Jacob Schick (1877 - 1937)

Born 16 Sep 1877 in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States

Husband of Mary (Frothingham) Schick — married 31 Jul 1902 (to 1911) in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

Died 3 Jul 1937 at age 59 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Biography

Jacob Schick is Notable.

Jacob Schick is Notable^[1]

• Military officer, inventer, entrepreneur
• The "father" of electric razors: patented an early electric razor and started the Schick Dry Shaver, Inc. razor company
• Also patented the General Jacobs Boat for use in shallow water, and an improved pencil sharpener.

Schick Electric Shaver Ad

Birth and Parents

Jacob Schick was born in Iowa.

Jacob, the eldest of four children of Valentine Schick (1845-1901) and Alice E. Long (1858-1892) was born on 16 September 1877 at Ottumwa, Iowa.

Marriages and Children

Jacob was married twice. He married 1) Mary Frothingham (1878-1943), the daughter of Dr. George and Lucy (Barbour) Frothingham on 31 July 1902 at Detroit, Michigan^[2] They had three daughters:

1. Barbara Schick (b. 2 Apr 1903; d. 10 Apr 1903, Detroit, MI)
2. Virginia Schick (b. 2 Apr 1903; d. 20 Apr 1903, Detroit, MI)
3. Barbara Schick (b. Apr 1905; d. 14 Jun 1925, Detroit, MI)^[3]

According to FindAGrave, Mary and Jacob were divorced in 1911 after she was admitted to an asylum. There is no further information about this relationship.

Jacob married as her first husband 2) Florence Belle "Flossie" Leavitt (1899-1992), the daughter of John Zeb and Ella (Larabee) Leavitt on 13 July 1921 at Brattleboro, Vermont.^[4] They had two daughters:

1. Virginia Schick (b. 1923; d. )
2. Barbara Schick (b. 15 Oct 1924; d. 29 Mar 1986, Stamford, CT)^[5]

In 1930, Jacob (53 years, b. IA, occupation Engineer; Inventor) was living at Greenwhich, Fairfield, Connecticut. Residing with him were his second wife Florence (30 years, b. VT) and daughters Virginia (7 years, b. NJ) and Barbara (5 years, b. NJ)^[6]

Jacob Schick became a Canadian citizen in 1935 to avoid an investigation by the Joint Congressional Committee on Tax Evasion & Avoidance after he moved most of his wealth to a series of holding companies in the Bahamas.^[7]

Death and Burial

Col. Jacob Schick died on 3 July 1937 in his 59th year at Montreal. There is a FindAGrave memorial citing that he was buried in Cimetière Mont-Royal, Outremont, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Schick
2. ↑ "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQQ7-PJ3 : Sat Oct 21 06:09:05 UTC 2023), Entry for Jacob Schick and Valentine, 31 Jul 1902.
3. ↑ "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF4M-W1F : Thu Jan 04 17:16:53 UTC 2024), Entry for Barbara Frothingham and Jacob Schick, 14 Jun 1925.
4. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2VQ1-HG4 : Tue Oct 31 15:16:15 UTC 2023), Entry for Jacob Schick and Valentine Schick, 13 Jul 1921.
5. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q5QF-PTLX : Fri Oct 20 15:35:03 UTC 2023), Entry for Mrs A Barbara Schick and Col Jacob Schick, 02 Apr 1986.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMPQ-MDG : Wed Oct 04 04:32:38 UTC 2023), Entry for Jacob Schick and Florence Schick, 1930.
7. ↑ TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (June 19, 1937). "7 NAMED AS USING DEVICES TO REDUCE BIG INCOME TAXES; Jules Bache, Jacob Schick, Philip DeRonde and Charles Laughton Listed by Treasury" – via NYTimes.com.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2124/jacob-schick: accessed February 28, 2024), memorial page for Jacob Schick (16 Sep 1877–3 Jul 1937), Find a Grave Memorial ID 2124, citing Cimetière Mont-Royal, Outremont, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada; Maintained by Find a Grave.

Acknowledgements

• Biography written in full with inline sourcing, connected to first wife, Notables Sticker posted, and photo added following detailed research by Carol Baldwin on 28 February 2024.