Dorothy (Goetz) Berlin (1892 - 1912)

Born 5 Feb 1892 in Buffalo, New York, United States of America

Ancestors

Died 17 Jul 1912 at age 20 in New York, New York, United States of America

Dorothy (Goetz) Berlin is Notable.

Biography

Dorothy was the daughter of Edward H Goertz & Mary Teresa Doorty. She was just 19 years old when she met Irving Berlin in New York City, where her older brother, singer and lyricist Ray Goetz, had been collaborating on some tunes with him. ... In New York City, Dorothy Goetz auditioned to sing for Berlin. While another young singer got that part, Berlin did ask Dorothy on a date! She agreed and their romance began. He compared her beauty to that of a rose. They fell quickly and deeply in love and Berlin proposed marriage some weeks after their meeting. When he proposed, he told Dorothy “if she married him, their lives would be like a bed of roses.”

Dorothy said yes, and they were married just a few months later, in February 1912. The couple went to Cuba on their honeymoon. But shortly after they arrived, an outbreak of typhoid broke out. They quickly returned home, where Dorothy became very ill. Her illness worsened over the next few months, and with doctors unable to help her, she died on July 17 – just six months after their marriage. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ THE LOVE STORY OF IRVING AND DOROTHY GOETZ BERLIN

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSXJ-RD9 : accessed 10 March 2019), Dorothy Goelz in household of Edward Goelz, Election District 4 Buffalo city Ward 24, Erie, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 205, sheet 11B, family 218, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,032.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M54G-JZV : accessed 12 July 2020), Dorothy Goetz in household of Edw H Goetz, Buffalo Ward 24, Erie, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 226, sheet 6A, family 84, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 947; FHL microfilm 1,374,960.

• "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WJ8-Z83 : 3 June 2020), Dorothy Berlin, 1912.

• Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Dorothy Goetz Berlin (5 Feb 1892–17 Jul 1912), Find A Grave: Memorial #2828, citing Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave .

See also:

• Wikipedia: Dorothy Goetz

• Wikidata: Item Q5298430, en:Wikipedia

• FAMOUS RESIDENTS- Forest Lawn Cemetery