Esther (Apfelbaum) Friedberg (1857 - 1895)

Born Nov 1857 in Courland, Russian Empire

Descendants

Died 24 Dec 1895 at age 38 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Immigration to the United States

On 1 April 1891, Esther (using the name Ernestine) left Hamburg on the steamship Sultan bound for the Port of Hull near Kingston upon Hull, England. From there she would have traveled by train to Liverpool to continue her journey to North America. Esther was leading her five children on a three week journey from Kandau, Russia to Philadelphia. Their final destination was Chicago, where she presumably intended to join her husband Louis. The group included a young, unmarried woman named Betta. Betta's relationship to the family is unknown, but her assistance during the voyage was probably most welcome - considering the challenge of travel with very young children. ^[1]

Friedberg, Ernestine (age 30) described as a "Frau"
" Betta (age 18) a "Fräulein"
" Cilly (age 11) a child ("Kind")
" Moritz (age 9) a child
" Fanny (age 5) a child
" Sarah (age 4) a child
" Samuel (age 6 months) a child

One week later on 8 April 1891, the party of 7 - all traveling under the same ticket (#6199) - left Liverpool on the SS Lord Gough, American Line for Philadelphia.^[2]

Ernestine Friedberg (age 30) "Wife"
Beta " (age 18) a "Spin"
Cilly " (age 11) "Child"
Moritz " (age 9) "Child"
Fanny " (age 5) "Child"
Sarah " (age 4) "Child"
Sam " (age 1) "Infant"

The ship arrived in Philadelphia on 22 April 1891.^[3]

Freedberg, Ernestina (age 30) "Wife"
" Beta (age 18) a "Spinster"
" Cilly (age 11) "Child"
" Moritz (age 9) "Child"
" Fanny (age 5) "Child"
" Sarah (age 4) "Child"
" Sam (age "inft") "Infant"

Death and Burial

Esther died 24 December 1895, two weeks after giving birth to her son Isidor. She was buried in Ridge Lawn Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Staatsarchiv Hamburg. Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2008. Original data: Staatsarchiv Hamburg, Bestand: 373-7 I, VIII (Auswanderungsamt I). Mikrofilmrollen K 1701 - K 2008, S 17363 - S 17383, 13116 - 13183.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Outwards Passenger Lists. BT27. Records of the Commercial, Companies, Labour, Railways and Statistics Departments. Records of the Board of Trade and of successor and related bodies. The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, England.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1800-1962 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006. Selected Passenger and Crew Lists and Manifests. The National Archives at Washington, D.C
4. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV27-CDQS : 13 December 2015), Esther Friedberg, 1895; Burial, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States of America, Ridge Lawn Cemetery; citing record ID 62883264, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.