Henoch Hirsch Horwitz

Brief Life History of Henoch Hirsch

When Henoch Hirsch Horwitz was born in 1838, in Rēzekne, Latvia, his father, Getzel Leizer Horwitz, was 24 and his mother, Itka Gurewitsch, was 20. He married Feiga about 1865, in Latvia. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 18 May 1909, in his hometown, at the age of 71.

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Family Time Line

Henoch Hirsch Horwitz
1838–1909
Basheva Genehov
1856–1904
Marriage: about 1875
Nathan "Notie" Gurevich Horwitz
1880–1941
Abe Rafael Horwitz
1880–1946
Reuben Gurevich Horwitz
1882–1952
Getzel Leizer Horwitz
1885–1888
Simon (Gurevich) Horwitz
1886–1940
Aizik Horwitz
1887–1888
Morris " Isaac" Gurevich Horwitz
1891–1945
Ida Beila Gurevich Horwitz
1893–1977
Florence Horwitz
1896–1967
Bessie Gurevich Horwitz
1896–1979

Sources (5)

  • Henry Horwitz, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Henich Hersh Gurevich - Individual or family possessions: death: 18 May 1909; Rezekne, Latvia, Soviet Union
  • Henry Horwitz in entry for Simon Horwitz, "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994"

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Hyman, Isadore, Avi, Channa, Elihu, Emanuel, Mandel, Mayer, Meyer, Yetta.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Horowitz .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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