ihrcsoffa Inventory of the Soffa family history, 1979. Finding aid created by Immigration History Research Center staff, May 12, 1987 University of Minnesota Libraries June 16, 2004

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EAD encoding by Felicity HansonJune 16, 2004 English Soffa family. Soffa family history, 1979 University of Minnesota Libraries. Immigration History Research Center [ihrc] 0.25 linear in. NRE In English. Biographical/Historical Note

The history of the Soffa family, Syrian Americans, is a chronicle of the families of Amen (ca. 1873-1949), John (1877-19- ) and Anna Soffa and their respective spouses and Amen Soffa's wife's family.Amen Soffa came to the United States in the late 189s, and became a trader in Wisconsin and Minnesota. He married Nezera Kimmel (originally, Cammel), a Lebanese American, in 1901. They settled near Preston, Minnesota.

Scope and Content

Papers (1979) of the Soffa family consist of a photocopy of The Family History Book: A Genealogical Record, compiled by Barry Michael Dahl.

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Index Terms

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Dahl, Barry Michael. Family History Book: A Genealogical Record.Soffa, Amen, 1873-1949.Soffa, John, b. 1877.Soffa, Anna.Soffa, Nzaera (Kimmel or Cammel). Soffa family--Genealogy. Typescripts. Genealogy.Syrian Americans--Genealogy.Syrian Americans--Minnesota.Lebanese Americans.