Morris Nunes Vaz (1897 - 1948)

Born 17 May 1897 in London, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Son of Abraham Nunes Vaz and Jane (Moscow) Nunes-Vaz

Husband of Jennie (Epstein) Nunes Vaz — married 17 Sep 1922 in Winthrop, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 21 Jan 1948 at age 50 in Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Morris Nunes Vaz has Jewish Roots.

Morris Nunes Vaz migrated from the United Kingdom to the United States.

Morris Nunes was born on 17 May 1897 outside of the United States.^[1] in London, England.^[2]

He married Jennie Epstein, the daughter of Meyer Epstein and Anna C. Silicon, on September 17, 1922, in Winthrop, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.^[3]

In February 1925, a certificate for organization was filed under the name of United Theaters, Inc. ^[4] The Board of Directors was composed of: :Morris Nunes - President, Samuel Shapiro - Secretary & Treasurer, and Joseph Liebman - Board member.

April 1926, Morris filed incorporation papers to form The Associated Theaters, Inc. ^[5] with authorized capital of $50,000. Incorporators were Barnett Cohen, Morris Nunes, and Harold E. Alprovis of New Haven.

The National Premium Company, Inc of New Haven^[6] filed papers for incorporation in December 1930 with $50,000 authorized capital to consist of 500 shares of common stock of $100 par value. The incorporators were Morris Nunes, David Sugraman, and Samuel Bailey.

The Silvercraft Company ^[7]dissolved in July 1941, about a year after being formed, and sold all the machinery and equipment at auction. The incorporators were Robert Herschel Taber, Morris A. Nunes, Maurice H Bailey, and Meyer Bailey, the latter 3 being from New Haven.

Yorkhaven Enterprises was incorporated in August 1941 ^[8] and completed the purchase of the Schubert Theater. Officials of the Yorkhaven corporation were Morris Nunes and Maurice Bailey.

He died on 21 Jan 1948 in Los Angeles, California, United States.^[1] The record indicates that his mother's maiden name was Moscow. ^[9]He was buried in the Roxbury Mutual Cemetery in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^[10]

Census

1901 England Census^[11]: Name Morris Nunes; Sex Male; Age 3; Event Place (Original) St Botolph Without Aldgate, London, Middlesex, England; Sub-District St Botolph; Registration District London City; Birth Year (Estimated) 1898; Birthplace City, London; Relationship to Head of Household Son

Abraham Nunes Head M 34 Spitalfields, London

Jane Nunes Wife F 26 Spitalfields, London

Rayner Nunes Daughter F 9 Mirhiganan U S A B S

Esther Nunes Daughter F 6 Boston U S A F S

Morris Nunes Son M 3 City, London

Raphael Nunes Son M 1 City, London

1910 US Census^[12]: Name: Morris Nimes [Morris Nemes] [Nunes] [Nunes Vaz]; Age in 1910: 14; Birth Date: 1896; Birthplace: England; Home in 1910: Everett Ward 3, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; Street: Ashton Street; Race: White; Gender: Male; Immigration Year: 1890; Relation to Head of House: Son; Marital Status: Single; Father's Name: Abraham Nimes; Father's Birthplace: England; Mother's Name: Jennie Nimes; Mother's Birthplace: England; Native Tongue: English; Naturalization Status: Ct; Attended School: Yes; Able to read: Yes; Able to Write: Yes

Abraham Nimes 43 Head

Jennie Nimes 38 Wife

Ragner Nimes 18 Daughter

Esther Nimes 16 Daughter

Morris Nimes 14 Son

Lena Nimes 8 Daughter

Abraham Nimes 3 Son

Sadie Nimes 1 Daughter

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Morris Nunes, born 17 May 1897, died 21 Jan 1948, Los Angeles. California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Ancestry Record 5180 #5416968
2. ↑ https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp#Results NUNES-VAZ, MORRIS; Mother’s Maiden Name: MOSCOW; GRO Reference: 1897 J Quarter in LONDON CITY Volume 01C Page 4
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28K-3868 : 10 March 2021), Abraham Nunes Vaz in entry for Morris Nunes Vaz and Jennie Epstein, 17 Sep 1922; citing Winthrop, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 830,692.
4. ↑ Hartford Courant, Hartford, Connecticut, 25 Feb 1925, Wed • Page 14,https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80614699/hartford-courant/
5. ↑ Hartford Courant, Hartford, Connecticut, 08 Apr 1926, Thu • Page 6, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80615130/hartford-courant/
6. ↑ Hartford Courant, Hartford, Connecticut, 06 Dec 1930, Sat • Page 11, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80615546/hartford-courant/
7. ↑ Record-Journal, Meriden, Connecticut, 12 Jul 1941, Sat • Page 8, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80615959/record-journal/
8. ↑ Hartford Courant, Hartford, Connecticut, 02 Aug 1941, Sat • Page 8, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80616244/hartford-courant/
9. ↑ Morris Nunez Obituary, The Boston Globe, Boston, Massachusetts, 22 Jan 1948, Thu • Page 6, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80617196/morris-nunes-obituary/
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102880581/morris-nunes : accessed 04 July 2021), memorial page for Morris Nunes (1897–1948), Find a Grave Memorial ID 102880581, citing Roxbury Mutual Cemetery, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by jpross (contributor 48136845).
11. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X98V-8KG : 20 May 2019), Morris Nunes in household of Abraham Nunes, Saint Botolph without Aldgate, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing St Botolph subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
12. ↑ Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Year: 1910; Census Place: Everett Ward 3, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_597; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0808; FHL microfilm: 1374610

See also:

• Video by Jarrett Ross, Great Grandson of Morris - https://youtu.be/lbvk73l2fxI

• "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q59S-62B3 : 18 July 2020), Jennie Epstein in entry for Morris A and Nunes, 1948.

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are confirmed with an AncestryDNA test match between Private Nunes Vaz and her second cousin. Their most-recent common ancestors are Abraham Nunes Vaz and Jane Moscow, their great grandparents. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: 2nd-3rd Cousins based on sharing 310 cM across 12 segments.
• Paternal relationship is confirmed with an AncestryDNA test match between Private Nunes Vaz and her third cousin. Their most-recent common ancestors are Raphael Nunes Vaz and Reina Robles, their 2nd great grandparents. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: 2nd-3rd Cousins based on sharing 153 cM across 14 segments.
• Maternal relationship is confirmed with an AncestryDNA test match between Private Nunes Vaz and her third cousin. Their most-recent common ancestors are Mozes Moscow and Esther De Haan, their 2nd great grandparents. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: 2nd-3rd Cousins based on sharing 141 cM across 9 segments.

Acknowledgements

• Profile created by Jarrett Ross on 26 May 2019.