Calliope (Lucas) Ralli

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Mary Ann Chadwell says "a Mrs Damala left Marseilles 18 Apr 1863 for Syra [Syros] where her husband is the préfet or mayor". (Christopher Long)

Calliope married Ambrouzis (Ioannis) Damalas on 29 Nov 1845 in Piraeus, Attica, Greece. Ambrouzis (son of Ioannis Damalas and Catherine (Nicolas) Petrocochino) was born on 02 Jun 1808 in Chios, Greece; died on 29 Jul 1869 in allées des Capucines 65, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Paul (Ambrouzis) Damalas was born on 17 Jul 1853 in [Greece]; died on 25 Dec 1925 in [Greece].
2. Aristide Ambroise (Ambrouzis) Damalas was born on 15 Jan 1855 in Piraeus, Attica, Greece; died on 18 Aug 1889 in Paris, Île-de-France, France.
3. Eirene (Ambrouzis) Damalas was born about 1857 in [Greece].

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Mayor of Piraeus, Greece. Stephanos Th. Xeno's illustrated book 'The World Exhibition' (London 1852) about the 1851 Great Exhibition, Crystal Palace, was dedicated to Lucas Ralli, now in the collection of St Sophia, London. (Christopher Long)

Member of the Executive Committee which attempted the liberation of Chios in 1827. Grand Officer of the Order of the Saviour, Greece. Lived on Syros and at Piraeus.

Committed to improving the educational system and opened the first Boy's grammar school in Piraeus. Wrote to Constantine Ionides in London asking for help with these projects.

He is likely to have signed a letter to the provisory Greek Parliament in 1825 demanding it include a Chiot deputy.

Lucas Ralli was among the 327 Chiot refugees in Syros who signed a letter dated 10 Jul 1829 to the Governor of Greece.

Residence: -1822 Chios; 1925-1829 Syros; 1842 Athens.

Lucas D. Ralli, 38, married, b. Chios, arrived Syros 182?, merchant, swore allegiance to the Greek state on 27 Nov 1834 at the Holy Cathedral Church of the Transfiguration of the Saviour Christ (Metamorphosis), Ermoupolis, Syros.

Died:
The 1878-79 death index in Vital Statistics, Piraeus, Greece, lists Lukas Ralli, p 744.

Lucas married Despina (Paul) Rodocanachi in 1827. Despina (daughter of Paul (Matthew) Rodocanachi and Arghyro (Loucas) Franghiadi) was born on 24 Jun 1805 in Chios, Greece; died on 10 Oct 1880 in Piraeus, Attica, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
This union is cited in a list of 17 marriage alliances that connected Ralli Bros employees in India with the Rallis through intermarriage.

This marriage was the model in Dimitri Vikelas' Loukis Laris, according to Philip Chrissovelonis.

Dimitrios married Catherine (Pericles) Negroponte. Catherine (daughter of Pericles (Loucas) Negroponte and Franga [Negroponte]) died on 12 Nov 1846 in Syros, Cyclades Islands, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
This union is cited in a list of 17 marriage alliances that connected Ralli Bros employees in India with the Rallis through intermarriage.

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Died:
Argenti claims he was hanged by the Turks on Chios in April 1822 but Helen Long's 'Greek Fire' believes he was one of the hostages in the Kastro who was released. (Christopher Long)

Paul married Arghyro (Loucas) Franghiadi. Arghyro (daughter of Loucas (Zorzis) Franghiadi) was born in 1785 in Chios, Greece; died on 19 Jul 1855 in Trieste, Italy/Austria. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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After the massacres on Chios in 1822 she went to Syros and then to Piraeus. (Christopher Long)

Pericles married Franga [Negroponte]. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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(Merele) He had five sons, all born on Chios. (Christopher Long)

Matthew married Marouko (Paul) Negroponte. Marouko (daughter of Paul (Ambrosios) Negroponte and (unknown) [Negroponte]) was born in 1748 in Chios, Greece; died on 11 Jun 1826 in Trieste, Italy/Austria. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Or Marigo.