Fourth Generation

9. Joseph (Iosel Tuvie Yakovitz) FREEDMAN^{10,23,24,25,26,27} was born on 15 October 1884 in Raksik, Lithuania.^10,24,26,28 An alternative birthday of October 15, 1888 is on Joseph's Social Security application which lists his place of birth as Riga, Russia. His naturalization uses a birthday of October 12, 1888 and a place of birth as Raksik, Lithuania. The 1920 Census gives his age as 35, making his year of birth 1885. Bessie Freedman's naturalization gives his birthdate as November 7, 1883 and his place of birth as Rokuskel, Russia. His place of birth is listed as Redutka, Lithuania in the 1895/7 All Lithuania Census for Redutka. The year is given as 1885. He was registered in Rokiskis. He was born on 15 October 1884 in Raksik, Lithuania.^{3,10,24,26,28} An alternative birthday of October 15, 1888 is on Joseph's Social Security application which lists his place of birth as Riga, Russia. His naturalization uses a birthday of October 12, 1888 and a place of birth as Raksik, Lithuania. The 1920 Census gives his age as 35, making his year of birth 1885. Bessie Freedman's naturalization gives his birthdate as November 7, 1883 and his place of birth as Rokuskel, Russia.

His place of birth is listed as Redutka, Lithuania in the 1895/7 All Lithuania Census for Redutka. The year is given as 1885. He was registered in Rokiskis. ¹⁴ He immigrated on 15 June 1907 to New York City, New York, USA.²⁶ Joseph left Europe from Liverpool, but his last residence was Ponedell, Lithuania. When he came to the US, he went to his Uncle Sam Kerble in Bronx, New York. Joseph resided at 74 Temple Street, in New Haven, Connecticut, USA in 1909.²⁹ He resided 86 West Cedar in Boston, Massachusetts, USA in 1920.^25,30 He is listed as a shoe repairer. He appeared in the 1920 US census.²³ The 1920 Census lists Joseph Freedman, age 35, who immigrated to the US in 1906 and is still an alien. His wife, Bessie, is listed as age 34. She arrived in 1909 with their son Philipp. The children are Philipp (age 13), Abraham (age 9), Morris (age 7), and Israel (age 2 and 6/12). The youngest three children were all born in Massachusetts and speak Yiddish as their mother tongue. Joseph's occupation is listed as a shoemaker. They are one of 7 families living at 86 West Cedar. Joseph appeared in the 1920 US census.²³ The 1920 Census lists Joseph Freedman, age 35, who immigrated to the US in 1906 and is still an alien. His wife, Bessie, is listed as age 34. She arrived in 1909 with their son Philipp. The children are Philipp (age 13), Abraham (age 9), Morris (age 7), and Israel (age 2 and 6/12). The youngest three children were all born in Massachusetts and speak Yiddish as their mother tongue. Joseph's occupation is listed as a shoemaker. They are one of 7 families living at 86 West Cedar. He resided 8 Blossom Street in Boston, Massachusetts, USA in 1924.²⁵ He is listed as a shoeworker in 1924 and an "opr" in 1925. He is one of eleven Joseph Freedmans. There are also shoe workers listed at 17 Greenwood and 21 Hevins, both in Dorchester. He resided at 67 Joy Street in Boston, Massachusetts, USA in 1928.²⁵ In 1928 and 1930, his occupation is listed as rubber worker. He is one of eleven Joseph Freedman's listed in the City Directory. Joseph was naturalized on 19 May 1952 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.²⁶ Joseph is described as 5' 2" tall, 150 pounds, with gray hair and blue eyes. He died at the Hebrew Rehabilitation Centre on 8 August 1982 at the age of 97 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.²⁴ He was buried in August 1982 in Woburn, Massachusetts, USA.²⁴ He was buried by Stanetsky Memorial Chapel. Joseph worked as a rubber worker some place in Cambridge. He lost his
job during the Depression, and went back to shoe repair. Then he
became a cooks helper at the Mass General Hospital. (Conversation with
Sol Freedman, summer 1996, confirmed by city directories and social
security application.)
He changed his name from Yakovitz to Freedman by use when he entered
the United States, and legally when he became naturalized in 1952.

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Joseph worked as a rubber worker some place in Cambridge. He lost his job during the Depression, and went back to shoe repair. Then he became a cooks helper at the Mass General Hospital. (Conversation with Sol Freedman, summer 1996, confirmed by city directories and social security application.)

He changed his name from Yakovitz to Freedman by use when he entered
the United States, and legally when he became naturalized in 1952.

Joseph (Iosel Tuvie Yakovitz) FREEDMAN and Bessie (Rocha Brayna) IMBINDER were married on 11 March 1906 in Ponidel, Lithuania.^3,24,26,28 Joseph gives the date as April 10, 1907 on his naturalization. Bessie (Rocha Brayna) IMBINDER^{3,23,24,28,31}, daughter of Itze-Gersh AINBINDER and Hoda GLAZER, was born on 15 March 1884 in Ponidel, Lithuania.^23,26,28,31 Joseph Freedman's naturalization says that her year of birth was 1884, as does her own naturalization. She immigrated on 27 November 1909 to New York City, New York, USA.³¹ Rochel Braine Jatowicz and her son, Faiwel Ruwen (age 2 years) arrived on the SS Lusitania sailing from Liverpool. She is described as a 23 year old housewife who had been staying with her father, Itze Ainbinder in Ponedel, Russia. Her final destination is New Haven, Connecticut where she was going to meet her husband, Jossel Jatowicz. His address was 74 Temple Street, New Haven, Connecticut. Rochel Braine was 5'3 1/2" tall, dark complected with black hair and brown eyes. She was born in Ponedel. She was naturalized on 15 December 1944 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.²⁸ Bessie Freedman is described as 5' 1" weighing 136 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair. She left Europe from Liverpool, England, and her last residence was in Panadel, Russia. She has lived in Massachusetts since June 1910 and in the US since December 3, 1909. She entered the US under the name Rochel Braine Jatowicz. Bessie signed a will in 1949 in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. From the Index to the Probate Records of the county of Suffolk, MA, will #350438 She died on 4 August 1961 at the age of 77 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Joseph (Iosel Tuvie Yakovitz) FREEDMAN and Bessie (Rocha Brayna) IMBINDER had the following children: