Moses, Silas Joseph

Plot Location	2J1
Surname	Moses
Given Name(s)	Silas Joseph
Place of Birth	circa 1871
Date of Death (Eng)	April 28, 1889
Date of Death (Heb)	27 Nisan 5649
Age at Death	17
Hebrew Name	צאלח יוסף
Sex	M
Marital Status	S
Inscription (Eng)	SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF SILAS JOSEPH MOSES WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON SUNDAY, 28TH APRIL 1889 ______ E ______ ______OUL R ____
Inscription (Heb)	זאת מצבת קבורת ה״מ ה״כ צאלח יוסף משה נע״ג נלב״ע ביום ראשון שבעה ועשרים ניסן התרמט יהיו ימיו שבע עשרה שנה תנצ׳בה
Inscription (Other)	“38” on side
Historical	On March 16, 1883, a Jacob Silas Moses was initiated into the Freemasons (Lodge 1165) in HK. His profession is listed as a Mercantile Assistant. According to newspaper reports relating to the lawsuit over the property on Kennedy Road that was intended to be the location of the new synagogue, a J.S. Moses was a partner at E.D. Sassoon & Sons. This is probably the same person. Could he have been Silas' father? On April 16, 1891, an Elias Joseph Moses, age 25, was initiated into the same lodge. (He resigned on January 1, 1909.) His profession is also listed as a Mercantile Assistant. Could he have been a brother? David Elias Sassoon was initiated on the same day and their names appear on the register in succession.