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Note: AKA David Solomon Halevy; came to Canada and sold notions out ofa pack on his back. Later worked in the fur business as asalesman for the Hudson Bay Company. Moved the family fromMontreal to Toronto and later New York. Entered the US throughRouse's Point, NY, border control point. Founded fountain syrupcompany in NY. Lost business. In 1943 moved to Oregon to take awar-time position in the Kaiser Shipyards at Swan Point.Subsequently he worked in a number of different occupations andwas running his own dry cleaning shop in Miami, FL, at the timeof his death. Pre-Nuptial AgreementOn this twenty eighth day of June one thousand nine hundred andeleven, Before Napoleon The�ret notary for the Province ofQuebec, residing and practising in the City of Montreal,APPEARED Mr. David Rockstein, of Montreal, agent, and Miss MinaSegall, of Montreal, Spinster, of the full age of majority, Whohave, in view of marriage, which it is in their intention tohave celebrated between them, entered into the followingcovenants. 1o The parties shall be separated as to property.2o There shall not be any dower neither customary norstipulated to which the wife renounces for herself and for thechildren which may be born of the said marriage.3o The husband shall, of himself, bear all charges and expensesof the intended marriage and shall provide for the maintenanceof the wife and the children to be born of the said marriage andfor the education of the latter in accordance with his means.4o All the household furniture, utensils, ornaments, instrumentsand moveable effects and articles of all kind and nature whichmay at any time be or be found in the domicile of the partiesshall be the property of the wife from the celebration of themarriage and from the acquisition or purchase of the same, andthe said husband hereby donates the same to his wife by way ofgift inter vivos.5o In the event of the said wife dying before her husband shehereby donates to him all the household furniiture, utensils,instruments, and moveable effects and articles which may be orbe found in the joint domicile at the time of death, to be hisown and absolute property from then. So The said husband herebydonates to his wife a sum of five thousand Dollars, which sumshall be and become payable to her as soon as practicable afterthe decease of the said husband and out of his property, to bein the absolute property of the wife forever, provided alwaysthat she shall survive herhusband; for should she depart this life before him the presentdonation shall become null and void.7o All the donations made herein shall be unseizable for thedebts of either donee, either for the Capital or for revenuederiving therefrom, being given by way of alimony and for themaintenance of such donee. Done and passed at Montreal undernumber four thousand five hundred and sixty eight; and afterdue reading hereof the appearers have signed in the presence ofMiss Sarah Altner, of Montreal, Spinster, and Mr. Aby MosesLouis, of Montreal, agent, and of the said notary.Signed Mina Segall, D. Rockstein, Sarah Altner, A.M. Louis,Nap.The�ret, Notary------------------------------------------------------------------------------Marriage CertificateCity and District of Montreal on the second day of July in theyear 1911, David Rockstein, son of Joseph Rockstein and his latewife Ida (maiden name unknown) native of Austria, Insuranceagent, bachelor of lawful age and Miss Mina Segal, daughter ofHyman Segal and his wife Bessie Cohen, native of Roumania,spinster of lawful age were united in marriage by theundersigned authority in the presence of the undersignedwitnesses without opposition.Witnesses: Moses Zucker, Osias Besner Rabbi: Simon Glazer-------------------------------------------------------------------------Naturalization CertificateIn the Circuit Court for the District of Montreal Whereas DavidRockstein formerly of Suczeawa, Province of Bucovinna, inAustria, now of the Province of Quebec, clerk, has complied withthe several requirements of "The Naturalization Act," and hasduly resided in Canada for the period of ____ years; Andwhereas the particulars of the certificate granted to the saidDavid Rockstein under the tenth section of said Act have beenduly announced in Court, and hereupon by order of the saidCourt, the said certificate has been filed of record in the samepursuant to the said Act. This therefore to certify to all whomit may concern, that under and by virtue of the said Act DavidRockstein has become naturalized as a British subject, and is,within Canada, entitled to all political and other rights,powers and privileges, and is subject to all obligations towhich the natural born British subject within Canada, with thisqualification that he shall not, when within the limits of theforeign State of which he was a _____ previous to the datehereof, be deemed to be a British subject unless he has ceasedto be a _____ of that State, in pursuance of the laws thereof,or in pursuance of a treaty or convention to that effect.Given under the Seal of the said Court this 10th day of Decemberone thousand nine hundred and six._____________ Deputy Clerk of said Court---------------------------------------------------------Member of the Vasluier Fraternal Association IncorporatedHerman Katz, Secretary Albert Kirschenbaum476 E. 95th Street, Brooklyn 12, NYEV5-5190
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