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1907 Ship's with, Roumanian immigrants, to Brooklyn, New York.

Re: 1907 Ship's with, Roumanian immigrants, to Brooklyn, New York.

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 3:01PM GMT
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Re: 1907 Ship's with, Roumanian immigrants, to Brooklyn, New York.

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 1:47AM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi, I am pleased to share. I haven't figured-out, how to attach a census finding. The 1920 census: Frank Pildescue, with Ancestry name additions, Pildescu, Pilderene. The census, lists his wife, Clara, and all of the daughters, except, Jennie, who lost her life in the, Shirtwaist Fire.

I will attach, or explain the other census dates, as I go through the census data, one, by one, again.

Re: 1907 Ship's with, Roumanian immigrants, to Brooklyn, New York.

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 11:04AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Pildescu
Dear Mrs. Diane,

My name is Ana Craciun and I am a puppet artist from Romania.
I am currently in my second year as a graduate student in the Puppet Arts Program at the University of Connecticut through a Fulbright Scholarship.

For my final year as an MFA student I want to create an artistic project inspired by the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire.
When I was doing research about the tragic event something made me dig deeper and for some reason I knew there had to be a Romanian girl that survived or lost her life in the fire. On the victim's list I found the name of Jennie Pildescu and I decided to tell her story on stage.

I found this conversation on Ancestry and I decided to contact you.

I would like to set up a meeting over the phone to gather insight on your knowledge about Jennie Pildescu in order to further inform my performance.

The performance will be part of the Connecticut Repertory Theatre series and will take place in the spring of 2016.

I look forward to speaking with you.

Thank you.

Ana Craciun
Puppet Arts Program
University of Connecticut





Re: 1907 Ship's with, Roumanian immigrants, to Brooklyn, New York.

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 10:02PM GMT
Classification: Query
Ana, Thank-you, for asking about, Jennie. I would be delighted to tell you anything I know about her. My, home email address is: dianeberman@hotmail.com. Please don't hesitate to send me any questions.
The Pildescu family arrived in the US in 1907. The family came began their journey from, Roman. I'm not sure if the city was where they lived. In, 1907, Jewish families were told to leave the country. The Pildescu relatives lived in, Brownsville Brooklyn, NY and the family joined them in, Brooklyn. We aren't sure who changed the spelling of their surname to, Pildescue. My, great-grandfather, was called by the name, Frank, but his given name was, Ephraim. (Spelling may not be correct) My, great-grandmother's name was, Clara. There were four daughters, Sarah, Lucy, (my grandmother), Minnie, and Jennie. A researcher named, Michael Hirsch, who is listed on facebook but may be on, Ancestry. It's been a few years since I was on this site but I think he sent me a message from, Ancestry. He is a researcher who is active in the history of the, Triangle, fire. He believes there was a son, Louis, but I'm not sure if he was a son or a nephew. He shows in census records. Michael, found, Jennie, and her parents, buried in, Washington Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY. Their last name and my great-grandfather's first name are correct on their gravestones. I was able to find, Jennie"s death certificate. My, grandmother's name was, Lucy. Cornell College, NY, has a collection of memorabilia from the fire. (Try online) Michael has coordinated with the college. Historians, have some disagreement on the facts so I don't really know which history is correct. My first cousin, Steve, a child of Lucy's son lives in Hartford. Lucy, lived in, Woodbury, Ct., when she married so I spent time in Ct. when I was a child. We took my grandmother to visit her friend because she lost her husband and moved back to, Brooklyn. I was too young to have heard her talk about her family. Enjoy your evening. Diane
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