Rachofsky Family
Biography
The Rittmaster and Rachofsky families lived on farms near the Polish town of Suwalk. Abraham Rittmaster was the father of Joseph, Alexander and Dora. Alexander Rittmaster arrived in Central City, Colorado around 1860. He carried a large sack on his back with notions and dry goods up and down the mountains to supply the miners and their wives up at Blackhawk and Nevadaville. Moses Rachofsky married Dora Rittmaster and they raised sons Abraham, Levi, and Harry and daughter Miriam in Poland. Alexander Rittmaster prospered in Central City and in a few years opened a dry goods store there. He encouraged his nephew Abraham Rachofsky to come to Colorado and paid for his passage to New York. Abraham Rochofsky landed in New York in 1865 and earned enough money to relocate to Central City. Abraham took over the job of taking the sack of notions and supplies up and down the mountain sides. Alexander Rittmaster became wealthy and he and his family went back to New York. He sold the store and business to Abe Rachofsky who sent for his brothers Levi and Harry to help run the business in Central City. Miriam Rachofsky married Abraham Kobesky in Poland and settled Manchester, England around 1871. Some Rachofsky families changed their name to Rayor, Reich, or Ray.
Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:
Box 1, circa 1880-2006
Rachofsky Business Directories, 1871 - 1945
Colorado business directories and some family information.
Rachofsky Census, 1880 - 1979
Census information from the late 1800s to the mid 1900s.
Rachofsky Citizenship Documentation, 1879 - 1894
Naturalization records and naturalzation oaths.
Rachofsky Death Certificates, 1890 - 1931
Family trees, family histories, newspaper clippings, death certificates.
Rachofsky Family
Formal studio portrait of the Rachofsky family. The parents are seated surrounded by their children, four boys and a girl.
Rachofsky Family Trees, 1840 - 2002
Family trees and family histories.
Rachofsky Marriage and Birth Certificates, 1820 - 1996
Family trees, family history, marriage certificates, birth certificates, ship manifests, burial record, and photographs.
Rachofsky News Articles, 1881 - 1939
Photocopies of news articles about the Rachofsky family.
Rachofsky Polish State Archives and Documents, 1854 - 2007
Documents from Poland, Jewish Records Indexing.
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