Brief Life History of David
David Kahan was born on 9 May 1892, in Onceşti, Bacău, Romania as the son of Yosey Kochan and Rollak Rosa. He had at least 1 son with Paula Gersten or Gerston. He immigrated to Ellis Island, New York City, New York, United States in 1911 and lived in Detroit Ward 4, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1940. He died on 6 June 1943, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Ferndale, Oakland, Michigan, United States.
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Sources (10)
- David Kahan in household of Max Kahan, "United States Census, 1940"
- David Kahan, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- David Kahn, "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952"
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World Events (8)
1895
Romanians in Constantinople were massacred.
1897 · Beginnings of Kmart
Detroit was the home of the second dime and nickel stores that S. S. Kresge owned. After two years with John McCrory, his partner, he traded his share in the Memphis store, plus $3,000, for full ownership of the Detroit store and formed the Kresge & Wilson Company with his brother-in-law, Charles J. Wilson. In 1962, the S. S. Kresge Company would rebrand and change their name to Kmart.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Yudel, Cheskel, Aron, Chaim, Mendel, Meyer, Moshe, Osher, Dov, Jenoe, Mayer.
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant of Kahane .
Slovak and Czech: metonymic occupational name from kahan ‘lamp, light’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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