The First known US KADETSKY - Jakob 1871

So far, research has shown that three KADETSKIES arrived in the US in the summer of 1871. Since we have not yet been able to confirm the exact date of arrival (maybe they shipped in together but forgot the exact date and made one up, or confused the Gregorian and the Julian calendars, or......), we'll go by age:

The oldest was JAKOB KADETSKY, according to his FIRST PAPERS (see image), which were the initial application forms for citizenship, he was born on 20 Sept 1853 and came to the US from "Russia Poland" as it was known back then.... He reportedly arrived in NY on 28 June 1871 aged 18 and lived in NY for a few years, later moving to Boston where in 1876 he requested US citizenship.
























He was married to a lady named Pauline E Baruch who was born around 1854, arrived in US 1872? and died 14/09/1930 and they had the following children:

Fannie
b. Boston 05/09/1879
m. Henry Porcelaine

Rosa
born Boston 25/06/1882
married Abraham Kalish

Nettie
born in MA 1886
married Henry Bowman

Abram
d. 13/08/1889 aged 1y10m

Tena
born Boston 23/06/1890
married Benjamin Finkelstein

Martha
born in Boston 31/05/1892

Edna
b. Boston 1899
d. April 3, 1919
buried in Tefireth Israel

In the 1885 Boston Directory he is listed as follows: Kadetsky Jacob, peddler, h. 23 Decatur

Jakob died in Massachusetts on Mar 1, 1906 and he and Pauline are both buried in buried W Roxbury, MA in Tefireth Israel Cemetery.  As far as we can see, they had no surviving sons, so their surname did not continue.  However, Pauline stated she had 7 surviving children in the 1910 census, so we might be missing a son in our data.

The data given here was taken from Census reports and other documents such as the images included.







In the 1910 US Census for Suffolk County, Pauline is listed as living with her son-in-law Henry Porcelaine in Suffolk County, Boston: 75 Lawrence Avenue; as follows: Henry’s mother-in-law, Pauline E. KADETSKY (born about 1855 in Germany). Pauline is a widow. She has had eight children but only seven are living in the 1910 census. Her parents were from Germany and Pauline arrived in the United States in 1872. Also living with them are her daughters:
1. Henry's wife Fanny (born about 1880 in Massachusetts)
2. Henry’s sister-in-law, Nettie KADETSKY (born about 1886 in Massachusetts)
3. Henry’s sister-in-law, Lena KADETSKY (born about 1891 in Massachusetts)
4. Henry’s sister-in-law, Martha KADETSKY (born about 1893 in Massachusetts)
5. Henry’s sister-in-law, Edna KADETSKY (born about 1899 in Massachusetts).

New KADETSKY Family blog

Having recently been approached by several Kadetsky descendents, we have decided to start a new blog ONLY for that surname (and ones related to it), to share all the genealogical information we've been gathering separately.

This one will continue operating and the much same information will be available on both, but if you are a Kadetsky or descended from one, you might want to check out the other one (as it gets fleshed out - please be patient, or better yet, contribute to fill it with interesting family lore, anecdotes, heirlooms (pictures, news etc. )

It will probably be password protected but by contacting one of us, you can request an invitation and we hope you'll like it and want to participate.

http://kadetskyfamilyhistory.blogspot.com/

I'm looking forward to seeing it grow....... with all your contributions!

Welcome to the Kadetsky Family History Blog

Our connections keep expanding and increasing, making this blog a logical progression, so that we can all share our family history and find the missing links between KADETSKIES, as we all seem to have originated in the same place (Biezun, Poland)and so are related at some point or another.

Please contact us at Kadetskyfamilyhistory@gmail.com regarding anything to do with Kadetsky genealogy.

The Authors of this blog are all descendents of Kadetskies and each contributes the information gathered while researching the history of the KADETSKY family.  At the time of the creation of this blog we have identified several main branches of the surname:  one remained in Poland and we will work on that to see how we all interconnect.  Another one entered the US in 1871 and branched into diffferent areas including New York and Boston.  Then another branch entered the US in 1879 and after spending a few years in NY, settled in Boston.  Another one moved to Israel.  And then there are the ones that changed the name to Kadet, Kay, Cadetz, etc., and that need to be connected to their respective ancestors. 

Gary Lelonek will upload the information he has gathered and connect us to Israeli Kadetskies.  He is descended from Pessia Kadetsky of Biezun, Poland.

Mark Hallerman is descended from Rachel Kadetsky of Biezun, Poland, who was Pessia's sister.

Steve Morris and Jenni Hymoff share a common great-great-grandfather - R'Yitchak Yehoshua - of whom we as yet know nothing more than his name and two of his children, Abraham Joseph (Steve's great-grandfather) and Hadel Esther /Adeline (Jenni's great-grandmother) and that they came to the US in 1879 from Poland.

As we add authors and contributions we will explain who is related to who. 

Please feel free to contribute, either as author or by sending the authors things so we can upload them.   This blog will be as accurate and interactive as we all can make it.

We hope you'll become as fascinated and hooked as we are!  

A new KADETSKY contact

I received the following message a few months ago and since then, an extremely information-rich  correspondence with Gary has brought about the creation of this blog!

My great grandfather Izchak Mayer Lelonek married Pessia Kadetzky daughter of Szaja and Roza Kadetzky. They lived is Sierpc, Poland. I have other info on Kadetzkys that died during the holocaust that my grandfather entered into the yad vashem database. I know that there were Kadetzkys in Israel and in America that my grandfather tried to contact when he got to America after ww2 but i do not know any more info on them.
Looking forward to hearing from you,
Gary Lelonek

Gary himself will be uploading lots of data he has collected. 

A KADETSKY treasure has been found!!!

These are the sort of treasures that thrill genealogists to the marrow!

And not only this article, our newly found long-lost cousin Steve has provided many more documents ! I'll be uploading slowly. Thanks so much for sharing, and for contacting us, Steve!

Rose-Marie Rosenberg - July 3, 1930 - July 23, 2009

I was deeply saddened to learn of Rose-Marie's passing and wish to pay a short tribute to her: I remember her throughout my childhood as a very dignified, elegant lady, who kept an impeccable home and whose love for her family was always visible. Whenever I was in the Boston area Rose-Marie, Bobby and I met, and kept up our relationship via correspondence and those visits that were not as frequent as I would have liked.

Her official obituary states:

"Rose-Marie ROSENBERG, Age 79, of Brookline. Entered into rest July 23, 2009. Beloved wife of Robert Rosenberg. Devoted mother of Dina and Lee. Nine members of her family perished in the Holocaust, but Rose-Marie and her sister survived by hiding in various locations. She received her Baccalaureate Degree from College Littre in France. Graveside services at Lindwood Memorial Park, 497 North Street, Randolph, MA on Sunday July 26 at 12:00 noon. Memorial observance at her late residence on Sunday only. Expressions of sympathy in her memory may be made to Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 10 Brookline Place West, 6th floor, Brookline, MA 02445 Stanetsky Memorial Chapels

How to summarise 79 years into a short blog entry? Her life was a hard one, she survived the loss of her family and was forced to leave her homeland, she travelled to another country where she formed a family, yet I never heard her complain - more obvious was her desire to live life in love and forgiveness. She spent years fighting illness, yet did not want to show her pain or struggle. Even during her long battle with cancer, she managed to keep her cheerful spirit!

In short, I will remember her, always elegant, always beautiful, always smiling and always sharing loving looks with her husband, my cousin Bobby**, as they stood side by side, in sickness and in health, an example to us all.

Rest in peace Rose-Marie, you made this world a better place for those who knew you, despite the suffering you bore so valiantly. You will be remembered by those nearest, and by us who are far away as an example of courage in the face of adversity!! Au Revoir, Rose-Marie!

The genealogical tie-ín of this obituary: 
** Bobby Rosenberg is son of Sara Ross Hymoff Rosenberg (youngest daughter of Israel Hymoff and Adeline Kadetsky Waters Hymoff).

Some more Kadetsky information

Evidence points to the fact that Bessie and Morris lived with my great grandparents in 1900 and are listed in the census as "cousins" but what the relationship is, is as yet unknown.

Moshe ben Abraham.