Asher Kursheedt^[1]

1808 - 1893  (84 years)

• Name	Asher Kursheedt  [2, 3, 4]
  Born	17 Nov 1808	New York   [3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	25 Sep 1850	New York, New York (Manhattan), NY   [4]
  	1850 US
  	Merchant
  Reference Number	2272
  Died	25 Jul 1893	New York   [3]
  Person ID	I2272	aojd
  Last Modified	11 Nov 2011

  
  

  Mother	Sarah Abigail Seixas,   b. 10 Feb 1778, Stratford, CT ,   d. 4 Aug 1854, New York  (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F1289	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family ID

  F825

  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  (Research):AJLLJ Portrait Database 5 Aug 2011 Asher was the third child and oldest son of Israel Baer Kursheedt and Sarah Abigail Seixas Kursheedt. He was brought up in New York. In 1839 he married Abigail Judah, daughter of Manuel Judah and Grace Seixas Judah. They had twelve children.      Kursheedt proved extremely successful in business, establishing what would become one of the nation's largest textile companies, Kursheedt Manufacturing Company, in New York, producer of lace and embroidery among other fabrics.      He was, like his father and his brother Gershom, a prominent member of the Jewish community. He was a founder of the Board of Delegates of American Israelites, an organization that advocated for Jews in the United States and abroad. He served as chairman of the building committee at Shearith Israel, overseeing the construction of the congregation's 19th street synagogue. He also worked with the Hebrew Relief Society, a Jewish charitable organization. [6]

  
  

• Sources

  [S285] . [S4] PG. 140 JUDAH I (2) (Reliability: 3). [S4] PG. 147 KURSHEEDT (Reliability: 3). [S40] YEAR: 1850; CENSUS PLACE: NEW YORK WARD 15 WESTERN HALF, NEW YORK, NEW YORK; ROLL: M432_552; PAGE: 83; IMAGE: 168. (Reliability: 3). [S8] YEAR: 1900; CENSUS PLACE: MANHATTAN, NEW YORK, NEW YORK; ROLL T623_1103; PAGE: 8B; ENUMERATION DISTRICT: 471. (Reliability: 3). [S294] KURSHEEDT, ASHER (Reliability: 3).