I had a family relative called Elias Friedland, who was a dentist, born in Russia in 1868 and came to USA in 1886. He married a lady called Rose, daughter of Simon Friedland. According to the 1930 census their son Sigmund born New York 1905 ish was married to a lady called Elizabeth. Your relative did not have any children. However it is possible that Elias Friedland the dentist might have remarried at some stage and not had any children in the next marriage. The last reference I have to him is his New York adress in my mum' 1933 address book. Do you think this is possibly the same dentist?
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Hello my name is Joan and I was married to Bill in his later years.I have always wondered if he had any relatives.Yes his first wife was Elizabeth they lived in New York then divorced he married Louise and they lived in St. Petersburg,Fla.She died.He owned a Chemical Co. in the Florida area.He was born on 12-25-1903 I believe he is the one.He used William Sigmund Friedland.HIs father was a Dr. of some kind not much about the mother.One of them may have had a accident from a trolley or car.
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Another note Rose was a Friedlander on her death cert.Joan
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Dear Joan thank you for your message. It is very interesting to read your email about being married to William Sigmund Friedland. If he is the same person,that I think he was, then his father was one of five children, my grandfather being one, and two other brothers died in the holocaust. However in Israel I have met the grandson of one of these brothers, who is 94 or 95 years old and he has a son and three grandsons, as well as one grat granddaughter. Did your Bill talk of his parents, young life or of any other family? and did he have any children? I would love to know more. How old was he when you met him? Did you have a happy time with Bill? Have you any photos of him? What was the name of his chemical company? The Friedlands of my immediate family fascinate me with their determination and innovation. Interesting that Rose was a Friedlander on her death certificate. Do you know when she died or where? Her maiden name was Friedland and I think her father was called Simon Friedland, but maybe Friedlander
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ME AGAIN HE SAID VERY LITTLE BUT HE LIVED WITH SOME RELATIVES WHEN HE WAS GOING TO SCHOOL.I DO NOT THINK HE WAS OVERLY FOND OF HIS MOTHER.HE ADORED HIS DAD AND HE USED TO DRIVE HIM TO HIS APPOINTMENTS WITH PATIENTS.I MARRIED HIM LATE IN HIS YEARS.HE DIED OF PROSTATE CANCER IN 1994 AS I STATED BEFORE.HE WAS A VERY PRIVATE MAN.HE WAS AN ENGINEER EARLY YEARS AND TRAVELED ALL OVER THE WORLD.HE ALSO THOUGHT THAT WHEN HIS PARENTS CAME FROM EUROPE THAT THEY MAY HAVE BEEN VERY WEALTHLY BECAUSE OF THE CLOTHES THEY WERE WEARING AT THE TIME.I DO HAVE A PHOTO OF HIM AND SOME OLDER RELATIVES SOMEWHERE IN UPSTATE NEW YORK AT PRESENT IT IS IN FLORIDA.I AM 65 NOW.I HAVE OFTEN WONDERED ABOUT RELATIVES HE SAID HE HAD NONE THAT HE KNEW THAT WERE STILL ALIVE.HE USED TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH ELIZABETHS FAMILY IN CONN.I BELIVE THEY ARE ALL DEAD NOW.SO LONG
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Dear Joan I was touched to hear news of your Bill. I do not know why the families lost contact. My mother had an address in her 1933 address book for his father Elias Friedland. I think they must have had some money because he came to Europe twice 1927 and then 1928 and he had also sent money for my uncle Fima (Haim) who I think was his nephew, to train as an electrical engineer when our family was living in Berlin. My mother remembers meeting Elias when she was 14 years old, but now my mother is 98 and has dementia so I cannot ask her about the past. She and Bill would have been first cousins. My mother went to the States on a special offer cheap cruise in 1939 with my father but they were really very poor. I am sure she would have seen Elias if she could but maybe he had died by then. He would have been 71 by then. Or maybe she did see him but just never told us about it? My mother's brother was also called Sigmund. He was born in 1905 I think. I would love to see any photos when you might have time to put up on this site. all the best Anna
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I am only on this site because I put in Friedland.I am temporary on the site.I also am very private and would not post anything to any web-sites.I do know Bill was an only child he said but was very close to some cousins.One of the pictures of his father was in 1898 he was with a cadavar in the operating room . Poss. in Russia.It is all so interesting.Have you found anything on The Town of Friedland in Germany I believe that would have been Prussia at the time.Where do you live? Good Luck Joan
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Dear Joan thanks for your reply. I understand about privacy. Interesting about the photo with the cadavar. It seems an unusual thing to take a photo of. Do you have other photos? I would love to see them. I do not know anything about the town of Friedland. As far as I know they lived in Minsk and had no connections to the town of Friedland. Will try and ring this evening. All the Best Anna
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