Old Jewish Cemetery, Darien, Fairfield Co., CT

Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT

Old Jewish Cemetery 405-17
off Hoyt Street, behind the Independent
Stamford Lodge Cemetery,
Darien, CT

These records have been contributed by Fairfield County, CT researcher, Barbara Kaye. The data has been collected from several sources, including the Hale Cemetery Collection (see history, below). In addition, thanks to volunteer photographer, Carl Myers, digital photographs of the stones in this cemetery are available upon request. Please indicate the name of the cemetery and the person, when you request a photograph. Send your requests to Barbara Kaye at barbarak1775@aol.com

We need you! If you live near a cemetery in Fairfield County, CT and wish to contribute data or add additional information to an existing cemetery collection, please email Barbara Kaye. She will see to it that your information is added. If you are interested in volunteering to transcribe other cemetery records, we'll help get you started!

The Charles R. Hale Collection of Headstone Inscriptions resides at the Connecticut State Library. Charles Hale was a member of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. In 1916, he became involved in locating and decorating the graves of Revolutionary and Civil War veterans in his home town of Rocky Hill. In order to make it easier to find these graves, he decided to record each veteran's name, date of death and military service. He was persuaded by State Librarian George S. Godard to search also for veterans of other wars.

In 1919, the General Assembly made an appropriation to carry on this work throughout the State. In 1933 and 1934, with grants from the F.E.R.A. and the W.P.A., Mr. Hale began copying and indexing the essential information from every headstone in the State. Two copies of these listings were deposited in the State Library. Records for individual towns were made available to libraries and historical societies throughout Connecticut.

Note: These records may contain errors in dates or names. Some errors were made either at the time of the survey of the cemeteries or during the transcription in 1935. One common error in reading old headstones is mistaking a four for a one.We have tried very hard to avoid creating new errors during the retyping of this data for the internet. In addition, we have attempted to correct some of the original errors, either by revisiting these cemeteries or by recalculating dates or ages based on known dates of birth for some of these people. However, some of the stones that were legible in 1934 are either missing or no longer legible.

I have also attempted to identify these people, using census and other vital records. Anything added within brackets like these [ ] indicates a suggestion as to the identity of the person. If a wife's name does not include a separate surname, it is not known at this time. Many couples in early Fairfield County were second or third cousins with the same surname. There are many surnames that have several alternate spellings. (See spellings for a list of common surnames and their alternate spellings.) Some people appear in more than one listing because some graves were moved to newer cemeteries, new stones were carved, and the old stones were left behind. Although much of the data on the various families in early Darien is accurate, there will always be errors, many of which are found in published genealogies. It is recommended that you write to the Town Clerk's office for death or birth certificates for your ancestors. If you have documentation that supplies any missing information or corrects an error, please email Barbara Kaye.

Old Jewish Cemetery 405-17
off Hoyt Street, behind the Independent
Stamford Lodge Cemetery,
Darien, CT

5450   Izenthol, Samuel, born July 18, 1888, died Nov. 25, 1955.
5450   Wolkoff, Jennie, died Nov. 11, 1960, age 73.
5451   Epstein, Max J., born Sept. 13, 1903, died Apr. 7, 1959.
5452   Klein, Gizella, born 1878, died 1958.
5453   Epstein, Miriam, born 1905, died 1958.
5454   Smidt, Ethel Schwartz, born 1876, died 1956.
5455   Rifkin, Miram Ash, born Apr. 7, 1907, died Nov. 18, 2002.
5456   Ash, Barney, born 1909, died 1993.
5457   Rubin, Isidore, died June 18, 1967, age 77.
5458   Cooper, Sarah, died Dec. 9, 1976, age 88.
5458   Cooper, Jacob, died July 1, 1959, age 68.
5459   Nachowitz, Gertrude, born 1907, died 1993.
5459   Nachowitz, Henry, born 1908, died 1999.
5460   Walkoff, Samuel, born Apr. 15, 1889, died Sept. 9, 1953.
5461   Kraemer, Ethel, born Mar. 24, 1894, died May 9, 1954.
5462   Blum, Louis, born 1880, died 1966.
5462   Blum, Rose, born 1888, died 1954.
5463   Cooper, Max, died Aug. 12, 1955, age 74.
5464   Rubin, Anna, died Dec. 22, 1955, age 62.
5465   Levinson, Simon, died Dec. 31, 1947, age 63.
5466   Epstein, Deena, born 1875, died 1948.
5467   Rifkin, Isaac, died Mar. 8, 1950.
5468   Cooper, Charles, born 1885, died 1956.
5468   Cooper, Ethel, born 1888, died 1950.
5469   Cohen, Annie, died Oct. 17, 1950, age 59.
5470   Goldsmith, David, died Nov. 1, 1950.
5471   Weinstein, Morris, born Jan. 10, 1904, died Oct. 30, 1951.
5472   Ash, Bessie, died Apr. 1, 1968, age 81.
5473   Weber, Jacob, born 1882, died 1952.
5474   Slavin, Clara, born July 10, 1870, died Aug. 16, 1952.
5474   Slavin, Solomon, born Oct. 18, 1869, died Apr. 10, 1953.
5475   Cramer, Morris Louis, born Apr. 4, 1868, died Feb. 27, 1943.
5475   Cramer, Celia Bessis Hurwitz, born Dec. 24, 1873, died July 24, 1943.
5476   footstone: Celia B. Cramer, Mother.
5477   footstone: Morris Louis Cramer, Father.
5478   Ash, Harry, died June 17, 1945, age 59.
5479   Cohen, Harry, died May 12, 1942, age 53 yrs.
5480   Wooster, Sam, died Nov. 9, 1939, age 55 yrs.
5481   Malkin, Stanley S., died Jan. 1, 1938, age 13 yrs.
5482   Wooster, Fannie, born Aug. 20, 1888, died June 16, 1937.
5483   Moskowitz, Rachel, born 1875, died 1932.
5484   Cohen, Isadore, born 1894, died 1931.
5485   Shilepsky, Nathan, died June 30, 1947, age 56.
5486   Shapiro, Joseph, born Sept. 21, 1884, died Jan. 30, 1966.
5486   Shapiro, Anna, born May 10, 1891, died Aug. 29, 1966.
5487   Moskowitz, Lewis, born May 16, 1899, died July 6, 1925, age 26.
5488   Moskowitz, Abraham, born 1865, died 1936.
5489   Rankin, Dora, born 1893, died 1925.
5490   Wofsy, Mitchell, died Nov. 14, 1928, age 39 yrs.
5491   Berger, Sol I., died July 30, 1947, age 43.
5492   Sterling, Jacob, born Sept. 18, 1880, died Sept. 4, 1929.
5493   Levinson, Yetta, died Oct. 9, 1934, age 53 yrs.
5494   SOCKOL
5495   Sockol, Ethel, died Apr. 4, 1942, age 63.
5496   Sockol, Samuel, died June 19, 1946, age 62.
5497   Sherbacow, Fannie, died May 4, 1941, age 69.
5498   Sherbacow, Frank, died Nov. 10, 1924, age 59.
5499   Weinstein, Joseph H., born Aug. 5, 1899, died May 1, 1947.
5500   Schneider, Seena, born July 19, 1920, died Dec. 28, 1924.
5502   Cooper, Mary, born May 4, 1876, died Mar. 21, 1922, age 46 yrs.
5503   Rifin, Leopold, died Mar. 2, 1919, age 41 yrs.
5504   Blum, Bernard, born July 9, 1914, died Nov. 10, 1918, child of L. & L.R. Blum.
5505   Markus, Isadore, born July 12, 1891, died Oct. 23, 1919.
5506   Shapiro, Leonard, born Feb. 7, 1913, died Sept. 25, 1917.
5507   Soloff, Morris
5508   closeup of picture of Morris Soloff
5510   Rochlin, Jennett, born Oct. 2, 1914, died July 2, 1916.