John (Stamati) Agelasto^{[1, 2]}

1859 - 1927  (67 years)

• Name	John (Stamati) Agelasto
  	Argenti calls him Jean. John is on his marraige certificate.
  Birth	24 Jun 1859	Constantinople/Istanbul Turkey
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Jan 1927	24 Ithakis St, Gerakas, Greater Athens, Attica, Greece
  Burial	First Cemetery of Athens, Greece
  	Tombstone reads: Ioan[nes] S. Agelastos Sec 17, n 199
  Notes	Residence: 1887, 97 Hanley Road, Islington, Middlesex, England; at DOD, 24 Ithakis St, Athens. Occupation: merchant; 1887, Tobacco Manufacturer. In discussing an exhibition in Antwerp, a commentator noted "Fastidious smokers will find a large assortment of the best brands of Turkish and Russian cigarettes and tobacco at the stand of Agelasto Brothers, of Antwerp" (Liverpool Mercury 15 May 1886). Argenti says Jean. G. Washburn in his book on Robert College, Constantinople, mentions a "Yanko Agelasto" as a witness to the signing of a school document in 1868. Yanko, a familiar form of John, could have been John Stamati Agelasto, 9 years old at the time. J. Agelasto, domiciled at R. Van Immerzeel, 12, Anvers/Antwerpen, was marketing tobacco products at a trade show Oct 1885.
  Person ID	I139	Agelasto
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2015

  
  

  Father	Stamati (Michael) Agelasto,   b. 1827, Constantinople/Istanbul Turkey d. 07 May 1897, St Dionysios parish, Athens, Greece (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Catherine (Ioannis) Psomadis,   b. 1834, Constantinople/Istanbul Turkey d. 02 Jul 1875, Prinkipos, Sea of Marmara, Turkey (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	1855	Constantinople/Istanbul Turkey   [3]
  	In his book George Zarifi says "Catherine Psomadis married an Agelasto in Belgium". He might, though, have meant: an Agelasto [who was living and working] in Belgium. That actually leaves the question unanswered--where exactly the marriage took place--but doesn´t make things less confusing. (George Agelastos)
  Family ID	F53	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Victoria (Edward) Verbracken,   b. 04 Nov 1859, London, England UK d. 09 Jan 1932, 24 Ithakis St, Gerakas, Greater Athens, Attica, Greece (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	24 Mar 1887	Islington, London, England UK
  	The marriage of John Agelasto and Victoria Verbracken was registered Jan-Feb-Mar 1887, v. 1b, Islington, Middlesex, England. Argenti has the date: 20 Jun 1884; Constantine Couclelis agrees: "Most probably not married in 1887, ie after the birth of her daughter Jeanne!" It is possible there was a religous ceremony in Belgium, followed several years later by marriage registration in the UK.
  Children	1. Jeanne (Jean) Agelasto,   b. 28 May 1886, Anvers [Antwerp], Antwerp, Belgium d. 21 Jun 1965, Athens, Attica, Greece (Age 79 years) + 2. Marguerite (Jean) Agelasto,   b. 26 Nov 1891, Brussels [Bruxelles], Belgium d. 1955, First Cemetery of Athens, Greece (Age 63 years)
  Photos		Famille Jean Agelastos 1909 Victoria and Jean Agelasto with daughters Marguerite (left) and Jeanne; Photo courtesy Constantine Couclelis.
  Family ID	F87	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Jun 1859 - Constantinople/Istanbul Turkey Marriage - 24 Mar 1887 - Islington, London, England UK Death - 24 Jan 1927 - 24 Ithakis St, Gerakas, Greater Athens, Attica, Greece Burial - - First Cemetery of Athens, Greece  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Jean Agelastos Photo courtesy Constantine Couclelis
  		Jean Agelastos with cigarette; photo courtesy Constantine Couclelis.
  		Jean Agelastos Photo courtesy Constantine Couclelis
  		Jean Agelastos Photo taken in Anvers/Antwerp; Courtesy Constantine Couclelis
  		Jean Agelastos back of photo
  		Jean Agelastos Photo taken in Anvers/Antwerp on the same day; Courtesy Constantine Couclelis
  		Jean Agelastos back of photo

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		A statement witnessed by Yanko Agelasto, 1868, Constantinople.
  		Agelasto - Verbracken marriage certificate
  		John Stamati Agelasto 1927 death certificate English translation by George Agelastos
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

  Headstones

  Jean Stamati Agelasto tomb, Athens Athens First Cemetery, Athens, Greece

  
  

• Sources

  [S119] Philip P. Argenti, Argenti 1955, (London Oxford University Press). Included in Philip Argenti's Agelasto family tree, number 139. [S9] George Washburn, Fifty Years In Constantinople, (Sastri Press, 2007 (originally 1909)), 38. [S23] George Leonidas Zarifi, My memories - A world gone forever: Constantinople 1800-1920, (George Bonanos, ed.), 2002 [written 1938].