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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 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). Daughter Leah may have been the mother of Isaac Ezra Elias (2B8). |
| 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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