Abraham Schaaf1

M, #353, b. 1 May 1875, d. 1 Jan 1957


Abraham Schaaf was born on 1 May 1875 in Dirksland, Zeeland, The Netherlands.2,3 He married Kate Schaaf in 1903.3,1 Abraham Schaaf died on 1 January 1957.1


More information:
His parents were Adam Schaaf and Jannetje Lodder.2 Abraham Schaaf was a boilermaker.4 Abraham Schaaf and Cornelia Schaaf immigrated on the SS." Nieuw Amsterdam," arriving on 9 September 1907 in New York. They were going to Paterson, New Jersey. His contact in the Netherlands was his father A. Schaaf in Dirksland, his contact in Paterson was Arie Goedgebeur. They were non-immigrant aliens, and he had been to Pateron before in 1901.4

Census Records: Abraham Schaaf and Kate Schaaf appeared on the 21 April 1910 census in 10-37 East 21st Street (Ward 11), Paterson City, Passaic County, New Jersey, They were married 7 years, no children.3

Citations

  1. [S15] Pat. Morn. Call, Jan 23, 1962, pg 19.
  2. [S3] Wie Was Wie, Dutch Genealogical Database. Online at http://www.wiewaswie.nl/, Dirksland Births : 1875 #45.
  3. [S5] 1910 Federal Census, Abraham Schaaf, 21 Apr 1910. T624 Roll: 906 Page: 251, ED 158.
  4. [S2] Ellis Island, SS. Nieuw Amsterdam, Arr. 9 Sep 1907 in New York.