Families: The Bigel Family of Galicia

Records of the Bigel family in the All Galicia Database

There are currently 590 records for the surname Bigel (including soundalike names and spelling variants) in the All Galicia Database (the AGD), Gesher Galicia's free searchable collection of genealogical and historical records from the former Austro-Hungarian province of Galicia, which is now eastern Poland and western Ukraine. Here is a sampling of some of the results you can find there:

• Marcus Leib BEIGEL
  census record from Brody Jewish Census (1850-1857)
• Wilhelm BEIGEL
  census record from Tarnopol Refugees at Beginning of WWI (1914-1915)
• Chaskel BIEGEL
  death record from Stanisławów Jewish Deaths (1845-1863)
• Chaim WISEL
  death record from Stanisławów Jewish Deaths (1845-1863)
• Pessie WIESEL
  death record from Stanisławów Jewish Deaths (1845-1863)
• Jente WISEL
  death record from Stanisławów Jewish Deaths (1845-1863)
• Chane BIGEL
  death record from Stanisławów Jewish Deaths (1845-1863)
• Gittel WISEL
  death record from Stanisławów Jewish Deaths (1845-1863)
• Kalman WIESEL
  death record from Stanisławów Jewish Deaths (1845-1863)
• Hudie BIEGEL
  death record from Stanisławów Jewish Deaths (1845-1863)

Search the All Galicia Database to see the full information available for all 590 records. The AGD is updated with new records every few months, so check back often to see the latest results.

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Records of the Bigel family in Logan Kleinwaks' Genealogy Indexer website

There are 198 search results for the surname Bigel at Logan Kleinwaks' Genealogy Indexer website, a few of which are listed below. Note that results listed below are limited to purely Galician sources, such as telephone and business directories from Galician cities, or school records, but they do not include the many other sources available on his website that span all of pre-war Poland. You may need the free .DjVu web browser plugin to view these files.

• Bobrka Yizkor Book (1964), image 225 {y80}
  FOGEL JOSEFII commemorates VOGEL IIELLA. Wife VOGEL MANYA. Daughter VOGEL HERSH. Brother WERBNER SHEINDEL. Sister and family KLEIN PEPY. Sister and family MANTEL YSRUEL SHILDKRAUT PINiF. with wife and children SHILDKAUT SAMUEL, with wife and children f.EWANTKK NATHAN commemorates ALL OF HIS RELATIVES !*IMPEL ISRAEL and MAIER commemorate GIMPEL SUMER. Father GIMPEL SHPRINTZE. Mother GIMPEL ETHEL. Sister HIM PEL D WO I RE. Sister GIMPEL HINDE. Sister with husband and children GIMPEL TAUBE. SCHACHTEL LEIB. Brother-in-law and children HOLTZMAN MORDCHE. Nephew HABER ABRAHAM and JULIUS ...
• Bobrka Yizkor Book (1964), image 238 {y80}
  Bwbfiln puiiuiu u »tll u «ho»t tipdkd 1» So›m R»w Prom Ml 10 right; Cbiim Fivchrr, Bernard Marcui, Moirii Wcchsler, Marcui Ehilieh. Harry Safran, Itehe Karlen, Herman P.hrenzweig, Morrii Ehrlich, Joe Vogel, Chaim Karlen, Mom* Nan, Sclig FIum, Joteph Schleider, Lcibith Yaged. Silling: Giiel Zeibart. Mr*. Harry Sali.in. Mr*. Marctn F.hrlich, Mr*. Iichc Karlen, Mrt. Joe Vogel, Mr*. Sdig Flu**, Mr*. Jo*cph Schleider, aivd Chaim Fitcher't young bo›'. with few members remaining in the ranks, the entire organization disbanded and disappeared. In the summer of 1909. two days after the election to the Austrian Parliament in ...
• Chrzanow Yizkor Book (1989), image 361 {y114}
   THE PROMINENT FAMILY OF LEIBELE REIFER Matriarch Rachel Feigel (Richter) Reifer, sitting fourth from left. Reb M. Madelbaum, long time member of the city administration and his son-in-law Aron Grajower, active Zionist and his family 156
• Baranow Yizkor Book (1964), image 242 {y32}
  ... the homes. A man opened the store when he got up in the morning and closed it when he retired for the day. This was daily routine. The Bes Midrosh was the focal point of activity—religious, social and political. If one wanted to meet a person he went to the Bes Midrosh toward dusk, met him there and talked over the subject matter. ... enjoy-meat of its followers. To those of the opposing camp, this merited excom-munication. During the summer the town was visited by a touring carousel and the youngsters would be busy riding it. The more sturdy youngsters who helped turn the wheel for nine rides, would gel the tenth one free. Also in summer, swimming in the clear waters of the Krzemenice was a daily occupation of the youth but on Fridays almost every able bodied per-son went bathing. In order to ...
• Brzozow Yizkor Book (1984), image 420 {y94}
  ... all other similar towns in Galicia. In the center of town, standing as if just naturally grew there was the city hall with its high tower on top of which was the "town clock". Around the city hall was the market-place and in the middle was a well with a large wheel. The water from the well was pumped by means of a turning wheel. All the Jewish houses, the wooden ones as well as the brick, were concentrated in an area called "Rynek" and included the neighboring streets. Dur-ing the entire week the Jewish shopkeepers looked forward to Monday, the weekly market day, in hopes of customers. The Jews lived together in this small area and knew one another well. They would meet in the synagogues and also in the public bath. They helped each other by lending a "Gemilath Chessed" (loan without ...

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