Peselnick Family History

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This section of the Genealogist Web Site is devoted to the Peselnick Family History, or more specifically to the descendants of Yehuda Leib Peselnick and Henya Mira.

Yehuda Leib PESELNICK and Henya Mira (maiden name unknown) had four children who emigrated to the U.S. from Russia. (Place names are shown as they exist today. For example, Tolochin was part of Russia when the Peselnicks emigrated, but is now in Belarus.)

Isaac (Yitzhak) PESELNICK was born on 4/15/1874 in Tolochin, Belarus. He immigrated in 1907 to New York, NY. He died on 12/24/1933 in Brooklyn, NY and was buried in Mt. Lebanon Cemetery. He married to Celia (Tzippe) FITLIN (daughter of Shimon FAJTLIN) before 1898 in Mogilev, Belarus. Celia (Tzippe) FITLIN was born about 1873 in Mogilev, Belarus. She immigrated on 8/17/1909 to New York, NY. She died on 5/18/1939 in Brooklyn, NY and was buried in Mt. Lebanon Cemetery. Descendants' surnames include Collik, Lucy, Purcell, Silet, Siletchnik, Telzer and Wharton.

Philip (Peisach) PESELNICK was born on 3/15/1885 in Tolochin, Belarus. He immigrated on 3/5/1913 to New York, NY. He was naturalized on 3/11/1924 in New York, NY. He was married to Etta PRUSEN (daughter of Samuel PRUSEN) in Russia. Etta PRUSEN was born on 1/15/1895 in Bobr, Belarus. She immigrated on 7/1/1923 to New York, NY.

Charles (Chazke) PESELNICK was born about 1877 (most likely in Tolochin). He immigrated in 1904 to New York, NY. He died in 1958. He was married to Becky (Bessie) GUTKOWITZ (daughter of Meyer GUTKOWITZ and Mira) in Russia. Becky immigrated on 5/12/1906 to New York, NY. Descendants' surnames include Wiesenfeld and West.

Esther Hinde PESELNICK married Meyer (Maicha) SKLAR.

Isaac Peselnick's Immigration to the U.S.

Itchik (later known as Isaac) Peselnick sailed on S.S. Majestic from Southampton, England on 8/21/1907 arriving in New York City on 8/29/1907. The ship's manifest showed him as being a 34 year old ladies tailor from Russia. His last permanent residence was in England where he listed as a friend a Mr. Davies in London. He was in possession of $30 and was going to his brother, a Mr. Peselnick (who would have been Charles) at 220 Cherry St. in NYC. Isaac was 5'3", fair complexion, with brown hair and brown eyes. He was shown as being born in Dulachine, Russia. (Dulachine is phonetically equivalent to Tolochin, a town near the city Mogilev (in Belarus today) in the province of Mogilev.)

Isaac & Celia Peselnick

Isaac's Wife Celia and Family's Immigration to the U.S.

Zippe (later known as Celia) Peselnick and the rest of the family sailed on the S.S. Birma from Libau (today known as Liepaja in Latvia) on 8/3/1909 arriving in NYC on 8/17/1909. On the ship's manifest, Zippe was shown as a 37 year old housewife from Russia and was in possession of $28.50. She was accompanied by five children, Feige (a 1 or 4 year old girl, later known as Fannie--the age would be incorrect and was probably meant to be 10 or higher), Jankel (a 10 year old boy, later known as Jack or Jacob), Ester (9 years old, later known as Esther), Jassel (an 8 year old boy, later known as Joseph), and Gershon (a 7 year old boy who died soon after arrival from an injury suffered on the ship). Zippe was 5'3", light complexion, with brown hair and brown eyes. She and the five children were all shown as being born in Mogilev, Russia with Mogilev also being their last residence. Their closest relative in Mogilev was Simon Feitlin (who would have been Zippe's father). Zippe was going to see her husband Itsik Peselnick, c/o Heim, 274 Horay (Henry?) St., NY.

Son Jacob's Records

Jacob Peselnick, born 8/15/1895, single and living at 322 Madison, New York, NY, born in Mogilev, registered for the World War I draft on 6/15/1917. At that time he worked as a salesman at Levinson & Shapiro, 98 Canal St. A second undated draft registration card showed a Jacob Peselnick, 20 years old, born 11/15/1897, living at 287 Henry St., a traveling salesman at Levinson Shapiro. Jacob declared his intention to become a citizen on 5/15/1915, at which time he was living at 324 Madison St. He became a citizen on 9/7/1922. His Petition for Naturalization was filed 4/20/1922, at which time he was living at 402 East 5th St. with his wife Julia. Jacob's witnesses were Abraham Hurwitz, Jobber, and Jack Bagin, Packer. Jacob Peselnick's naturalization papers show that he was the Jankel Peselnick that arrived on the S.S. Birma on 8/17/1909.

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