John (Stamati) Agelasto

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Residence: 1887, 97 Hanley Road, Islington, Middlesex, England; at DOD, 24 Ithakis St, Athens.

Occupation: merchant; 1887, Tobacco Manufacturer. In discussing an exhibition in Antwerp, a commentator noted "Fastidious smokers will find a large assortment of the best brands of Turkish and Russian cigarettes and tobacco at the stand of Agelasto Brothers, of Antwerp" (Liverpool Mercury 15 May 1886).

Argenti says Jean.

G. Washburn in his book on Robert College, Constantinople, mentions a "Yanko Agelasto" as a witness to the signing of a school document in 1868. Yanko, a familiar form of John, could have been John Stamati Agelasto, 9 years old at the time.

J. Agelasto, domiciled at R. Van Immerzeel, 12, Anvers/Antwerpen, was marketing tobacco products at a trade show Oct 1885.

Name:
Argenti calls him Jean. John is on his marraige certificate.

Buried:
Sec 17, n 199

John married Victoria (Edward) Verbracken on 24 Mar 1887 in Islington, London, England UK. Victoria (daughter of Edward Verbracken and Mary Ann [Verbracken]) was born on 04 Nov 1859 in London, England UK; was christened on 27 Feb 1859 in St. John the Evangelist, Charlotte Street, London, England UK; died on 09 Jan 1932 in 24 Ithakis St, Gerakas, Greater Athens, Attica, Greece; was buried in First Cemetery of Athens, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
The marriage of John Agelasto and Victoria Verbracken was registered Jan-Feb-Mar 1887, v. 1b, Islington, Middlesex, England. Argenti has the date: 20 Jun 1884; Constantine Couclelis agrees: "Most probably not married in 1887, ie after the birth of her daughter Jeanne!" It is possible there was a religous ceremony in Belgium, followed several years later by marriage registration in the UK.

1. Jeanne (Jean) Agelasto was born on 28 May 1886 in Anvers [Antwerp], Antwerp, Belgium; died on 21 Jun 1965 in Athens, Attica, Greece; was buried in First Cemetery of Athens, Greece.
2. Marguerite (Jean) Agelasto was born on 26 Nov 1891 in Brussels [Bruxelles], Belgium; died in 1955 in First Cemetery of Athens, Greece.

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Stamati Michael Agelastos & Esmeralda Agelastos are listed in the Belgium (Antwerp) Police Immigration Index, 1840-1885: file number: 45940, page 4, film number: 2234256, digital folder number: 4331460, image number: 00322.

Birth:
Birth year approximated by age given on death certificate. Argenti says birth in 1822.

Died:
DOD from death certificate. Argenti says 20 May 1897.

Stamati married Catherine (Ioannis) Psomadis in 1855 in Constantinople/Istanbul Turkey. Catherine (daughter of Ioannis Psomadis and Smaragda Tapinos) was born in 1834 in Constantinople/Istanbul Turkey; died on 02 Jul 1875 in Prinkipos, Sea of Marmara, Turkey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Name:
This surname is sometimes incorrectly spelled Psomiadis, which is another entirely different Greek surname.

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Married:
In his book George Zarifi says "Catherine Psomadis married an Agelasto in Belgium". He might, though, have meant: an Agelasto [who was living and working] in Belgium. That actually leaves the question unanswered--where exactly the marriage took place--but doesn´t make things less confusing. (George Agelastos)

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Zolotas mentions a Michael Agelasto (1826 in Constantinople) and his son Emmanuel A. (s. Georgiadis). Emmanuel´s wife was Ypatia, who died 1870 (s. Georgiadis).


Residence: 1826, Constantinople (Zolotas)

Michael Agelasto bought George Dromocaitis out of slavery in Constantinople, after the 1822 massacre. See, also website.

1815 Vienna city directory lists Michael Agelasto under Negroponte Angerinos and Company.

Michael married Hypatia (Alexander) Sevastopoulos. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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She is #61 on Argenti's Sevastopoulos tree.

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Residence: 1859, Constantinople

Occupation: merchant

Ioannis married Smaragda Tapinos. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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We believe Argenti omitted one or more of his children. We have included another son, Eustratios. (Michael Agelasto, Georgios Agelastos)

Stamati married unknown (unknown) [Agelasto]. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]