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Valentine, Isaac D., (1787-1842) Hazan of the Shearith Israel Congregation, married Phoebe Hays (1779-1841), daughter of Andrew Hays of Montreal, in 1820. See Isaac Valentine Will and Phoebe Hays Will.

Shimelak, Mr., in Montreal 1786.

Simons, Levy (aka. Simon Levy) in Montreal 1760-1763.

Pollock

Seixas family in Montreal about 1800.

Pines, Heineman owned a potash mill near Three Rivers in the 1780s. His son was known as Isaac Phineas.

Pines, Moses Joseph, a member of the Montreal Hebrew Congregation died on 2 December 1779. His Hebrew name was Moshe Joseph bar Phineas Avraham bar Avraham bar Joseph Hacohen.

Phillips, Lambert A. a Jewish merchant was in Montreal in 1839.

Piza, David, a hazan, led Montreal's Shearith Israel Congregration from 1840. He left Montreal in 1847.

Nathans, Simon was in Montreal in 1769.

Nathan, Moses, auctioneer, d.Montreal 1804. His widow, Elizabeth Lyons Nathan became Lower Canada's first licensed women auctioneer in 1808. See Elizabeth Lyons notarial wills.

Myers-Cohen, Solomon (1744-96) was in Quebec in 1768. He married Belle, daughter of Joseph Simon of Lancaster Pa.

Myers, Moses. S&M Myers Letterbook 1785-1787 (copy from American Jewish Archives).

Myers, Hyam of Quebec. Copies of documents from all sources.

Myers, Myer, Silversmith. In Montreal, 1778-1780.

Moses, Bernard. A Loyalist, he petitioned Governor Carleton to be given land in Nova Scotia in 1783.

Myers Family Documents

Moss, Hart, master shoemaker, was in Montreal in 1818.

Levi/Mohr family, including Philip Levi (in Quebec 1836) whose daughter Flora ("Blume") b.c.1841, married Sigismund Mohr (1827-1893) who was responsible for the installation of street lights and other public works in Quebec.

Levi/Mohr family, including Philip Levi (in Quebec 1836) whose daughter Flora ("Blume") b.c.1841, married Sigismund Mohr (1827-1893) who was responsible for the installation of street lights and other public works in Quebec.

Michaels, Levy (1723-1815) and Myer (1760-1815). Levy Michaels came to Canada from Long Island about 1765. His son Myer, a fur trader in the "upper country," married Frances, the sister of David, Samuel and Moses David. He is recorded as coming back to Montreal by canoe in time for the High Holidays in 1804. He was awarded the Beaver Club Medal. See Frances Michaels Will.

Michaels, Levy (1723-1815) and Myer (1760-1815). Levy Michaels came to Canada from Long Island about 1765. His son Myer, a fur trader in the "upper country," married Frances, the sister of David, Samuel and Moses David. He is recorded as coming back to Montreal by canoe in time for the High Holidays in 1804. He was awarded the Beaver Club Medal. See Frances Michaels Will.

Levi, Joseph, innkeeper, Montreal, 1818.

Manuel(le), Emanuel David, Montreal and Michilimackinac, 1770s. He had married Miriam Judah older sister to Dorothea who married Aaron Hart.

Levy, Alexander in Quebec 1832

Levy, Eleazar, (c.1716-1811) Canada's first Jewish Notary Public, was in Quebec by 1760. In 1764 his goods were taken by officers of the British Army during military government and after eleven years of unsucessful lawsuits he went to the Unitied States. He bought land in New York which was later expropriated for the establishment of West Point.

Levy, Eleazar, (c.1716-1811) Canada's first Jewish Notary Public, was in Quebec by 1760. In 1764 his goods were taken by officers of the British Army during military government and after eleven years of unsucessful lawsuits he went to the Unitied States. He bought land in New York which was later expropriated for the establishment of West Point.

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Isaac Solomon(s) in Halifax 1749 brother in law of Israel Abrahams

Nathan Nathans, in Halifax by 1750, partner with Naphtali Hart jr. viz. Nathan&Hart. d.Halifax 1778.

Joshua Maugher, (1725-1788) an industrialist, was a member of the early Nova Scotia establishment. Contrary to the evidence, some historians insist he was of Jewish ancestry.

Myer Myers, (son of Hyam Myers of Quebec & New York) in Halifax, 1786.

Nathan Levy, in Halifax by 1755, m. a Sarah Dunn in an Anglican ceremony, 1759, died at Chester 1773.

Isaac Levy, partner of Nathan Nathans, d.Halifax, March 1750.

Isaac Judah, signed name in Hebrew as witness to will of Isaac Levy, Halifax, 9 March, 1750.

Nathum Jones

David Jones, son of Joseph and Judith Jones, innkeeper, owner of "The Halfway House to Horton," d. 1782 Hfx.

Mordecai Jones, son of Joseph and Judith Jones, d.1770 Halifax.

Jones Family, s-1770s (Joseph Jones d.1771) in Halifax, 1750 and Judith Jones d.1767.).

"Jones Wharf" Halifax Harbour, built with Robert Campbell, 1758.

Beaurat Jacobs (Jewish?)

Solomon Jacobs, Halifax, 1790s

Samuel Jacobs, (d.1786, St.Denis Quebec)in Halifax by August 1749, possibly considerably earlier.

Samuel Jacobs, (d.1786, St.Denis Quebec)receives a land grant at Fort Cumberland 1760 in the part of N.S. later to become New Brunswick.

Captain David Hays, 3rd Battalion Royal Regiment of Artillery, in Halifax, 1761, probably not Jewish.

Naphtali Hart, jr., Halifax

Hart Brothers of Newport. Five Brothers: Naphtali (carried on business in Halifax), Samuel (father of Naphtali, jr.), Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (father of Samuel jr.).

Hart, Jacob, father of Samuel

Hart, Moses, brother of Samuel

Hart, Samuel, jr., Photocopies of Court documents etc., from PANS.

Hart, Samuel, jr., (1749-1810) son of Jacob and Esther Hart, took a Christian oath of office and was sworn as Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia in 1793.

Jacob Calnek, Anapolis 1784

Isaac Da Costa, Annapolis, 1771

John Franks, was the first name on the Halifax Allotment, August 1749, left for Philadelphia by 1758, in Quebec by 1760.

Abraham Andrews, in Halifax 1751-1756, brother in law of Israel, Isaac and Emmanuel Abrahams.

Emmanuel Abrahams

Israel Abrahams, in Halifax 1750, drowned 1760.

Isaac Abrahams

Industries

Uriah Judah Land Petitions

Israel Abrahams or Nahum Israel

Abrahams Family Genealogy

International Affaires, [Milons D'Angleterre]

International Commerce, Affaires Maritimes, Miscellaneous

International Commerces, [Milons D'Angleterre]

Affaires Maritimes, Le Hart

Affaires Maritimes, Lady Alymer

Affaires Maritimes, Miscellaneous

International Commerce, Affaires Maritimes, Miscellaneous

Collected Papers, Re: Moses Hart

Judicial Papers, Lawyers.

Moses Hart, International Affairs, General.

Affaires Aaron Art and Sons

Magasin A&O (Orobio) Hart & Co.

Hart Papers, Seminaires de Trois Rivieres, Correspondence, 1986-1988.

Parismes and Villages

Affaires Maritimes, Correspondence

Affaires Maritimes, Miscellaneous

Local Commerce

Miscellaneous

Affaires Maritimes

Affaires Maritimes, The Toronto

Affaires Maritimes

Affaires Maritimes, Le Brig Merore

Fournisseurs Des Hart (Samuel)

Records from National Archives Trust Fund Board

Records from National Archives Trust Fund Board

Correspondence, Family Papers

Index to the Hart Papers, Three Rivers Seminary Archives.

Records from National Archives Trust Fund Board

Franks Family Papers - General

Herbert Franks - General

Herbert H. Franks

General includes correspondence with Herbert Franks

Herbert Franks - General

Solomon, Elias (1699-1800) lived in Quebec where he was a tutor and teacher.

Solomon, H., furrier was in Montreal in 1832.

Valentine, Isaac D., (1787-1842) Hazan of the Shearith Israel Congregation, married Phoebe Hays (1779-1841), daughter of Andrew Hays of Montreal, in 1820. See Isaac Valentine Will and Phoebe Hays Will.

Shimelak, Mr., in Montreal 1786.

Simons, Levy (aka. Simon Levy) in Montreal 1760-1763.

Pollock

Seixas family in Montreal about 1800.

Pines, Heineman owned a potash mill near Three Rivers in the 1780s. His son was known as Isaac Phineas.