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Mechel (Moshe) Dichter
1819 -1. Mechel (Moshe) Dichter was born in 1819 in Ukraine. Family/Spouse: Rivka Leah. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. David Dichter was born in 1849; died on 8 Aug 1930.
- 3. Zalman (Solomon) Hirsh Dichter was born in 1843; died on 5 Mar 1925 in Vienna, Austria; was buried in Wiener Zentralfriedhof / Tor IV, Vienna, Vienna, Austria-.
- 4. Pnina Dichter
- 5. Feigele Dichter
- 6. Dichter
- 7. Wilhelm Dichter
Generation: 2
2. David Dichter (1.Mechel1) was born in 1849; died on 8 Aug 1930. Family/Spouse: Esther Heimberg. Esther died on 6 Mar 1932 in St. Pauls, Brooklyn, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 8. Charles Levi Dichter was born in 1880.
- 9. Bertha Dichter
- 10. Selma Dichter
- 11. Celia Dichter died on 7 Aug 1977.
- 12. Samuel Salomon Dichter was born on 21 Sep 1881 in Drohobitz, Poland; died on 2 Jun 1943 in Stamford, CT.
- 13. Joseph Dichter
- 14. Michael Dichter
- 15. Leona Dichter
3. Zalman (Solomon) Hirsh Dichter (1.Mechel1) was born in 1843; died on 5 Mar 1925 in Vienna, Austria; was buried in Wiener Zentralfriedhof / Tor IV, Vienna, Vienna, Austria-. Family/Spouse: Chane. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 16. Hannah Dichter
- 17. Leopold Leib Dichter was born on 14 Jun 1868 in Boryslav, L'vivs'ka oblast, Ukraine; died on 16 Jul 1952 in Los Angeles, CA.
- 18. Marie Dichter
- 19. Wilhelm Dichter
- 20. Tobias Dichter
4. Pnina Dichter (1.Mechel1) 5. Feigele Dichter (1.Mechel1) Family/Spouse: Hirschtoffer. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
6. Dichter (1.Mechel1) 7. Wilhelm Dichter (1.Mechel1) Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 22. Ernest Dichter
Generation: 3
8. Charles Levi Dichter (2.David2, 1.Mechel1) was born in 1880. Family/Spouse: Celia Rothenberg. Celia (daughter of Joshua Samuel Rothenberg and Rifka Malkin) was born on 20 Jul 1880; died on 17 Dec 1944 in Stamford, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 23. Shirley Dichter was born on 17 Aug 1919; died on 3 Feb 2011.
- 24. Felix Dichter
- 25. Melvin Marston Dichter was born on 3 Mar 1910; died on 30 Apr 1997 in Florida.
- 26. Irving Dichter was born in 1906; died in 1957.
9. Bertha Dichter (2.David2, 1.Mechel1) 10. Selma Dichter (2.David2, 1.Mechel1) Family/Spouse: Abraham S. Gordon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 27. Benjamin “Buddy” Gordon
- 28. Dorothy Gordon died in 2018.
11. Celia Dichter (2.David2, 1.Mechel1) died on 7 Aug 1977. Family/Spouse: Myron Choate. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
12. Samuel Salomon Dichter (2.David2, 1.Mechel1) was born on 21 Sep 1881 in Drohobitz, Poland; died on 2 Jun 1943 in Stamford, CT. Family/Spouse: Abbie Israel. Abbie was born on 8 Apr 1885 in New York, NY, USA; died on 8 Jan 1966 in Stamford, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 30. Sylvia Sara Dichter was born on 11 Feb 1906; died on 25 Dec 1982.
- 31. Leona Ruth Dichter was born on 1 Sep 1908 in New York, NY, USA; died on 14 Dec 1993 in Connecticut.
13. Joseph Dichter (2.David2, 1.Mechel1) 14. Michael Dichter (2.David2, 1.Mechel1) 15. Leona Dichter (2.David2, 1.Mechel1) Family/Spouse: Samuel Wechsler. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 32. Sylvia Wechsler
- 33. Edith Wechsler
- 34. Marvin Wechsler
16. Hannah Dichter (3.Zalman2, 1.Mechel1) 17. Leopold Leib Dichter (3.Zalman2, 1.Mechel1) was born on 14 Jun 1868 in Boryslav, L'vivs'ka oblast, Ukraine; died on 16 Jul 1952 in Los Angeles, CA. Family/Spouse: Regine Rifke. Regine was born on 12 Apr 1869 in Lviv, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine; died on 8 Dec 1931 in Vienna, Austria. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 35. Minna Dichter was born in 1897 in Vienna, Austria; died in 1960.
- 36. Ernestine Dichter was born on 4 Jul 1901 in Vienna, Austria; died on 6 Jan 1997 in Los Angeles, CA.
- 37. Bertha Dichter
- 38. Charlotte Dichter
- 39. Gretl Dichter
- 40. Rosel Dichter
18. Marie Dichter (3.Zalman2, 1.Mechel1) 19. Wilhelm Dichter (3.Zalman2, 1.Mechel1) 20. Tobias Dichter (3.Zalman2, 1.Mechel1) 21. Wilhelm (Willie) Hirschtoffer (5.Feigele2, 1.Mechel1) Family/Spouse: Gussie. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 41. Henry Hirschtoffer
- 42. Kurt Hirschtoffer
22. Ernest Dichter (7.Wilhelm2, 1.Mechel1) Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 43. Tom Dichter
Generation: 4
23. Shirley Dichter (8.Charles3, 2.David2, 1.Mechel1) was born on 17 Aug 1919; died on 3 Feb 2011. Shirley married Philip Diamant on 7 Nov 1950. Philip (son of Rudolph Israel Diamant and Rose Bloom) was born on 9 Jan 1919 in New York, NY, USA; died on 17 Apr 2008. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
24. Felix Dichter (8.Charles3, 2.David2, 1.Mechel1) 25. Melvin Marston Dichter (8.Charles3, 2.David2, 1.Mechel1) was born on 3 Mar 1910; died on 30 Apr 1997 in Florida. Family/Spouse: Sallie Robinson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 46. David Dichter died in 1974.
- 47. Sandy Dichter
- 48. Alice Dichter
26. Irving Dichter (8.Charles3, 2.David2, 1.Mechel1) was born in 1906; died in 1957. Family/Spouse: Roz Fleishman. Roz (daughter of Rae Pinto) was born in 1910; died in 2005. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 49. Steven Dichter
- 50. Ellen Dichter
27. Benjamin “Buddy” Gordon (10.Selma3, 2.David2, 1.Mechel1) Family/Spouse: Ellen Nimaroff. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 51. Wendy Gordon
- 52. Marcy Gordon
- 53. Amanda Gordon
28. Dorothy Gordon (10.Selma3, 2.David2, 1.Mechel1) died in 2018. Family/Spouse: Unknown Pocinki. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
29. David Carl Choate (11.Celia3, 2.David2, 1.Mechel1) Family/Spouse: Estelle. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
30. Sylvia Sara Dichter (12.Samuel3, 2.David2, 1.Mechel1) was born on 11 Feb 1906; died on 25 Dec 1982. Family/Spouse: Ben Seaman. Ben was born on 6 Nov 1905; died in Oct 1986. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
31. Leona Ruth Dichter (12.Samuel3, 2.David2, 1.Mechel1) was born on 1 Sep 1908 in New York, NY, USA; died on 14 Dec 1993 in Connecticut. Family/Spouse: Frank Joseph Felden. Frank died on 5 Aug 1970. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
32. Sylvia Wechsler (15.Leona3, 2.David2, 1.Mechel1) Family/Spouse: Eugene (Gene) Berlin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 54. Victoria Berlin
- 55. Emily Berlin
33. Edith Wechsler (15.Leona3, 2.David2, 1.Mechel1) Family/Spouse: Jesse Messitte. Jesse died in 1971. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 56. Michael Messitte was born in Brooklyn, NY; died in 2008.
- 57. Peter Messitte
- 58. Toni Messitte
34. Marvin Wechsler (15.Leona3, 2.David2, 1.Mechel1) 35. Minna Dichter (17.Leopold3, 3.Zalman2, 1.Mechel1) was born in 1897 in Vienna, Austria; died in 1960. Family/Spouse: Michael Aptowitzer. Michael was born on 11 Oct 1892 in Ternopil, Ternopil's'ka oblast, Ukraine; died on 19 Jan 1964 in Los Angeles, CA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 59. Walter Arlen
36. Ernestine Dichter (17.Leopold3, 3.Zalman2, 1.Mechel1) was born on 4 Jul 1901 in Vienna, Austria; died on 6 Jan 1997 in Los Angeles, CA. 37. Bertha Dichter (17.Leopold3, 3.Zalman2, 1.Mechel1) 38. Charlotte Dichter (17.Leopold3, 3.Zalman2, 1.Mechel1) 39. Gretl Dichter (17.Leopold3, 3.Zalman2, 1.Mechel1) 40. Rosel Dichter (17.Leopold3, 3.Zalman2, 1.Mechel1) 41. Henry Hirschtoffer (21.Wilhelm3, 5.Feigele2, 1.Mechel1) 42. Kurt Hirschtoffer (21.Wilhelm3, 5.Feigele2, 1.Mechel1) 43. Tom Dichter (22.Ernest3, 7.Wilhelm2, 1.Mechel1) Family/Spouse: Susan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]