Emigrants of the Goritsas Family
Members of the Goritsas Family from Berbati who emigrated to the U.S. In total three members of the Goritsas family emigrated to the U.S. between 1902 and 1909.
Goritsas Theodoros G. “Tzarimas” (1879-?)
Stated Age: 23
Arrival Date: March 31, 1902
Ship of Travel: SS Rotterdam
Port of Departure: Bouloge-Sur-Mer (France)
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person in the U.S.: His friend John Stefanou
Eventually, he returned to live in the village.
Goritsas Grigorios V. (1887-1979)
1st Voyage
Stated Age: 17
Arrival Date: March 17, 1903
Ship o Travel: SS Ryndam
Port of Departure: Boulogne-Sur-Mer (France)
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person in the U.S.: His cousin Theodoros Goritsas
Immigrated to the U.S. Lived in Portland. He was married to Eleni I. Sotiriou from Berbati, who immigrated to the U.S. in 1922. They had two children.
2nd Voyage
Stated Age: 68
Arrival Date: June 15th 1955
Ship of Travel: T.S.S. Olympia
Port of Departure: Piraeus (Greece)
Final Destination: N/K
Listed as Grigorios V. Goritsan. He was travelling together with his wife Helen Goritsan.
Goritsas Georgios V. (1893-1975)
Stated Age: 18
Arrival Date: May 4, 1909
Ship of Travel: Martha Washington
Port of Departure: Patras (Greece)
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person in the U.S.: His uncle John Spyrakis
He immigrated to the U.S. and lived in Portland. He was married to Konstantina Davis and had three children.
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