Living

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living

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Education: American School, Istanbul, Turkey

Military: Romanian Calvary, WW II.

The Red Deer River Ranches website: In 1947, King Michael of Romania abdicated his throne and was given the opportunity to leave the country with an entourage, the King invited John and Joan Negropontes to join him. From Romania they travelled to Switzerland, then to England, and onto Washington, D.C.. Looking for an area similar to his home, John travelled to Alberta in 1948, at this time he purchased a parcel of farmland where he was joined by his wife and children in 1950. In 1951, his daughter Elizabeth was born in Olds, Alberta. In 1955 the Negropontes family met the Count and Countess Batthany of Switzerland. The two families later took a trip to the Ya Ha Tinda Ranch and Big Horn Falls, the were captivated by the scenery as many still are today and this led to their purchase of the then Snyder Ranch. Along with the exchange of owners, the name was changed to... Red Deer River Cattle Ranch, which then became REDDEER RIVER RANCHES Ltd. The farm that the Negropontes family had near Olds, along with land leased on the Coal Camp flats were the source of feed for cattle wintered at the ranch. The land on the flats was eventually purchased by the Batthany family. In 1956 the Little TeePee was renovated and an addition was put on to house the Negropontes family. In the mid 1970's the Negropontes family took over the complete ownership of the ranch. In a few short decades the ranch once again went through many changes. Long time ranch manager Jack Crouch retired in the 1980's and had to be replaced by Jim Lowry, then in 1983 John Negropontes passed away. In 1985 the ranch was sold to Frank Garnett and Stan Bengtson.

Travel: Ion Negropontes, 30, c/o 3 Grosvenor Sq., London W.1, b. Odessa, Russia, Romanian national, administrator of royal domain; wife Joan E.M. Negropontes, 27, b. Bucharest, Romania, h'wife, British national; Alexander Negropontes, 5/8, b. Bucharest, Romania, Romanian national, last permanent residence Bucharest, arrived New York 27 May 1948 from Southampton, England aboard Queen Elizabeth.

Birth:
DOB provided by daughter

Name:
known as Ion Negropontes

John married Joan Elizabeth Mary (Edwin) Boxshall in Mar 1942 in Bucharest, Romania. Joan (daughter of Lt Colonel Edwin George Boxshall, MBE and Princess Elise (Barbu) Stirbey) was born on 21 Jan 1921 in Bucharest, Romania; died on 17 Oct 1986 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Joan Elizabeth Mary Negropontes, birth 21 Jan 1921, Romania, of no occupation; 3 Grosvenor Square, London, W1, appears in the UK naturalization records for reentry into Britain, 31 Jan 1948.

Travel: Ion Negropontes, 30, c/o 3 Grosvenor Sq., London W.1, b. Odessa, Russia, Romanian national, administrator of royal domain; wife Joan E.M. Negropontes, 27, b. Bucharest, Romania, h'wife, British national; Alexander Negropontes, 5/8, b. Bucharest, Romania, Romanian national, last permanent residence Bucharest, arrived New York 27 May 1948 from Southampton, England aboard Queen Elizabeth.

Died:
Obituary of Joan Negropontes, 65, resident of Calgary, d. 17 Oct 1986, was published 21 Pct 1986 in Calgary Herald, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Spouse listed as John, children Sandy, Teddy and Elizabeth; brother John Boxshall.

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Residence: 1908, 78 avenue Malakoff, Paris 16, France.

Paris 1900 World Expo prize: Negroponte (M. Georges), Roumanie, received a gold medal in the Produits agricoles alimentaires d'origine vegetale; Negroponte (G.U.), Roumanie, a silver medal in the Produits alimentaires d'origine viticole: vins et eaux-de-vie de vins; Négropontes (S.U) [sic], Roumanie, received a grand prix in the Sirops et liqueurs; spiritueux divers; alcools d'industrie.

Mme Sophie Negroponte, Mlle Negroponte, M & Mme Georges Negroponte were among the guests attending a reception in the honor of M. Venizelos on his Paris visit Le Gaulois, 17 Jan 1914, p. 2.

He owned a race horse named Monsieur Monestyr, Le Gaulois, 423 Feb 1912, p. 4.

George married Chariklea (Ioannis) Scanavi on 20 May 1912 in Paris, Île-de-France, France. Chariklea (daughter of Ioannis (Alexander) Scanavi and Francesca Calogeras) was born on 8 Feb 1889 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia; died on 16 Jun 1978 in 34 de Vere Gardens, Kensington, London, England UK; was buried on 21 Jun 1978. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Residence: -1957, Canada; 1962-1965, 9 Princes Gate Court, Exhibition Road, S.W.7., London; at DOD, 34 de Vere Gardens, London, W8, England.

Chariclea Negropontes, 9 Princes Gate Court, Exhibition Road, S.W.7., is on the London electoral register, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, residing with Theodose & Sophie T. Parigoris.

Travel: Chariclee Negropontes, 68, b. 8 Feb 1889, single, Baker Str., Chiltern Court, Flat 152, London NW 1, housewife; Theodosa Parigoris, b. 28 Aug 1907, engineer; Sophie-Therese, b. 16 Apr 1921, housewife, both married; Irene Parigoris, b. 15 Sep 1954; Alexandra Parigoris, 18 Feb 1957, 61st Mary Axe, London EC.3, all Canadian citizens, last residing Canada, intending to remain in UK one year, arrived Southampton, England, 4 Oct 1957, from Quebec, Canada aboard Columbia.

Name:
or Chariclea

Died:
Death notice in The Times [London], 20 Jun 1978, p. 30.

Died at home of daughter, Zizica Parigoris

Buried:
Funeral at St. Sophia Cathedral, Bayswater, London.

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The Negropontes family plot includes an unnamed infant, born and died, Paris, 1 Feb 1913, buried 26 Mar 1914, removed from another plot in the cemetery.

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[Lt. Col. Edward Boxshall] was an intelligence officer in World War I and from 1921 to 1939 represented British companies in Romania. In World War II, he was an officer in Special Operations Executive, which controlled undercover agents in Nazi-occupied territory. Until his retirement, Mr. Boxshall was employed by the Foreign Office to advise on what should be made public about Special Operations Executive activities. Syndicated obituary "Lt. Col. Boxshall, oldest British spy," Santa Ana Orange County Register, 31 Jan 1984.

Edwin married Princess Elise (Barbu) Stirbey on 25 Apr 1920 in Bucharest, Romania, and was divorced in Nov 1947 in Nevada USA. Elise was born in 1896 in Moldova, Romania; died in 1986 in United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Residence: 1946, Berne, Switzerland; 1946, 3 Grosvenor St, London W.1.

Name:
reportedly a daughter of Prince Barbu Stirbey of Romania

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Divorced:
Divorce decree granted Elsie Boxhall from Edwin Boxshall, Nevada State Journal, 22 Nov 1947, p. 10.

Grounds for divorce: three years of separation.

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Ulysse Negroponte, Braila [Romania], owned 600 shares, Societe hellenique anonyme d'assurances generales la Nationale, L'Argus (Paris), 22 Nov 1891, p. 740.

U.J. Negropontes, contributed 50 fr. into Braila [Romania] Martinique disaster relief fund.

Ulysse Negroponte gave 40,000 francs toward the construction of the Greek Church, rue Bizet, Paris Le Temps [Paris], 11 Nov 1912, p. 3.

The family manufactured cardboard at Grozeschti [Iaşi County, Romania], firm est. 1888, employing 100 workers, Revue de la papeterie française et étrangère, 1901, p. 624; 1903, p. 1903.

Ulysse Negroponte is among the 15 bankers who signed an agreement with the Ottoman government in Nov 1879 to ensure sufficient capital, A. Du Velay, Essai sur l'histoire financière de la Turquie : depuis le règne du sultan Mahmoud II jusqu'à nos jours, Paris, 1903, p. 400.

U.J. Negropontes, banquier, Kulchuk Millet Han 34-36, Galata, Annuaire oriental (Constantinople), 1891, pp. 385, 465.

Buried:
Funeral at the Greek Church, 5 rue Georges-Bizet, Paris, 25 Mar 1914, 2:30 p.m. Death announcement in Le Gaulois, 25 Mar 1914, p. 3.

Ulysses married Sophia (George) Zarifi on 02 Jan 1864 in Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey. Sophia (daughter of George (Ioannis) Zarifi and Eleni (Dimitrios) Zafiropoulo) was born on 24 Mar 1848 in Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey; died on 07 Jun 1923 in rue de la Faisanderie 106, Paris 16ème, Île-de-France, France; was buried on 13 Jun 1923 in Ancien cimetière de Boulogne-sur-Seine, Val de Seine Paris 92100. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mme U. Negroponte gave 1000 francs to the committee for Asia-Minor refugees Le Gaulois [Paris], 8 Jul 1914, p. 2.

Mme Ulysse Negroponte, née Zarifi, is among those listed in "La Colonie hellénique de Paris," Le Gaulois [Paris], 2 Nov 1917, p. 2.

Birth:
Death certificate says 2 Apr 1848.

Died:
The death notice of Mme Ulysse Negropontes appeared in Le Gaulois, 9 Jun 1923, p. 2.

Buried:
Funeral at the Greek Church, 5 rue Georges-Bizet, Paris, 13 Jun 1923, 10:30 a.m.

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Married:
Sturdza says 1869.

Ioannis married Francesca Calogeras. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

of Mykonos according to Sturdza

Name:
or Kaloperra