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Heilner (Family : Heilner, Aron, 1802-1891)

 Family

Biographical History

The Heilner family were German Jewish immigrants to the United States. The family descended from Aron Heilner (1802-1891), a Jewish teacher, and his wife Magdalene Hirsch. They had four sons and three daughters; their sons Sigmund and Seligmann moved to America in the 1840s and 1850s.

Citation:
Sanford Joseph Heilner and Claire Heilner Freedman collection on the Aron Heilner family, 1813-2010 (The Heilner family were German Jewish immigrants to the United States. The family descended from Aron Heilner (1802-1891), a Jewish teacher, and his wife Magdalene Hirsch. They had four sons and three daughters; their sons Sigmund and Seligmann moved to America in the 1840s and 1850s)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Heilner family business letters and documents, 1826-2010

 Series
Identifier: MSS 6721 Series 2
Scope and Contents Materials include letters (many of which are transcriptions with underlined portions that point out the references to business dealings), and documents related to Sigmund and Seligmann Heilner's business dealings in America, such as deeds, checks, receipts, bills of sale, indenture papers, and agreements. Many of these records relate to their department store in Baker City, Oregon. Also contains some materials that add context to the management of the businesses, such as photographs,...
Dates: 1826-2010

Sanford Joseph Heilner and Claire Heilner Freedman collection on the Aron Heilner family

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 6721
Scope and Contents Collection contains letters written to brothers Sigmund and Seligmann Heilner, Jewish German immigrants in America, sent from the Heilner family in Germany. Also includes letters sent between Sigmund and Seligmann in America, and between them and their spouses and family members in America. Each handwritten letter is either transcribed from English or translated from German (many in Old German script) to English. Also contains business records, mainly about the Heilner's department store in...
Dates: approximately 1813-2013; Majority of material found within 1850-1920

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