EMIGRATION FROM BERBATI TO THE U.S. IN THE EARLY 20th CENTURY

Emigrants of the Mermigis Family

Members of the Mermigis Family from Berbati who emigrated to the U.S. In total five members of the Mermigis family emigrated to the U.S. between 1902 and 1909.

Mermigis Anastasios N. “Romesis” (1886-?)

1st Journey
Stated Age: 17
Arrival Date: June 17, 1902
Ship of Travel: SS Sicilia
Port of Departure:
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person in the U.S.: His cousin Panagiotis Mermigis

2^nd Journey
Stated Age: 24
Arrival Date: August 21, 1910
Ship of Travel: SS Martha Washington
Port of Departure: Patras
Final Destination: Los Angeles, CA
Contact person in the US: His brother Georgios Mermigis

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Mermigis Panagiotis K. (1882-?)

Stated Age: 20
Arrival Date: June 27, 1902
Ship of Travel: SS Georgia
Port of Departure: Patras (Greece)
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person in the US: His friend Anastasios Floros

He immigrated to the U.S. In 1920, at the age of 37 he was living in Los Angeles, where he worked as a Shoe Shiner. After that, there is no record of him.

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Mermigis Georgios M. “Kokoretsis” (1866-?)

Stated Age: 36 (Married)
Arrival Date: October 18, 1902
Ship of Travel: SS Georgia
Port of Departure: Patras (Greece)
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person in the US: His friend Dem. G. Heliotis

Eventually, he returned to live in the village.

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Mermigis Georgios M.

1^st Journey
Stated Age: 24
Arrival Date: March 17, 1903
Ship of Travel: SS Ryndam
Port of Departure: Boulogne-Sur-Mer (France)
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person in the U.S.: His uncle George Mermigis

2st Journey
Stated Age: 35
Arrival Date: May 29, 1912
Ship of Travel: SS Laura
Port of Departure: Patras
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person in the US: His nephew Nikolaos Spyrakis

Mermigis Michalis G. “Kokoretsis” (1898-?)

Stated Age: 11 or 17
Arrival Date: May 4, 1909
Ship of Travel: SS Martha Washington
Port of Departure: Patras (Greece)
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person in the U.S.: Dimitrios Coutsouris

His entry on the passenger list is a strike-through. He did not embark.

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TALES OF EMIGRATION

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