Michael (Georges) Zygomala

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Residence: 1854, rue Senac 12, Marseille, France.

Occupation: merchant

Michael G. Zygomala, 23, b. Chios, unmarried, having arrived Syros 1830, merchant, swore allegiance to the Greek state on 15 Mar 1835 at the Orthodox Church of Christ's Transfiguration (Metamorphosis), Ermoupolis, Syros.

According to his naturalization files he "a dû s’enfuir de son pays natal en 1822 à cause de troubles qui le désolaient. Sa famille se réfugia tout d’abord à Trieste où il a été élevé. En 1835, il alla se réfugier à Alger où il représenta le guvernement grec en qualité de consul. […] En 1851, il quitta Alger for Marseille […]."

Michael married Maria Metaxa on 19 Dec 1848 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France. Maria was born about 1824. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
One of the signatory witnesses to the marriage was Michel Agelasto.

1. Maria (Michael) Zygomala was born on 27 Oct 1854 in rue Senac 12, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France; died in 1880 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France.