Emmanuel Dath >> Born 10/10/1866 >> Profile

If you think you can add to the story, please post a comment and cite any sources or e-mail dathfamily2@ verizon.net. Thank you!

EMMANUEL DATH
Note: A marriage record for his son August refers to him as Victor E. Dath.

DOB: 10/10/1866
Place of Birth: Waasmunster, Belgium
DOD: 11/13/1932
Place of Death: Wayland, MA*
Final resting place: Mt. Zion Cemetery, Collingdale, PA
Father: Unknown
Mother: Melania Dath (B: 6/4/1847, Waasmunster, BE; D: 8/2/1916, Brussels, BE)
Siblings: Jan Frans Dath (father unknown).  Half-siblings: Celestina Campens, August Campens, Juliana Campens.  Father of the Campens siblings was Jacobus Campens


PHYSICAL DETAILS
Gender: Male
Complexion: Dark
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Height: 5’ 7” (Age 39)

IMMEDIATE FAMILY
Spouse: Louise Vanderweerde (there are multiple spellings for her last name)
Marriage: About 1887, Age 21 (Louise was 17)
Children:
#1 Emile Jake Dath
#2 August
#3 Jeanne
#4 Marie
#5 Gerard Henry Dath

IMMIGRATION DETAILS
Immigrant: Yes
Nationality: Belgium
Last place of residence: Brussels, Belgium
Language: Flemish (a Dutch dialect) is documented.
Port of departure: Liverpool
Date of departure: 9/16/1906
Age at arrival: 39
Date of Arrival: 9/22/1906 or 9/23/06
Port of Arrival: Ellis Island
Ship: Lucania
Manifest #: Lucania - 21 (Reference excerpt from manifest)
Arrived with the following: Louise (Age 36), August (Age 14)
Marital status upon arrival: M
Destination upon arrival: 650 W. 158th St, NY. Visiting a friend named D. Boquet (Sp?).
Date of Citizenship/Admission: Jan. 4th 1915 (Certificate # 518539; Petition # 12985)

Residences:

988 chaussee de Mons, Brussels, Belgium (Year, 1902)
1054 chaussée de Mons, Brussels, Belgium (Year, 1904)
36 Gray St, Newton, MA (Referenced in Zeeland manifest by Louise as her destination)
190 Chapel St. Newton, MA (1910 Census)
198 or 1999 Pearl St, Newton, MA (Gerard Henry Dath’s Registration Card. Abt. 1918)
278 California St., Newton, MA;
6 Silver Lake St., Newton, MA (1920 Census) (Note: listed as Silverlake in documents);
48 Berkley Ave, Clifton Heights, PA (1930 Census) (Note: There is a 48 E. Berkely Ave address with an older home. It is unknown if it is the same home referenced in the 1930 census).

Occupation(s):

In Belgium, prior to immigration.

1902.  There is a Brussels almanac in which is occupation is "poissons fumes et a la daube" which Google Translate interprets to be "smoked fish and beef stew."

1904.  There is Brussels almanac in which his occupation is listed as  "contremaître."  This reference is for a man who managed a team of workers, it does not specify in which specialty.  It seems likely that he worked in a wool factory known as D'Aoust & Frères (D'Aoust & Brothers).  There appears to be a family connection to the mill.  

In the United States
“Overseer” and “Weaver” are cited in immigration papers. “Superintendent” in wool mill industry (probably Kent Mills, Clifton Heights, PA) is cited in 1930 census. A 1910 book, "Chemical abstracts, Volume 4, Part 1" makes reference to a "composition for dressing textile stocks" that is attributed to Emmanuel Dath.

SELECT SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
1910 Census (Rows 37-44)
1920 Census document (rows 4-7)
1930 Census document (rows 55-56)
Petition for naturalization
Luciana passenger list (excerpt)

RESOURCES
ancestry.com (census data, other)
footnote.com (citizenship related materials)
ellisislandrecords.com (passenger lists, ship)



Birth Record for Emmanuel Dath. (see on Flickr)

From 1902 City of Brussels Almanac, Page 35 (see)
Note: Identifies Dath, E. living at 988 Chausee de Mons.  Occupation has something to do with smoked fish.  This address is in Anderlecht, which is consistent with other documentation related Emmanuel before he moved to the US.   This is the only Dath in the Almanac (the phone book of its time).

From 1904 City of Brussels' Almanac, Page 45 (see)
Note:  The "Dath, E." referenced here likely is Emmanuel Dath.  The "Dath (Ep.)" reference is for a spouse which likely is his wife Louise.  This street takes people into the heart of Brussels via Anderlecht, which today is a municipality within Brussels.  The "contremaître" reference is for a man who managed a team of workers, it does not specify in which specialty.  Given later jobs, it seems likely that he was a "contremaître" in a factory.  Louise, it appears had her own shop of tissues, threads, needles, buttons.....("mercerie" in French).  Note that "aunages" is a reference to a measurement of cloth.  All of this is consistent with Emmanuel's future role as a supervisor in a fabric mill.

From the Chester Times, Chester, PA, November 14, 1932:



From the Chester Times, Chester, PA, November 14, 1932:



From the Chester Times, Chester, PA, November 17, 1932:



From the Chester Times, Chester, PA, April 7, 1933:



From Mt. Zion Cemetery, Collingdale, PA