta, San Francisco . Given as born Prussia, as were both her parents

L. P. Wiel Self shoe merchant Married Male 37 1843 Germany
Henrietta Wiel Wife Married Female 34 1846 Germany
Helen Hecht Mother-in-law Widowed Female 75 1805 Germany
Irving J. Wiel Son Single Male 8 1872 Maryland
Elias H. Wiel Son Single Male 7 1873 Maryland
Alfred L. Wiel Son Single Male 4 1876 Maryland
Samuel Wiel Son Single Male 2 1878 Maryland
Mary Miller Other Single Female 39 1841 France
Dora Minitei Other Married Female 24 1856 New York

henr-daut-hecht . . marcus

Henrietta Wiel, nee Hecht 1846. . . . Marcus Hecht 1844 - 5 ft 3 in tall

 

1887. Helena Hecht, 83, died 9/3/1887 San Francisco . A short death notice in the Baltimore press

 

 

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