Hays family papers
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Hays, Judah, 1703-1764
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Judah Hays (1703-1764) immigrated to New York City from Holland; his 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....
Hays, Moses Michael, 1739-1805
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Moses Michael Hays was an American banker, merchant, philanthropist, and a prominent Boston Jewish citizen. He helped establish the New England Masonic movement and in 1792 was elected as Grand Master, with Paul Revere as his deputy. Born in New York City he married Rachel Myers, younger sister of Myer Myers, a famed New York silversmith. The couple moved to Newport, Rhode Island in 1769, where Hays profited in the trans-Atlantic trade. The Hays family left Newport for Boston ahead of the Brit...
Hays (Family)
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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....
