Fishman

     

My Fishman ancestors
NOTE:
The first 2 generations are not confirmed but rely on the assumption that Bessie Fischman referenced in generation #2
was a cousin of my grandfather Bert Fisher.  My Aunt Barbara noted that she knew that Bessie's husband
Theodore Blackman was a cousin of Bert but further research shows that Bessie's maiden name was Fischman
and the connection must be with her line since none of Theodore's ancestors had that surname.  Bessie's ancestor's names
were found in other documents that are referenced below and are assumed to be shared with Morris Fishman.
GENERATION #1
David Fishman was born abt. 1810, possibly in Romania.  He married Maria.  They had one known child, Mendel as listed in Municipal Death records.
GENERATION #2
Mendel Fishman/Fischman, son of David and Maria was born. abt. 1834 in Romania.  He married Pearl Brown (source).   Their names are known from the New York Index to Death Certificates in which son Hyman Fishman's death is listed along with both parent's names.  He was a merchant and widowed at the time of his death at age 65.  Mendel died on Jan 21, 1899 in Manhattan, NY according to the New York Extracted Death index.  Another Municipal Death record shows the same death date and lists his parents as David Fishman and Maria who were both born in Romania.  He is buried un Union Field Cemetery.  They had 2 known sons:

1 Hyman Fishman/Fischman was born abt. 1860 in Poland and died on Oct 16, 1937 in New York, NY (death certificate.) Hyman married Fannie.  She was born abt. 1860 in Russia and died before 1920. The 1892 NY Census shows Hyman age 33 and living with wife and 2 daughters. The 1920 Census shows Hyman age 60, widowed and living with daughter Bessie's family which included her husband Theodore and 2 year old son Stanley.  Hyman and Fannie had 2 known daughters. In addition there is someone with the name "Evrlyr Hoffman" identified as a daughter on the death certificate which either refers to daughter Minnie or another daughter.  

          1. Minnie Fischman (abt. 1883 - )
               1892 Brooklyn, NY Census

          2. Bessie R. Fischman (Mar 10, 1891 in NY - Aug 5, 1975 in Palm Beach, FL)
               1892 Brooklyn, NY Census, 1920 Census, 1930 Census , 1940 Census
               Note: Bessie is first cousin of my grandfather Bert. Bessie married
               Theodore "Ted" Abraham Blackman
(Apr 22, 1888 - Aug 22, 1971)

                   1. Stanley F. Blackman (May 27, 1917 - Jul 18, 2005)
                      
Married Doris Weinstein & June Rothberg

                   2. Seymour Norman Blackman (Abt. 1921-)

                   3. Lionel Hart Blackman (Apt 26, 1923 - Feb 9, 1997) (link)
                       Married Miriam Roder - 4 children
                            1. Daniel Jay Blackman (Oct 15, 1951 - Oct 17, 2014) (obit)

2 Morris Fishman (see below) 





















GENERATION #3

Morris Fishman [1] was born on January 15, 1871 in Kamenetz Podolsk, Ukraine which is about 215 miles west of Kiev. (Source: naturalization records found by Rebecca Gorlin provided much information on Morris and his family.) 

Morris married Esther Mikitinsky abt 1895.  Her last name has been seen in records as Michtensky, Michtinsky, Mikitinsky, Maketinsy and Mackalinsky.  However, the name mentioned in Bert's birth record is "Esther Michtensky.  She was born on December 22, 1875 in Russia and her parents are listed as "George Macalinsky" and "Rosesarah Maketinsky" in her NYC Municipal Death Record.  Their mother tongue was Yiddish. 

On January 20, 1898 Morris came to the United States from Bremen, Germany on the ship "Amayer."  My Aunt claimed that Fishman was not their real last name but a Russian name that immigration officials could not pronounce, so they gave him the surname Fishman.   According to family tradition, they settled in Toronto, Canada.  They stayed there until Bert was about 4 years of age which would have been around 1911. 

On June 13, 1923, naturalization papers were written up on Morris and his family.   At the time Morris was an operator working with women's clothing.  In 1930, census records indicated that Morris, Esther and Arthur were living in the Bronx.  At this time Morris was the proprietor of a dairy store.

According to the New York City Municipal Death Records for Esther, she died on August 31, 1943 in Brooklyn, NY.  Morris died around 1945.  Both Morris and Esther are buried in Queens, NY in Montefiore Cemetery according to relatives but their plots are not referenced as memorials on that site.

Census Records for family: 1900 Census , 1910 Census , 1920 Census , 1930 Census , 1940 Census

Morris and Esther had the following children :

 
1 Boy Fishman (Family tradition indicates they had a boy that died at age 2 and assumed to have been the firstborn.)

2 Rose Fishman was born Jan 6, 1896 in Russia.  She married Irving B. Feinberg (Nov 24, 1893 in Brooklyn - Feb 9, 1970 in Brooklyn), a lawyer and died on February 27, 1985 in Florida. Census Sources: 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930.

           1. Charlotte Norma Feinberg (Sep 21, 1919 in NY - Nov 5, 1998 in FL)
                 1920 Census , 1930 Census
                 Married Jonas Mittleman (1916-2005)
                      1. Dr. Roger Elliot Mittleman (Apr 28, 1948 in NY - Nov 17, 2020 in Stuart, FL)

           2. Lester Feinberg (May 5, 1922 in NY - Jan 17, 1989 in NY)
                 1930 Census
                 Married Lorraine Kunin (1927-2010) 

           3. Phyllis Feinberg

3 Fay Fishman was born Nov 10, 1898 in Russia. She married Jacob Platt (1890-1947) She was an opera singer.  She died on October 25, 1931 at age 32 of a mastoid-related infection. Census sources: 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930.

            1. Thelma Platt (May 3, 1924 - Jan 14, 2012)
                1930 Census , 1940 Census
                Married Michael Mahylis (1925-1994) - 5 children
 
            2. Eleanor Shirley Platt - 2 children  
                1930 Census , 1940 Census


4 Benjamin Bertram Fishman 
     (see next generation)
 
5 Ann Fishman was born April 15, 1901 in Brooklyn, NY.  She Married Murray Lazinsky.  She died in 1977. Census sources: 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.

            1. Fred Ira Lazinsky (Dec 2, 1925 in NY - Apr 17, 2006 in Delray Beach, FL)
                1930 Census , 1940 Census
                Married Elaine Shayowitz (1927-1995)

            2. Norman G Lazan (Jul 6, 1930 in NY - Nov 13, 2008 in Boynton Beach, FL)
                1940 Census
                Married Phyllis T. (1932-2021)

            3. Phyllis Lazinsky (May 24, 1938 in NY - Oct 25, 2010 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
                1940 Census


6 Arthur Fishman was born July 19, 1917 in Brooklyn, NY.  He never married and died August 12, 1988 in Miami, FL.  Census sources:1920, 1930, 1940.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 
           

GENERATION #4

Benjamin Bertram "Bert" Fishman, [1] son of Morris and Esther Fishman was born on September 13, 1907 in New York (Note: naturalization papers shows birth date as Sep 8, 1908.)  Around 1928 he married Henrietta Greenberg, daughter of Morris Greenberg and Dora Schnall.  Henrietta died in 1939 in Miami, Florida.  Bert remarried several times.  He died on January 19, 1985 in Miami, Florida.  One of Bert's second cousins is Harry Selden.  Harry's parent's are Sam Solodinsky and Yetta Fleet. 

Census records: 1910 Census (age 2), 1920 Census (age 12), 1930 Census (age 23)

Below is an old colorized (with Photoshop) photo of Bert and Henrietta taken around 1928.

The children of Bert and Henrietta are:

1 Barbara Ann Fisher (May 17, 1930 in Brooklyn, NY - Sep 22, 2018 in Somerset, NJ) (obit)
 Married (1) Gerald Silverstein (1927-1973) and (2) Monte Glover (1927-2000) - 2 children
2 Felice Fisher

GENERATION #5

Felice Fisher married William Marshall.

GENERATION #6

Tod Marshall

 

Surnames that married into my Fishman family

GREENBERG

MARSHALL MIKITINSKY

     

My Descent From The Fishman Line

Generation Father Mother
4 Morris Fishman (1871-c1945) Esther Michtensky (1875-1943)
3 Bertram Fishman (1907-1985) Henrietta Greenberg (1909-1939)
2 William Edward Marshall Felice Fisher
1 Tod Howard Marshall

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