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Anastasio Mavrogeorge (M)
b. circa 1840
Last Edited=18 Jan 2001
Reference=AM1840
| Anastasio was born circa 1840. He married Anastasia (Stasotha) Mavrogianos. Anastasio died. Panayiotis Mavrogeorge says his grandfather came from Mykonos, was born in the 1840's and was the first to settle in Mytilene. But Panayiotis' sisters believe their grandfather was born in Mytilene. The Mykonos ancestry is consistent with the stories of his grandson Alexander Mavrogeorge and other descendants in Mytilene who related that part of Anastasio's success was related to the fact that he was from Mykonos (he was a Greek citizen living in Turkish territory, Mytilene) and he and his family were safe from Turkish confiscation. He was a merchant selling everything from coal to flour to hair, wholesale and retail. He had a reputation for being very fair but firm, and according to family legend, he was the strongest man on the island. The oldest living (1972) grandchild, Thiamandi, does not remember Anastasio and believes he must have died before she was born (1898) or when she was very young. She does remember her grandmother Anastasia. Another persistent family legend is that the family's name was not Mavrogeorge in Mykonos and that there is a relationship to the famous heroine in Mykonos. That legend remains to be explored and verified. In Greek the name is spelled Maypogeopge and the ay is pronounced as if it was the English av. |
| Her married name was Mavrogeorge. Anastasia was born circa 1840. She married Anastasio Mavrogeorge. Anastasia died. Her grandson Alexander referred to her as Stasotha. |
| He married Ralia Maneoil ??. Maneoli died. |
| She married Maneoli Samnioti. Her married name was Samnioti. Ralia died. |
| Aristidies was born at Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece, in 1866.1,2 He was the son of Anastasio Mavrogeorge and Anastasia (Stasotha) Mavrogianos. He married Vasiliki Maneoil Samnioti at Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece. He married Eleni Prokopios at Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece. Aristidies died in 1917 The vital records in Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece do not indicate his death date. At Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece.1 He was a merchant in Mytilene and owned three houses on George Bernardaki Street. Two of the houses had stores on the lower floors. One of the houses is owned by his daughter Elpitha Metropoulos (Aristidies daughter) and was occupied (1982) by her two sisters Thiamandi and Cleopatra and her brother Efstratis. Aristidies' grandson Paraskeva stated that Aristidies had a nickname "Agglos gallos" pronounced anglos galos (English French) because he was unusually tall, more like an Englishman rather than a Greek, broad and fair complected. Aspacia Lenton also related a Lenton family belief that the Mavrogeorge family is of English French origin. All other family members have said that the nickname relates to his proud erect carriage and is "Aglaos Galos" pronounced aglaos galos (proud turkey). The two phrases are pronounced similarly and could easily be confused. Because we have not found any record which would indicate anything other than a Greek ancestry and the English story was related by only two people, we conclude that it is merely a misunderstanding of the original nickname. |
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| Vasiliki was born at Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece, in 1865.1 She was the daughter of Maneoli Samnioti and Ralia Maneoil ??. She married Aristidies Anastasio Mavrogeorge at Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece. Her married name was Mavrogeorge. Vasiliki died in 1893 at Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece.1 After Vasiliki's death, Aristidies remarried. The children of this second marriage indicated that the first wife's name was Aphrodite Roithounos. This is in direct conflict with what her son (Alexander) reported. He has direct first hand knowledge, they have only anecdotal. |
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| Eleni was born at Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece, in 1872.1 She was the daughter of Markoula Prokopios. She married Aristidies Anastasio Mavrogeorge at Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece. Her married name was Mavrogeorge. Eleni died in 1917 at Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece. In interviews, her children gave three versions of her name, Elena Palilogo, Elena Proukopios, and Propopia Patriko. Each of these names was given by at least one of her children. The official vital records for Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece list her name as Eleni Prokopios. |
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| Alexander was born at Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece, on 2 January 1887.1,2,3,4 He was the son of Aristidies Anastasio Mavrogeorge and Vasiliki Maneoil Samnioti. He married Maria Demetriou Varkas on 4 June 1909.5 Alexander immigrated, in 1909. Destination:. Alexander's occupation: barber at 1B Crawford St, Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, in 1928. He resided at Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, in 1928.6 He resided at Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, in 1930.6 Alexander's occupation: barber at 1B Crawford St., Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, in 1930. Alexander's occupation: barber at Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, in 1931. He resided at Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, in 1931.6 He resided at Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, in 1933.6 Alexander's occupation: barber at Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, in 1933. He resided in 1934.7 Alexander's occupation: barber at 154 Brighton, Allston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, in 1934. Alexander's occupation: barber at Cosmos Barber Shop, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, on 11 October 1937.2 Alexander's occupation: barber at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, in 1938.7 He resided at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, in 1938.7 He resided at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, in 1939.7 Alexander's occupation: barber at Gateano DeLorenzo, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, in 1939.7 He resided at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, in 1940.7 Alexander's occupation: barber at 208 Stuart, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, in 1945.7 He resided at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, in 1945.7 Alexander's occupation: barber at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, in 1948.8 He resided at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, in 1953.9 He married Maria ??. Alexander died on 31 January 1973 at Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece.10,11 As a young man Alexander worked and went to school in Alexandria, Egypt. He met his future wife, Maria, a Loutra girl, when she came to Mytilene to live with her Aunt and learn to be a seamstress. The Aunt lived in a building owned by Alex's father. Aristidies did not approve of this match, did not attend their engagement gathering, nor the wedding. Alexander left Mytilene in the 1908/9 period, going first to Alexandria, then to France, and to the U.S. He lived in New York City for a few months. He was in Lynn, MA 1910-11 and reportedly went to Manchester, NH in 1914. In the 1910 City Directory for Manchester, NH appears an advertisement for the New England Cafe "Best of Cooking. Tables reserved for ladies. Regular $3.50 meal tickets only $2.75. Chef from Parker House, Boston." at 22 Manchester Street. It lists the proprietors as the Mavrogeorge Bros. Co. Those brothers were Alfred and Thomas Mavrogeorge living at 590 Elm. At the same address was Arthur Mavrogeorge, a photographer. The next year, 1911 only Arthur and Thomas were listed, now at 1207 Elm and both of them were employed as tailors at the Walter L. Clark & Co., 31 Hanover. In subsequent years only Thomas appears: 1917 through 1924 he was a photographer at 20 Hanover, Room 68. In 1917 he boarded at 50 West Central, 1918 397 Cedar, and 1919-24 at 242 Bell. There isn't any evidence to link these brothers with our Mavrogeorge family. And, there aren't any subsequent listings for them in the directories. Although Thomas and Alex's family were both in Manchester during the period 1915-1924 Alex's descendants are not certain of a family connection. Charles, Alex's oldest son, remembers being introduced to the photographer. He remembers asking his father if they were related and Alex responded that they were distant cousins. Prior to 1915 Alexander does not appear in the Manchester City Directory. In 1915 he is living at 142 Chestnut in Manchester as Aleck Mavrogenis and working as a barber at 162 Chestnut; in 1918 the directory lists them as Alex. and Maria Mavrogiorgis at 115 Spruce, Alex working as a barber at 244 Chestnut. The family then relocated to Norfolk, VA. In 1919 they lived at 920 Waverly Street in Norfolk, Virginia. They returned to Manchester, NH and in 1921-24 were living at 226 Chestnut and in 1925 at 350 Union, Manchester. In 1921 Alex is listed as manager of a barber shop at 69 Central and Mary as barber. From 1922-24 the shop was at 34 West Central, again Alex as manager and Mary as barber. The family then moved to Harrison Avenue in Boston, MA. From 1929-32 there is a James Mavrogeorge, mariner, living at 10 Border in East Boston. There isn't any known connection between him and this family. Then in 1935 the Boston City Directory lists a Thomas and Dispena Mavrogeorge living at 65 Summer in Somerville, MA. They had a variety store at 62 Washington in Charleston. There is no known connection between them and this family. From 1936 to early 1937 the family lived at Cape Cod in North Truro, MA. They then returned to Boston in October 1937 and lived at 14 Noanet Street. After his wife Maria's death he returned to Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece. In the Boston City Directory for 1952 is an entry for George Mavrogeorge and Hilda living at 67 Emerald, George employed as a barber. This is believed to be an error and it actually is Alex Mavrogeorge. Throughout his life he was a barber and is listed as such in the Manchester, NH, Watertown, MA, and Boston MA City Directories. The shops were located in Manchester 1915 162 Chestnut, 1918 244 Chestnut, 1921 69 Central, 1922-25 34 West Central. From 1928-30 he was at 18 Crawford in Watertown. 1937 he was at the Cosmos Barber Shop, 211 Broadway in Boston. His Social Security Number was 012-14-1497. |
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| Maria was born at Loutra, Lesvos, Greece, on 17 May 1887.1,2,3,4 She was the daughter of Demetrios Andonios Paspalas and Persephone (Karonia) Kledaras. She married Alexander Aristidies Mavrogeorge on 4 June 1909.1 As of 4 June 1909,her married name was Mavrogeorge. Maria immigrated, in 1909. Destination:. Maria, as Alexander Aristidies Mavrogeorge's wife, resided with him 39 Crawford, at Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, in 1933.5 Maria, as Alexander Aristidies Mavrogeorge's wife, resided with him 14 Noanet, at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, in 1938.6 Maria, as Alexander Aristidies Mavrogeorge's wife, resided with him 103 Shaw, at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, in 1939.6 Maria, as Alexander Aristidies Mavrogeorge's wife, resided with him 196 Shawmut Ave, at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, in 1940.6 Maria, as Alexander Aristidies Mavrogeorge's wife, resided with him 24 Village Street, at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, in 1953.7 Maria died on 17 March 1961 3 A.M. Cause of death cardiac arrest, severe septicemia, abdominal decubitis ulcers, and carcinomatosis. At Boston, Suffolk Co., MA.1 Her body was interred on 21 March 1961 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, at Forest Hills. The family always celebrated her birthday on the 18th of January and she was the source of the date in the Demetrios (James Gregge) Mavrogeorge Bible. However, her husband indicated she was born 17 May 1887. When she was a young girl she left Loutra and went to live in Mytilene with her Aunt to become a seamstress. She also modeled the Aunt's clothes. A family story talks about her modeling the clothes along the promenade (a walkway along the bay) wearing red shoes. A very daring fashion statement for the period. |
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| Georgios was born at Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece, circa 1889. He was the son of Aristidies Anastasio Mavrogeorge and Vasiliki Maneoil Samnioti. He married Moskoula Sooperji at Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece. Georgios died in 1963 at Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece. His birth date is uncertain. His descendants indicate he was two years younger than his brother Alexander. Since Alexander said he was born in 1887 that would make Georgios born in 1889. Georgios was a carpenter. |
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