Benjamin Flug
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Benjamin Flug (1916 - 1953)

Benjamin Flug
Born in New York, USAmap
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Husband of [private wife (1910s - 2010s)]
Descendants descendants
Father of and [private son (1940s - unknown)]
Died at age 37 in New Yorkmap
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Biography

Benjamin Flug has Jewish Roots.
Benjamin Flug has Polish Roots.

Benjamin Flug was born on Jan. 7, 1916.[1] He appeared in the census of 1920[2] and 1930 in the home of his parents, Harry and Fannie Flug.[3]

In 1940 Benjamin was living in the Joseph and Edith Kleiger household.[4]

Benjamin married Shirley Levine about 1945.[5]

Benjamin died on May 11, 1953[1] and was buried at New Montefiore Cemetery, West Babylon, New York.[6][7]

Image of his headstone

Obituary

The New York Times

May 13, 1953

Flug-Benjamin S., beloved husband of Shirley (nee Levine), devoted father of Michael and Jonathan and dear brother. Please call "The Riverside." FAr Rockaway, 7-7100 for time of service.[5]

Children of Benjamin and Shirley

  1. Michael b. c. 1945[5]
  2. Jonathan b. c. 1945[5]

Census Records

1920 Federal Census (Brooklyn Assembly District 2, Kings, New York, United States):

Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Harry Flug M 43 Russia Poland
Wife Anna Flug F 42 Russia Poland
Daughter Rose Flug F 20 Russia Poland
Daughter Hilda Flug F 17 Russia Poland
Son Samuel Flug M 15 Russia Poland
Daughter Yetta Flug F 8 Connecticut
Daughter Mamie Flug F 6 New York
Son Benjamin Flug M 3 New York[2]

1930 Federal Census (Brooklyn (Districts 1001-1250), Kings, New York, United States):

Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Harry Flug M 53 Russia
Daughter Fannie Flug F 51 Russia
Daughter Yetta Flug F 18 Connecticut
Daughter Mary Flug F 16 New York
Son Benjamin Flug M 14 New York[3]

1940 Federal Census (Assembly District 2, Brooklyn, New York City, Kings, New York, United States):

Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Joseph Kleiger M 48 Poland
Wife Edith Kleiger F 43 Poland
Daughter Pearl Kleiger F 21 New York
Son Larry Kleiger M 16 New York
Brother-in-law Benjaman Flug M 24 New York[4]

Social Security Death Index

Benjamin Flug, "United States Social Security Death Index"
Given Name: Benjamin
Surname: Flug
Birth Date: 7 January 1916
State: New York
Event Date: May 1953
Age: 37[1]

Research Notes

  • Benjamin received his Bachelor of Arts degree in June of 1939, in Brooklyn.[8]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JKR7-HZQ : accessed 05 Feb 2014), Benjamin Flug, May 1953; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
  2. 2.0 2.1 "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MJPL-1TP : accessed 05 Feb 2014), Benjamin Flug in household of Harry Flug, Brooklyn Assembly District 2, Kings, New York, United States; citing sheet , family 434, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1821145.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X76B-4YK : accessed 04 Feb 2014), Yetta Flug in household of Harry Flug, Brooklyn (Districts 1001-1250), Kings, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1207, sheet , family 390, NARA microfilm publication.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQ5T-Y24 : accessed 05 Feb 2014), Benjaman Flug in household of Joseph Kleiger, Assembly District 2, Brooklyn, New York City, Kings, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 24-94B, sheet 2A, family 30, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 2549.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Flug-Benjamin S." The New York Times. May 13, 1953. p.29.
  6. New Montefiore Cemetery
  7. JewishGen, comp. JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry (JOWBR) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
  8. "https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67161130/benjamin-flug-receives-his-bachelor-of/[ 690 Will Get Degrees From Boro College]," The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, 19 Jun 1939, p. 9, col. 4





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