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Boston Orphanage Residents 1900-1940

Introduction by David Rosen

Background

This collection includes extracts from the federal censuses of 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, & 1940 for the Helping Hand Temporary Home for Destitute Jewish Children in Boston, and 1900 & 1910 census extracts from the Leopold Morse Home for Aged & Infirm Hebrews and Orphanage in nearby Milton, Massachusetts.

The census records include all persons living at the institutions, including orphans and working staff such as the superintendent and his family. Place of birth origins include those from Russia, Germany, Austria, Holland, Ireland, Poland, Canada, England, Hungary, Roumania, Scotland, and various American states.

Database

There are 574 entries in the database, which include the following fields:

Surname
Given Name
Status
Gender
Age
Place of Birth
Census Location
Where Living in 1935

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