Gabay - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Gabays in NYC

realdee — 14 Sep 2001 6:01:57 GMT

Looking for Gabay who are related through marriage to my Ggrandfather's sister Anne Bruckner. I think she was born after 1872.

Gabay's clothing store in NYC

Anna Schwartz — 28 Aug 2005 8:59:22 GMT

Hello all.

It's been a long time since I was on rootsweb so i thought i would give this another try.

I'm researching my husband's family but keep getting stuck.

I'm looking for a Ness Gabay who started the original Gabay clothing store in NY. The story in the family is that he went through turkey at some point before coming to the US and might have changed his name to Gabay from something else.

Any help would be most appreciated. When my husband wakes up (yes, I have horrible insomnia - it's 2 am!), I'll get the vitals on Ness or at least those we have.

Thanks in advance!

Anna Schwartz

Gabay Family Name

Michael Gabay — 13 Mar 2004 1:37:14 GMT

Hi,

This is Michael. I have not done much research on the family history for a little while. I have however just recently started again - now searching for the Portuguese connection.

Cynthia, do you have any more information on the Gabays and could you tell how you are related to the Gabays?

Michael

gabay family from poland

boaz gabay M.D — 16 Jan 2001 10:29:04 GMT

looking for ancestry of the gabay (or gabaj)family from poland (bialistok)

Esperanza Gabay

tel372701 — 16 Jul 2007 3:13:01 GMT

I am seeking information about the heritage of Etti Esperanza Gabay, whose father was David Antoine Gabay, born in Hamburg, Germany in 1832. Her mother was Sarah Lawton Blackburn, born in Poughkeepsie, NY to Joseph and Elizabeth Blackburn.

David Gabay came to New York City from Havana, Cuba in the 1840s. NYC directories list him as "cegars". There was also an Isaac and a Samuel Gabay listed. Isaac was also "cegars", Samuel, "merchant".

David went to work for McKesson Robbins in 1877 where he became head of the sponge department and worked there until his death in 1905.

Esperanza Gabay was an artist and a teacher, living in New York City until she moved to the Berkshires in Massachusetts in 1927. She died there in 1963.

I am looking for any and all information regarding the Gabay and Blackburn surnames that would be links to my Gabay.

The Gabays that I have found, namely David, Sarah, their children Arthur, Charlotte and Esperanza were of the Episcopal faith and are all buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn.

Gabai/Gabbai - Italy/Turkey

sgabai — 30 Jun 2001 5:46:13 GMT

My great grandparents - Benjamin & Joya Gabbai (or Gabai) -were from Livorno Italy. But during the mid 1890's they moved to Izmir, Turkey.

They had 10 children, the first 5 or 6 in Livorno. Benjamin was a worker at the ports in Livorno & Izmir.

My grandparents, Dave Gabai and Cadem Algranati, came to America in 1920. They settled in NYC.

Sound familiar? please email - sgabai@hotmail.com

Surname - Gabair

JoannaWilson50 — 28 Sep 2004 4:05:58 GMT

I recently received a death certificate for my great great grandmother...found that her mothers maiden name was Gabair..( I am not sure if they spelled it right) I cannot seem to find anything on it...so I thought I would post in a few places to see if anyone has heard of it........All I know about her is that her name was Mary Ann Gabair and she was from Lennox, Mass. She married Hilton Jerome and they lived in Renneslaer County,NY - she died in her 30's on 4/24/1849 - this would make her birth year about 1819.

.Any assistance anyone can provide will be most appreciated.

Thanks.....

Joanna Wilson

Getting Started

jgabay — 29 Sep 2004 7:06:12 GMT

I'm trying to find information on Gabay/Gabaj from the Chicago area, we are purported to be of Slovak origin. My grandfather was Joseph Edward Gabay. I don't have a DOB, but he worked for Crane Plumbing during WW I, married Anna M. Karafa, lived in Berwyn, IL during this time and moved to what is now Crestwood, IL in the 20's or 30's, where he died in 1951. His father, my great-grandfather, owned property/lived in the Wireton area of Blue Island, IL. Noone in the family kept or is keeping records, if any one can help I would be extremely grateful.

TIA

Joe Gabay

Birthdate and place

CWeaver9134 — 3 Dec 2001 2:07:07 GMT

Father of Frederick Gabay, brother of James Gabay. Henry arrived in USA May 1868 from the Netherlands and became a citizen in 1884. He was a cigar maker. In 1884 was living at 204 Prince St NY NY