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Louis Gincel 1886 - 1967

Louis Gincel of Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ was born on August 25, 1886 in New York United States, and died at age 80 years old on July 30, 1967 in Jersey City, NJ. Louis Gincel was buried at United Hebrew Cemetery in Staten Island.

Louis Gincel
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Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ 07306
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August 25, 1886
New York, United States
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July 30, 1967
Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States
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  • Introduction

    Louis Gincel was born to Morris Gincel (born 1855) and Sarah Gruntand (1859 - 1928). Both parents had been born in Russia. He five siblings - four sisters and one brother, among them Minnie (born 1876), Harry (1877 - 1918), Rose (1878 - 1953), Lillian (born 1882), and Lena (born 1884) Gincel and five half siblings, three sisters and two brothers, Kate (born 1888), George W. (1891 - 1969), Ester (born 1895), Alexander (1897 - 1935), and Ruth Eckstein (1900 - 1948). NOTE: Louis Gincel's date of birth is recorded by his family as September 12, 1887. His official government records state that he was born on September 12, 1886. His Social Security Death Index record states that he was born on August 25, 1886. Louis Gincel married Bessie Harris (1887 - 1963) and they had three children, two daughters and a son, Francine (1924 - 2008), Harry (1925 - 1995), and Rose Gincel (1926 - 1993). See Louis Gincel: Obituary.
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    1886

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    August 25, 1886
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    New York United States
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Louis was Caucasian of Russian heritage on both his maternal and paternal lines.

  • Nationality & Locations

    A native of New York, Louis was raised in Jersey City, New Jersey. In his adult life, he moved several time between Jersey City and Brooklyn, New York, He spent the last part of his life in Jersey City, New Jersey.

  • Early Life & Education

    When he was 50-years-old, Louis said that he had completed the 4th grade.

  • Religious Beliefs

    His funeral service was performed by a rabbi and he was buried in the Untied Hebrew Cemetery.

  • Military Service

    Louis never served in the United States military.

  • Professional Career

    When he was 23, Louis was working as a packer in a hat factory. A decade later, he was working as an inspector on a railroad. And after another decade, he was working as a salesman in the laundry industry. By the time he was 50, he was working in a candy store. His obituary said that he was a retired merchant when he died.

  • Personal Life & Family

    Louis married Bessie and they had three children.
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    July 30, 1967
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    Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey United States
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  • Gravesite & Burial

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    United Hebrew Cemetery in Staten Island, NJ
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  • Obituary

    The following obituary appeared in The Jersey Journal (Jersey City, New Jersey) on Monday, July 31, 1967: Louis Gincel, 80 The funeral of Louis Gincel, 80, of 324 Duncan Ave., Jersey City, was held today from Wien and Wien Funeral Home, with Rabbi Meyer Auerbach officiating, and interment in the United Hebrew Cemetery, Staten Island. Mr. Gincel, a retired merchant, died Saturday, at home. he was a member of the Bayonne Aid Society.
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In 1886, in the year that Louis Gincel was born, on October 28th, President Grover Cleveland officially dedicated the Statue of Liberty. A gift from France, the base for the statue had been built using donations from the American public. The unplanned but enthusiastic celebration after the dedication led to the first ticker tape parade.
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In 1909, at the age of 23 years old, Louis was alive when the U.S. penny was changed to the Abraham Lincoln design. The Lincoln penny was so popular that it soon had to be rationed and it sold on the secondary market for a quarter. Abraham Lincoln was the first historical figure to be on a U.S. coin - which was released to commemorate his 100th birthday. This penny was also the first U.S. cent to include the words "In God We Trust.".
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