Elias, Jacob Benjamin

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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