Hays (Family)
An American Jewish family from the early colonial days Judah Hays (1703-1764) immigrated to New York City from Holland; the family was Sephardic, descended from Jews who had left Spain and Portugal. Judah Hays was in shipping and retail; his son Moses Michael Hays (1739-1805) eventually settled in Boston and helped establish the New England Masonic movement and became a founder and the first depositor of the Massachusetts Bank.
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| creatorOf | Hays family papers | American Jewish Historical Society |
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| hasMember | Hays, Judah, 1703-1764. | person |
| hasMember | Hays, Moses Michael, 1739-1805 | person |
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| Newport | RI | US | |
| United States | 00 | US | |
| Boston | MA | US | |
| New York City | NY | US |
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