Emanuel Jacob Norden

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Emanuel Jacob Norden, birth Norden, Ost-Friesland, died 28 Dec 1718 Muiderberg, Muiderberg cemetery: 6 Teveth 5479 - the old Man Norden, impost register 28 Nov 1718 Emanuel Jacobs., lives: , Registered as a member of the Hoogduitse Gemeente
Probably he was a Cohen: his daughter is named Marritje Cohen or Meerle Cohen in several sources to:
Chava NN, died 17 Feb 1716 Amsterdam, Muiderberg cemetery: 24 Shewat 5476 the old Chava, wife of Man Norden

1) Marritje Meerle Emanuel Cohen, died ± 6 Sep 1737 Amsterdam, Buried at Muiderberg: died 16 Elul 5497 wife of Jechezkel Kohen from Amersfoort, impost register 6 Sep 1737 15.-
Married ± 1690 Amsterdam?, no dtb in Amsterdam to:
Ezechiel Salomon Cohen, alias: Jechezkel Zalman Cohen, birth ± 1670 Amsterdam, died 21 Apr 1744 Arnhem, Buried at Muiderberg: Jechezkel Kohen died 9 Ijar 5504 in Arnhem, son of Salomon Eljakum Cohen and Egla Jacob Norden
Ezechiel came from Amsterdam to Amersfoort in 1690. He planted, processed and traded tobacco.
In 1704 he was granted civil rights in Amersfoort, with his wife and children:
Stadsarchief Amersfoort inv. nr. 1847, Burgerrechtverlening Ezechiel Cohen - geaccordeert, 5 mei 1704 - wonende binnen dese stad. Bijzonderheden joods, met Marretje Cohen (zijn vrouw) en hun kinderen met namen Philip, Jacob, Isaacq, Jonas, Lev i en Godschalck, soonen en Veronica, dochter.
He was a man of importance in Amersfoort and the tobacco trade, when his son Godert applied for civil rights in Nijmegen and the opportunity to trade tobacco there, the authorities of Amersfoort sent a letter of recommendation,

In 1726/27 he was one of the founders of the synagogue in Amersfoort, with Abraham van Minden, Adolph Abarahams, Abraham Levi, Cosmanus Gomperts and Abraham Italiaander Benjamins (all of them Parnassijn, Source: Transportregisters in het oud recht erlijk archief, Amersfoort).
On his grave the title Morenoe.

Ezechiel owned several properties in Amersfoort. In 1718 he bought a large house (which is now Muurhuizen 101-107), with huge attics suitable for the drying of tobacco, and large cellars for storage. He moved back to Amsterdam in 1737 where his wi fe died later that year. He sold the large house to his son Samuel in 1742. He also sold a warehouse in Amersfoort and 6 seats in the synagogue in Amsterdam. (Book: Amersfoortse Muurhuizen by Sandra Siemers-den Dulk, Uitgeverij Toth, Bussum)
He may have moved to Amsterdam a bit earlier: he withdrew from the company he had with his son Samuel abt 1733, evidence for his return to Amsterdam: he stopped being an outside member of the Amsterdam Hoogduitsche Gemeente and starts paying fo r the full membership again (Geschiedenis van de familie Cohen by David Ezechiel Cohen, 1932, unpublished).

He died 21 Apr 1744 in Arnhem, at the house of his son Jacob, and was buried at Muiderberg.
After his death his properties were divided amongst his heirs: Philip -, Jacob -, Ysak -, Jonas -, Godert -. Samuel -, Vrouwtje -, Caatje -, Eva -, and the children of Judith Cohen (Boedelscheiding 1746 Esegiel Cohen, widower of Meerle Cohen, Arch ief Eemland). Levi and Judith had died earlier.

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