Mark “Max” Simon

Birth: 1871 in New York, New York

Death: June 6, 1888 in Vancouver, B.C.

Plot: Row D – Plot 37

Inscription:

פ נ
…
כז סיון תרמח
…
ת נ צ ב ה
In memory of
SIMON – Son of
A. F. Simon
Drowned in False Creek
Vancouver
June 6, 1888
Aged 16 Years, 3 Mo
….. of New York City
May his soul rest in peace.

Translation of inscription:

פ נ
(Abbreviation of Hebrew: “Buried here”)
[unintelligible]
כז סיון תרמח
(Hebrew: 27 Sivan 5648)
[unintelligible]
ת נ צ ב ה
(Abbreviation of Hebrew: “May his/her soul be bound with the bond of life.”)
In memory of
SIMON – Son of
A. F. Simon
Drowned in False Creek
Vancouver
June 6, 1888
Aged 16 Years, 3 Mo
….. of New York City
May his soul rest in peace.

Biography:
Max Simon’s father was a journeyman tailor.

BC Death Registration # 1888-09-111828 gives his name as “Mark Symonds”.

Parents:
Fanny Davis Simon (1847–1925)
Bernard Simon (1843–1916)

Siblings:
Jacob Simon (1874–1919)
Abraham Simon (1876–1929)
Esther Simon Raphael (1883–1959)
Isaac Simon (1885–1968)
Max Damon Simon (1891–1945)
Louis Simon
Harry Simon
Robert Simon
William Simon
Amelia Simon Sandler