Paul Stephanos (Stephanos) Galati

Notes:

Occupation: Merchant.

Residence: 1880-1912, New York City; 1910, 247 5th Ave, NYC (according to son's passport applications); DOD, 31 rue Spontini, Paris.

naturalized US citizen before 1910 (according to son's passport application)

22 Nov 1862: Paul St. Galati, 25, unmarried, born Ermoupolis, commercial clerk, swore allegiance to the Greek government at the town hall, Ermoupolis, Syros.

Paul S. Galatti is included in M. Contonpoulos' list of the 8 most influencial merchants in New York's Greek colony from 1850s - 1890s. P Galatti & Co., established 1872, is on Contopoulos' list of principal Greek commercial houses in New York City.

23 Aug 1899: Theodore P. Ralli returned to London to assume the leadership of the worldwide family company, while Anthony P. Ralli and Paul S. Galatti remained to manage the New York branch of Ralli Bros.

Listed in the Social Register of New York.

Cotton business: Paul S. Galatti was among the 12 Greek merchants maintaining membership in the New York Produce Exchange (1873). Between 1870-1910 he was a member of the New York Cotton Exchange, and on its Finance Committee in 1898. 1881-1889: involved in the Savannah [Georgia] Cotton Exchange. He was an agent for Thomas Zizinia in 1878 & 1879.

The 1860 Census for Ermoupolis, Syros, reports a household consisting of Stephanos Galati, no profession, married, male, parent; Helen St. Galati, 50, female, parent, married; with the following unmarried male children: Constantine, Lysandros, John and George, all merchants; Paul, clerk/writer; and Andreas, student; daughters Marietta, 19; Catherine, 15 [listed as married, merchant, a computer glitch?]; Mimina, 12; also, Margarita, 78, widow. The 1870 Census: Stephanos Galati, merchant, married, male, parent; wife Helen Galati, daughter of John Negroponte, 48, origin Chios with the following male children: Constantine, also married; and Lysandros, John, Paul and George, all merchants, and Andreas, no profession, all unmarried; daughters Marietta, 28, married; Catherine, 24, single; Mimina, 21, single, all origin Ermoupolis.

The 1900 US federal census for the household at 28 E. 75th St., New York, New York, headed by Paul S Galatti, 49, b. Dec 1850, Greece, married 1885, parents b. Greece, immigrated 1860, merchant; wife Angelica Galatti, 48, b. Feb 1852, Russia; father b. Turkey, mother b. Egypt, born 2 children, both living, immigrated 1884; sons John Paul Galatti, 14, b. Jan 1886; Stephan Galatti, 11, b. Aug 1888, both b. New York; 3 domestic servants.

1905 New York State census for the residence at 247 Fifth Ave., New York, includes Paul L Gallatti, 55, importer; Wife Paul C. Gallatti; son John, pupil, all citizens, b. Greece, 15 years residing USA.

1910 US Federal Census for 257 Fifth Avenue, New York, headed by Paul Galatti, 45, b. Greece, immigrated 1880, Married 20 years, parents b. Greece, merchant; wife Angeline Galatti, 35, alien, immigrated 1890, she & father b. Greece; mother b. Egypt, both English native speakers, 2/2 children living; sons John D Galatti, 19; Stephan Galatti, 17, bother b. New York, single; three servants.

Birth:
Birth/baptism registered on Syros at the town hall in 1840

Buried:
Temporary deposit to plot 14564, mortuary chapel, on 5 Aug 1914, then removed to plot 33799. He shares a burial site with Fanny Kessisoglu, who died 14-08-1917 at 'Zuydooote' (sic) near Dunkirk.

Died:
His estate of £137,671 13s. 1d. was administered by his Stephen Galatti [elder son].

Paul married Angeliki (John) Kessisoglu on 30 Aug 1884 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK. Angeliki (daughter of John (Theodore) Kessisoglu and Penelope Mistrodachi) was born in Feb 1852 in Russia; died on 20 Sep 1949 in New York, New York USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He worked for the Ralli Brothers in Calcutta, India.

J.P. Galatti is included in the list: Greek presence in India between 1900-1950 from Thacker's Directory and Greek Church archives.

Residence: at DOD Hotel Volney, 23 East 74th Street, Manhattan, New York USA

The 1900 US federal census for the household at 28 E. 75th St., New York, New York, headed by Paul S Galatti, 49, b. Dec 1850, Greece, married 1885, parents b. Greece, immigrated 1860, merchant; wife Angelica Galatti, 48, b. Feb 1852, Russia; father b. Turkey, mother b. Egypt, born 2 children, both living, immigrated 1884; sons John Paul Galatti, 14, b. Jan 1886; Stephan Galatti, 11, b. Aug 1888, both b. New York; 3 domestic servants.

1905 New York State census for the residence at 247 Fifth Ave., New York, includes Paul L Gallatti, 55, importer; Wife Paul C. Gallatti; son John, pupil, all citizens, b. Greece, 15 years residing USA.

1910 US Federal Census for 257 Fifth Avenue, New York, headed by Paul Galatti, 45, b. Greece, immigrated 1880, Married 20 years, parents b. Greece, merchant; wife Angeline Galatti, 35, alien, immigrated 1890, she & father b. Greece; mother b. Egypt, both English native speakers, 2/2 children living; sons John D Galatti, 19; Stephan Galatti, 17, bother b. New York, single; three servants.

1940 US Federal Census for 399 Park Avenue (33), New York, headed by Angelique, 68, b. Greece, widow, alien, renting; son John Gelatti, 53, single, b. New York, 1935 residence Calcutta, India, both high school graduates; and two servants.

1950 US Federal Census for 399 Park Avenue (3-B), New York headed by John P. Gelatti, 64, single, b. New York.

Name:
or Galatti

Died:
death information from UK probate

Notes:

Served continuously as a volunteer with the American Field Service in France from September1915 until May 1919 (member of Section Three in 1915). Assistant Head of the American Field Service from January 1916.

Commissioned Captain in the USA Ambulance Service in October 1917 and later promoted to Major.

He founded American Field Service, an NGO, which oversees an annual Galatti Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service: "Galatti took the helm of AFS in 1936 as Director General. During his 28 years of service, he worked tirelessly to involve ever-larger numbers of participants, families and countries. Beginning with 10 countries in 1947, the AFS family of nations had grown to include 59 countries by the time of Galatti’s death in 1964. Although he was the driving force of AFS, Galatti relied heavily on the corps of volunteers he developed over the years. Even in the early days, he knew that the success of AFS depended on substantial volunteer support." Additional biographical information is on his wiki page.



Worked briefly for Ralli Bros., London.

Residence, New York City: 1912, 27 W 77th St.; 1942, 249 East 61st St; at DOD 216 East 39th Street.

Employment, New York City: 1921, Ralli Bros., 15 William St; 1942, Jackson & Curtis, 115 Broadway.

The 1900 US federal census for the household at 28 E. 75th St., New York, New York, headed by Paul S Galatti, 49, b. Dec 1850, Greece, married 1885, parents b. Greece, immigrated 1860, merchant; wife Angelica Galatti, 48, b. Feb 1852, Russia; father b. Turkey, mother b. Egypt, born 2 children, both living, immigrated 1884; sons John Paul Galatti, 14, b. Jan 1886; Stephan Galatti, 11, b. Aug 1888, both b. New York; 3 domestic servants.

1910 US Federal Census for 257 Fifth Avenue, New York, headed by Paul Galatti, 45, b. Greece, immigrated 1880, Married 20 years, parents b. Greece, merchant; wife Angeline Galatti, 35, alien, immigrated 1890, she & father b. Greece; mother b. Egypt, both English native speakers, 2/2 children living; sons John D Galatti, 19; Stephan Galatti, 17, bother b. New York, single; three servants.

The 1940 US federal census for the household at [E] 249 61st St., New York, New York, headed by Stephen Galatti, 51, married, b. New Jersey, securites broker; son Stephen Galatti, 9, b. New York.

Christened:
God-parent: Calliope Constantinidi.

Name:
spells his name Galatti (two Ts)

Stephen married Grace Sands (Henry) Montgomery on 25 Sep 1925 in Ardsley-on-Hudson, New York USA. Grace (daughter of Henry Eglinton (Henry) Montgomery, II and Grace Sands (Andrew) Hunt) was born on 24 Jun 1898 in Rhinebeck, New York USA; died on 19 Jun 1934 in New York, New York USA; was buried on 21 Jun 1934 in Rhinebeck Cemetery, Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Notes:

He is noted in his stepmother's obituary.

Birth:
LDS public records index, 1950-1993 lists John C Galatti
b. 31 Mar 1959, address: 115 E 95th St, New York, NY, 10128-1723 (1992).

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]