. History of Bridgeport and vicinity. ere his wife passed away in 1830, leaving two children, but Jacobis now the only siuvivor of the family. In 1832 the father took passage on a sailing vesselfor America, accompanied by liis son .lacob, and after two months spent upon the water theyreached Maryland. For a time they remained with Mr. Kiefers brother at Frederick, thatstate, and it was there that the father married again, his second union being with FHizabethStein. In 1834 he removed with his family to New York city, vlicre he conducted aprospcMoiis cabinetmaking business until 1849, when he f
. History of Bridgeport and vicinity. ere his wife passed away in 1830, leaving two children, but Jacobis now the only siuvivor of the family. In 1832 the father took passage on a sailing vesselfor America, accompanied by liis son .lacob, and after two months spent upon the water theyreached Maryland. For a time they remained with Mr. Kiefers brother at Frederick, thatstate, and it was there that the father married again, his second union being with FHizabethStein. In 1834 he removed with his family to New York city, vlicre he conducted aprospcMoiis cabinetmaking business until 1849, when he fell a victim to the cholera epidemicwliich in that year swept over tlie country. • larob Kiefer of this review was a little lad of but five jears at the time the familyhome was establishiMl in New York city, where he pnrsiud his education in the public schoolsuntil he leached the age of eleven. It seemed necessary that he should provide for hisown support and he began earning a living in the employ of Benjamin Mooney & Company,. ^^1 ^t^S-^s s>.-^ >V \ I ^^^^^^^
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