Creator Bio
Esther Browne
d. 1708
Esther Browne was a merchant who continued the business of her late husband, Saul Pardo (anglicized as “Browne”), who had been ḥazan (cantor) of New York’s Congregation Shearith Israel, founded in 1654, also known today as the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue. Members of the family, including four children who survived Esther, also lived for significant periods in Curaçao.
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Testament (New York)
The Twentieth day of may in the yeare one Thousand and Seven hundred & Eight I Esther Browne of New York widdow Being Sick in Body, Butt of good and Perfect Memory, Thancks be to almighty god and…