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 1766 - 1837 (71 years)
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| Name |
Judith I. Solomon [2] |
| Born |
1766 [2] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Reference Number |
4009 |
| Died |
5 Apr 1837 [2] |
| Person ID |
I4009 |
aojd |
| Last Modified |
11 Nov 2011 |
| Children |
| | 1. Mendes I. Cohen, b. 25 May 1796, Richmond, Henrico, VA  , d. 7 May 1879, Baltimore, MD (Age 82 years) |
| | 2. Jacob I. Cohen, Jr., b. 30 Sep 1789, Richmond, Henrico, VA , d. 6 Apr 1869, Baltimore, MD (Age 79 years) |
| | 3. Benjamin I. Cohen, b. 17 Sep 1797, Richmond, Henrico, VA , d. 20 Sep 1845, Baltimore, MD (Age 48 years) |
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| Family ID |
F1414 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- (Research):AJLLJ Portrait Database 5 Aug 2011
Judith Solomon was born in Liverpool, England probably to a Sephardic family. In 1786 she married Israel I. Cohen in Bristol, and the following year the couple set sail for Richmond, Virginia. Israel's brother Jacob had come over a decade prior, and had engaged in business first in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, which was attracting a small group of pioneering German Jews; then in Charleston, South Carolina where he fought with Lushington's brigade during the Revolution; and finally Richmond.
The Cohen brothers were financially very successful and civically involved. Both served as grandjurymen, and Jacob as a city council member and trustee of the Masonic hall. Israel also served as a volunteer constable.
In 1803 Israel died, and Judith had to care for their eight children alone. Five years later, she moved to Baltimore. The move paralleled that of another Jewish widow, Shinah Solomon Etting. The families of these two strong women would become the leading Jewish families of Baltimore.
Her sons as they grew became involved in finance. Her eldest, Jacob I. Cohen, founded a bank that bore his name and served as director of the B&O Railroad. Jacob would also be closely associated, along with Solomon Etting, with the fight for Jewish liberties in Maryland. Two others, Benjamin and David, founded the Baltimore Stock Exchange. Benjamin would marry Kitty Etting, linking these two widows who had so much in common. Another son, Mendes I. Cohen, would quit finance and travel the world for six years, writing his mother letters from the distant shores of Europe and the Middle East. [3]
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- [S285] .
- [S4] PG. 32 COHEN II (BALTO) (Reliability: 3).
- [S294] COHEN, JUDITH SOLOMON (Reliability: 3).
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