Ulysses (Zannis) Negroponte

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Ulysse Negroponte, Braila [Romania], owned 600 shares, Societe hellenique anonyme d'assurances generales la Nationale, L'Argus (Paris), 22 Nov 1891, p. 740.

U.J. Negropontes, contributed 50 fr. into Braila [Romania] Martinique disaster relief fund.

Ulysse Negroponte gave 40,000 francs toward the construction of the Greek Church, rue Bizet, Paris Le Temps [Paris], 11 Nov 1912, p. 3.

The family manufactured cardboard at Grozeschti [Iaşi County, Romania], firm est. 1888, employing 100 workers, Revue de la papeterie française et étrangère, 1901, p. 624; 1903, p. 1903.

Ulysse Negroponte is among the 15 bankers who signed an agreement with the Ottoman government in Nov 1879 to ensure sufficient capital, A. Du Velay, Essai sur l'histoire financière de la Turquie : depuis le règne du sultan Mahmoud II jusqu'à nos jours, Paris, 1903, p. 400.

U.J. Negropontes, banquier, Kulchuk Millet Han 34-36, Galata, Annuaire oriental (Constantinople), 1891, pp. 385, 465.

Buried:
Funeral at the Greek Church, 5 rue Georges-Bizet, Paris, 25 Mar 1914, 2:30 p.m. Death announcement in Le Gaulois, 25 Mar 1914, p. 3.

Ulysses married Sophia (George) Zarifi on 02 Jan 1864 in Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey. Sophia (daughter of George (Ioannis) Zarifi and Eleni (Dimitrios) Zafiropoulo) was born on 24 Mar 1848 in Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey; died on 07 Jun 1923 in rue de la Faisanderie 106, Paris 16ème, Île-de-France, France; was buried on 13 Jun 1923 in Ancien cimetière de Boulogne-sur-Seine, Val de Seine Paris 92100. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Residence at DOD: 135 Calea Victoria, Bucarest, Romania.

Birth:
DOB 1 Jan 1870 according to cemetery records and death certificate.

Catherine married Count Hector (Dimitrios) Economo on 21 Jun 1893 in Paris, Île-de-France, France. Hector (son of Dimitrios Economo and Polyxene Bertoumi) was born on 20 Mar 1864 in Trieste, Italy/Austria; died on 18 Apr 1924 in Paris 16ème, Île-de-France, France; was buried on 20 Apr 1924 in Ancien cimetière de Boulogne-sur-Seine, Val de Seine Paris 92100. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Residence: 1908, 78 avenue Malakoff, Paris 16, France.

Paris 1900 World Expo prize: Negroponte (M. Georges), Roumanie, received a gold medal in the Produits agricoles alimentaires d'origine vegetale; Negroponte (G.U.), Roumanie, a silver medal in the Produits alimentaires d'origine viticole: vins et eaux-de-vie de vins; Négropontes (S.U) [sic], Roumanie, received a grand prix in the Sirops et liqueurs; spiritueux divers; alcools d'industrie.

Mme Sophie Negroponte, Mlle Negroponte, M & Mme Georges Negroponte were among the guests attending a reception in the honor of M. Venizelos on his Paris visit Le Gaulois, 17 Jan 1914, p. 2.

He owned a race horse named Monsieur Monestyr, Le Gaulois, 423 Feb 1912, p. 4.

George married Chariklea (Ioannis) Scanavi on 20 May 1912 in Paris, Île-de-France, France. Chariklea (daughter of Ioannis (Alexander) Scanavi and Francesca Calogeras) was born on 8 Feb 1889 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia; died on 16 Jun 1978 in 34 de Vere Gardens, Kensington, London, England UK; was buried on 21 Jun 1978. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Paris 1900 World Expo prize: Négroponte (J.U.), Roumanie, received honorable mention in the genie civil-moyens de transport; silver medal in the exploitation des mines, minieres et carrieres; Negropontes (J.V.[sic]), Roumanie, received a silver medal in the Produits des exploitations et des industries forestieres; Négropontes (S.U) [sic], Roumanie, received a grand prix in the Sirops et liqueurs; spiritueux divers; alcools d'industrie.

J.U. Negroponte manufactured cardboard at Grozeschti [Iaşi County, Romania], firm est. 1888, employing 100 workers, Revue de la papeterie française et étrangère, 1901, p. 624; 1903, p. 1903.

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NÉGROPONTE (Mme Ulysse), and (Mlle Hélène), 78 avenue Malakoff, Paris, were friends of the Louvre, 1910.

Mme Sophie Negroponte, Mlle Negroponte, M & Mme Georges Negroponte were among the guests attending a reception in the honor of M. Venizelos on his Paris visit Le Gaulois, 17 Jan 1914, p. 2.

Family/Spouse: General Eremia (Gregory) Grigorescu. Eremia was born on 28 Nov 1863 in Galatz/Galati, Romania; died on 21 Jul 1919 in Bucharest, Romania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Alexander Rioscano. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Education: American School, Istanbul, Turkey

Military: Romanian Calvary, WW II.

The Red Deer River Ranches website: In 1947, King Michael of Romania abdicated his throne and was given the opportunity to leave the country with an entourage, the King invited John and Joan Negropontes to join him. From Romania they travelled to Switzerland, then to England, and onto Washington, D.C.. Looking for an area similar to his home, John travelled to Alberta in 1948, at this time he purchased a parcel of farmland where he was joined by his wife and children in 1950. In 1951, his daughter Elizabeth was born in Olds, Alberta. In 1955 the Negropontes family met the Count and Countess Batthany of Switzerland. The two families later took a trip to the Ya Ha Tinda Ranch and Big Horn Falls, the were captivated by the scenery as many still are today and this led to their purchase of the then Snyder Ranch. Along with the exchange of owners, the name was changed to... Red Deer River Cattle Ranch, which then became REDDEER RIVER RANCHES Ltd. The farm that the Negropontes family had near Olds, along with land leased on the Coal Camp flats were the source of feed for cattle wintered at the ranch. The land on the flats was eventually purchased by the Batthany family. In 1956 the Little TeePee was renovated and an addition was put on to house the Negropontes family. In the mid 1970's the Negropontes family took over the complete ownership of the ranch. In a few short decades the ranch once again went through many changes. Long time ranch manager Jack Crouch retired in the 1980's and had to be replaced by Jim Lowry, then in 1983 John Negropontes passed away. In 1985 the ranch was sold to Frank Garnett and Stan Bengtson.

Travel: Ion Negropontes, 30, c/o 3 Grosvenor Sq., London W.1, b. Odessa, Russia, Romanian national, administrator of royal domain; wife Joan E.M. Negropontes, 27, b. Bucharest, Romania, h'wife, British national; Alexander Negropontes, 5/8, b. Bucharest, Romania, Romanian national, last permanent residence Bucharest, arrived New York 27 May 1948 from Southampton, England aboard Queen Elizabeth.

Birth:
DOB provided by daughter

Name:
known as Ion Negropontes

John married Joan Elizabeth Mary (Edwin) Boxshall in Mar 1942 in Bucharest, Romania. Joan (daughter of Lt Colonel Edwin George Boxshall, MBE and Princess Elise (Barbu) Stirbey) was born on 21 Jan 1921 in Bucharest, Romania; died on 17 Oct 1986 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
DOB 22 Nov 1917, according to cemetery records.

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
cancer

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Travel: Chariclee Negropontes, 68, b. 8 Feb 1889, single, Baker Str., Chiltern Court, Flat 152, London NW 1, housewife; Theodosa Parigoris, b. 28 Aug 1907, engineer; Sophie-Therese, b. 16 Apr 1921, housewife, both married; Irene Parigoris, b. 15 Sep 1954; Alexandra Parigoris, 18 Feb 1957, 61st Mary Axe, London EC.3, all Canadian citizens, last residing Canada, intending to remain in UK one year, arrived Southampton, England, 4 Oct 1957, from Quebec, Canada aboard Columbia.

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Travel: Chariclee Negropontes, 68, b. 8 Feb 1889, single, Baker Str., Chiltern Court, Flat 152, London NW 1, housewife; Theodosa Parigoris, b. 28 Aug 1907, engineer; Sophie-Therese, b. 16 Apr 1921, housewife, both married; Irene Parigoris, b. 15 Sep 1954; Alexandra Parigoris, 18 Feb 1957, 61st Mary Axe, London EC.3, all Canadian citizens, last residing Canada, intending to remain in UK one year, arrived Southampton, England, 4 Oct 1957, from Quebec, Canada aboard Columbia.

Alexandra Parigoris is an art historian, residing in Chicago, formerly Henry Moore lecturer in the History of Sculpture Studies, University of York.

Alexandra married Michael Stone-Richards about Aug 1988 in London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]