Sonia (Genken) Riskin (abt. 1882 - 1961)

Born about 1882 in Dubrovno, Gorki, Mogilev, Russian Empire

Wife of Israel Riskin — married about Feb 1907 in Dubrovno, Gorki, Mogilev, Russian Empire

Descendants

Died 9 Aug 1961 at about age 79 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Sonia was born about 1882. She was the daughter of Schloime Genken[sp?]. She died in 1961.^[1]

Immigration and Naturalization

Passenger manifest for the S.S. Cymric, departed Liverpool 25 Jan 1908, arrived in Boston on 5 Feb 1908 (lines 1-2) ^[2]

line | name | age | sex | status | occupation

1 | Riskin, Israel | 28 | m | m | locksmith

2 | ", Sonie | 26 | f | m | wife

Nationality/race: Russia/Hebrew

Last permanent residence: Dubrowna, Russia

Contact at former residence:

1 | mother Damare Riskin, Dubrowna, Russia

2 | father Schloime Genken, Dubrowna, Russia

Final destination: Boston, Mass

Contact at destination:

1 | Sister [Mrs.] N Rosenthal, 144 Northampton St. Boston Mass

2 | Sister in law "

Place of birth: Dubrowna Russia

Declaration of intention for Isadore Riskin (1940) ^[3]

Spouse: Sonia b. Apr 1890 at Dubrouna, Russia; m. Feb 1907 at Dubrouna, Russia, arrived in the U.S. at Boston, Mass on 25 Mar 1907

Four children [name | birth | birthplace | residence]

Philip | 21 Jun 1910 | Portchester, NY | Chelsea, Mass

Shirley | 28 Apr 1912 | Portchester, NY | Mattapan, Mass

Harry | 26 Dec 1916 | Greenwich, Conn | Mattapan, Mass

Rose | 27 May 1920 | Boston, Mass | Mattapan, Mass

Sources

1. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q53K-SV9T : 11 March 2020), Riskin, 1961.
2. ↑ The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1891-1943; NAI Number: 4319742; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: T843; NARA Roll Number: 119 Ancestry Record 8745 #2681891
3. ↑ National Archives at Boston; Waltham, Massachusetts; ARC Title: Petitions and Records of Naturalization , 8/1845 - 12/1911; NAI Number: 3000057; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21 Ancestry Record 2361 #1056844

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M531-79Y : accessed 27 June 2020), Sophie Risken in household of Isadore Risken, Port Chester Ward 4, Westchester, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 115, sheet 23A, family 454, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1092; FHL microfilm 1,375,105.
• "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23R8-QS4 : 22 October 2019), Sophie Riskin in entry for Rose Riskin, 27 Mar 1920; citing Birth, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, certificate number 5190, page 130, State Archives, Boston.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQR8-8RG : accessed 26 June 2020), Sophie Riskin, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 416, sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll ; FHL microfilm .
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4V3-8SY : 29 July 2019), Sophie Riskin in household of Isadore Riskin, Ward 14, Boston, Boston City, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 15-524, sheet 61A, line 25, family 122, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1673.
• "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPB4-7ZV9 : 10 March 2020), Sophie Riskin in entry for Sandra Faye Glassman, 1957.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #127333958
• Family tree of Kirsh-23
• Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Ancestry Record 60901 #765965495. Sophie Heinken, mother of Rose (Riskin) Lerner