Minnie (Riskin) Kagan (abt. 1900 - 1993)

Born about 4 Aug 1900 in Smolensk, Smolensk, Smolensk, Russian Empire

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Kagan — married 1932 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Died 12 Feb 1993 at about age 92 in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Minnie was born in 1900. She was the daughter of Jacob Riskin and Sarah Belkin.^[1][2] Her stepmother was Mary Alpert.

Minnie married Joseph Kagan in 1932.^[3][4] They had two children, who died in infancy.^[5][6]

Minnie was widowed in 1968.^[7]

Minnie died in 1993.^[8][2] She was buried at Anshe Dowig Cemetery in West Roxbury, Massachusetts.^[9][10]

Research Notes

Passenger manifest for the S.S. Champlain, sailing from Southampton, England 14 Sep 1935, arriving port of New York 22 Sep 1935 [list of U.S. citizens]^[11]

line | name | age | sex | marital status | naturalization | residence

97 | Kagan, Joseph | 48 | m | m | Boston, Mass, 9 Apr 1909 | 155 E 91 St, NYC

98 | Kagan, Minnie | 34 | f | m | Boston, Mass, Mar 1913 | 155 E 91 St, NYC

99 | Kagan, Leo | 45 | m | s | Boston, Mass, 22 Jul 1912 | 115 E 89 St, NYC

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Naturalization Records, 1906-1917", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLY5-YR9D : 16 March 2018), Minnie Riskin, .
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KMR-5WS3 : 10 February 2023), Minnie Riskin Kagan, .
3. ↑ "Minne Riskin Engaged." Jewish Advocate (1909-1990), Aug 14 1931, p. 8. ProQuest. Web. 26 Mar. 2024. "Mr. and Mrs. Jacob S. Riskin of 34 Perran street, Roxbury, announce the engagement of their daughter, Minnie, to Joseph Kagan of New York City."
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Marriage record for Joseph Kagan and Minnie Riskin, 1932 at Boston, Massachusetts.
5. ↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WKV-W2L : 3 June 2020), Joseph Kagan and Minnie Riskin in entry for Deborah Kagan, 1934.
6. ↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WKT-2RM : 2 June 2020), Joseph Kogan and Minnie Roiskiu in entry for Kogan, 26 Aug 1936; citing Death, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 2,079,500.
7. ↑ Obituary for Joseph Kagan, published 7 Jul 1968 in Sunday Herald Traveler (Boston, Massachusetts). "dearly beloved husband of Minnie (Riskin), devoted brother of the late Leo and Abraham Kagan."
8. ↑ "Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZRM-K8K : 13 June 2019), Minnie Kagan, 1993.
9. ↑ JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry. Name: Minnie Kagan; Death: 12 Feb 1993; Burial: Section K, grave 16, Anshe Dowig Cemetery, West Roxbury, Massachusetts.
10. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #138757532
11. ↑ "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24V2-Q9P : 2 March 2021), Minnie Kagan, 1935; citing Immigration, New York, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

See also:

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2K1-JXK : accessed 26 June 2020), Minnie Riskin in household of Jacob Riskin, Boston Ward 17, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1507, sheet 8A, family 156, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 620; FHL microfilm 1,374,633.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFMP-3YS : accessed 26 June 2020), Minnie Riskin in household of Jacob S Riskin, Boston Ward 12, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing ED 315, sheet 4B, line 83, family 68, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 735; FHL microfilm 1,820,735.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQR4-Q3N : accessed 26 June 2020), Minnie Riskin in household of Jacob S Riskin, Boston (Districts 251-500), Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 355, sheet 5B, line 68, family 117, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 950; FHL microfilm 2,340,685.
• Year: 1940; Census Place: New York, New York, New York; Roll: T627_2654; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 31-1307. Name: Minnie Kagan; Age: 37; Birthplace: Russia; Naturalized: yes; Residence: New York, New York, New York; Address: 139 E 94 St
• Obituary for Rose Riskin, published 23 Mar 1943 in Boston Herald. "daughter of Jacob and sister of Helen Shapiro, Minnie Kagan, Archie and David Riskin."
• "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XTR-LYCT : Fri Oct 06 00:42:47 UTC 2023), Entry for Joseph Kagan and Minnie Kagan, 12 April 1950.
• Obituary for Jacob S. Riskin, published 29 Dec 1950 in The Boston Herald. "beloved husband of Mary (Alpert) and devoted father of Helen Shapiro of Roxbury, Minnie Kagan of N.Y.C., Archie of Brookline, and David Riskin of Newton."
• Obituary for Helen (Riskin) Shapiro, published 5 Mar 1959 in Boston Traveler. "beloved wife of Goodall, loving mother of Susan B. and Rosalyn, daughter of the late Jacob and Sarah Riskin, sister of Archie Riskin of Brookline, David Riskin of Newton and Minnie Kagan of New York."
• Obituary for David Riskin, published 24 Feb 2005 in The Boston Globe. Beloved husband of Irene (Fleischer). Devoted father of Jeffrey & Anne Riskin of Wayland and Amy & Dale Izatt of Carlisle. Cherished grandfather of Karen & Daren Orzechowski and Susan Riskin. Dear brother of the late Minnie Kagan, Archie Riskin, Helen Shapiro and Rose Riskin.