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Henry Seelig
Born May 1875; death not recorded
Henry Seelig was born in May 1875, a child of David Seelig and Amelia Oppenheimer, and was at home in Manhattan's Ward 14 in the 1900 census. Henry is a sibling of Louis Seelig, who is a direct ancestor of Gina Cacace. Nothing beyond that one census sheet is yet known.
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Henry Seelig was born in May 1875, a child of David Seelig and Amelia Oppenheimer, and was at home in Manhattan's Ward 14 in the 1900 census. Henry is a sibling of Louis Seelig, who is a direct ancestor of Gina Cacace. Nothing beyond that one census sheet is yet known.
How is this person related?
Andrew John Leahey’s spouse's great-great-grandparent's sibling (by marriage)
Gina D. Cacace’s great-great-grandparent's sibling
Abigail Ann Leahey’s great-great-great-grandparent's sibling
Marie C. Fitzgerald’s no single word covers it — connected through Andrew John Leahey, who is a child
Kevin Leahey’s no single word covers it — connected through Andrew John Leahey, who is a child
Worked out from the recorded parents and marriages. No sex is recorded for anyone in this archive, so the wording stays neutral.
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- Manhattan, New York City, New York
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David Seelig household, 1900 census, Manhattan Ward 14
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What we still don't know
- [CANDIDATE, NOT AN IDENTIFICATION] Seelig, Henry, 39 y, 13 June 1915, Queens, certificate 2401. Seven Henry Seeligs died in the five boroughs 1875–1948 and this is the only one whose age fits a birth in May 1875 — 39 in June 1915 is a year out, which is ordinary for a stated age. Against it, the family was in Manhattan Ward 14 in 1900 and this is Queens, which is a move rather than a disproof. Nothing after that census is known about him. The certificate is digitised and free, and the parents on it — David Seelig and Amelia Oppenheimer — would settle it outright. Finding 151.
- Everything after 1900. A marriage, a death or a later census would carry Henry forward.
- A birth record, which would confirm the date and give the birthplace.