Esther-Bayla (Goretsky) German (1889 - 1934)

Born Jan 1889 in Dzyunkov, Berdychiv Uyezd, Kiev, Russian Empire

Ancestors

Daughter of Leyzor Goretsky and Chaya Mindlya (Zilberman) Goretsky

Wife of Joseph German — married 28 Jul 1912 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Descendants

Died 9 Jan 1934 at about age 45 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Biography

Esther was born in the town of Dzyunkov in Russia in 1889. Her mother tongue was Yiddish.

Esther is listed as being 14 years old in the 1897 Census in Dzyunkov living with her mother and two brothers. Her father already had passed away.

Esther and Abe Goretsky at their mother's gravestone in Odessa

Esther (Goretsky) German migrated from the Russian Empire to Canada.

Esther was listed as a roomer with her brother Abe in 1911 staying in the house of Reuben and Lizzie Ornstein and their family at 254 Jarvis in Winnipeg. Interestingly, Joseph German also stayed with the Ornstein's when he arrived in 1906.

Esther and Joseph married in 1912 in Winnipeg. They had seven children. One child, Wolfe, died young.

In 1916, Esther Jarman (29) and Joseph Jarman (29) were living in Selkirk, Manitoba, with children Minnie and Annie.^[1] She is listed as "na" under naturalization year.

Esther died in 1934, only 43 years old. Esther is buried in the Bnay Abraham Cemetery in West St Paul, Manitoba, Canada.

After Esther died, her older children took care of her younger children.

Research Notes

• The age of 14 on the 1897 Census implies a birth year of 1882 or 1883, the 1916 Canada Census lists her as 29 (1886 or 1887), the 1921 Canada Census lists her as 33 (1887 or 1888) and her gravestone from 1934 lists her as 43 (1890 or 1891). The 1911 Canadian Census lists her as 22 but also gives her specific month and year of birth as January 1889 and that is what is being assumed to be true.
• Have not found the 1907 passenger records for Esther or Abraham. They should be findable. The most likely port of arrivals would have been Halifax, Quebec or New York.
• Esther has mt haplogroup K1a1b1a. Among Ashkenazi Jews, it is about 19% of maternal lineages.^[2] The closest matches at FTDNA are too far back to have a confirmable relationship. Note that according to the Jewish religion, a person is considered to be Jewish if their mother was Jewish.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Esther Jarman, 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, Year: 1916; Census Place: Manitoba, Selkirk, 01; Roll: T-21929; Page: 17; Family No: 185. Ancestry Record 1556 #760403362
2. ↑ Wikipedia Haplogroup K1a1b1a (mtDNA) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haplogroup_K1a1b1a_(mtDNA)
3. ↑ Eastern Europe Ashkenazi Jews and Genealogy

• Census Dzyunkov 1897, https://1drv.ms/u/s!AoxUJ3_EXYNOk_A21ZNg-yua2CqBEA?e=LPlbyo translation: https://1drv.ms/x/s!AoxUJ3_EXYNOk_A0FFtkU1PZxITSpQ?e=1qb6G3
• Census Canada 1911 of Alex and Esther Geretsky https://1drv.ms/u/s!AoxUJ3_EXYNOk_BotzkLiRJtz53-jQ?e=pbdqKp
• Census Canada 1921 of Joseph German and family https://1drv.ms/u/s!AoxUJ3_EXYNOk_BpvhEIGgb06CtdSQ?e=phcwfa
• Gravestone 1934 of Esther German https://1drv.ms/u/s!AoxUJ3_EXYNOk_BnWeVTpRrdir4Iyw?e=3lG5vh

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are confirmed with an AncestryDNA test match between Louis Kessler and his second cousin. Their most-recent common ancestors are Leyzor Goretsky and Chaya Mindlya Zilberman, their great grandparents. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: Extended Family based on sharing 159 cM across 13 segments.