Food and Agriculture : from the field to the table
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years shown are ones which the person was known
to be engaged in that industry

Occupational titles are as provided by the source; odd sounding titles are most likely those recorded by census takers

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Poland
        Baker
Moses Potter z"l     Marshall Potter (2020)
 
        cattle dealer Samuel Gotlieb 1938    HainesMarriageRecords
Aroostook County
        farmer potato farm
Abram B / Abraham "A B" Cohen z"l   1930   1930 US Federal Census - Aroostook
 
        Grocery Clerk Moses "Moe" / Maurice / Morris Daniels 1940    1940 US Federal Census - Aroostook
Moses "Moe" / Maurice / Morris Daniels   1940   1940 US Federal Census - Aroostook
 
        owner of Abraham M "Abe" Daniels z"l Daniels Market before 1949 -1963    Diana Lee Daniels Thompson (email Nov 2013)
Bath
        clerk - grocery store
Jennie Lait z"l   1930   1930 US Fed Census Bath
 
        dealer meats Morris Pisezner 1910    1910 US Federal Census - Bath
 
        meat dealer Morris Pisezner 1910    1910CensusRussianBornYiddishSpeaking
 
        owner Samuel "Sam" Povich z"l Sams Sandwich Bar 1946 - 1947    Bath City Directory 1946-1947
 
        owner and operator Morris Petlock z"l The Cut Price Market 1930s -    Fred Weinberg
 
        storekeeper - grocery store Samuel (now 8916) Cronsberg 1930    1930 US Fed Census Bath
 
        wholesale produce company Benjamin "Benny" Berenson    NathanCoganBathHistory
Belfast
        Treasurer
James Mendelson z"l  Rockland Poultry Co 1956   1956 Rockland Directory at ancestry. Com
 
        Vice president Morris STEIN Hillcrest Hatchery Crop 1954    1954 Rockland Directory at ancestry.com
Brunswick
        grocer
Morris Harry "Hirshele" Cohen z"l   1930   1930 US Federal Census - Maine
Morris Harry "Hirshele" Cohen z"l   1930   1930 US Fed Census Bath
 
        manager - grocery store Meyer Leo / Myer Leo Davis 1930    1930 US Fed Census Brunswick
 
        proprietor - meat store Jack H Dion z"l 1930    1930 US Fed Census Brunswick
 
        retail dealer - meat Meyer Leo / Myer Leo Davis 1920    1920 US Fed Census - Brunswick
 
        shochet Morris Harry "Hirshele" Cohen z"l 1914-1918 south Central Maine   NathanCoganBathHistory
Cumberland County
(excluding Greater Portland)
        butcher
Kate / Katie Bernstein z"l   1908   Workman Circle - Arbriter Ring - Portland1917-1921records pg 1
Franklin County
        farm worker
Harry S Slosberg   1900   1900FederalCensusMaine
Greater Augusta
        Assistant-Grocery
Rose L Goldberg z"l   1940   1940 US Fed Census - Augusta
 
        clerk - candey store Celia E Miller z"l 1930    1930 US Fed Census-Augusta
 
        confectionary - genl. Store Michael "Mike" Levine 1930    1930 US Fed Census-Augusta
Greater Augusta
        confectionery + fruit
Louis (1 of 2 named Louis) Levine   1913/1914 31 Cony  AugustaRegisters1913/1914
Greater Augusta
        farmer
Joseph Slosberg z"l   1900   1900MeCensusRussianBirth
 
        fruit and confectionary store Michael "Mike" Levine 1913/1914 31 Cony   AugustaRegisters1913/1914
 
        fruit, confectionery + cigars Benjamin Levine 1913/1914    AugustaRegisters1913/1914
 
        job title - not known Bernard "Barney" Lipman Lipman Poultry Co 1997 Bangor   Lipman family biography in Risen, Jewels of Maine
 
        Meat Cutter Maurice / Morris Rosenthal 1940    1940 US Federal Census - Waterville
Greater Bangor
         Proprietor - Cattle Farm
Barney Silver z"l   1940   1940 US Federal Census Orono
 
        Backer Harry Klein z"l 1940    1940 US Federal Census - Aroostook
 
        Baker Reuben Cohen z"l Bangor Rye Bread   
Richard D Cohen z"l  Bangor Rye Bread   richard cohen (2020)
Barnett D / Barnet Kamenkovitz z"l   1934   HainesMarriageRecords
 
        baker - bakery Barnett D / Barnet Kamenkovitz z"l 1930    1930 US Federal Census Bangor
 
        baker - bakery shop Samuel H "Sam" Lavoott z"l 1930    1930 US Federal Census Bangor
 
        Bucher Levi Klein z"l 1940    1940 US Federal Census - Aroostook
 
        business executive - poultry and fish business. Harold / Hyman Lipman z"l    ChervaKaddishaNov2007-DeathCert
 
        butcher Abraham Jacobs 1936    HainesMarriageRecords
 
        butcher - cattle Jacob "Jake" Rolnick z"l 1930    1930 US Federal Census Bangor
 
        butcher - meat market Aaron Gotlib z"l 1930    1930 US Federal Census Bangor
Abraham "Abe" Gotlib z"l   1930   1930 US Federal Census Bangor
 
        butcher - own shop Samuel "Sam" Seplin z"l 1920    1920 US Fed Census- Bar Harbor
 
        Buyer and Shipper Potatoes Milton Adelman 1940    1940 US Federal Census - Aroostook
 
        buyer cattle - cattle Nathan S / Natan Smith z"l 1930    1930 US Federal Census Bangor
 
        buyer-farm products Harry Klein z"l 1930    1930 US Federal Census - Aroostook
 
        cattle buyer - cattle Harold H Coslow 1930    1930 US Federal Census Bangor
 
        cattle buyer - live stock Solomon Goos z"l 1930    1930 US Federal Census Bangor
Jacob Gotlib z"l   1930   1930 US Federal Census Bangor
 
        Cattle dealer Aaron Levine z"l 1940    1940 US Federal Census - Waterville
Samuel "Sam" Smith z"l   1936   HainesMarriageRecords
Philip "Phil" Striar z"l   1930   1930FederalCensusMaine
 
        Cattle Dealer - Max Pepper z"l 1940    1940 US Federal Census Orono
 
        cattle dealer - live stock Samuel "Sam" Goos z"l 1930    1930 US Federal Census Bangor
Rubin / Ruben Rapaport z"l   1930   1930 US Federal Census Bangor
Max Shapiro   1930   1930 US Federal Census Bangor
Samuel "Sam" Smith z"l   1930   1930 US Federal Census Bangor
Philip "Phil" Striar z"l   1930   1930 US Federal Census Bangor
Shel David Striar   1930   1930 US Federal Census Bangor
Louis Striar   1930   1930 US Federal Census Bangor
 
        cattle dealer - own store Rubin Shur z"l 1930    1930 US Federal Census - Aroostook
Shel David Striar   1930   1930FederalCensusMaine
 
        clerk Lawrence L "Larry" Miller z"l Economy Meat Market 1949 Other Data : 15 Maple St., Bangor   B'nai B'rith Membership Record of Lawrence Miller
 
        clerk - bakery Archer "Archie" Kamen z"l 1930    1930 US Federal Census Bangor
 
        clerk - beef house Abraham E "Abe" Rosen 1930    1930 US Federal Census Bangor
 
        clerk - confectionary store Isaac Davidson z"l 1930    1930 US Federal Census Bangor
Isabelle Davidson z"l   1930   1930 US Federal Census Bangor
Esther Shiro z"l   1930   1930 US Federal Census Bangor
Samuel Shiro z"l   1930   1930 US Federal Census Bangor
 
        clerk - grocery store Mollie S Berlant Sklar z"l 1930    1930 US Federal Census Bangor
 
        clerk - meat market Louis Gotlieb 1930    1930 US Federal Census Bangor
Carl Miller   1930   1930 US Federal Census Bangor
 
        co_il traveler - fruit and produce Edward Earl  Rosen z"l 1930    1930 US Federal Census Bangor
 
        co_il traveler - wholesale beef Benjamin D Rosen 1930    1930 US Federal Census Bangor
 
        dairy cow broker Samuel "Sam" Goos z"l    Stanley Goos (2013)
 
        dealer - canned goods Abraham Bluestein z"l 1930    1930 US Federal Census Bangor
 
        dealer - farm produce Hyman L Weiss z"l 1930    1930 US Federal Census Bangor
 
        dealer - live stock Morris Bloom 1930    1930 US Federal Census Bangor
Louis H Nisenbaum z"l   1930   1930 US Federal Census Bangor
Bennie Joseph / Boruch J Striar z"l   1930   1930 US Federal Census Bangor
 
        dealer livestock Bennie Striar 1913    1930FederalCensusMaine
 
        Farm - Cattle Feeder Barney Silver z"l 1920    1920 US Federal Census - Orono
 
        Farmer Yale D Adelman z"l 1940    1940 US Federal Census - Aroostook
Yale D Adelman z"l   1940   1940 US Federal Census - Aroostook
 
        farmer - dairy farmer Samuel "Sam" Price z"l 1930    1930 US Federal Census Bangor
 
        Farmer - Home Farm Barney Silver z"l 1930    1930 US Federal Census - Orono
 
        grocer Joseph W Bernstein 1900    1900MeCensusRussianBirth
Peter Gotlieb  Gotlieb & Rolnick Meats and Provisions 1949 Other Data : 121 Grove St, Bangor  B'nai B'rith Membership Record of Peter Gotlieb
Rubin / Ruben Rapaport z"l   1940   1940 US Federal Census - Aroostook
Rubin / Ruben Rapaport z"l   1940   1940 US Federal Census - Aroostook
 
        grocer - grocery store David Weiss z"l 1930    1930 US Federal Census Bangor
 
        grocery clerk Simon Bernstein 1900    1900MeCensusRussianBirth
 
        job title - not known David Ashmon Lavoot Bakery 1949 Other Data : 114 Somerset, Bangor - Lavbott (?) Bakery    B'nai B'rith Membership Record of David Ashmon
Philip Grossman z"l  Crystal Spring Water Corp 1949 Other Data : 239 Pine St, Bangor - Crystal Spring Water Corp manager  B'nai B'rith Membership Record of Philip Grossman
Frank J "Frankie" Lipman z"l  Lipman Poultry Co 1949 Other Data : 35 Parkview Ave - Lipman Poultry   B'nai B'rith Membership Record of Frank Lipman
Harold / Hyman Lipman z"l  Lipman Poultry Co 1997 Bangor  Lipman family biography in Risen, Jewels of Maine
Frank J "Frankie" Lipman z"l  Lipman Poultry Co 1997 Bangor  Lipman family biography in Risen, Jewels of Maine
Philip Striar  Orono Meat Market 1949 Other Data : 32 Newbury St., Bangor - Orono Meat Market merchant  B'nai B'rith Membership Record of Philip Striar
 
        kosher butcher Rubin / Ruben Rapaport z"l    Bonnie Libman
 
        laborer - bottling Co. Hyman / Herman Gross z"l 1930    1930 US Federal Census Bangor
 
        manager - grocery store Jacob J Shur z"l 1910    1910 Maine Fed Census - Aroostook
 
        meat cutter - market George Chesner z"l 1930    1930 US Federal Census Bangor
 
        meat dealer Abraham "Abe" Wagman z"l Economy Meat Market 1949 Other Data : 15 Maple St., Bangor   B'nai B'rith Membership Record of Abe Wagman
 
        meat market Louis R Rapaport 1930    HainesMarriageRecords
 
        Merchant - Confection Store William Wallace 1930    1930 US Federal Census - Orono
 
        merchant - confectionary Harry E Goldstein 1930    1930 US Federal Census Bangor
 
        merchant - confection… Banjamin H Grodinsky z"l 1930    1930 US Federal Census Bangor
 
        merchant - retail grocery store Elias Haskell Rosen z"l 1930    1930 US Federal Census Bangor
 
        merchant - retail meat store Max Epstein 1930    1930 US Federal Census Bangor
 
        merchant - whole sale meat Barney Cooper z"l 1930    1930 US Federal Census Bangor
 
        merchant groceries Louis R Rapaport 1910    1910 Maine Fed Census - Aroostook
 
        not classified yet Samuel John "Johnny" Kobritz z"l Star Beef 1949 Other Data : Essex St - Star Beef    B'nai B'rith Membership Record of Samuel J Kobritz
 
        operated hotel and restaurant business Nathan Kern z"l    obituary
 
        owner Lawrence Dennis z"l Dennis Beverage Co 2012 first in Ellsworth, then Veazie   Bangor: Our Jewish Downtown
[first name not listed] Kobritz  Star Beef 2012   Bangor: Our Jewish Downtown
Myer Minsky z"l  National Confectionery 2012   Bangor: Our Jewish Downtown
Benjamin Rich z"l  Oscars Lunch   Shari Krause
Martin Schneider z"l  Sklars Meat Market   Bangor Daily News
 
        owner and operator George Chesner z"l Silver Street Meat Market (Waterville) 1993    George Chesner -- Obituary
 
        owner/secretary Samuel Rudman z"l Rudman Beverage Co 1930s    Rhoda Rudman Cohen (email Oct 2013)
Samuel Rudman z"l  The Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co (Bangor) 1930s   Rhoda Rudman Cohen (email Oct 2013)
 
        Partner of Louis Gotlieb Gotlieb & Rolnick Meats and Provisions    Charlotte Rolnick Schwab
 
        peddler of livestock Barney Silver z"l 1934    HainesMarriageRecords
 
        poultry salesman Jacob "Jack" Rapaport z"l 1930    1930LewistonCensus
 
        President David E Rudman z"l Rudman Beverage Co 1930 circa    Rhoda Rudman Cohen (email Oct 2013)
David E Rudman z"l  The Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co (Bangor) 1930 circa soft drink bottling  Rhoda Rudman Cohen (email Oct 2013)
 
        sales manager Lawrence I Berson z"l Penobscot Poultry Co 1951-1985    obituary - Jewish Advocate
 
        title not known Rudolph Bornstein Bon Win Beverage 1949 Other Data : 114 Somerset St, Bangor - Bon Win Beverage    B'nai B'rith Membership Record of Rudolph Bornstein
Benjamin Goodstein z"l  Harry's Café 1949 Other Data : 71 Broadway, Bangor - Harry's Café   B'nai B'rith Membership Record of Benjamin Goodstein
Julius Robinson z"l  Green Point Slaughter House 1949 Other Data : Bangor - Green Point Slaughter House manager  B'nai B'rith Membership Record of Julius Robinson
Abraham Ziplow  Harry's Café 1949 Other Data : 67 Division St, Bangor - Harry's Café owner  B'nai B'rith Membership Record of Abraham Ziplow
 
        Wholesale Beef Louis Cooper z"l Penobscot Beef and Provision Company 1930    Darrell Cooper
 
        wholesale fruit Morris Tabenken z"l Morris Tabenken & Co. 1949 Other Data : 143 State St., Bangor - Morris Tabenken & Co. (wholesale fruit)   B'nai B'rith Membership Record of Morris Tabenken
 
        __op - meat market Harry Raben z"l 1930    1930 US Federal Census Bangor
Greater Biddeford
        bookkeeper - wholesale fruit
Tobina / Gobina Sandler z"l     ChervaKaddishaNov2007-DeathCert
Tobina / Gobina Sandler z"l   1930   1930FedCensusBiddeford
 
        Bookkeeper-Fruit Company Tobina / Gobina Sandler z"l 1940    1940 US Fed Census Biddeford
 
        butcher - grocery store Max Shear 1930    1930FedCensusBiddeford
 
        clerk - fruit store Reuben / Ruben Polakewich z"l 1930    1930FedCensusBiddeford
 
        clerk - retail fruit Irving Sandler z"l 1930    1930FedCensusBiddeford
 
        fruit merchant Samuel L Rosenberg z"l 1930    1930 US FederalCensus
 
        fruit store Charles Cohen z"l    Jennie Aranovitch
 
        grocer Louis Shapiro 1920    1920FedCensusBiddeford
 
        kosher butcher Max Shear    Jennie Aranovitch
 
        laborer - fruit store Isaac Wilensky 1920    1920FedCensusBiddeford
 
        merchant - fruit store Samuel L Rosenberg z"l 1930    1930 US Fed Census - Saco
 
        owner - grocery store Joseph Fleischer z"l 1930    1930FedCensusBiddeford
 
        peddler - fruit Joseph Fleischer z"l 1920    1920FedCensusBiddeford
 
        Proprietor Samuel L " Sam" / Soam Cohen z"l York Bottling Company until 1977    Sherri Quint (2018)
 
        Restaurant Anna Freeman 1930 also lodgings at 59 Commercial   1930PortlandCityDirectory
 
        retail merchant - fruit store Abraham Spill z"l 1930    1930FedCensusBiddeford
 
        salesman - fruit store Louis Baker z"l 1930    1930FedCensusBiddeford
Charles Cohen z"l   1930   1930FedCensusBiddeford
 
        salesman - wholesale candy Israel Catlin 1930    1930 US Fed Census - Saco
 
        salesman - wholesale fruit Herman Sandler z"l 1930    1930FedCensusBiddeford
 
        vegetable retail - wagon Samuel L " Sam" / Soam Cohen z"l 1910    1910FedCensusBiddeford
Greater Portland
        baker
Joseph Bercovitz   1917   Workman Circle - Arbriter Ring - Portland1917-1921records pg 80
Ely Coguchevsky   1915   Workman Circle - Arbriter Ring - Portland1917-1921records pg 52
Elizabeth "Lillian" Cohen   1912   Workman Circle - Arbriter Ring - Portland1917-1921records pg 21
Sam Cohen   1917   Workman Circle - Arbriter Ring - Portland1917-1921records pg 22
Sam Katz   1917   Workman Circle - Arbriter Ring - Portland1917-1921records pg 91
Jacob Lenox   1919   Workman Circle - Arbriter Ring - Portland1917-1921records pg 164
Joseph Lerner   1916   Workman Circle - Arbriter Ring - Portland1917-1921records pg 95
Jacob Sklar   1911   Workman Circle - Arbriter Ring - Portland1917-1921records pg 70
Joseph Zulofsky z"l  S Zulofsky Bakery   Jessica Lantos (2018)
William [L -- FirstLetterOfLastName]     Workman Circle - Arbriter Ring - Portland1917-1921records pg 187
 
        Bakery - Owner Rebecca Rice z"l Rice's Bakery    Sara Salzberg (2013)
 
        Barrel Dealer Morris Winner z"l 1936    1936 Abromson
 
        barrels Morris Epstein z"l 1930    1930PortlandCityDirectory
 
        bottles Eli Klaman z"l 1930    1930PortlandCityDirectory
 
        business owner - retail grocery store Morris Arnold Sclar z"l retail grocery store   ChervaKaddishaNov2007-DeathCert
 
        butcher Simon Berenson 1890    Appendix B : Survey of 1890
Max Bernstein     Workman Circle - Arbriter Ring - Portland1917-1921records
Louis Blumenthal z"l     Glenys Davis (2020)
Sam Steiman   1915   Workman Circle - Arbriter Ring - Portland1917-1921records pg 108
 
        candy maker Harry Tepperman 1920    1920-Federal Census
 
        candy production : candy store Mark Slotsky z"l 1930    1930 USFedMeCensus
 
        caterer Rose Bickman z"l    ChervaKaddishaNov2007
Bessie Edison z"l     ChervaKaddishaNov2007-DeathCert
 
        cattle Morris Benjamin 1930    1930PortlandCityDirectory
 
        clerk : fruit Goldie Levinsky z"l 1930    1930PortlandCityDirectory
 
        clerk grocery Hyman H Berenson 1920    1920-Federal Census
 
        clerk-bakery Mildred Givitsky 1920    1920-Federal Census
 
        co-owned and co-managed Irvin D / Irving Herman z"l New England Feed Co    Larry Kane email (23 Sept 2016)
Maurice "Bud" Kane z"l  New England Feed Co   Larry Kane email (23 Sept 2016)
James B Ross z"l  New England Feed Co   Larry Kane email (23 Sept 2016)
 
        co-owner and operator Philip Sneider z"l Sneider Sales with his brother Phil   Ava Lourie Bradley
 
        confectionary store Lewis Slotsky z"l 1930    1930 USFederalMeCensus
 
        dealer in fruits sold to hotels Max Cohen z"l    Stephanie Gerber Stern
 
        first shochet Aaron Aaronson    Ben Band
Barnard Aaronson     Ben Band
 
        fish packer Morris Lerman z"l Was well known in Old Port for his street cleaning efforts    ChervaKaddishaNov2007-DeathCert&Obit
 
        Food Service Samuel O Cox z"l Airline Industry    James Cox (2017)
 
        food service indstry Merrill B Cohan    Bernice Cohan
 
        fountain clerk : candy store Solomon Slotsky z"l 1930    1930 USFederalMeCensus
 
        Fruit Cyril F 1921    Workman Circle - Arbriter Ring - Portland1917-1921records pg 186
Isaac Glovsky   1930   1930PortlandCityDirectory
David Levinsky z"l   1930   1930PortlandCityDirectory
 
        fruit and confectionary store Aaron / Aron Dalton z"l 1909 - 1940 partner with his brother Harry Dalton   George Goodwin
Harry Dalton z"l   1909 - 1934 partner with his brother Aaron Dalton  George Goodwin
 
        fruit and produce ownder James "Jimmy" Stein z"l    ChervaKaddishaNov2007
 
        fruit business Harry Dalton z"l 1890    Maine Historical Society Annex B
Aaron / Aron Dalton z"l   1930   1930PortlandCityDirectory
Harry Dalton z"l   1930   1930PortlandCityDirectory
Morris Jacobson z"l   1930   1930PortlandCityDirectory
Simon (now 7184) Sivovlos z"l   1890   Appendix B : Survey of 1890
 
        fruit peddler Reuben Slotsky z"l 1930    1930 USFederalMeCensus
Joseph Sneider z"l     Jennie Aranovitch
 
        grain handler-grain elevator Maurice Bercovitz 1920    1920-Federal Census
Sadie B Serulnick z"l   1920   1920-Federal Census
 
        grocer Hyman H Berenson 1930    1930PortlandCityDirectory
Paul Blumenthal z"l     1930PortlandCityDirectory
Hiram Blumenthal   1930   1930PortlandCityDirectory
Samuel Brickman z"l   1930   1930PortlandCityDirectory
Nathan Chude   1930   1930PortlandCityDirectory
Bernard Cohen   1917   daughter Jeanette- birth certificate
Aaron / Aron Davidson z"l   1930   1930PortlandCityDirectory
Abraham Elias Diamon z"l   1930   1930PortlandCityDirectory
Peter Diamon z"l   1930   1930PortlandCityDirectory
Carl / Kalmen Ginsburg z"l   1930   1930PortlandCityDirectory / Sherry Warman
Fannie Gladstain   1916   Workman Circle - Arbriter Ring - Portland1917-1921records pg 6
Alfred Sam Katz z"l   1930   1930PortlandCityDirectory
Louis H Lebovitz z"l   1930   1930PortlandCityDirectory
Rebecca Lepoff   1920   1920-Federal Census
Lena Fannie/Fanny Levine z"l   1930   1930PortlandCityDirectory
Morris Mack z"l   1930   1930PortlandCityDirectory
Harry Sclar z"l     Tobey Levine
 
        grocer "Groser" Fannie / Fanny Weiss 1911    Workman Circle - Arbriter Ring - Portland1917-1921records pg 74/ 162
 
        Grocer-Grocery Robert Goldberg 1940    1940 US Fed Census - Augusta
 
        Grocery Carl Ginsburg 1920    1920FederalCensus
 
        keeps a restaurant Isaac Abrams z"l 1900    1900MeCensusRussianBirth
 
        kosher butcher Max Levee 1930    1930PortlandCityDirectory
 
        Laborer-bottling co. Bernard Cohen z"l 1940    1940 US Fed Census Biddeford
 
        manager - ice co Julius Press z"l 1920 ice co.   1920 US Fed Census - Saco
 
        meat cutter Harris E Cohen 1950    1950 PortlandCityDirectory
Thomas Levee z"l   1917 for Max Levee  WWIDraftRegistrationCard - www.ancestry.com
 
        meats Louis Blumenthal z"l 1930    1930PortlandCityDirectory
Samuel Blumenthal z"l   1930   1930PortlandCityDirectory
 
        merchant - grocery Samuel M "Sam" Elowitch z"l 1920    1920FederalCensus
 
        merchant - retail grocer Isadore Tarr z"l 1920    1920LewistonCensus
 
        not classified yet B Kroot Stop and Go Drive In 1944    JCC Bulletin Vol7No2
 
        owner Arnold Yale Brynes z"l Havens Candy Kitchen    Sherri Quint (2018)
 
        owner - operator Louis Seavey z"l Seavey\'s    Alan Friedman, grandson, email of Aug 2014
 
        owner / operator Joseph Cohen z"l Chicken and Egg Farm (Cohen)    Joan Baker Warren - letter Sept 2014
Isadore Tarr z"l  Tarr's Market before Depression   Harris Gleckman (2013)
 
        owner / operator - cattle dealer Philip Blumenthal z"l 1930    1930FederalCensusMaine
 
        Owner and Operator Solomon Kessler z"l Sams Market 1945 to 1957 Lancaster Street   Sherri Quint (2018)
 
        owner operator - delicateen Bertha Seavey z"l Seavey's delicatessen   A Fried, grandson, email Aug 2014
 
        owner-bottling factory Charles Sevy / Seavey 1920    1920-Federal Census
 
        owner-operator - a Jewish-style restaurant George J Bress z"l George's    Charles Brand
 
        partner Irving M Feder z"l F&L Food Mart    Robert Levine (2013)
 
        Partner-fruit store Joseph Shore 1920    1920-Federal Census
 
        president Leon Herman z"l New England Feed Co 1930    1930PortlandCityDirectory
 
        Proprietor Bakery Louis M Wolman z"l 1910    1910USFederalMECensus,pg 14a
 
        proprietor fruit store Sarah Stolkner 1920    1920-Federal Census
 
        Proprietor grocery store Rose Levin or Levine 1920    1920-Federal Census
 
        proprietor meat s Bergsan Rubenstein 1920    1920FederalCensus
 
        Proprietor-bakery Jacob Lenox 1920    1920-Federal Census
 
        Proprietor-grocery store Dora Sclar z"l 1920    1920-Federal Census
Mary Sclar z"l   1920   1920-Federal Census
 
        proprietor-wholesale bakery Jacob Sklar 1920    1920-Federal Census
 
        ran a meat store Abraham L "Abe" Kramer z"l 1940s    NathanCoganBathHistory
 
        retail merchant - fruit store Joseph Sneider z"l 1930    1930FedCensusBiddeford
 
        retail merchant - grocery Samuel Livingston z"l 1910    1910FedCensusBiddeford
 
        retail merchant : tea, coffee, etc" Max Astor z"l 1920    1920FederalCensus
 
        retail merchant, groceries Herman / Hyman Blumenthal 1920    1920MeFederalCensus
 
        rruit dealer Sarah Stolkner 1917    Workman Circle - Arbriter Ring - Portland1917-1921records pg 109
 
        salesman - grocery store Max "Maxie" Fleischer z"l 1930    1930FedCensusBiddeford
 
        Shochet, Mohel, Sofer Stam Harry Simansky z"l    David Simansky (2015)
 
        snack bar/ deli Merrill B Cohan    Bernice Cohan
 
        store clerk - grocery store Leah / Lea Abramson z"l brother's grocery store corner of Hampshire and Newbury Sts.   ChervaKaddishaNov2007-DeathCert&Obit
 
        store keeper - grocery store Mary Lindenberg 1930    1930 US Fed Census Bath
 
        worked on and off from age 13 Laurence "Larry" Kane New England Feed Co    Larry Kane email (23 Sept 2016)
Michael Ross z"l  New England Feed Co   Larry Kane email (23 Sept 2016)
Greater Rockland
        beer brewer
Himan Dondis   1910   1910CensusRussianBornYiddishSpeaking
 
        bottling company Henry M Hartlib ? 1910    1910CensusRussianBornYiddishSpeaking
 
        butcher Lewis Cohen 1912 - 1913    RocklandJewishCommunityListing1912-1913
 
        Butcher - Samuel Small z"l 1940    1940 US Federal Census Rockland
 
        fruit and confectionary store Samuel Alperin 1920    1920 US Fed Census Rockland
 
        fruit mfg Samuel Alperin 1920    1920USFederalMaineCensus
 
        grocer David (1 of 2 in Rockland) Cohen 1912 - 1913    RocklandJewishCommunityListing1912-1913
 
        grocery store Harris Krakyn / Krokyn 1910    1910CensusRussianBornYiddishSpeaking
 
        grocery store Morris / Maurice Pollack 1910    1910CensusRussianBornYiddishSpeaking
 
        kosher butcher Louis Cohen 1910    1910CensusRussianBornYiddishSpeaking
 
        laborer - butcher shop Louis Cohen 1920 butcher shop   1920 US Fed Census Rockland
 
        laborer - fish Morris Cohen 1920    1920 US Fed Census Rockland
 
        laborer - fish factory Jacob Smalley z"l 1940    1940 US Federal Census Rockland
 
        laborer - sardine factory Louie Benovitch 1920    1920 US Fed Census Rockland
 
        merchant - grocery Lina Carr z"l 1920    1920USFederalMaineCensus
 
        merchant - grocery store Harry Carr z"l 1920    1920 US Fed Census Rockland
 
        Merchant- Fruit ?? Jacob "Jack" Green z"l 1930    1930 US Fed Census Rockland
 
        owner Jacob "Jack" Green z"l Green's Confectionery Store    Green Confectionary Store - interior view
 
        proprietor - confectionary James Dondis z"l 1920    1920 US Fed Census Rockland
 
        proprietor - wholesale candy Louie Rosenbloom 1920    1920 US Fed Census Rockland
 
        proprietor retail candy Bertha Pollock z"l 1920    1920 US Fed Census Rockland
 
        salesman - candy Hiram / Herman Rosenbloom 1920    1920 US Fed Census Rockland
 
        salesman - coffee & tea Samuel Benjamin Cohen 1910    1910CensusRussianBornYiddishSpeaking
 
        slaughterer Frank Indik 1910    1910CensusRussianBornYiddishSpeaking
Greater Waterville
        
Oren R. Shiro z"l  The Jefferson Restaurant 2010   Marcia Beckerman interview
 
        Bottler amp; Salesman Henry Jacobson z"l 1940    1940 US Federal Census - Waterville
Henry Jacobson z"l   1940   1940 US Federal Census - Waterville
 
        Bread cutter Florence Mintz 1940    1940 US Federal Census - Waterville
 
        butcher + meat dealer Myer / Mike Levine z"l 1910    1910USFederalMECensus,pg 10a
 
        butcher + meat dealer, cart Samuel Jacob Levine z"l 1910    1910USFederalMECensus,pg 10a
 
        butcher - own shop Myer / Mike Levine z"l 1920    1920USFederalMECensus, pg 2b
 
        Butcher, slaughterhouse Harry Silver z"l 1910    1910USFederalMECensus,pg 9b
 
        cattle buyer Samuel B Silver z"l 1930    1930USFederalMECensus, pg 11A
 
        Cattle dealer Melvin Lane z"l 1940    1940 US Federal Census - Waterville
Louis Kalman Levine z"l   1932   HainesMarriageRecords
Myer / Mike Levine z"l   1940   1940 US Federal Census - Waterville
 
        cattle dealer - own store Samuel B Silver z"l 1920    1920USFederalMECensus, pg 2b
 
        co-owner and operator - grocery store Barnet Jolovitz z"l    Alan Aronson (2009)
 
        commercial trader beef Louis Wolman 1910    1910USFederalMECensus,pg 14a
 
        farmer Alexander Ziskin Levine z"l 1932    HainesMarriageRecords
 
        grocery store Morris Seltzer 1920    1920USFederalMECensus, pg 1b
 
        Laborer, soda Factory Jacob Barron 1910    1910USFederalMECensus,pg 14b
 
        Manufacturer (soda water) Henry Jacobson z"l 1930    1930USFederalMECensus, pg 1B
Moses Rudman   1910   1910USFederalMECensus,pg 8b
 
        meat cutter, wholesale b? Louis Kalman Levine z"l 1920    1920USFederalMECensus
 
        merchant (tobacco retail) Art / Arl Wolman 1930    1930USFederalMECensus, pg 1A
 
        merchant (variety) Myer Wolman z"l 1930    1930USFederalMECensus, pg 8A
 
        Merchant Confectionary Store Isador Levine 1910    1910USFederalMECensus,pg 7b
 
        merchant grocery store Morris Baron 1920    1920USFederalMECensus, pg 6a
 
        Merchant Tea Store Myer Wolman z"l 1910    1910USFederalMECensus,pg 14a
 
        merchant, confectionary Samuel (now 285) Barron 1920    1920USFederalMECensus, pg 13b
 
        merchant, grocery store James L Cook z"l 1920    1920USFederalMECensus, pg 2b
 
        Merchant, meat Harry Schur 1930    1930USFederalMECensus, pg 4A
 
        mgr bottling plant Henry Jacobson z"l 1927    HainesMarriageRecords
 
        retail Merchant, groceries Rose Cohen 1930    1930USFederalMECensus, pg 22A
James Cohen z"l   1930   1930USFederalMECensus, pg 22A
James L Cook z"l   1910   1910USFederalMECensus,pg 14b
Barnet Jolovitz z"l   1930   1930USFederalMECensus, pg 12B
 
        saleslady, restaurant Sadie Cohen 1920    1920USFederalMECensus, pg 6a
 
        Salesman, grocery store William Wolman 1910    1910USFederalMECensus,pg 14b
 
        Salesman, tea and coffee store Abraham Dvilisky 1910    1910USFederalMECensus,pg 14a
 
        Trader, cattle Morris Silver z"l 1910    1910USFederalMECensus,pg 9b
 
        wholesale butcher Louis Levine 1910    1910USFederalMECensus,pg 8b
 
        wholesale candy business Myer Wolman z"l 1920    1920USFederalMECensus, pg 4b
 
        [?] cattle buyer Harry Silver z"l 1920    1920USFederalMECensus, pg 1a
Hancock County
        grocery store
David Cohen   1910   1910CensusRussianBornYiddishSpeaking
Lewiston Auburn area
        baker
Louis Goldberg z"l   1936   1936 Abromson
Morris Zallen z"l   1936   1936 Abromson
Morris Zallen z"l  Progressive Bakery 1955   1955 Zelch
 
        baker - bakery Nathan WESLER 1930    1930USFedCensus
 
        baker - bread Leighton Wesler 1920    1920USFedCensus ED: 5 Pg: 5 Ln: 5
 
        baker - own shop Isador Seltzer 1920    1920USFedCensus ED: 5 Pg: 5 Ln: 5
 
        baker - shop Louis Goldberg z"l 1920    1920USFedCensus ED: 5 Pg: 5 Ln: 5
 
        Baker Apprentice Irving Goldberg 1936    1936 Abromson
Isadore Goldberg   1936   1936 Abromson
 
        baker's assistant-Goldburg's Bakery Louis Goldberg z"l 1940    1940 US Fed Census Lewiston
 
        bookkeeper grocery Esther / Ester Gordon z"l 1930    1930LewistonCensus
 
        bottle dealer - own shop Isadore L Miller 1920    1920USFedCensus
 
        Bottler Lewis "Leybl" Bornstein z"l 1936    1936 Abromson
 
        butcher Michael Abromson z"l Food Town    Michael Jordan (2016)
Max Semer z"l   1936   1936 Abromson
 
        butcher? Simon L Baker z"l    directory Androscoggin County
 
        clerk Avron Persky z"l Persky's Market 1955    1955 Zelch
 
        clerk - confect. Store George Baker 1920    1920USFedCensus ED: 5 Pg: 5 Ln: 5
Lena Baker   1920   1920USFedCensus ED: 5 Pg: 4 Ln: 5
 
        clerk - confectionary Helen Baker 1930    1930USFedCensus
Lena / Lina (now 40002) Baker   1930   1930USFedCensus ED: 9 Pg: 9 Ln: 9
 
        clerk - grocery store Samuel Canter 1920    1920USFedCensus ED: 5 Pg: 5 Ln: 5
Nathan Davidson z"l   1930   1930USFedCensus
Rose Rubin   1920   1920USFedCensus ED: 5 Pg: 5 Ln: 5
Nathan Rubin   1920   1920USFedCensus
Charles Rubin z"l   1920   1920USFedCensus
Max Seamen   1920   1920USFedCensus ED: 5 Pg: 5 Ln: 5
 
        clerk - meat shop Louis Baker 1920    1920USFedCensus ED: 5 Pg: 5 Ln: 4
Barney Mattell   1920   1920USFedCensus ED: 5 Pg: 5 Ln: 5
 
        clerk grocery Benjamin "Ben" "Bennie" Abromson z"l 1930    1930LewistonCensus
 
        confectioner jobber Nathan Benson z"l 1930    1930LewistonCensus
 
        cook Abraham Moskovitz / Moscovitz z"l    ChervaKaddishaNov2007
 
        employee Cyrus Bernard Baker Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co (Auburn) 1955   
Morris Zack  Sanitary Market (now 9285) 1955   1955 Zelch
 
        fruit dealer - fruit store Abraham Brownstein 1920    1920USFedCensus ED: 5 Pg: 5 Ln: 5
 
        fruit peddler Samuel 'Sam' Margolin z"l 1955    1955 Zelch
 
        Fruit Vendor Morris Bloom 1936    1936 Abromson
Abraham Deletetsky z"l   1936   1936 Abromson
Lewis / Louis Deletetsky z"l   1936   1936 Abromson
Myer Deletetsky z"l   1936   1936 Abromson
Lawrence Deletetsky z"l   1936   1936 Abromson
Harry Isaacson    1936   1936 Abromson
Samuel "Sam" Kuslansky z"l   1936   1936 Abromson
Samuel 'Sam' Margolin z"l   1936   1936 Abromson
Abraham / Abram Roggle   1936   1936 Abromson
Charles Rubin   1936   1936 Abromson
 
        General work-beverage plant Rudolph "Sonny" Bornstein z"l 1940    US Fed Census - Auburn
Paul Bornstein z"l   1940   US Fed Census - Auburn
 
        grocer Hyman Blumenthal z"l 1930    1930PortlandCityDirectory
Samuel A Miller z"l   1955   1955 Zelch
George Olum z"l   1936   1936 Abromson
Harry Persky z"l   1930   1930LewistonCensus
Harry Persky z"l   1936   1936 Abromson
Harry Persky z"l  Persky's Market 1955   1955 Zelch
Harry SHIFFER z"l   1936   1936 Abromson
Jacob Siegel z"l   1936   1936 Abromson
 
        grocer - own store Abraham / Abram Roggle 1920    1920USFedCensus
 
        grocery clerk Abe Merson z"l 1955    1955 Zelch
 
        Grocery owner REBECCA Persky z"l 1930    1930LewistonCensus
 
        helper - grocery store Sarah / Sally Kaitz 1920    1920USFedCensus
 
        job title - not known John Abromson z"l Sanitary Market 1955    1955 Zelch
Benjamin "Ben" "Bennie" Abromson z"l  Sanitary Market (now 9285) 1955   1955 Zelch
William Levine  Tarr's Market 1955   1955 Zelch
 
        Laborer-bakery Florence Silverhart z"l 1940    US Fed Census - Auburn
 
        Liquor Salesman Myer Berman z"l 1955    1955 Zelch
 
        Manager Jack Silverhart z"l Fortier's Bakery 1955    1955 Zelch
 
        Meat Cutter Harry ALPREN 1936    1936 Abromson
 
        meat merchant William Levine 1936    1936 Abromson
 
        meat merchant - Max Semer z"l 1930    1930USFedCensus
 
        merchant - confectionary Herman Berman 1920    1920LewistonCensus
A Brown   1900   1900MeCensusRussianBirth
Hermin Erwin / Hyman Shapiro z"l   1920   1920LewistonCensus
 
        merchant - produce Moses Canter z"l 1920    1920LewistonCensus
 
        Mgr Meyer / Myer "Putty" (now 10262) Bornstein Crystal Springs Bottling Company 1955    1955 Zelch
 
        NJ State Sales Manager Edmund Simonds z"l Pleasant Valley Wine Co. 1964-1983 Great Western champaign, wines   Fred Simonds (2020)
 
        not classified yet Lillian Wiener z"l Stop and Go Drive In 1944    JCC Bulletin Vol 7 No 2
 
        owner of Benjamin "Ben" "Bennie" Abromson z"l Food Town 1950s - 1980s    Michael Jordan (2016) / Lori Ruland (email Dec 2020)
John Abromson z"l  Food Town 1950s - 1980s   Michael Jordan (2016) / Lori Ruland (email Dec 2020)
 
        owner of baker shop Louis Goldberg z"l Goldbergs Bakery 1930    1930LewistonCensus
 
        peddler - fruit Myer Deletetsky z"l 1930    1930USFedCensus
Nathan A Deletetsky z"l   1930   1930USFedCensus
Morris Ghen_   1930   1930USFedCensus ED: 11 Pg: Ln: 11
Sam Kurlansky   1930   1930USFedCensus ED: 9 Pg: 9 Ln: 9
Samuel 'Sam' Margolin z"l   1930   1930USFedCensus
 
        peddler fruits - on street Joseph Graffman 1920    1920USFedCensus ED: 5 Pg: 5 Ln: 5
 
        President William J "Bae" Mendelson z"l Hillcrest Hatchery Crop 1954 - 1961    1954 Rockland Me Directory and 1961 Rockland Directory at ancestry.com
 
        Produce Harold W Supovitz z"l 1936    1936 Abromson
 
        Prop Baker's Confectionary George Baker 1955    1955 Zelch
 
        proprietor Nathan "Nate" Blum Maine Land Farms 1955    1955 Zelch
Lewis "Leybl" Bornstein z"l  Crystal Springs Bottling Company 1955   1955 Zelch
Harry SHIFFER z"l  Shiffer's Market 1955   1955 Zelch
Jacob Siegel z"l  Riverside Market 1955   1955 Zelch
Louis Siegel z"l   1955   1955 Zelch
 
        proprietor - grocery store Abraham / Abram Roggle 1930    1930USFedCensus
Abraham / Abram Roggle   1930   1930USFedCensus
 
        proprietor - beverages Lewis "Leybl" Bornstein z"l 1930    1930USFedCensus
 
        proprietor - fruit dealer Israel Levin 1930    1930USFedCensus
 
        proprietor - grocery store Isaac (now 40368) Miller 1930    1930USFedCensus ED: 8 Pg: 8 Ln: 8
Harry SHIFFER z"l   1920   1920USFedCensus
Jacob Siegel z"l   1930   1930USFedCensus
 
        proprietor - restaurant Joseph Philip Lelansky z"l 1930    1930USFedCensus
 
        proprietor - wholesale candy Joseph M. Baker z"l 1930    1930USFedCensus
 
        salesman - bottling co. Meyer / Myer "Putty" (now 10262) Bornstein 1930    1930USFedCensus ED: 8 Pg: 9 Ln: 8
Meyer / Myer "Putty" (now 10262) Bornstein   1930   1930USFedCensus
 
        salesman - confectionary Alfred Baker 1930    1930USFedCensus ED: 9 Pg: 9 Ln: 9
 
        wholesale Fruit Charles Rubin 1955    1955 Zelch
 
        wholesale produce dealer. Charles Rubin z"l 1930    Robert Buzz Rosenberg family tree 2008
 
        worked at Celia Supovitz z"l Sanitary Market    Jim Hurwitz
Old Orchard Beach
        kosher butcher
Israel Shefschick   summers on East Grand Ave,Old Orchard Beach, ME  Jennie Aranovitch
Old Town - Orono
        Cattle Dealer -
Barney Pepper z"l   1940   1940 US Federal Census Orono
 
        Cattle Dealer - At Home George H Silver z"l 1930    1930 US Federal Census - Orono
 
        Clerk - Grocery Store Harold W or O Hoos 1940    1940 US Federal Census - Old Town
 
        co-owner and operator - grocery store Jacob Shenson    Alan Aronson (2009)
 
        dealer confectionary Harry L Goldsmith z"l 1910    1910 US Fed Census - OldTown
 
        Farm - Retail Merchant Barney / Barnie Gass z"l 1920    1920 US Federal Census - Orono
 
        Farmer - At Home Barney / Barnie Gass z"l 1930    1930 US Federal Census - Orono
 
        manager - meat market Jacob Alter Hoos z"l 1920    1920 US Federal Census - Old Town
 
        owner [first name not listed] Kobritz Oronoka Restaurant 2012    Bangor: Our Jewish Downtown
 
        proprietor Candy Store Barney Green 1930    1930USFederalCensus 82-1 : ColbyStudentsSummer2011
 
        retail merchant - fruit store Harry H Lait z"l 1930    1930 US Fed Census-Augusta
Oxford County
        retail merchant - candy store
Robert Miller z"l   1930   1930 US Fed Census-Augusta
Oxford County
        Tonic dealer - beverages
Julius Cohen z"l   1920   1920FedCensusBiddeford
Julius Cohen z"l   1930   1930FedCensusBiddeford
Rumford
        beer wagon pedlar
Abraham Cohen   1910   1910FedMaineCensus
 
        bottler Louis Cohen z"l 1914    daughter Sonia - birth certificate
 
        brewer Harry Jacob Cohen z"l 1918    Harris Gleckman (2021)
 
        owner, bottling shop - 1910 / manager bottling mill - 1920 Louis Cohen z"l 1910    1910FedMaineCensus
state-wide Maine
        baker
Morris Berkowitz z"l     M Fistal
Isador / Isadore Cohen   1917   Workman Circle - Arbriter Ring - Portland1917-1921records
 
        grocer Harry Gordon z"l 1930    Robert Buzz Rosenberg family tree 2008
Waldo County
(excluding Belfast)
        Treasurer
Israel STEIN  Hillcrest Hatchery Crop 1954   1954 Rockland Directory at ancestry.com
Washington County
(excluding Greater Calais)
        farmer
Oscar B Glatt z"l   1949   Bangor Me City Directory 1949
York County
(excluding Greater Biddeford, OOB, and Sanford-Springvale)
        co-owner and operator
Allen / Allie Sneider z"l  Sneider Sales with his brother Phil  Ava Lourie Bradley
 
        Fruit Peddler-Wholesale Fruit Co. David Baker z"l 1940    1940 US Fed Census Biddeford
 
        kosher butcher Mordechai Cohen second kosher butcher in Biddeford/Saco   Jennie Aranovitch
 
        merchant - fruit store David Baker z"l 1920    1920FedCensusBiddeford
David Baker z"l   1930   1930FedCensusBiddeford
 
        owned - fruit store Samuel L Cohen z"l in Biddeford, ME   Jennie Aranovitch
 
        owner - fruit store Samuel L Cohen z"l 1930    1930FedCensusBiddeford
Florida
        Sales Manager
Edmund W Simonds z"l  Pleasant Valley Wine Co. 1965-1982 Acquired by Coca-Cola in 1982  Fred Simonds (2017)
Massachusetts
        milkman, diary
Benjamin Mendelson   1920   1920 Fed Census - MA
New York
        fruit dealer - wholesale dealer
Joseph A Abelovitz z"l   1930   1930FedCensusBiddeford
 
        meat packer George Gold 1938    HainesMarriageRecords
New Brunswick
        cattle dealer
Samuel Meltzer   1938   HainesMarriageRecords
Latvia
        butcher
Slama Jacobs    1936   HainesMarriageRecords
Poland
        Baker
Moses Potter z"l     Marshall Potter (2020)
 
        cattle dealer Samuel Gotlieb 1938    HainesMarriageRecords
Russia
        baker
Harry Zallen z"l   1936   1936 Abromson
 
        Baker-bakery Harry Zallen z"l 1940    US Fed Census - Auburn
 
        Bottle Dealer Samuel E Branz z"l    michael herzlich (2016)
 
        Fruit Vendor Morris / Maurice GRANT 1936    1936 Abromson
 
        Manager-Grocery Store Joseph Fleischer 1940    1940 US Fed Census Biddeford
 
        owner and operator Louis A Abromson z"l The Cut Price Market 1919 - 1925    Fred Weinberg
 
        proprietor Harry Zallen z"l Progressive Bakery 1955    1955 Zelch
 
        proprietor - grocery store Hymen / Hyman Davidson z"l 1930    1930USFedCensus
 
        retail grocer Louis A Abromson z"l 1930    1930LewistonCensus
Ukraine
        baker
Harry Potter z"l   listed as occupation on ship manifest  Cindy Potter Taylor