Theodora (Jacobus) Negroponte

Notes:

Theodora M. Negrepontes, 59, flew from Athens to New York on a Greek passport, arriving 23 Aug 1951. Her address was 17 Richbell Rd., White Plains, New York.

Theodora Negreponte, 63, arrived New York from Athens aboard the Olympia on 2 Nov 1955, holding Greek passport V-958487, with 8 bags.

Notes:

28 Aug 1907: Jacob Const. Negroponte, 27, born Ermoupolis, unmarried, merchant, swore allegiance to the Greek government at the town hall, Ermoupolis.

Jacobus married Theresa (Jean) Kavcic on 24 Oct 1905 in Alexandria, Egypt. Theresa (daughter of Jean Kavcic and Fanny Roje) was born on 15 Oct 1882 in Trieste, Italy/Austria. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Perhaps he had a son, Michael, a physician.

Birth:
According to the age given at burial, he would have been born in 1825.

Christened:
baptism register entry 278

6 Dec 1934, according to Syros archives

Died:
Argenti says 31 Oct 1900.

Buried:
Buried in Section A. Burial information found in registers held by the Greek Community Center, Alexandria, Egypt. Tomb not located (2008).

Constantine married Calliope (Laurentius) Scanavi in 1878 in Alexandria, Egypt. Calliope (daughter of Laurentius (Alexander) Scanavi and Batolia (Theodore) Rodocanachi) was born in 1852 in Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey; died on 19 Jan 1923 in Alexandria, Egypt. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jean married Fanny Roje. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Jacob Constantine Negroponte, 58, merchant, was on the voter list for Syros, 1869.

Residence: -1822 Chios; 1825-40 Syros; 1842 Alexandria; 1841-61 London; 1850 Manchester; 1876 Chios.

16 Jul 1840: Jacob Negroponte, 30, married, born Chios, arrived Syros 1837, merchant, swore allegiance to the Greek government at the town hall, Ermoupolis.

J. C. Negreponte, Esq. contributed £1 to a relief drive ("Destructive Fire in St. John's, Newfoundland," The Manchester Guardian 11 Jul 1846, p 1). [this may not be he]

James Constantine Negreponte "a Greek merchant, living in London" was the victorious defendant in a court case -- Munn and others v. Negreponte -- involving agency and the non-payment for goods (The Manchester Guardian 3 Apr 1841, p 3). This, as well as the other citations, could refer to his approximate namesake, Jean Constantine Negroponte.

UK Naturalisation: James Constantine Negreponte, Greece; certificate 1869

Negroponte Bros. owned a warehouse at 8 Turner St., Manchester, 1843, 1945.

James Constantine Negroponte owned a house at 3 York St., Cheetham Township, Manchester, 1838-1847. The street no longer exists, although there is a York Street in central Manchester, 2.2 miles away.

Birth:
DOB established from voters' register and London census. Argenti and Sturdza say 1795.

Jacob married Alexandra (Constantine) Franghiadi. Alexandra (daughter of Constantine (Emmanuel) Franghiadi and Henrietta (Cosi) Vouro) was born in 1815 in Chios, Greece; died on 22 Mar 1881 in Chios, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the baptism register entry for her son Constantine her name appears as Lox[Rox]andra.

Died:
Killed in the earthquake on Chios.

Notes:

Laurentis Scanavi, 39, of Chios, merchant, having arrived in Ermoupolis, Syros, in 1830, swore allegience to the Greek government at the Greek Consulate, Constantinople, on 9 May 1851.

Residence: 1851, 1859, Constantinople

Died:
6 May 1887 according to Sturdza

Laurentius married Batolia (Theodore) Rodocanachi in 1847 in Phanar, Constantinople/Istanbul Turkey. Batolia (daughter of Theodore (Zannis) Rodocanachi and Arghyro (Ioannis) Negroponte) was born on 05 Aug 1830 in Syros, Cyclades Islands, Greece; was christened on 05 Aug 1830 in The Orthodox Church of Christ's Transfiguration (Metamorphosis), Ermoupoli, Syros, Cyclades Islands, Greece; died on 05 May 1909 in Alexandria, Egypt. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Christened:
Baptism registered on Syros.

Birth:
Birth date by Argenti is baptism date.

Notes:

Married:
Theodore is the second son, according to his great-granddaughter.