Rev Avroham Yisroel Keys
אברהם ישראל ב"ר
Rav, Congregation Mikveh Israel. Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaDate of Death:
Tue. October 28, 1828 -
Cheshvan 20 5589
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Biographical Notes:
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He was originally from England he first came to the Barbados and from there to Philadelphia in 1824 where he served Mikveh Yisroel till his passing in 1828.
Here is a Kesubah which he signed as the officiator of the wedding of Gumpel and Bluma Rosengarten in 1827:
http://www.ivelt.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=565855#p565855
How many Kevarim does this site have from the early 1800 or the תק era?
BBZ, press on the “Pre 1900” tab.