Thomas Themistocles (Georges) Zizinia

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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.

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.

Birth:
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.

Died:
Death notice appeared in The Morning Post(London, England), Monday, 13 Jul 1896, p 1.

Buried:
Lot 18561, section L

Thomas married Matilda (Joseph) Long in 1864 in London, England UK. Matilda (daughter of Joseph Long and Marie [Long]) was born about 1846 in London, England UK; was christened on 04 Mar 1849 in St Peter's Church, Yateley, Hampshire, England UK; died on 04 Feb 1929 in New York, USA; was buried on 07 Feb 1929 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Date and place given in Argenti (who was wrong about her parents' names)

1. Maria Hypatia (Thomas) Zizinia was born on 01 Oct 1869 in New York, USA; died on 17 Sep 1941 in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England UK; was buried on 20 Sep 1941.