Mortkhel
"Martkhel, Mordkhel"
Sokhen
aka Shokhin, Shokhen, Shakhen, Sochin
Born about in Biržai, Panevėžio, Литва, Российская империя
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elka (Unknown) Sokhen
— married
before 1866 in Pasvalys, Panevesys, Литва, Российская империя [uncertain]
[uncertain] Husband of
Sora Gita (Grek) Sokhen
— married
19 Jun 1897 in Pasvalys, Panevėžio, Литва, Российская империя
Descendants 
Died
at about age 71
in Pasvalys, Panevėžio, Lietuva, Tarybų Sąjunga
Profile last modified
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Biography
Mortkhel was born about 1842 in Birzai, Panavezys, Lithuania, which was then part of the Russian Empire. His father was Gerts Sokhen.[1]
Mortkhel married Elka Unknown[1] and they had at least ten children (see Notes).
After Elka's death,[2] Mortkhel married Sora Gita (Grek) Brezniker, a widow with six children, June 19, 1897 in Pasvalys, Panevezys, Lithuania.[3]
In 1908, a Lithuanian family list shows Mortkhel as the patriarch of a very large extended family that included his wife, seven of his children, two daughters-in-law, and five grandchildren.[4]
Mortkhel died of nephritis January 2, 1913 in Pasvalys, Panevezys, Lithuania (see Notes) and was buried there in the Posvol Jewish cemetery.[5]
Notes
Last Name
Many variant spellings are found in the transcriptions of Lithuanian records. For Mortkhel and his ancestors, the predominant spelling is Sokhen, although many records for his descendants show Shokhen. Other spellings, less frequently seen, are Shokhin, Shakhen, and Sochin.
Children
Mortkhel's known children, all with his first wife, Elka, were:
- Sharia Shokhen, born about 1866
- Chaim Shokhen, born about 1870
- Dina Eta (Sokhen) Brezniker, born about 1871
- Khaia Riva (Sokhen) Toitman, born about 1873[6]
- Shimen Leib Sokhen, born about 1877[4]
- Iudel Sokhen, born about 1879[4]
- Shmerel Sokhen, born about 1880[4]
- Yesa Sokhen, born June 9, 1882[7]
- Feiga Share Sokhen, born November 5, 1883[8]
- Rasha Sokhen, born January 5, 1887[9]
Geographical and Political Changes
After the 1905 Russian Revolution, although still under Russian control, Lithuania won the right to revert to their native language, using the Latin alphabet.[10]
Sources
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Geni, record for Mortkhel Shokhen, (accessed March 17, 2017). A more reliable source for this information is required.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
LitvakSIG, Lithuanian Jewish Special Interest Group of JewishGen, (accessed February 27, 2017), free membership required, includes the following death record:
- Name: SOKHEN, Elka
- Spouse: Mortkhel s. of Gertsel SOKHEN
- Comments: Family from Birzai
- Death Date: 4/11/1894
- Hebrew Date: 17 Heshvan
- Age: 45
- Cause of Death: tuberculosis
- Town: Pasvalys
- Uyezd: Panevezys
- Guberniya: Kaunas
- Place Recorded: Pasvalys
- Year: 1894
- Record: F17
- Microfilm: 2270865 / 2
- Archive: LVIA1226/1/1312
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
LitvakSIG, Lithuanian Jewish Special Interest Group of JewishGen, (accessed February 27, 2017), free membership required, includes the following marriage record:
- Town: Pasvalys
- Uyezd: Panevezys
- Guberniya: Kaunas
- Date: 19/6/1897
- Hebrew Date: 1 Tammuz
- Groom: SOKHEN, Martkhel
- Bride: BREZNIKER, Sora
- Groom Father: Gercel
- Groom Place: Pasvalys
- Bride Place: Pakruojis
- Groom Age: 50
- Bride Age: 46
- Comments: Wife after first husband Shmuelovna BREZNIKER, husband and wife widowers
- Rabbi: Ravvi assistant Icyk FLEISHMAN, Mortkhel Ravinovich
- Witness: Icyk MONES
- Witness : Mortkhel Leizer BEDER
- Place Recorded: Pasvalys
- Year Recorded: 1897
- Record Type: marria
- Record # 14
- Microfilm # 2328283 / 3
- Archive: LVIA/1226/1/2049/202
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4
LitvakSIG, Lithuanian Jewish Special Interest Group of JewishGen, (accessed March 10, 2017), free membership required, includes the following family record:
- Town: Pasvalys
- Uzeyd: Panevezys
- Guberniya: Kaunas
- Year: 1908
- Page: 350
- Registration # 728
- Former Registration# 287/1874; 404/1887
- Publication Type: Family list
- Archive / Fond: KRA/I-216/1/48
Last Name First Name Role Father Sex Age Note SOKHEN Mortkhel Head Gerts M 64 died 2-Jan-1913 SOKHEN Sharia Son Mortkhel M 42 from 1st marriage SOKHEN Chaim Son Mortkhel M 38 SOKHEN Shimen Leyb Son Mortkhel M 31 SOKHEN Iudel Son Mortkhel Sex M 29 SOKHEN Shmerel Son Mortkhel Sex M 28 SOKHEN Sara Wife F 60 2nd marriage SOKHEN Feyga Sara Daughter Mortkhel F 23 from 1st marriage SOKHEN Rasha Daughter Mortkhel F 21 from 1st marriage SOKHEN Chaya Daughter-in-law F 29 wife of Shimen SOKHEN Solem Meyer Grandson Chaim M 12 SOKHEN Movsha Gerts Grandson Chaim M 8 SOKHEN Yosel Grandson Chaim M 5 SOKHEN Sheyna Khana Daughter-in-law F 37 wife of Chaim SOKHEN Ela Ita Granddaughter Chaim F 10 SOKHEN Simkha Granddaughter Chaim F 3
- ↑ 5.0 5.1
LitvakSIG, Lithuanian Jewish Special Interest Group of JewishGen, (accessed February 27, 2017), free membership required, includes the following death record:
- Name: SOKHEN, Mortkhel
- Father: Gertsel
- Comments: buried in Posvol [Pasvalys] Jewish cemetery
- Death Date: 2/1/1913
- Hebrew Date: 6 Shevat 5673
- Age: 69
- Cause of Death: nephritis
- Town: Pasvalys
- Uyezd: Panevezys
- Guberniya: Kaunas
- Place Recorded: Pasvalys
- Year: 1913
- Record: M 2
- Microfilm: 2328284 / 1 / 233
- Archive: LVIA/1226/1/8702
- ↑ 6.0 6.1
LitvakSIG, Lithuanian Jewish Special Interest Group of JewishGen, (accessed February 27, 2017), free membership required, includes the following marriage record:
- Town: Birzai
- Uyezd: Panevezys
- Guberniya: Kaunas
- Date: 12/3/1902
- Hebrew Date: 16 Adar 2
- Groom: TOITMAN, Yankel Itsyk
- Bride: SOKHEN, Khaia Riva
- Groom Father: Berel
- Groom Place: Birzai
- Bride Father: Mordkhel
- Groom Age: 27
- Bride Age: 29
- Rabbi: Josel ben Elia
- Witness: Gabriel REBE
- Place Recorded: Birzai
- Year Recorded: 1902
- Record Type: Marriage
- Record # 7
- Microfilm # 2290697 / 1 /105
- Archive: LVIA1226/1/1960
- ↑ 7.0 7.1
LitvakSIG, Lithuanian Jewish Special Interest Group of JewishGen, (accessed February 27, 2017), free membership required, includes the following birth record:
- Name: SAKHEN, Esa / Yesa
- Father: Mortkhel
- Paternal Grandfather: Gercel
- Mother: Ela / Yela
- Birth Date: 9/6/1882
- Hebrew Date: 5 Av
- Town: Pasvalys
- Uyezd: Panevezys
- Guberniya: Kaunas
- Comments: husband is from Birzai
- Recorded: Pasvalys
- Year: 1882
- Record: # F12
- Microfilm: 2270865 / 1
- Archive: LVIA/1226/1/1311/13
- ↑ 8.0 8.1
LitvakSIG, Lithuanian Jewish Special Interest Group of JewishGen, (accessed February 27, 2017), free membership required, includes the following birth record:
- Name: SAKHEN / SAFEN, Feiga Share
- Father: Martkhel
- Paternal Grandfather: Naftal
- Mother: Elka
- Birth Date: 25/11/1883
- Hebrew Date: 8 Kislev
- Town: Pasvalys
- Uyezd: Panevezys
- Guberniya: Kaunas
- Comments: husband is from Birzai
- Recorded: Pasvalys
- Year: 1883
- Record: # F26
- Microfilm: 2270865 / 1
- Archive: LVIA/1226/1/1311/41
- ↑ 9.0 9.1
LitvakSIG, Lithuanian Jewish Special Interest Group of JewishGen, (accessed February 27, 2017), free membership required, includes the following birth record:
- Name: SOKHEN, Rashka
- Father: Mortkhel
- Paternal Grandfather: Gerc
- Mother: Elka
- Birth Date: 5/1/1887
- Hebrew Date: 21 Tevet
- Town: Pasvalys
- Uyezd: Panevezys
- Guberniya: Kaunas
- Comments: husband is from Birzai
- Recorded: Pasvalys
- Year: 1887
- Record: # F2
- Microfilm: 2270865 / 1
- Archive: LVIA/1226/1/1311/151
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Wikipedia, History of Lithuania (starting from 1864), accessed March 29, 2017.
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