Simon Gratz^{[1, 2]}

1773 - 1839  (66 years)

• Name	Simon Gratz  [3]
  Born	1 Jan 1773  [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	1833
  Died	14 Jul 1839  [3, 4]
  Buried	15 Jul 1839	Mikva Israel - Spruce Street Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   [5]
  Person ID	I1833	aojd
  Last Modified	11 Nov 2011

  
  

  Mother	Miriam Simon,   b. 21 Dec 1749,   d. 12 Sep 1808, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F660	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Simon Gratz and his brother Hyman were partners in a grocery business located at 7th and Market Streets, Philadelphia, in a building where Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence. The brothers branched out in a variety of businesses and owned a number of vessels for export and import which brought spices and other goods from India, China and Far Eastern points. Simon Gratz was actively served the Mikveh Israel Congregation in Philadelphia, and was among the founders of The Pensylvania Academy of The Fine Arts. Source: The Jewish Cemetery, by Leon H. Elmaleh (1962)

  
  

• Sources

  [S81] . [S285] . [S4] PG. 87 GRATZ (1) (Reliability: 3). [S47] . [S391] .