Leonidas (John) Calvocoressi^{[1, 2, 3]}

1878 - 1952  (73 years)

• Name	Leonidas (John) Calvocoressi
  Nickname	Leoni
  Birth	09 May 1878	London, England UK
  	Strudza says incorrectly that his father is John C. Calvocoressi. [4]
  Christening	06 Jul 1878	Church of Our Saviour, London Wall, City of London, England UK
  	God-parents: Virginia J. Schilizzi. [5]
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 Apr 1952	New York, New York USA
  	A memorial service was held 11 a.m. at St Sophia Cathedral, 29 Apr 1952 (The Times [London] 25 Apr 1952).
  Burial	22 Apr 1952	Lakeview Cemetery, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut USA
  	Section N, Lot 27
  Notes	Occupation: 1918, Ralli Brothers, 15 William St., New York, New York; 1942, Desk room c/o Schwabach Co, 67 Broad St, NY, NY. Residence: 1918, Weed Street, New Canaan, Connecticut He signed a letter in the passport application of John Paul Galatti, his 5th cousin and employee at Ralli Bros, New York. The 1881 England census: 9 Devonport St, London household headed by John M. Calvocorissi, 34, retired merchant; Arghiro, 32, both b. Constantinople, Turkey; sons Matthew, 8, b. Liverpool; Pantia, 6, b. Nice, France; Leonidy, 2; George, 11 mos, both b. London; daughter Hypatia, 3, b. Broughton; & 5 servants. [3] US 1920 census: 383 West End Avenue, New York, US 1920 census: 383 West End Avenue, New York, New York, household headed by Leonidas Calvocoressi, 41, b. abt 1879, England, parents b. Greece, homeowner, immigrated 1909, importer/general merchant; wife Eugenie, 33; sons Leonidas jr., 9; John, 2 6/12; daughter Helen, 4 all b. New York; & 4 servants. [6] 1930 US federal census for the household living at 42 East 92nd St., New York, New York, headed by Leonard Calvocoressi, 52, owner, house valued at $60,000, 32 y.o. at marriage, b. England, parents b. Turkey, immigrated 1909, importer raw material; John L., son, 12; Helen, daughter, 17; both b. New York, mother b. Ohio; and 3 servants. [2] 1940 US federal census, 46 East 92 Street, New York, New York, household headed by Leonidas Calvocoressi, 61, b. England, alien; home owner, valued $47,000, $5000 income; wife Eugenie, 54, $5000 income; son John, 22, married, b. New York, clerk, insurance company, $625 income; daughter-in-law, Frances, 22, b. New York; $800 income; 4 servants. [1]
  Person ID	I2030	Negroponte-Agelasto
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	John (Matthew) Calvocoressi,   b. 28 Aug 1846, Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey d. 21 Feb 1919, Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Arghyro (Pandia) Sechiari,   b. 15 Apr 1848, Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey d. 26 Dec 1932, 4 rue Regille, Athens, Attica, Greece (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	23 Mar 1871	Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey
  Family ID	F870	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eugenie (Theodore) Ralli,   b. 15 Oct 1885, New York, New York USA d. 23 Apr 1967, New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut USA (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	25 Jun 1910	St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK
  	Marriage Witnesses: Anthony Ralli, P. Argenti and L. E. Ralli; The Great Archimandrite C. Pagonis, assisted by the Rev. Archimandrite Moscovakis, performed the nuptials; entry 277. [7] Marriage notice appeared in The Times (London) 28 Jun 1910, pg. 1. Sturdza wrongly says 5 Jun 1910 [8]
  Children	1. Leonidas (Leonidas) Calvocoressi, jr.,   b. Abt 1911, New York, New York USA d. Aft 1920 (Age 10 years) + 2. Helen (Leonidas) Calvocoressi,   b. 03 Jun 1912, 383 West End Avenue, New York, New York USA d. 28 Nov 2003, New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut USA (Age 91 years) + 3. John Leonidas (Leonidas) Calvocoressi,   b. 09 May 1917, New York, New York USA d. 14 Oct 2002, Middle Haddam, Connecticut USA (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F927	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2010

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 09 May 1878 - London, England UK Christening - 06 Jul 1878 - Church of Our Saviour, London Wall, City of London, England UK Marriage - 25 Jun 1910 - St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK Death - 17 Apr 1952 - New York, New York USA Burial - 22 Apr 1952 - Lakeview Cemetery, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Barnardo Gardens Estate, Devonport St, London, England photo 2009; council housing appears to have replaced where John M. and Arghiro Calvocorissi lived, 9 Devonport St., with their children in 1881.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Leonidas John Calvocoressi WWI draft registration 12 Sep 1918, New Canaan, Connecticut
  		Leonidas John Calvocoressi WWI draft registration reverse
  		L J Calvocoressi WWII draft card 1942
  		L J Calvocoressi WWII draft card reverse
  		Ralli Bros USA Company Label

  
  

  Headstones

  The Calvocoressi Burial Site Lakeview Cemetery, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut USA Plot: Section N, Lot 27

  
  

• Sources

  [S118] 1940 US Federal Census. [S130] 1930 US Federal Census. [S126] 1881 England Census. [S17] Sturdza, Mihail-Dimitri, Sturdza, Dictionnaire Historique Genealogique ... Grece, (self, Paris, 1983), 391. [S68] Kyriakos Metaxas, editor, The Greek Gazette, (London, England), Nov 1975, 12. Records of Baptisms from the Church of Our Saviour, 82-84 London Wall, City of London [S131] 1920 US Federal Census. [S68] Kyriakos Metaxas, editor, The Greek Gazette, (London, England), Sep 1983, 12. Marriages Celebrated at the Holy Wisdom (Saint Sophia) in Moscow Road, Bayswater [London] [S17] Sturdza, Mihail-Dimitri, Sturdza, Dictionnaire Historique Genealogique ... Grece, (self, Paris, 1983), 248.