Harold Myer PLOTKIN b. 13 Jan 1911 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States d. 22 Sep 1994 Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, United States: Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree

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Name	Harold Myer PLOTKIN
Birth	13 Jan 1911	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [1, 2]
Gender	Male
_UID	543BC5009A164546920995C1EB97E803ED23
Census	1920	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [3]
41 Woolson St, 1) Ely Plotkin head age 42 (Tailor born abt 1878 in Russia as were both parents; immigrated 1902) 2) Sarah Plotkin, wife, 43 (born abt 1877 in Russia as were both parents; immigrated 1905) 3) Bessie Plotkin, daughter, 20 (Clothing Mfg Co Bookkeeper born abt 1900 in Russia; immigrated 1905) 4) Mollie , daughter,18 (School Committee Stenographer born abt 1902 in Russia; immigrated 1905) 5) Jacob, son, 17 (born abt 1903 in Russia; immigrated 1905) 6) Harold, son, 8 (born abt 1912 in MA).
Education	1929 [4]
Dorchester High School and the Huntington School
Census	1930	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [5]
15A Bowdoin Ave, Dorchester 1) Ely Plotkin, head, 51 (Ladies Apparel Merchant; 23 at first marriage; born abt 1879 in Russia; immigrated 1905) 2) Sarah Plotkin, wife, 51 (23 at first marriage; born abt 1879 in Russia; immigrated 1908) 3) Mollie Plotkin, dau, 29 (School Secretary; born abt 1901 in Russia) 4) Jacob Plotkin, son, 27 (Ladies Apparel Credit Mgr; born abt 1903 in Russia) 5) Harold Plotkin, son, 19 (born abt 1911 in MA).
Education	1934 [4]
Colby College, Waterville, Kennebec, Maine, USA
Residence	1938	Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States [6]
2003 Commonwealth Avenue
Census	1940	Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States [7]
103 Abbotsford Road, Rented home, $65 1) Plotkin, Harold, Head, m, w, age 29, married, 4 yrs Col edu, b. Mass, lived same place 1935, Dept-operator/Womens apparel 2) Plotkin, Phyllis, Wife, f, w, age 24, married, 4 yrs Col edu, b. Mass, lived same place 1935, Manager/Women's apparel 3) Jacobs, Esther, Mother-in-law, f, w, age 44, widowed, 2 yrs HS edu, b. Maryland, lived same place 1935, Sale-girl/Women's apparel 4) Jacobs, Elliot, Brother-in-law, m, w, age 20, single, 3 yrs HS edu, b. Mass, lived same place 1935, Tree climber/ Reforestation Project 5) Jacobs, Lorelei, Sister-in-law, f, w, age 10, single, 4 yrs edu, b. Mass, lived same place 1935 6) Freidenberg, Julius, Grand-father, m, w, age 65, married, 7 yrs edu, b. England, Naturalized, lived same place 1935, Broker/Insurance 7) Freidenberg, Sarah, Grand-mother, f, w, age 63, married, 4 yrs edu,b. England, Naturalized, lived same place 1935
Residence	From 1957 to 1974	Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States [8]
434 Atlantic Avenue
Salem, Massachusetts Directory Plotkin Harold M (Phyllis J) sls mgr Plotkin Bros (B) h 434 Atlantic av
Occupation	1969	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [9]
Executive, Plotkin Brothers; Director of Marketing, Sweetheart Plastics; Poet
Book jacket: Harold Plotkin was born in Boston, and graduated from Dorchester High School for Boys and the Huntington School. He earned his
Residence	From 1974 to 1993	Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States [10]
16 Adams Road
according to Priscilla
Residence	1993	North Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States [11]
84 Mill Pond
Obituary	1994	Waterville, Kennebec, Maine, United States [4]
Colby Magazine
Harold M. Plotkin '34 Harold M. Plotkin '34, retired vice president of Sweetheart Plastics, died September 22 in Lawrence, Mass., at 83. He was born in Boston and graduated from Dorchester High School for Boys and the Huntington School. At Colby he was managing editor of the Echo, editor of the comic magazine White Mule and co-author-producer of the musical comedy Moon Madness (which in 1934 featured in its prophetic plot a landing on the moon). He began in business as an executive with Plotkin Brothers, a women's specialty shop in the Back Bay. For many years he was active in Boston civic affairs as a member of the development committee for the Prudential Center, as an officer of the Boston Convention Bureau and as a member of the Massachusetts Senate Art Committee. He was a charter member of Temple Emanu-El in Marblehead, a member of the Boston Yacht Club and a member of the University Club in Boston. An accomplished painter and poet, he became president of the Back Bay Association in 1951 and founded the Back Bay Art show, which later became the Boston Arts Festival. He also was an active member of the Colby Alumni Council. He is survived by his wife, Priscilla, two sons from his marriage to the late Phyllis Jacobs, a sister and three grandchildren.
Residence	1994	North Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States [1]
Death	22 Sep 1994	Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, United States [1, 2, 12]
Burial	25 Sep 1994	Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [13, 14]
	Harold M. Plotkin, Grave Marker, Knights of Liberty Cemetery, Woburn, Mass. Inscription: Harold M. Plotkin / Jan. 13, 1911- Sept. 22, 1994 / Tzvi Meir ben Eliyahu v'Sarah
	Knights of Liberty Cemetery, Woburn, MA
Person ID	I4775	Our Family Tree
Last Modified	2 Feb 2022

Father	Ely PLOTKIN, b. 15 Mar 1877, , , , Russia d. 5 Apr 1951, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 74 years)
Mother	Sarah LEVINE, b. 1877, , , , Russia d. 1969 (Age 92 years)
Marriage	, , , Russia
Family ID	F995	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1	Phyllis Helene JACOBS, b. 17 Aug 1915, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States d. 7 May 1977, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 61 years)
Marriage	1936	Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States [15, 16]
Family ID	F1000	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	25 Apr 2019

Family 2	Priscilla Ruth WILKINSON, b. 13 Sep 1930, Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 24 Feb 2016, North Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 85 years)
Marriage	27 Aug 1977	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [17]
Family ID	F1490	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	31 Oct 2019

Event Map

	Birth - 13 Jan 1911 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1920 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1930 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Marriage - 1936 - Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - 2003 Commonwealth Avenue - 1938 - Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1940 - Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - 434 Atlantic Avenue - From 1957 to 1974 - Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
	Occupation - Executive, Plotkin Brothers; Director of Marketing, Sweetheart Plastics; Poet - 1969 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - 16 Adams Road - From 1974 to 1993 - Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
	Marriage - 27 Aug 1977 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - 1993 - North Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
	Obituary - Colby Magazine - 1994 - Waterville, Kennebec, Maine, United States
	Residence - 1994 - North Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
	Death - 22 Sep 1994 - Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
	Burial - 25 Sep 1994 - Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Reference Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I4775&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "Harold Myer PLOTKIN."

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