1815
Hanna Klatsov (nee Oppenheimer) born
1817
Yankel Klatsov ("Yanke Hennes") born
1836
Libshe Laser (nee Loss) born (circa)
1838-9
Moses Laser born (circa)
Ben-Zion Blumenfeld born
1840
Yankel Klatsov married (circa)
1844
Leah Klatsov born (circa)
1855
Czar Nicholas I dies
1856
Crimean War ends
1863
Moses Laser-Libshe Loss married (circa)
Yette Laser born
Ben-Zion Blumenfeld and Leah Klatsov married
Ben-Zion enters Russian Army (circa)
David Blumenfeld born
1864
Chaim (Herman) Blumenfeld born
1865
Lena Laser born
1868
Ben-Zion returns from Army
1871
Blumenfelds lose Zagradovka mill
Simche (Jennie) Blumenfeld born
1872
Fradel (Freda) Blumenfeld born
1873
Blumenfelds in Melitopol
David apprenticed to tailor
Rachel (Rose) Blumenfeld born
1877
Mary Laser born
1879
Margole (Margaret) Blumenfeld born
Philip Laser born
1882
Blumenfelds move back to Courland
1883
Ben-Zion immigrates to U.S.
1884
Blumenfeld family immigrates to U.S.
Blumenfelds in Ludington
1885
David goes to Minneapolis
Lena Laser immigrates to U.S.
Joseph Blumenfeld born
1886
David meets Lena Laser
1887
David Blumenfeld-Lena Laser married
1888
Ben-Zion goes West
Belle Blumenfeld born
Abraham Calmenson born
1891
Ruth Mark born
1893
Blumenfelds move to Chicago
1894
Albert Blumenfeld born
Blumenfelds return to Minneapolis
Arthur Singer born
1896
Blumenfelds move to St. Paul, Copper Country, and back to Minneapolis
Herman Blumenfeld dies
1897
Helen Blumenfeld born
1902
Blumenfelds move to South St. Paul, open a shop
1904
Belle Blumenfeld enters high school, David builds house
1906
Moses Joshua (Joseph) Blumenfeld born
1910
Albert Blumenfeld graduates high school
1911
Albert enters college
1912
Libshe Loss Laser immigrates to U.S.
David opens Rice Street store
Ben-Zion returns from California
1913
David closes Rice Street store
Belle Blumenfeld-Abe Calmenson married
1914
Helen Blumenfeld graduates high school
1916
Helen meets Arthur Singer
1917
Rose Blumenfeld dies
Ben-Zion returns to Minnesota
Joseph Blumenfeld returns from Canada
1918
Helen Blumenfeld-Arthur Singer married
Albert Blumenfeld-Ruth Mark married
1919
David buys his last store in South St. Paul
Mordecai (Mort) Singer born
1920
Leah Blumenfeld dies
Ben-Zion Blumenfeld dies
Miriam Blumenfeld born
1921
Beth Singer born
1923
Libshe Loss Laser dies
1924
Lorraine Blumenfeld born
1925
Milton Blumenfeld born
1947
Lena Blumenfeld dies
1944
Lorraine Blumenfeld-Marcus Hertz married 1944
1949
Deborah Hertz born
1952
Frederick Hertz born
Beth Singer-Nelson Bentley married
1954
Sean Bentley born
1956
David Blumenfeld dies
1960
Julian Bentley born
1976
Albert Blumenfeld dies
Belle Blumenfeld Calmenson dies
1977
Arthur Singer dies
1979
Abe Calmenson dies
1985
Helen Blumenfeld Singer dies
1988
Moses Joseph Blumenfeld dies
1992
Ruth Mark Blumenfeld dies
2000
Miriam Blumenfeld Simon dies
2011
Mort Singer dies
2017
Milton Blumenfeld dies
2021
Beth Bentley dies
2023
Lorraine Blumenfeld Hertz dies
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