Marcus’s Hebrew name was Mordchai David. He may have been named after his fathers uncle who died In the old country around the time Marcus was born In Boston. Aaron Rosenberg found potential evidence that Joseph Rosenberg had a possible brother named Mark Rosenberg. Mark didn’t immigrate To America with the family.
Marcus had a form of mental deficiency (possibly Autism), he was not able to speak or write. He was placed in Waldheim State run institution at 10 years old in 1903. He stayed there until his death 1946 at 51 years old.
"Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXXW-WQD : 11 March 2018), Martin David Rosenburg, 14 May 1895, Boston, Massachusetts; citing reference ID #p174 n7808, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,651,229.
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F42B-HLC : 15 January 2020), Martin David Rosenburg, 1895.
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHJG-Q5R : 15 January 2020), Martin David Rosenburg, 1895.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9TT-S36 : accessed 18 August 2020), Marty Rosenberg in household of Joseph Rosenberg, Precinct 4 Boston city Ward 8, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1265, sheet 13B, family 241, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,679.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2LQ-4KT : accessed 18 August 2020), Marcus Rosenberg, Waltham Ward 2, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1042, sheet 7A, family , NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 606; FHL microfilm 1,374,619.
"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZN3-9SP : 24 August 2019), Marcus Rosenberg, 1917-1918.
"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZN4-1YK : 24 August 2019), Marcus Rosenburg, 1917-1918.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX1J-D4L : accessed 18 August 2020), Marcus Rosenberg, Waltham Ward 2, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing ED 548, sheet 5A, line 2, family , NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 719; FHL microfilm 1,820,719.
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