Notes for ZACHARIA WEITZ:

Zechariah, had been a Captain in the army with 200 men under his command. He was discharged shortly before WW1. He left europe and came to Montreal right before the 1st world war broke out. My mother and my Aunt Sarah remained behind in Austria. With the outbreak of the war, they were separated for much longer than had planned. He could not bring them over until after the war was over.

When he first arrived in Montreal, he could only get a job doing very hard labor in the ship yards. Being an observant Jew, he wouldn't work Saturdays, which became a problem for staying employed in that type of work.

He and a man he met rented a basement and lived very meagerly together. They eventually started a clothing business. When WW1 broke out, they obtained a contract to manufacture uniforms for the military. They became very busy, had 50 or more people working for them, and became pretty well off.

Owned Weitz Bros. Bakery with brother Isaac. At one point they had quite a few employees, and trucks for delivery of bakery goods. At some point, Zechariah broke off from this business and went into the produce business. He did well there selling to restaurants and stores. Again, they had trucks that delivered produce to neighborhoods as well.

Citizenship Registration Records for the Montreal Circuit Court (1851-1945)
Name: WEITZ, Zecharia
Age: 29
Country of Birth: Austria
Year of Naturalization: 1913
Volume: 948
File Number: 11069A
Reference: Citizenship Registration Records for the Montreal Circuit Court (1851-1945)
RG 6 F3

 

Certificate of Arrival


Declaration of Intention


Petition for Naturalization (Front)


Petition for Naturalization (Back)