IN THE EARLY 20th CENTURY
Emigrants of the Belesiotis Family
Members of the Belesiotis Family from Berbati who emigrated to the U.S. In total eight members of the Belesiotis family emigrated to the U.S. between 1902 and 1949.
In Numbers
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12%
Age 18 or younger
50%
Repatriated
25%
Circular Migrant
12%
Lost in the U.S.
Belesiotis Michalis M. “Karalis” (1881-1963)
Stated Age: 21
Arrival Date: April 6, 1902
Ship of Travel: SS Saint Louis
Port of Departure: Cherbourg (France)
Final Destination: New York, NY
Contact person in the U.S.: Demetrios Adamacos
Eventually, he returned to live in the village.
Belesiotis Georgios A. “Kalkadas” (1882-?)
1st Voyage
Stated Age: 20
Arrival Date: October 18, 1902
Ship of Travel: SS Georgia
Port of Departure: Patras (Greece)
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person in the U.S.: His friend Georgios Roumbos
2nd Voyage
Stated Age: 22
Arrival Date: June 3, 1905
Ship of Travel: SS Montreal
Port of Departure: Le Havre (France)
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person in the US: Peter Takla
Eventually, he returned to live in the village.
Belesiotis Fotis M. “Fot-Karalis” (1878-?)
Stated Age: 27
Arrival Date: June 3, 1905
Ship of Travel: SS Montreal
Port of Departure: Le Havre (France)
Final Destination: Washington
Contact person in the U.S. : His brother Michalis
He was married when he emigrated. Eventually returned to live in the village.
Belesiotis Christos A. “Kitso-Gatsi” (1886-?)
Stated Age: 20
Arrival Date: March 17, 1906
Ship of Travel: SS Weimar
Port of Departure: Naples (Italy)
Final Destination: Portland, OR
Contact person in the U.S.: His brother George
Immigrated to the U.S. In 1909 he married Sophia A. Pnevmatikou in Portland. They lived in Aberdeen, Grays Harbor, Washington.
Belesiotis Antonios A. “Kaldaras” (1889-?)
Stated Age: 20
Arrival Date: May 4, 1909
Ship of Travel: SS La Gascogne
Port of Departure: Le Havre (France)
Final Destination: Portland, OR
Contact person in the U.S.: His brother Christos
He eventually returned to the village.
Belesiotis Panagiotis A. (1894-1911)
Stated Age: 20
Arrival Date: April 4, 1911
Ship of Travel: SS Themistocles
Port of Departure: Patras (Greece)
Final Destination: Portland, Oregon
Contact person in the U.S.: His brother Christos
He died shortly after arriving in Portland.
Belesitios Christos G. “Loutsis” (1898-2001)
1st Voyage
Stated Age: Unknown
Arrival Date: c. 1912
Ship of Travel: Unknown
Port of Departure: Unknown
Final Destination: Unknown
Contact person on the US: Unknown
2nd Voyage
Stated Age: 33
Arrival Date: December 25, 1930
Ship of Travel: SS Leviathan
Port of Departure: Cherbourg (France)
Final Destination: Montesano, WA
Contact person in the U.S.: He was a U.S. citizen, returning home from Greece with his new bride.
Belesioti Fotini A. “Kalkadas” (1889-1968)
Stated Age: 61
Arrival Date: January 17, 1949
Ship of Travel: SS Laguardia
Port of Departure: Piraeus (Greece)
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person in the U.S.: –
She immigrated to the U.S. following the immigration of her husband Christos D. Zervas (Papazervas) “Tseles” in 1921 and of two of her children in 1936.
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