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Polyxene (Alexander) Mavrogordato[1, 2]

Female 1846 - 1934  (88 years)


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  • Name Polyxene (Alexander) Mavrogordato 
    Birth 05 Jan 1846  Syros, Cyclades Islands, Greece Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • The 1910 census gives her birth date as Jan 1847.
    • Birth/baptism registered on Syros (no date given) [3]
    • 14 Nov 1846, according to death certificate.
    Gender Female 
    Death 01 Sep 1934  4-C Hague Apartments, Norfolk, Virginia USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Cause of death: Chalupatoaes
    • 2 Sep 1934, according to death certificate.
    Burial 02 Sep 1934  Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Elmwood Cemetery record: AGELASTO, POLYXENE I28118 Section ELM, Block 7TH A E, Lot 15, Space 9 0 09/02/1934
    Notes 
    • Residence: 1870, New Orleans presumably, but she is not listed with her 4-year-old son, who lived in a household headed by Ernilien Gallasta, 42, cotton broker, and her nephew Demosthenes (Aristides) Pateraki; 1880, Oconomowoc, Waukesha, Wisconsin; 1900-1913, 54 York St., Norfolk, Va.; 1913-1917, 426 W York; 1918-1923, 800 Armistead Bridge Rd; 1923, Apt 206 Carenstead Court ; 1930, Hague Apts., Norfolk, Va.
    • Her sister Victoria is on the Negroponte-Agelasto tree.
    • Mr. and Mrs. A.M. Agelasto, of Norfolk, stayed at the Rennert (Baltimore Sun, 28 Jan 1906).
    • 1900 US Federal Census for 54 York Street, Norfolk City, Virginia, headed by Alex M Agelasto, 67, b. Feb 1833, Greece; naturalized, parents b. Greece, Cotton Buyer, own home, Married 1866 (34 years); wife Polyrene M Agelasto, 53, b. Jan 1847, Greece; parents b. Greece, both immigrated 1859, 41 years in US; sons Peter A Agelasto, 31, b. Mar 1869, India, lawyer; Michael A Agelasto, 29, b. Apr 1871, Greece, electrical engineer, both immigrated 1877, naturalized, 23 years in the US; Alex M Agelasto Jr, 26, b. Dec 1873, Louisiana, all single, cotton buyer; and one servant. [4]
    • 1910 US Federal Census for 54 York Street, Norfolk City, Virginia, headed by Mrs. P. Agelasto, 62, b. 1848, Greece, widowed, parents b. Greece, naturalized, own home, married 40 years, 3/3 children living; son P Agelasto, 40, b. 1870, India, immigrated 1900, Married, parents b. Greece; lawyer, naturalized; Daughter-in-law Catherine Agelasto, 29, b. 1881, Virginia, parents b. Virginia, 5 years married; grandson Alex Agelasto Jr., 5, b. 1905, Virginia; father b. India; mother b. Virginia; sons Mickey Agelasto, 38, b. 1872 Greece; immigrated 1890, naturalized, single, parents b. Greece, Cotton Mill manager, Alex Agelasto Sr., 37, b. 1873 Louisiana, Married, parents b. Greece, clerk cotton mill, married 7 years; Daughter-in-law Mary W. Agelasto, 26, b. 1884, Virginia, parents b. Virginia, all native English speakers, can read/write. [2]
    • 1930 US federal census: Hague Apartments, 617 Fairfax Avneue, Olney Road, Norfolk, Va. household headed by Michael Agelasto, renter, 58, single, b. Greece, parents b. Greece, arrived USA 1880, naturalized, manager cotton mill; mother Pauline [sic], 77, widow, 20 y.o. at marriage; naturalized, arrived USA 1977; Alexandria [sic], nephew, 25, single, b. Virginia, father b. India, mother b. Virginia, lawyer. [5]
    Person ID I85  Agelasto
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2022 

    Father Alexander (Michael) Mavrogordato,   b. 1816, Chios, Greece Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Apr 1876, Syros, Cyclades Islands, Greece Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Mother Polunia (Pandias) Ralli,   b. 1819, Syros, Cyclades Islands, Greece Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Feb 1857, Syros, Cyclades Islands, Greece Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years) 
    Family ID F175  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alexander (Michel) Agelasto,   b. 10 Sep 1833, Syros, Cyclades Islands, Greece Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 01 Dec 1906, 54 York St., Norfolk, Virginia USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 02 Feb 1866  Syros, Cyclades Islands, Greece Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • At 6 pm, in Alexander Mavrogordato´s domicile. Date from registered marriage certificate. Argenti says 08 Nov 1865.
    • Ceremony was performed by Father Ioannis Lagogiannis, priest at the Holy Church of the Transfiguration of Our Saviour Christ.
    • Marriage Contract: Syros, Greece, 9 Feb/28 Jan 1866 (Roman/Greek calendar).
    Children 
    +1. Peter Alexander (Alexander) Agelasto,   b. 23 Feb 1867, Malabar Hill, Bombay, British India Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 06 Nov 1939, Warren, North Carolina USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     2. Michael (Alexander) Agelasto,   b. 10 Mar 1869, Syros, Cyclades Islands, Greece Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Sep 1949, Norfolk, Virginia USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     3. Alexander Alexander [Michael] (Alexander) Agelasto, Jr.,   b. 14 Nov 1870, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 May 1947, Alexandria, Virginia USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    Photos
    Polyxene Mavrogordato Agelasto Wedding Gown
    Polyxene Mavrogordato Agelasto Wedding Gown
    Presumably made in the 1860s in Syros. This photo is from the Chrysler Museum when the dress was put on display for a private dinner in the galleries in the early 1990s.
    The wedding gown worn by Polyxene Mavrogordato.
    The wedding gown worn by Polyxene Mavrogordato.
    353 Botetourt St, Norfolk, Virginia
    353 Botetourt St, Norfolk, Virginia
    When they first arrived in Norfolk, Va., in 1882, the family lived at 24 Botetourt Street in a cottage on the Selden estate. Today, the house has apparently been renumbered: 353.
    Cottage next to Selden House
    Cottage next to Selden House
    photo 2011
    Selden House, Norfolk, Virginia
    Selden House, Norfolk, Virginia
    photo 2011
    2522 Esplanade Avenue, New Orleans (1979)
    2522 Esplanade Avenue, New Orleans (1979)
    source: Jeff Lamb, Flickr
    2522 Esplanade Avenue, New Orleans (2009)
    2522 Esplanade Avenue, New Orleans (2009)
    source: Infrogmation, Flickr
    Documents
    Agelasto-Mavrogordato 1866 marriage
    Agelasto-Mavrogordato 1866 marriage
    Family ID F64  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Jul 2011 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 05 Jan 1846 - Syros, Cyclades Islands, Greece Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 02 Feb 1866 - Syros, Cyclades Islands, Greece Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 01 Sep 1934 - 4-C Hague Apartments, Norfolk, Virginia USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 02 Sep 1934 - Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Polyxene Mavrogordato Agelasto
    Polyxene Mavrogordato Agelasto
    Grandmother & grandson: Polyexene Mavrogordato Agelasto and Peter Alexander Agelasto Jr
    Grandmother & grandson: Polyexene Mavrogordato Agelasto and Peter Alexander Agelasto Jr
    Polyxene Mavrogordato Agelasto
    Polyxene Mavrogordato Agelasto
    Letter from Michael Alexander Agelasto regarding the photo of his mother
    Letter from Michael Alexander Agelasto regarding the photo of his mother
    It was written to his nephew's wife, Hannah Agelasto, 17 May 1948
    Agelasto Greek Coin Bracelet
    Agelasto Greek Coin Bracelet
    The bracelet was worn by Polyxene A Agelasto and is made of coins that escaped Chios in April 1822

    Documents
    Interment Certificate - Norfolk Elmwood Cemetery
    Interment Certificate - Norfolk Elmwood Cemetery
    Polyxene (Mrs. A.M.) Agelasto
    Polexene Agelasto Death Certificate
    Polexene Agelasto Death Certificate

    Headstones
    Polyxene Agelasto (1846-1934), Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk, VA.
    Polyxene Agelasto (1846-1934), Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk, VA.
    Agelasto Family Plot Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk VA
    Agelasto Family Plot Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk VA
    photo 2011 (Parker Agelasto)

  • Sources 
    1. [S119] Philip P. Argenti, Argenti 1955, (London Oxford University Press).
      Included in Philip Argenti's Agelasto family tree, number 85.

    2. [S136] 1910 US Federal Census.

    3. [S39] Greek State Archives (Syros).
      Alphabetical Register of Births/Baptisms in Hermopolis, 1828-1858: 65/14862

    4. [S137] 1900 U.S. Federal Census.

    5. [S134] 1930 US Federal Census.



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