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Bernard Arthur Ben Hoffman
M, #69, born January 1, 1889, died February 14, 1927
| References | Adalbertus and Agnes Hoffman People of Interest |
Parents
| Father | Adalbertus George Hoffman (born 4 December 1865, died 14 February 1952) |
| Mother | Agnes Aggie M. Maciejewski (born 8 December 1871, died 18 October 1955) |
| Pedigree Link |
Family: Eva Marie DeMers (born 4 January 1890, died 10 November 1954)
| Daughter | Eunice Catherine Hoffman+ (born 7 August 1915) |
| Son | Bernard Arthur Hoffman+ (born 13 December 1916, died 27 December 1993) |
| Daughter | Ruth Agnes Hoffman (born 10 April 1918, died 19 April 2006) |
| Daughter | Virginia Hoffman (born 28 February 1920, died 28 February 1920) |
| Son | Jerome Anthony Hoffman+ (born 11 February 1921, died 3 August 2003) |
| Son | James John Joseph Hoffman+ |
| Son | Philip John Hoffman+ (born 1 October 1924, died 22 August 1984) |
| Daughter | Mary Jeanette Catherine Hoffman+ (born 21 June 1926, died 13 April 1994) |
Bernard Arthur Ben Hoffman
Biography
Bernard Arthur Ben Hoffman was born on 1 January 1889 in Catholic Orphans, New York City, Ny. He married Eva Marie DeMers on 22 September 1914. He died on 14 February 1927 in (at Home), Waukesha, Wi. He was buried on 19 February 1927 in St Joseph's Cemetery, Stevens Point, Portage, WI.
Bernard Arthur Ben Hoffman had reference number 160. He was christened on 20 May 1891 in (adopted), (orphan Train), Stephens Point, Wi. May have been married the 29th of September, 1924. Ben was a child placed on the Orphan Train from Roman
Catholic Orphans' Home of New York City. 1854-1929Special runs hauled 150,000 children from East to
work on farms. Well before anything like the modern foster-care system was
developed Children were placed on trains bound for the heartland, where they were destined to grow up on farms in the mid-west. Sometimes they became beloved family members,
but often they were little more than indentured servants, cheap farm labor.
The children were placed with the Children's Aid Society of New York, from the New York Youth Foundling Hospital, which till today insist that their records have been lost in a
fire. This is apparently not true. At least five of the "lost" record kids are expected in Lakewood, CO, this
weekend for the first Colorado Orphan Train reunion. He was adopted by George and Agnes Hoffman in Stevens Point WI on 7 July 1891. BIRTH: Birth date estimated by State of Wisconsin.
He was born Benjamin Parsons, name changed at adoption. Its not known if this was his birth name or given by Sisters of Charity at NY orphanage.
Catholic Orphans' Home of New York City. 1854-1929Special runs hauled 150,000 children from East to
work on farms. Well before anything like the modern foster-care system was
developed Children were placed on trains bound for the heartland, where they were destined to grow up on farms in the mid-west. Sometimes they became beloved family members,
but often they were little more than indentured servants, cheap farm labor.
The children were placed with the Children's Aid Society of New York, from the New York Youth Foundling Hospital, which till today insist that their records have been lost in a
fire. This is apparently not true. At least five of the "lost" record kids are expected in Lakewood, CO, this
weekend for the first Colorado Orphan Train reunion. He was adopted by George and Agnes Hoffman in Stevens Point WI on 7 July 1891. BIRTH: Birth date estimated by State of Wisconsin.
He was born Benjamin Parsons, name changed at adoption. Its not known if this was his birth name or given by Sisters of Charity at NY orphanage.