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  • Name: Dorothy BROWN
  • Sex: F
  • Birth: 17 Dec 1919 in Chicago, Illinois b
  • Death: 3 Oct 2003 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois d
  • Burial: Westlawn Cemetery, Norridge, Illinois u


  • Parents:
  • Father:
  • Samuel BROWN Birth: Abt 1888 in Russia
  • Mother:
  • Lena COHEN Birth: Abt 1894 in Russia

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Living ALEXANDER
  2. Mark ALEXANDER Birth: Abt 1943 Death: 12 May 2015 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois

Marriage:
  • Norman COHEN on 14 Jun 1964 at Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois .m2
  • Norman COHEN Birth: 16 Jan 1916 in Hummel Park District, Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois Death: 29 Jun 2008 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois

Bibliography
  1. Census 1920, Illinois, Cook(Chicago) Co, Chicago Ward 15, ED909, p14. T625-325. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/004964636 image 1077. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: 1920 IL Cook Chicago ED909 14].
  2. Census 1930, Illinois, Cook Co, Calumet, ED2355, p15. T626-508. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/004950495 image 862. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: 1930 IL Cook Calumet ED2355 15].
  3. Cool County, State of Illinois, Bureau of Vital Statistics. Certification of Birth, Dorothy Brown, 17 Dec 1919. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: BROWN Dorothy Birth Certificate].
  4. State of Illinois, Department of Public Health, Death Certificate - Dorothy COHEN, October 3, 2003. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: COHEN Dorothy Death Certificate].
  5. Cook County, Illinois, Marriage Certificate, 14 Jun 1964. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: COHEN-ALEXANDER Marriage Certificate].
  6. Chicago Tribune, Obituary - Dorothy Cohen, October 5, 2003. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: ChicagoIL Tribune 10/5/2003].
  7. Cook Co IL, Cook County Clerk Genealogy Records, Cook County Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960, Chicago, IL, 2008. Available at Ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1500 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CookCoIL MarriageIndex].
  8. Cohen, Norman, #6 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Norman Cohen 5/20/94].
  9. Skokie IL Patch, Obituary- Mark W. Alexander, 12 May 2015 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: SkokieIL Patch 5/12/2015].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: BROWN Dorothy Birth Certificate]
age 1/12 in 1920 [Ref: 1920 IL Cook Chicago ED909 14]
age 10 in 1930 [Ref: 1930 IL Cook Calumet ED2355 15]
d 2003 age 83 [Ref: ChicagoIL Tribune 10/5/2003],
place:
[Ref: 1920 IL Cook Chicago ED909 14, BROWN Dorothy Birth Certificate]
Illinois [Ref: 1930 IL Cook Calumet ED2355 15],
parents:
[Ref: BROWN Dorothy Birth Certificate]
Samuel BROWN & Lena ___ [Ref: 1920 IL Cook Chicago ED909 14, 1930 IL Cook Calumet ED2355 15],
brother:
Frank and Roy [Ref: ChicagoIL Tribune 10/5/2003],
sister:
Rita [Ref: ChicagoIL Tribune 10/5/2003]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: ChicagoIL Tribune 10/5/2003],
place:
[Ref: ChicagoIL Tribune 10/5/2003]
Sources for burial Information
place:
[Ref: ChicagoIL Tribune 10/5/2003]
Sources with Information about marriage to Herbert M ALEXANDER
date:
[Ref: CookCoIL MarriageIndex]
first marriage of Dorothy [Ref: COHEN-ALEXANDER Marriage Certificate, ChicagoIL Tribune 10/5/2003],
place:
[Ref: CookCoIL MarriageIndex],
names:
___ ALEXANDER & Dorothy BROWN [Ref: ChicagoIL Tribune 10/5/2003]
___ ALEXANDER & Dorothy ___ [Ref: COHEN-ALEXANDER Marriage Certificate],
child:
[Ref: ChicagoIL Tribune 10/5/2003, SkokieIL Patch 5/12/2015]
Sources with Information about marriage to Norman COHEN
date:
[Ref: COHEN-ALEXANDER Marriage Certificate, Norman Cohen 5/20/94],
place:
[Ref: COHEN-ALEXANDER Marriage Certificate, Norman Cohen 5/20/94],
Rev:
Ralph Simon, Rabii [Ref: COHEN-ALEXANDER Marriage Certificate],
names:
Norman COHEN & Dorothy ___ [Ref: COHEN-ALEXANDER Marriage Certificate]
Research Notes:
Obituary, appeared in Chicago Tribune 10/6/2003:
Dorothy B Cohen, 83, nee Brown, beloved wife of Dr. Norman Cohen; loving mother of Mark Alexander and Beth (Stephen) Landsman, Dr. Bruce (Susan) Cohen and Jan (William) Marshall; cherished grandmother of Jeffrey Alexander, Dr. Steven (Deborah Phillips) Alexander, Lisa Marshall, Stephen Marshall, Danielle, Benjamin and Michael Cohen, Mark D. Landsman, Scott (Sherri) Landsman and Sari (Eric) Knight; dear sister of Rita (Julius) Yacker and the late Roy (the late Bess) Brown and Frank Brown; adored aunt of Deborah Ann Brown, Matthew (Deborah Ellen) Brown, Nancy Yacker (David Cassak), Judy Yacker (Dr. Scott Miller), Susan (Marc) Frischer and Tina (Honorio) Murua Valdes. Services Tuesday 1 p.m. at The Piser Chapel, 9200 N. Skokie Blvd (at Church St) Skokie. Interment Westlawn. In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to Cancer Research Foundation, P.O. Box 0493, Chicago, IL 60690. Information: 847-679-4740. Published in the Chicago Tribune from 10/5/2003-10/6/2003. [Ref: ChicagoIL Tribune 10/5/2003]

----- Birth Certificate, City of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois:
1. Registered No: 43189
2. Full Name of Child: Dorothy Brown
3. Sex of Child: Female
4. Twin, triplets, or other:
5. Date of birth: Dec 17, 1919
6. Father Full name: Samual Brown
7. Residence: 2354 Rice St
8. Color: White
9. Age at last birthday: 28 years 10. Birthplace: Russia 11. Occupation: Laundry 12. Mother Full Maiden Name: Lena Cohen 13. Residence: 2354 Rice St 14. Color: White 15. Age at last birthday: 24 years 16. Birthplace: Russia 17. Occupation: Housewhife 18. Number of children born to this mother, including present birth: 3 19. Number of children of this mother now living: 3 20: Certificate of Attending Physician or Midwife: at 3:50pm, M. O. Geltiner,
Address: 1256 N Western Ave
Filed: 3 Jan 1920. [Ref: BROWN Dorothy Birth Certificate]

Medical Certificate of Death, State of Illinois 1. Name: Dorothy B Cohen 2. Sex: Female 3. Date of Death: October 3, 2003 4. County of Death: Cook 5. Age: 83 5d. Date of Birth: December 18, 1919 6a. City: Chicago 6b. Address: 3180 N. Lake Shore Drive 7. Birthplace: Calumet City, IL 8a. Married 8b. Spouse: Norman Cohen 9. Armed Forces: no 10. SocSec Number: 341-30-3213 11a. Occupation: Homemaker 11b. Industry: Own Home 12. Education: College, 2 years 13a. Residence: 3180 N. Lake Shore Drive #13-G 13b. City: Chicago 13d. County: Cook 13e. State: Illinois 13f. Zip: 60657 14a. Race: White 14b. Hispanic: no 15. Father: Sam Brown 16. Mother: Lena Cohen 17a. Informant: Norman Cohen 17b. Husband 17c. 3180 N. Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL, 60657 18a. Cause of Death: Adenocarcinoma of lung 19a. Autopsy: no 21a. Last attend: 9/8/03 21c. Hour of death: 8:00 AM 22a. Signature: D. Buyer, M.D. 22b. Date signed: October 3, 2003 22c. Certifier: David R Buyer, M.D. 1725 Harrison St, Chicago, Illinois 22d. License Number: 036-092425 24b. Cemetery: Westlawn Cemetery 24c. Location: Chicago, Illinois 24d. Date: Oct 7, 2003 [Ref: COHEN Dorothy Death Certificate]



Pedigree of Dorothy BROWN
 /-----Samuel BROWN
Dorothy BROWN
 \-----Lena COHEN



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