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William Benjamin (BASHKOVITZ) BASS

Male 1897 - 1978  (81 years)


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  • Name William Benjamin (BASHKOVITZ) BASS 
    Born 15 Mar 1897  Olkeniki (Valkininkai), Trakai, Vilnius, Lithuania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 9 Aug 1978  Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I2376  Jennifer's Family Tree-All Lines 10-25-2016
    Last Modified 10 Mar 2014 

    Father Chaim Yankel (Jacob) BASHUKEVICH,   b. Between 1852 and 1859, Radun, Lida, Vilna, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Dec 1928, Olkeniki (Valkininkai), Trakai, Vilnius, Lithuania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Musya SUSTIN,   b. Abt 1865,   d. 1941-1945  (Age 80 years) 
    Family ID F867  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Linka (Lillian Ida) NEMZOFF,   b. 17 Sep 1898, Krolevets, Chernihiv, Ukraine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jan 1957, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Married 28 May 1918  Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Irving Stanley BASS,   b. 28 Jun 1920, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 2013, Delray Beach, Palm Beach, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
     2. H.J. BASS
     3. Doris BASS,   b. 7 Oct 1921,   d. 6 Mar 1997  (Age 75 years)
    Last Modified 10 Mar 2014 
    Family ID F853  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • According to Ship Passenger list, was going to his sister, Sore Basukewitz, at 1200 39th Street, NYC. He was listed as 5' 7", fair complexion, black hair and brown eyes. He had $25 in his pocket. His occupation is listed, but is too messy to tell what it says. He was able to read and write, and had left his father, Yankel Basukewitz in his hometown of Olkenici. The ship left Hamburg May 8th, 1914.

      According to Irving Bass, the true surname is unkown. William Bass' father was a friend of the mayor. To protect his children, he gave them the mayor's surname which may have been Bashukovitz, Bashukevitz or something similar. William Benjamin had his name legally shortened to Bass when Irving was in about 2nd grade or so.

  • Sources 
    1. [S144] Social Security Death Index, Ancestry.com, (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007;) (Reliability: 3).
      Online publication - Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.

    2. [S134] Find A Grave, (n.d.), accessed 10 Mar 2014<, Tombstone of William Benjamin Bass (Reliability: 3).
      Plot F271

    3. [S126] Massachusetts Marriage Record from FamilySEarch, Massachusetts. Suffolk. Boston., (Digital images. FamilySearch, \i FamilySearch\i0 . Familysearch.org.), marriages, 1, Bashkovitz-Nemzoff, 1918; accessed 10 Mar 2014. (Reliability: 3).