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31 born in Greece - New York, Spanish-American War Military and Naval Service Records, 1898-1902

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Ancestry.com has a database titled NEW YORK, SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR MILITARY AND NAVAL SERVICE RECORDS, 1898-1902 .  There are 31 men, born in Greece, who are in these records.  You will have the ability to print a copy of the actual record. If you do not have a subscription to Ancestry.com, most public libraries offer FREE access. RECORD DESCRIPTION This database contains index cards listing details extracted from federal military service records for New York soldiers during the Spanish-American War, Philippine-American War, and the “Boxer Rebellion” in China. They were created by the New York Adjutant General through the Bureau of War Records, and are organized into subseries for U.S. Army officers, U.S. Navy, U.S. Enlisted Army, and U.S. Marine Corps. Details on the cards can include: soldier's name rank, company, and regiment at enlistment enlistment date and place residence at time of enlistment names of organizations served in ranks held during servic...

554 people born in Greece - South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1943

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FamilySearch.org has a FREE database titled SOUTH CAROLINA DEATHS, 1915-1943 .  There are 554 people on these death certificates who are listed as being born in Greece .  You will able to view and print a copy of the actual certificate. RECORD DESCRIPTION from FamilySearch.org Records from 1915-1943 were acquired from South Carolina Department of Archives and History. The collection consists of a name index and images of South Carolina death records. Original records were created by South Carolina Department of Health. Records are arranged by year and alphabetically by locality. The trend of keeping state-wide death records throughout the United States expanded in the early 20th century after Congress passed a resolution in 1901 asking each state to gather information about births and deaths on a statewide basis. Because Congress did not fund it, it took several more years before it happened in every state. Death certificates were usually filled out by a ...

Documentary on Istanbul's Largest Greek Cemetery

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DOCUMENTARY ON ISTANBUL'S LARGEST GREEK CEMETERY by Ioanna Zikakou Published November 21, 2014 on the GreekReporter.com - Europe A documentary on ÅžÄ°ÅŸlİ Greek Orthodox Cemetery, the largest Greek Orthodox cemetery in Istanbul, will be screened for the first time at Lütfi Kırdar International Convention and Congress Center on Friday, November 21.  The event is organized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate, in collaboration with BeyoÄŸlu Greek Society. The documentary, entitled “Those who Depart this World, Die Only when Forgotten” (“Bu Dünyadan Göçenler, Yalnız Unutulduklarında Ölürler”), is directed by Angeliki Aristomenopoulou, written by Nikos Mihailidis and narrated by Sia Kosioni, while the music was composed by Mimis Plessas. Many Greek and Turkish historians, such as Vlasis Agtzidis, Dimitris Frangopoulos, Elena Papageorgiou, Professor Ayhan Aktar of Bilgi University, as well as Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, appear in the documentary. . . ...

319 Born in Greece - British Columbia, Canada Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932

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FamilySearch.org has a FREE database titled BRITISH COLUMBIA MARRIAGE REGISTRATIONS, 1859-1932 .   There are 319 people listed with Greece as their place of birth .  You will be able to view and print the actual registration form. RECORD CONTENT Marriage records usually contain the following information: Names of bride and groom Ages of bride and groom Residences when married Places of birth Marital status Names of parents (father’s name only in most pre-confederation records) Names of witnesses and their residences Date and place of marriage Religious denominations of bride and groom Name of person performing the marriage Whether marriage was by license or by banns

Village of ATSICHOLOS, Municipality of Gortynos, Region of Gortynias (or Gortynos), Greece - FREE Translation of 1865 General Election List

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The digital collections of the Greek State Archives offer a wealth of information to those of us interested in Greek genealogy.  As part of their online collection is the "Election Material From the Collection of Vlachoyiannis" .  This includes "General Election Lists" for each Municipality; recorded by community (city, village, settlement, etc.). You can view a scanned copy of each list, printed in the Greek language.  This is a GREAT resource, but very difficult to navigate for those who do not read Greek.  Each row includes:  Line # -  Given Name, Surname - Father's Name -  Age - Occupation. I have translated these pages and made them available in both Greek and English, doing my best to transcribe the information accurately.  I would always recommend viewing the original scanned copies (link below).    - To the best of my knowledge, these lists include all Males who were eligible to vote...