# Hersz Frajnd (b.1817) <!-- AUTO:BEGIN — generated from GEDCOM; do not edit, overwritten on rebuild --> > 🔵 **Bernstein — Ozzy's side** · Relationship to Ozzy: **4x great-grandfather** ![[I507976.jpg|220]] **Born** ~1817 — [[Modryniec]] **Died** bef 1891 **Parents** [[Josef Frajnd (b.1787)]] · [[Udla (d.1838)]] **Spouses** [[Chaja Bajla Rotkier (b.1814)]] · [[Chana Szlafrok]] **Children** [[Szulim Frajnd (b.1839)]] · [[Josef Frajnd (b.1843)]] · [[Mendel Frajnd (b.1845)]] · [[Udla Frajnd (b.1848)]] · [[Wolf Frajnd (b.1851)]] · [[Fajga Frajnd (b.1853)]] · [[Mordka Frajnd (b.1856)]] · [[Dwojra Frajnd (b.1860)]] **Siblings** [[Lejzor Urysz Frajnd (b.1827)]] · [[Perec Frajnd (b.1828)]] · [[Joel Frajnd (b.1830)]] · [[Szmul Frajnd (b.1836)]] **📸 Media — from MyHeritage** ![[I507976_1.jpg|180]] *GEDCOM I507976 · Bernstein tree · synced 2026-07-01* <!-- AUTO:END --> ## Narrative Hersz Frajnd — recorded also as **Ankiel** (the name under which his marriage and a probable birth record enter him) — was born about 1817–19 in [[Modryniec]], in the Chełm region, the son of [[Josef Frajnd (b.1787)]] and [[Udla (d.1838)]].[^parents] He grew up among a large group of brothers — [[Lejzor Urysz Frajnd (b.1827)]], [[Perec Frajnd (b.1828)]], [[Joel Frajnd (b.1830)]] and [[Szmul Frajnd (b.1836)]].[^parents] He married on 26 December 1838 at [[Rejowiec]]: the act records "Ankiel Frand," a bachelor of twenty living with his father at Liszno, born in Modryniec of Joszek and Uda Frand — his mother by then deceased — marrying **[[Chaja Bajla Rotkier (b.1814)]]** ("Chaja Mortkówna"), a maiden of twenty-four of Liszno, daughter of the still-living Mortko and Szandla; the fathers of both parties stood with them.[^marriage] With Chaja Bajla, and later a second wife [[Chana Szlafrok]], he had a large family — [[Szulim Frajnd (b.1839)]], [[Josef Frajnd (b.1843)]], [[Mendel Frajnd (b.1845)]], [[Udla Frajnd (b.1848)]], [[Wolf Frajnd (b.1851)]], [[Fajga Frajnd (b.1853)]], [[Mordka Frajnd (b.1856)]] and [[Dwojra Frajnd (b.1860)]].[^children] He had died before 1891.[^death] [^parents]: Son of [[Josef Frajnd (b.1787)]] and [[Udla (d.1838)]] — named in his 1838 marriage act (below), which gives his father as "Joszek/Joszko" and his mother, deceased by 1838, as "Uda." Born ~1817–19, [[Modryniec]]. Recorded alternate given name **Ankiel**. Brothers per the GEDCOM: [[Lejzor Urysz Frajnd (b.1827)]], [[Perec Frajnd (b.1828)]], [[Joel Frajnd (b.1830)]], [[Szmul Frajnd (b.1836)]]. [^marriage]: Marriage record, [[Rejowiec]], 26 December 1838, 6 p.m. (translation on the profile, family MyHeritage biography). Groom "Ankiel Frand," bachelor aged 20, residing in Liszno with his father, born in Modryniec of Joszek and Uda Frand (mother deceased); bride "Chaja Mortkówna" (= [[Chaja Bajla Rotkier (b.1814)]]), aged 24, of Liszno, daughter of the living Mortko and Szandla; both fathers present. (Marriage image on the profile.) [^children]: Wives [[Chaja Bajla Rotkier (b.1814)]] and [[Chana Szlafrok]]; children per the GEDCOM/MyHeritage record: [[Szulim Frajnd (b.1839)]], [[Josef Frajnd (b.1843)]], [[Mendel Frajnd (b.1845)]], [[Udla Frajnd (b.1848)]], [[Wolf Frajnd (b.1851)]], [[Fajga Frajnd (b.1853)]], [[Mordka Frajnd (b.1856)]], [[Dwojra Frajnd (b.1860)]]. [^death]: Died before 1891 (frontmatter; not precisely documented). ## Research *(your reasoning — preserved across every rebuild)* - **1838 Rejowiec marriage record translated on the profile** — "Ankiel Frand," 20, of Liszno, born Modryniec, son of Joszek + Uda (mother deceased); married Chaja Mortkówna ([[Chaja Bajla Rotkier (b.1814)]]), 24, of Liszno. Fixes his ~1818 birth, birthplace Modryniec, and parents. - **Given-name variant "Ankiel" ↔ Hersz.** A possible 1819 birth record (akta 46, child "Ankiel," parents Josef + Hany Herszkowicz) may be his — flagged, not confirmed. [scan](https://photos.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/5aab65c88a8beab36a626e1402d0011df56efa10da99581c37d9a8571e752d6b_max) - Two marriages ([[Chaja Bajla Rotkier (b.1814)]], then [[Chana Szlafrok]]); marriage scan to **read directly**. ## Evidence ## Open questions - **The 1819 "Ankiel" birth record (akta 46)** — test whether it is his (parents Josef + Hany/Chana; the "Herszkowicz" patronymic on the mother needs reconciling). [scan](https://photos.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/5aab65c88a8beab36a626e1402d0011df56efa10da99581c37d9a8571e752d6b_max) - **Read the 1838 marriage scan directly** and add to Evidence. - **Second marriage to [[Chana Szlafrok]]** — its date and which children belong to which wife not yet established.