Fruma (Weisbraun) Mackler (abt. 1848 - 1919)

Born about 1848 in Kishinev, Kishinev Uyezd, Bessarabia, Russian Empire [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Faivish Mackler — married 1869 in Chişinău, Bessarabia, Russian Empire

Descendants

Died 4 Feb 1919 at about age 71 in Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, United States of America [uncertain]

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Biography

Fruma Basbron was born about 1848 to Avraham Tzvi and unknown mother in Kishinev.^[1]

Fruma married Faivish Mackler around 1868 in Kishinev.

Fannie emigrated from Kishinev to the United States of America, arriving in New York City, New York in 1889.

Fruma adopted the name Francis, but she was commonly referred to by her nickname, Fannie.

Fannie died 4 February 1919 in Manhattan, New York and is buried at Mount Zion Cemetery in Maspeth, Queens, New York.^[2]

Life and Times

Etymology

European Jews had more than one name based on the region where they lived and the languages the spoke. Most often, they would have their legal Hebrew name, their secular Yiddish name, and names based on terms of endearment or diminutives. If they emigrated, they adopted more names. It was not unheard of for some Jews to have as many as 35 given names.^[3]

Fruma (פרוּמָא) is a legal Hebrew name meaning pious.^[3][4]

Francis is the American vernacular name adopted by Fruma whereas Fannie is the American vernacular nickname of Frances.^[3][4]

Traditionally, Francis, is the English male spelling of the name, whereas, the female spelling is Frances. Though there is some overlap where "i" is used for girls and "e" is used for boys.^[4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Revision Lists - Bessarabia," database, JewishGen (http://www.jewishgen.org : accessed 23 April 2022), Frima Basbron, 29 Jun 1859, Kishinev, Kishinev, Bessarabia; citing Genealogical Society of Utah, FHL Microfilm No. 2375369, Image 1065; citing Additional Revision List, National Archives of the Republic of Moldova, Chişinău, Moldova, fond 134/2/528, p. 205, reg. 927, former reg. 281. Revision date of 17 June 1859 on the Julian calendar is 29 June 1859 on Gregorian calendar.
2. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 September 2018), memorial page for Francis “Fannie” Weisbaum Mackler (1848–4 Feb 1919), Find A Grave Memorial no. 163435374, citing Mount Zion Cemetery, Maspeth, Queens County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Athanatos (contributor 46907585), created 29 May 2016; the accompanying photograph by alliroots is materially informative.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Esterson, G.L., The Given Names Data Bases (GNDBs), Jewish Gen, 26 March 2003 (https://www.jewishgen.org/ : accessed 10 September 2018).
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Fruma, Baby Names Pedia (https://www.babynamespedia.com : accessed 10 September 2018).
5. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, Francis (given name), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, Revision 7 August 2018, 08:55 UTC (https://en.wikipedia.org : accessed 10 September 2018).