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| Plot Location | 2E1 |
| Surname | Elias |
| Given Name(s) | Jacob Benjamin |
| Place of Birth | |
| Date of Birth (Eng) | circa 1833 |
| Date of Birth (Heb) | |
| Date of Death (Eng) | March 8, 1892 |
| Date of Death (Heb) | 9 Adar 5652 |
| Age at Death | 58 |
| Hebrew Name | יעקב בנימין |
| Spouse’s Name | Rahma Elias née Khatton |
| Father’s Name | Benjamin Jacob Solomon David Elias |
| Mother’s Name | Leah Elias |
| Other Surnames | |
| Sex | M |
| Marital Status | M |
| Maiden Name | |
| Title (e.g., Dr) | |
| Religious Status (כ/ל/י) | |
| Cause of Death | |
| Other Family Data | Had four children: Leah (b. October 16, 1857; d. August 5, 1860), Farha Ezra-Jacob (b. August 5, 1860); d. May 12, 1917), Miriam (b. February 28, 1871; d. February 20, 1937) and Zabeda (“Bibi”) Moses (b. circa 1885; d. October 6, 1942)
His sister, Simha Ezra (1830 – 1862) may have been the grandmother of the Raymond sisters who married the Levy brothers, Ezra Simon Levy (2G9) and Isaac Hyam Simon Ezra Levy (2G8). |
| Inscription (Eng) | SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF JACOB BENJAMIN ELIAS WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON THE 9TH ADAR 5652 (8TH MARCH 1892) AGED 58 YEARS. MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE |
| Inscription (Heb) | ציון של העניו המרוחם יעקב בנימין אלייא נ״ע נלב״ע יום ג׳ תשעה לחודש אדר הת״רנב והוא בן נ״ח שנים תנצ״בה |
| Inscription (Other) | “49” on LHS of sarcophagus |
| Historical | In an 1884 jurors’ list, he is recorded as a merchant at Belilios & Co. He lived on Lyndhurst Terrace. |
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