Dimitrios (Michael) Petrocochino^{[1, 2, 3]}

1823 - 1895  (71 years)

• Name	Dimitrios (Michael) Petrocochino
  Birth	06 Dec 1823	rue Montgrand 37, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 Feb 1895	rue Montgrand 39, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France
  Burial	19 Feb 1895	St. Pierre Cemetery, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
  	Cemetery 1895 register, folio 110, line entry 1850 midi carré 2, ter grec, no. 12, residence rue Montgrand 39.
  Notes	On his death the Greek press described him as the richest Greek of Marseilles, a commercial genius who ran a large and respected business in the city. (Christopher Long) Occupation: merchant. Residence, Marseille, France: 1858, 1861, 1874, allees de Meilhan 6; 1895, rue Montgrand 39. Demetrius Petrocochino was one of the signatory witnesses to: the birth of his nephew Pavlos (Thomas) Scouloudi; the birth of Michel (Pandia) Agelasto; and the 1865 Marseille marriage of Augustis Salvago and Maria Zizinia. Demetrius Petrocochino was in partnership with John Demetrius Caralli [possibly Jean Caralli](who retired on 14 Jun 1865), John Alexander Petrocochino, and Alexander Petrocochino [possibly Alexander Pandia Petrocochino], as Merchants, at Liverpool, under the firm of John Petrocochino and Co., and at Alexandria, under the firm of D. and A. Petrocochmo and Co. (London Gazette18 Aug 1865). Demetrius Petrocochino was among the six Greeks born in Marseille between 1821-1830 who declared their intention to become French citizens the year following their reaching majority age. The others included Pandia Agelasto, Leonidas Argenti, Pierre Rodocanachi, Aristide Dromacaiti, Etienne Ralli, Meandre Zizinia, Eustratius Petrocochino, Laurent Dromocaiti and Etienne Schilizzi (Echinard). At the College Royal, Marseille, in 1840 Demetrius Petrocochino received several academic prizes in Rhetoric: 2nd prize of excellence, 1st discours francais and Greek translation, 3d & 4th Latin (Echinard). Demetrius Petrocochino had extensive correspondence between 1843-1850 with his father. They handled various commodities – cotton, silk, leather, sponges, oil, sesame – for delivery in various ports – Trieste, Marseille, London, Livorne – with various financial arrangements – insurance, guarantees, advances. [4] An intellectual whose personal library was composed of classical literature and philosophy. He had 'études brillantes au Collège royal de Marseille' 1840-1841, including 5 academic awards. He entered into the silk business with Vastarchi in an unpremeditated manner. He was a careful observer of the rival commercial houses, noting in an 1844 letter to his father how [Michel] Dromocaïti did business. [5] He was a witness at the 1853 Marseille wedding of his sister, Ariadne. He was a signatory witness to the 1861 marriage of Constantine Negroponte and Angelique Zizinia. Demetrius Petrocochino is listed the 1851 Marseille census, Allees de Meilhan 35. [6]
  Person ID	I90	Negroponte-Agelasto
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	Michael (Dimitrios) Petrocochino,   b. 21 Apr 1792, Chios, Greece d. 14 Dec 1861, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Anastasia (Eustratius) Petrocochino,   b. 4 Jun 1796, Chios, Greece d. 11 Jan 1874, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	Given as 1815 by one source. [7]
  Family ID	F28	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cleopatra Penelope (Michael) Galati,   b. 30 Sep 1836, Vienna, Austria d. 07 Sep 1874, allées de Meilhan 6, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	16 Sep 1857	Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France
  	Marriages witnesses included Paul Rodocanachi, 42, merchant, member of Chamber of Commerce, allees de Capucines 18 [likely Paul Emmanuel Rodocanachi; Pandias Angelasto [sic], 33, merchant, allees de Capucines 45; Georges Zizinia, 66, consul general of Greece at Marseille, Legion of Honor, Royal Greek Officer of the Order of The Saviour, chavalier of the Imperial Ottoman Majesty, Bd Du Gommier 29; and George Demetrius Zizinia, 58, merchant, allees de Meilhan 28.
  Children	+ 1. Anastasia (Dimitrios) Petrocochino,   b. 11 Sep 1858, allées de Meilhan 6, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France bur. St. Pierre Cemetery, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
  Documents		Demetrius Petrocochino and Cleopatra Penelope Galatti Marriage Certificate
  Family ID	F27	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2010

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 06 Dec 1823 - rue Montgrand 37, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France Marriage - 16 Sep 1857 - Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France Death - 17 Feb 1895 - rue Montgrand 39, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France Burial - 19 Feb 1895 - St. Pierre Cemetery, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Dimitrios Petrocochino (courtesy of Genevieve de Broche)
  		Demetrios & Cleopatra Petrocochino (courtesy of Genevieve de Broche)
  		rue Montgrand 39, Marseille, France photo 2009
  		rue Montgrand 37-39, Marseille, France photo 2009
  		rue Montgrand 37, Marseille, France Michael D Petrocochino and his wife Anastasia lived here, where their children Dimitrios and Ariadne were born, in 1823 and 1827 respectively. Photo 2009.
  		rue Montgrand 37, Marseille, France photo 2009
  		allées Léon Gambetta 35, Marseille, France Michael D Petrocochino and his wife Anastasia lived at allées de Meilhan 35, Marseille, France, 1835-1846, with their children. Photo 2009; see note on street numbering.
  		allées Léon Gambetta 6, Marseille, France Dimitrios M. and Cleopatra Petrocochino (with daughter Anastasia) lived at 'allees de Meilhan 6', from their marriage until her death in 1874; photo 2009; see note on street numbering.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Michel Petrocochino's funeral announcement His and his wife's names were included in his father's funeral announcement along with those of other members of the ex-pat Chiot families living in Marseille
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		Dimitrios (Michael) Petrocochino death certificate
  		Dimitrios (Michael) Petrocochino birth certificate

  
  

• Sources

  [S38] Pierre Echinard, Grecs et Philhellènes à Marseille, (Marseille: l'Institut Historique de Provence, 1973), 276, 277. [S110] Erato Paris, Les Grecs de Marseille, (Revue Européenne des Migrations Internationales). [S140] 1851 Marseille Census. [S59] Michel Calapodis, LA COMMUNAUTÉ GRECQUE À MARSEILLE, (Paris:L'Harmattan (link)), 219 & note 568; p230-232. [S59] Michel Calapodis, LA COMMUNAUTÉ GRECQUE À MARSEILLE, (Paris:L'Harmattan (link)), 231; 233-234; 227 note 580. [S87] Michel Calapodis, Les Grecs a Marseille: Minorité ethnique ou nation en diaspora?, (Paris, L’Harmattan. 2012), 108, ISBN : 978-2-296-56823-5. [S59] Michel Calapodis, LA COMMUNAUTÉ GRECQUE À MARSEILLE, (Paris:L'Harmattan (link)), 278.