George (Ioannis) Zarifi

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Occupation: merchant; founder of Zafiropoulo & Zarifi

They had five children but only those who are spouses to bloodline Agelastos are included on this website.

Greek citizenship 1830; left Greece 1843; directed Ottoman finances and Greek-Turk affairs.

Georgios Zarifi sought refuge in Odessa with his parents in the time of the Greek War of Independence and that he attended the Lycee Richelieu. He returned to Greece in 1830 and settled permanently in Constantinople in 1843.

The late Georges Zariphi, merchant, Constantinople, was a donating member, Association for the Encouragement of Greek Studies, Paris, France

George Zarifis is listed among the 11 greeks who were bankers in Constantinople from the 1840s.

G. Zarifi, Constantinople, is listed among the diaspora Greeks donating 3000 [Ottoman pounds] to a fund for the Thebes earthquake in 1853.

His brother-in-law was Étienne Zafiropoulo, a leader of the second generation of Greek merchants in Marseille.

Christopher Long notes: Occupation -- Founder in Constantinople the vast bank and trading house of Zafiropoulo & Zarifi (Z&Z) with his father-in-law Dimitrios Zafiropoulo and brother-in-law Stephanos, with branches in London, Marseille, Danube and Odessa. Education -- Tsar Alexander l gave him free entry to the Lycée Richelieu (Lyceum Richelowski), Odessa. Returned to Constantinople in 1831 despairing of the chaos in Greece. Entered Dimitrios Zafiropoulo’s cereal trading house, married his daughter and took over as partner. Great benefactor of Greek Communities in Constantinople and Philippoupolis. He and Stephanos Zafiropoulo founded Turkey’s most important banking and commercial company which, as Z&Z, extended to Marseilles, London, Odessa and Romania. Looked after the Constantinople headquarters for 40 years while Stepanos Zafiropoulo developed the Marseilles branch and Zarifi brothers developed other branches. Banker to his friend Prince Abdul Hamid who unexpectedly became Sultan of the Ottoman Empire when his brother went mad. Established the Ottoman Debt Company to relieve himself of the Sultan’s financial demands. The Sultan gave him 150,000 acres on the Mesopotamian River in Baghdad and as collateral for loans granted him the customs duties in many Turkish ports. George refused membership of parliament as he would have had to renounce his Greek nationality. He was a patron and benefactor on a colossal scale of innumerable Greeks and Greek institutions throughout the Ottoman Empire - his reputation was world-wide and rehearsed in The Globe (16-04-1881) and in his obituary in The New York Herald (1884).

Georges Zarifi 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.

Family/Spouse: Eleni (Dimitrios) Zafiropoulo. Eleni was born on 07 Jul 1817 in Tzoubali, Phanar, Constantinople/Istanbul Turkey; died on 18 May 1910 in Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey; was buried in Sisli, Sea of Marmara, Constantinople/Istanbul Turkey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Pericles Zarifi participated in Marseille's Greek church deliberations in 1876 & 1877 (Calapodis).

Calapodis, citing the Zarifi private archives: "Jamais Périclès Zarifi n'acheta ni n'autorisa ses enfants à acheter une propriété, une maison, de beaux bijoux, des oeuvres d'art, des valeurs mobilières mais jamais un are de terrain."

He was a witness to the marriage of Catherine Negroponte and Hector Demetri A. Economo, Paris, 21 Jun 1893.

Buried:
Cemetery 1927 register north carré 2, no. 15, 83 years old, Gambetta, entry 6251.

Pericles married Fanny (Theodore) Rodocanachi on 24 Jan 1871 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France. Fanny (daughter of Theodore (Emmanuel) Rodocanachi and Cleopatre (Georges) Zizinia) was born on 01 Sep 1849 in quartier Saint Giniez, Marseille 8e, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France; died on 29 Oct 1925 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France; was buried in St. Pierre Cemetery, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mme U. Negroponte gave 1000 francs to the committee for Asia-Minor refugees Le Gaulois [Paris], 8 Jul 1914, p. 2.

Mme Ulysse Negroponte, née Zarifi, is among those listed in "La Colonie hellénique de Paris," Le Gaulois [Paris], 2 Nov 1917, p. 2.

Birth:
Death certificate says 2 Apr 1848.

Died:
The death notice of Mme Ulysse Negropontes appeared in Le Gaulois, 9 Jun 1923, p. 2.

Buried:
Funeral at the Greek Church, 5 rue Georges-Bizet, Paris, 13 Jun 1923, 10:30 a.m.

Sophia married Ulysses (Zannis) Negroponte on 02 Jan 1864 in Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey. Ulysses (son of Zannis (Theodore) Negroponte and Catherine (Ulysses) Meimarides) was born on 19 Nov 1832 in Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey; died on 23 Mar 1914 in Avenue Victor Hugo 67, Paris 16ème, Île-de-France, France; was buried on 25 Mar 1914 in Ancien cimetière de Boulogne-sur-Seine, Val de Seine Paris 92100. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Occupation: merchant

Residence, Marseille, France: 1896, allees des Capucines 14; 1897, allees des Capucines 20.

Birth:
His birth certificate was signed by Theodore (Emmanuel) Rodocanachi, his grandfather, and Nicolas (Michel) Dromocaitis, his great uncle.

Buried:
Cemetery 1910 register north carré 10, no. 15, line entry 9314

Georges married Angélique (Andreas) Vagliano on 01 Feb 1896 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France. Angélique (daughter of Andreas (Athanasios) Vagliano and Euphrosyne (Iorgo) Melas) was born on 30 Oct 1875 in rue de l'Arsenal 23, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France; died on 25 Feb 1923 in allées Léon Gambetta 20, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France; was buried on 27 Feb 1923 in St. Pierre Cemetery, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He is also on the main Agelasto tree.

Birth:
His birth certificate was signed by his cousins, the brothers Theodore (Paul) Rodocanachi,28, merchant, cour Pierre Puget 4, and Emmanuel (Paul) Rodocanachi.

Theodore married Marie Antoinette (Ernest) Vlasto on 08 Feb 1908 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK. Marie was born on 29 Sep 1886 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; died on 09 May 1989 in Hospital Ambrose Peré, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France; was cremated on 11 May 1989 in St. Pierre Cemetery, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Residence: at DOD, allees des Capucines 20

Christened:
Her birth certificate was signed by Theodore (Paul) Rodocanachi and Constantine Zafiraifulo[?].

Birth:
DOB from birth certificate. Argenti says 11 Jul 1876, the date certificate was registered; also the date on her tomb

Her birth certificate is signed by Constantin Zafiropuolo, 46, quartier St. Loup, and Theodore Rodocanachi, 31, merchant, [place St. Feuesl] 34.

Died:
DOD from death certificate.

Buried:
grec no 4

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Travel: Mrs. Mitaranga and her infant son, 1, departed London 28 Oct 1910 for Bombay, India, aboard Persia.

Birth:
DOB from birth certificate. Argenti says 12 Aug 1883.

A signatory witness to her birth was Theodore (Paraskeva) Sechiari.

Buried:
Cemetery 1980 register pinade d'arcussie, carré 2, no. 111 (isolated), 96 years old, rue Silvabelle 23, entry 6386.

Marie married Miltiade Achille Mitaranga on 05 Nov 1908 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France. Miltiade was born on 27 Mar 1875 in Smyrna/Izmir, Turkey; died on 10 Nov 1944 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France; was buried in St. Pierre Cemetery, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Twenty beds in La Vieille-chapelle, villa 'Le Ruisselet,' were endowed by the Fondation de la Colonie Grecque de Marseille, of which Nico Zarifi was listed as an honored member, Livre d'or / de l'Assistance aux convalescents militaires, rattachée au Ministère de la guerre, XVe région, 1916, Marseille, p. 210.

Birth:
His birth certificate was signed by his grandfather Theodore Emmanuel Rodocanachi, 67, merchant, allees des Capucines 14, Marseille, and Theodore Paul Rodocanachi, 41, merchant, cours Pierre Puget 1, Marseille.

Died:
Sturdza says 1941


His estate was handled by Westminster Bank Limited, Trustee Department, 53, Threadneedle Street, E.C.2 London (London Gazette 25 Feb 1949).

Buried:
Cemetery 1940 register carré 10, north Grand Allee, no. 15, 55 years old, entry 9501

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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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Birth:


Died:

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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]

Notes:

He administered his mother's estate of £12944 17s. 2d.

Birth:
Signatory witnesses to his birth included his grandfather Pericles Zarifi and Marino Vagliano, 36, merchant, rue de l'Arsenal 23, Marseille, France.


Died:
"Non Mort pour la France; maladie contractée en service," according to Service historique de la Défense, Caen, document AC 21 P 173114.

Buried:
Cemetery 1939 register north carré 10, no. 15, 42 years old, entry 338s.

Stephane married Marie Etienne (Etienne) Eugenidi on 29 Apr 1925 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France. Marie was born in 1906; died in 1992. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buried:
Cemetery 1977 register carré 5, rg p tr=est, no. 10, 1 bd Luce, entry 301.

Fanny married Comte Paul de Demandolx on 15 Oct 1921 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France. Paul was born in 1898; died in 1997. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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On the staff at General de Gaulle's Free French HQ, London from 1940.

Buried:
Name given as Charleroux.

Fanette married Jules Henri Francois (Charles) Charles-Roux on 22 Jun 1936 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France. Jules (son of Charles Wulfran Marie Louis (Jules) Roux and Henriette Marie Magdeleine (Henri) Yvaren) was born on 4 Oct 1909 in Sorgues, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France; died on 17 Apr 1999 in Paris 16ème, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buried:
Cemetery 1988 register carré 10, grande allee, no. 15, 77 years old, cremation, entry 2833.

Hélène married Pandély (Michael) Vlasto in 11Jan 1939 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France, and was divorced on 18 Jul 1951 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France. Pandély was born on 04 Oct 1900 in boulevard Notre Dame 16, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France; died in 1974. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He also appears on the main Agelasto tree, with his descendants.

Occupation: industrialist

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

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Birth:
Signatory witnesses to her birth included her grandfather Pericles Zarifiand uncle Nicolas Pericles Zarifi.

Buried:
Cemetery 1964 register pinade d'arcussie, carré 2, no. 111 (isolated), 55 years old, entry 3993.

Argine married Pandély (Antoine) Vlasto on 05 Jun 1929 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France. Pandély (son of Antoine (Pantaléon) Vlasto and Despina (Ionnis) Scaramanga) was born on 14 Jan 1903 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France; died on 31 Oct 1949 in rue Silvabelle 23, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France; was buried on 02 Nov 1949 in St. Pierre Cemetery, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Travel: Mrs. Mitaranga and her infant son, 1, departed London 28 Oct 1910 for Bombay, India, aboard Persia.

Family/Spouse: Andrée Arnaud-Roques. Andrée was born in 1921; died in 1992. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Marguerite Caubere. Marguerite was born on 06 Mar 1923 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France; died on 11 Oct 1997 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France. [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.