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Elias Asser 1892 - 1968

Elias Asser of New Bedford, Bristol County, MA was born on November 21, 1892 in Ioannina Greece, and died at age 75 years old in May 1968 in New Bedford.

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New Bedford, Bristol County, MA 02740
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November 21, 1892
Ioannina, Greece
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May 1968
New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States
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  • 11/21
    1892

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    November 21, 1892
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    Ioannina Greece
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  • Professional Career

    Elias told the 1950 Federal census worker that he worked at the Payoma Factory as a contractor.

  • Personal Life & Family

    Elias, or Louis, Asser was born on November 21st, 1892 in Ioannina, Greece. He immigrated to the United States where he married Esther Apstein (1900 - 1967) on March 24th, 1921 in Manhattan, New York, and they had three children: Rae (1923 - 2021), Manny Elias (1924 - 1952) and May or Mae (1920 - 2022). On his April, 1942 World War II draft card, Elias said that he was born in Turkey, although his family says that he was born in Greece. He described himself as being five feet six inches tall and as weighing 175 pounds. He had brown eyes, black hair, and a "light" complexion.
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    May 1968
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    New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts United States
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In 1892, in the year that Elias Asser was born, on October 12th, the "Pledge of Allegiance" was first recited in unison by students in U.S. public schools. Composed the previous August by Francis Bellamy, it was to be recited in 15 seconds and originally read: "I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." "Under God" was added in the 1950's.
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In 1910, at the age of 18 years old, Elias was alive when Angel Island, which is in San Francisco Bay, became the immigration center for Asians entering U.S. It was often referred to as "The Ellis Island of the West". Due to restrictive laws against Chinese immigration, many immigrants spent years on the island.
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Asser, Julia (Apr 4, 1894 - Dec 1972) Asser, Fortunee (Jul 2, 1885 - May 15, 1966) Asser, Murray (Jul 19, 1928 - Sep 26, 2004) Asser, Manny (Nov 21, 1924 - Jul 1952) Asser, Elda (Sep 30, 1881 - Oct 1973) Asser, Edward (Jun 20, 1925 - Jun 10, 2010) Asser, James (Mar 13, 1919 - Nov 22, 2009)
Asser, Abe (Dec 30, 1920 - Sep 23, 1992) Asser, Samuel (Mar 12, 1915 - Jan 11, 1997) Asser, Alfred (Feb 15, 1909 - Oct 23, 1999) Asser, Alda (May 21, 1914 - Mar 5, 2003) Asser, Janic (Sep 5, 1948 - Nov 17, 2010) Asser, John (Nov 8, 1880 - Jan 1964) Asser, Vera (Sep 17, 1899 - Dec 15, 1994)
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