Paul Jacob (Jacob) Negroponte[1, 2]

Male 1842 - 1927  (85 years)


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  • Name Paul Jacob (Jacob) Negroponte 
    Nickname Paul James 
    Born 23 Apr 1842  Alexandria, Egypt Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Paul Negreponte's marriage certificate gives his birth: 11 Apr 1862, Alexandria, Egypt. His death certificate says 23 Apr 1862.
    • Metaxa says about 1862 (Christopher Long)
    Gender Male 
    Died 05 Jul 1927  110 Boulevard de Courcelles, Paris 17ème, Île-de-France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Occupation Merchant.
    • Residence: 1908, 45 Avenue Montaigne, Paris 8e, France; 1924, 25 Burbage Road, Herne Hill, Surrey, England; at DOD 110 Boulevard de Courcelles, Paris, France.
    • Paul Negroponte co-signed a letter to LeTemps, 12 Mar. 1915, p. 4, re events unfolding in Greece.
    • 22 Apr 1913: Paul Jac. Negroponte, 51, born Ermoupolis, swore allegiance to the Greek government.
    • Mr. and Mrs. Paul Negroponte gave £5 for Greek earthquake relief (London Times 8 Feb 1893, pg. 14). Paul Negroponte gave 50 francs to the committee for Asia-Minor refugees Le Gaulois [Paris], 8 Jul 1914, p. 2.
    • Paul Negroponte is listed among the Greek legation, 13 Jul 1905, attending the funeral of Spiro Clado, the Greek church, Paris (Le Figaro [Paris], 15 Jul 1905, p. 2).
    • Paul Negroponte is among those listed in "La Colonie hellénique de Paris," Le Gaulois [Paris], 2 Nov 1917, p. 2.
    • Paul Negroponte attended a dinner given by Professor and Mme Politis, née Ralli, Le Gaulois [Paris], 3 Apr 1911, p. 2.
    Person ID I337  Negroponte-Agelasto
    Last Modified 29 May 2019 

    Father Jacob (Constantine) Negroponte,   b. 1811, Chios, Greece Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1876, Chios, Greece Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Alexandra (Constantine) Franghiadi,   b. 1815, Chios, Greece Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1881, Chios, Greece Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Family ID F135  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Marigo (Emmanuel) Mavrogordato,   b. 23 Nov 1864, Brighton, Sussex, England UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 04 Jul 1924, London, England UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Married 08 Jul 1886  St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Witnesses/Sponsors: P.E. Ralli & J.S. Ralli; Agathangelos Moschovakis presiding; entry 144 [4]
    • Paul Negreponte and Mary Mavrogordato registered their marriage Jul-Aug-Sep 1886, Paddington, London, Middlesex, v 1a, p 131.
    Last Modified 4 Dec 2011 
    Family ID F143  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Marthe Louise Léonie (Charles) Bex,   b. 19 Mar 1871, Les Mureaux, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1946, 151 rue de Sèvres, Paris 15ème, Île-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 26 Jan 1925  Paris 17ème, Île-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Documents
    Negroponte - Bex 1925 Paris marriage certificate
    Negroponte - Bex 1925 Paris marriage certificate
    Document courtesy Philippe Bodard
    Last Modified 29 May 2019 
    Family ID F2230  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 23 Apr 1842 - Alexandria, Egypt Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 08 Jul 1886 - St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 Jan 1925 - Paris 17ème, Île-de-France, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 05 Jul 1927 - 110 Boulevard de Courcelles, Paris 17ème, Île-de-France Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Paul James Negreponte 1928 Probate
    Paul James Negreponte 1928 Probate
    1908 Paris directory listing for Negroponte
    1908 Paris directory listing for Negroponte
    Paris-mondain. Annuaire du grand monde parisien et de la colonie étrangère, p 250
    Letter to the Greeks of Paris
    Letter to the Greeks of Paris
    Paul Negroponte was among the 11 signers of an open letter to Parisian Greeks concerning Greek foreign affairs Le Temps, 12 Mar 1915, p 4. Also reported in both (Le Figaro and Le Gaulois [Paris], 12 Mar 1915, p. 2).
    Paul Negroponte's death certificate
    Paul Negroponte's death certificate
    Paris, 5 Jul 1927

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] Argenti 1955, Philip P. Argenti, (London Oxford University Press).
      Included in Philip Argenti's Negroponte family tree, number 130.

    2. [S25] Greek State Archives (Syros).
      #299 Registry of Oaths of Allegiance

    3. [S82] UK National Probate Calendar Indexes, 1858-1966, 1973-1995.

    4. [S68] The Greek Gazette, Kyriakos Metaxas, editor, (London, England), 12, Jul 1977.
      Marriages Celebrated at the Holy Wisdom (Saint Sophia) in Moscow Road, Bayswater [London]