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 |
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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