Timeline for Moshe Leyb Cruvant - 1858-1911

Timeline for my 2nd great grandfather, Moshe Leyb Cruvant

• June 12, 1858 (*) - Moshe Leyb Cruvant was born in Cekiške, Kauno, Lithuania, to Mina and David Aron Orel Kruvant.
• Before 1877 - Father David Aron Orel dies. 
• 1881 - Moshe Leyb Cruvant married Minnie Mojsabovsky in 1881 when he was 24 years old. 
• Dec 11, 1882 (*) - Son, Benjamin born in Pereyaslav, Lithuania 
• March 17, 1885 - Son, David, born in Pereyaslav, Lithuania 
• 1885 - Immigrates to US 
• Sept 29, 1886 - Daughter Bertha born in either St. Louis Missouri or East St. Louis, Illinois 
• May 8, 1889 - Daughter Stella born in St. Louis, Missouri 
• March 1892 - Daughter Flora born in St. Louis, Missouri 
• Jan 1, 1893 - Son Solomon born in St. Louis, Missouri 
• April 7, 1895 - Brother Simon dies in St. Louis 
• 1895 - Resides at 1128 North Eighth Street, St. Louis
• 1900 - Resides at 1111 Morgan Street, St. Louis
• 1903 - Seeks work in Chicago with son, Ben 
• 1904 Returns to St. Louis 
• May 26, 1904 - Son Ben marries Lillian Goldian White in Chicago Illinois 
• July 19, 1904 - Grandson Clifford Edward born to Ben & Goldie in Chicago 
• July 22, 1905 - Granddaughter Sarah Ruth born to Ben & Goldie in Chicago 
• April 1907 - Ben leaves Goldie 
• May 2, 1907 - Daughter Stella marries Louis Stern in St. Louis, Missouri 
• June 1908 - Ben & Goldie divorced in East St. Louis, Illinois (appears in newspaper June 20) 
• Oct 29, 1908 - Grandson Aaron Stern born to Stella and Louis in East St. Louis, Illinois 
• June 27, 1909 - Son David marries Anna Rubin 
• Aug 2, 1909 - Brother Girsh dies in Cekiske, Lithuania 
• Before 1910 - Brother Notka dies in Lithuania or Ukraine.
• 1910 - Resides at 435 Collinsville Ave, East St. Louis, Illinois
• Feb 14, 1911 - Grandson Bernard Alan born to David & Anna 
• Aug 27, 1911 - Daughter Bertha marries Barney Newmark in East St. Louis, Illinois 
• Sept 26, 1911 - Moshe Leyb dies in East St. Louis, Illinois

(*) These dates are based on Lithuanian records and are Julian calendar dates. In both cases the individuals observed their birthdays about 20 days later. 12 days to adjust to the Gregorian calendar, and they were probably observing the anniversary of their Brit Milah at 8 days.

Notes

1) By noting the vital records of his children and grandchildren, kernels appear of the story of Ben and Goldie, which I have written several blog posts about. What I don't know is whether Moshe Leyb knew about the relationship when he left Chicago, and what he thought about it. I do know that when Ben and Goldie returned to St. Louis, all heck broke loose, because Goldie wasn't Jewish, and Ben was given an ultimatum. Ben chose his parents over his wife and children. (Though divorce records indicate he tried and failed to gain custody of one child.)

2) The exact date of daughter Bertha's birth is uncertain. She always observed her birthday on the Jewish holiday of Rosh HaShana, and wasn't certain whether she was born in 1886 or 1887. The date given in the timeline is Rosh HaShana 1886.

3) Moshe Leyb's brother, Notka, married a woman from Kiev, Ukraine - and family lore isn't certain where they resided and where he died.

4) Moshe Leyb died of liver cancer. His death certificate indicates the doctor began seeing him about a week before his daughter, Bertha's, marriage.