Thomas Themistocles (Georges) Zizinia^{[1, 2]}

1840 - 1896  (56 years)

• Name	Thomas Themistocles (Georges) Zizinia
  Birth	23 Jan 1840	Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
  	Signatory witnesses to his birth included Etienne Sechiari[probably Stephanos 'Etienne' (Paraskeva) Sechiari], 30, allees du Meilhan 80, and Jean Mavrocordato [probably Ioannis (Ioannis) Mavrogordato], 24, merchant, allees du Meilhan 36, Marseille.
  Gender	Male
  Death	09 Jul 1896	Belmar, New Jersey USA
  	Citing sources Contopoulos says he died in his residence: 271 West 71st St, New York, New York [3] Death notice appeared in The Morning Post(London, England), Monday, 13 Jul 1896, p 1.
  Burial	29 Oct 1896	Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York USA
  	Lot 18561, section L
  Notes	He is also on the Negroponte-Agelasto tree with his ancestry and his five other children. Michael Alexander Sevastopulo retired on 18 April 1865 from his partnership with Georges Demetrius Zizinia, Constantine Paul Negroponte and Thomas Zizinia; the latter three remained in business as merchants, London and Liverpool (London Gazette 19 May 1865). Thomas Zizinia was among the nine Greeks born in Marseille after 1830 who declared their intention to become French citizens the year following their reaching majority age. The others included D.[emosthenes] Agelasto, Nicolas Andre Argenti, Michel Rodocanachi and Andre Aristide Zizinia [probably Aristide Andre Zizinia] (Echinard). 1861 London census: 18 Leinster Gardens, London household headed by Michael A Sevastopole, 42, general merchant, b. Chios; wife Calliope, 25, b Marseille; sons Alexander, 5, and George, 4; daughter Angelica, 1 Mo, all b. London; visitor [Calliope's brother] T Zizinia, 21, merchant's son, b. Marseille; & 4 servants. Naturalized USA citizen 26 May 1891. He says he has lived in the US 'uninterrupted' for 30 years. Occupation, New York, New York: cotton merchant; senior partner, Thomas Zizinia & Co.; 1867, merchant, 18 S. William; 1868-1873, mers. 72 Beaver; 1874, cotton, 72 Beaver & 89 Pearl; 1875, broker, 89 Pearl & 56 Stone; 1877-78, broker, 89 Pearl. 1878-, Ralli Bros, 13 Old Street. Thomas Zizinia, established 1862, is on Contopoulos' list of principal Greek commercial houses in New York City. [4] Travel: arrived NYC from Liverpool aboard the Asia Nov 1861. Residence: 1870, 6 West 51st St., NY, NY; 1873, 100 W. 56th St., NY, NY; 1874-75, N.J.; 1891, 120 Madison Avenue, NY, NY; 1896, 271 West 71st St, NY, NY Thomas Zizinia worked for Ralli Bros., cotton exporters, 90/95/98 Bay Street, Savannah, Georgia, 1888-91, residing at 98 Gaston St., 157 Perry St., Pulaski boarding house. Founding member NY Cotton Exchange. 1873: among the 12 Greek merchants maintaining membership in the New York Produce Exchange. 1883-1910: member of the Consolidated Stock Exchange, New York. 1881-1889: involved in the Savannah [Georgia] Cotton Exchange, elected director in 1884. He represented Paul S Galatti in 1878 & 1879. [5]
  Person ID	I704	Agelasto
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2021

  
  

  Family	Matilda (Joseph) Long,   b. Abt 1846, London, England UK d. 04 Feb 1929, New York, USA (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	1864	London, England UK
  	Date and place given in Argenti (who was wrong about her parents' names)
  Children	+ 1. Maria Hypatia (Thomas) Zizinia,   b. 01 Oct 1869, New York, USA d. 17 Sep 1941, Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England UK (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F299	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2010

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Jan 1840 - Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Marriage - 1864 - London, England UK Death - 09 Jul 1896 - Belmar, New Jersey USA Burial - 29 Oct 1896 - Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		18 Leinster Gardens, London, England photo 2009; Michael A and Calliope Sevastopole lived at this address in 1861 with their three children and her visiting brother.
  		18 Leinster Gardens, London, England detail
  		rue Sénac, Marseille, France Georges D. and Batou Zizinia lived at number 31, where their son Dimitrios was born in 1834 and at number 28, where Smaragda, Angelique, Thomas and Aristide were born 1836-1841.
  		rue Sénac 28-26-24, Marseille, France Number 28 is the far left dwelling; photo 2009.
  		allées Léon Gambetta 28, Marseille, France Georges D. and Batou Zizinia lived at allées des Capucines 28, with their children--Angelique, Thomas, Aristide, Penelope, Cleopatre, Ménandre, Aspasie, Emmanuel, Henriett and Julia--according to the 1856 census; see note on street numbering.
  		allées Léon Gambetta 30, Marseille, France Georges D. and Batou Zizinia lived at allées des Capucines 30, where their latter children--Marie, Cleopatre, Ménandre, Aspasie, Emmanuel, Henriett and Julia--were born 1842-1852; photo 2009; see note on street numbering.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Thomas Themistocles (Georges) Zizinia birth certificate
  		Thomas Zizinia Passport Application
  		Thomas Zizinia Obituary New York Tribune, 10 Jul 1896
  		Ralli Bros USA Company Label

  
  

• Sources

  [S22] Pierre Echinard, Grecs et Philhellènes à Marseille, (Marseille: l'Institut Historique de Provence, 1973), 276. [S132] 1861 England Census. [S60] Michael Contopoulos, The Greek Community of New York City, (New Rochelle, NY: A.D. Caratzas, 1992, ISBN 0-89241-518-5), 167. [S60] Michael Contopoulos, The Greek Community of New York City, (New Rochelle, NY: A.D. Caratzas, 1992, ISBN 0-89241-518-5), 38. [S60] Michael Contopoulos, The Greek Community of New York City, (New Rochelle, NY: A.D. Caratzas, 1992, ISBN 0-89241-518-5), 42,44,167.