British Columbia

Francis Joseph & Cecelia Sylvester: Early Jewish Settlers & “Community Givers” of Victoria, BC

Frank Joseph & Cecelia Sylvester Values Codes  I – E – L – P   Frank Joseph Sylvester was born in New York in 1837. At 20 years of age he made his way to San Francisco, California, in late 1857.   Victoria Sailing aboard the SS Pacific, Frank Joseph

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Alexander Aaron Phillips: First Recorded Jewish Resident of Victoria, BC, 1858

Alexander Aaron Phillips Values Codes I – H – L – P   Alexander Aaron Phillips was  born 1818, in London, England.   Along the way . . . . At age 11, he went with his parents to Sydney, Australia, and then to the gold discoveries

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