Category: 1870-1889 (Born)

Clara Maass

Feb 22, 2022

in 1870-1889 (Born), Doctors, Nurses and Medical

1876-1901 Clara Maass was one of the first graduates of Newark German Hospital and was named head nurse at 21. She served with as a contract nurse in the field hospitals of the Seventh Army Corps, among other assignments, including in the Phillipines. Her mother said, “Clara was a strong, vigorous girl able to withstand…
Maria Jeritza Seery

Feb 22, 2022

in 1870-1889 (Born), Entertainers, Theater and Music, Immigrant (born outside the Continental US)

1887-1982 Renowned Czech soprano Maria Jeritza lived in the Newark Forest Hill from 1948 until her death in 1982, after her marriage to umbrella manufacturing Irving Seery, who died in 1966. Maria’s rapid rise to fame, beauty and personality earned her the nickname “The Moravian Thunderbolt”. She performed throughout Europe and the United States, and…