Samuel Hays^{[1, 2]}

1764 - 1838  (74 years)

• Name	Samuel Hays  [3]
  Born	30 Jan 1764  [4]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	1836
  Died	24 Sep 1838	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I1836	aojd
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2011

  
  

  Mother	Rebecca Judah,   b. 1727,   d. 24 Mar 1817, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F243	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Sara Ann Hays,   b. 27 Sep 1805, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ,   d. 26 May 1894, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F671	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  (Research):AJLLJ Portraits Database 5 Aug 2011 Son of Isaac and Rebecca Judah Hays, Samuel lived his life in Philadelphia. Before striking out on his own in business, Hays apprenticed for the famed Haym Salomon. He became involved in the East India trade, and, as his mercantile success increased, so to did his connections to the city's elite, both Jewish and non-Jewish.      In 1793 he married Richea Gratz, a daughter of Philadelphia's leading Jewish family. Daughter of Michael and Miriam Simon Gratz, she counted among her siblings Rebecca Gratz, Frances Gratz Etting, and Benjamin Gratz. The couple had ten children.      In1805 he became the first Jew to serve on the trade claims committee of the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, a body that convened once a month to settle disputes. He was also a founding member of Mikveh Israel, and later served as a trustee of the congregation. [6]

  
  

• Sources

  [S81] . [S285] . [S4] PG. 87 GRATZ (1) (Reliability: 3). [S4] PG. 106 HAYS (4) (Reliability: 3). [S38] . [S294] HAYS, SAMUEL (Reliability: 3).