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

Emigrants of the Papasotiriou Family

Members of the Papasotiriou Family from Berbati who emigrated to the U.S. In total two members of the Papasotiriou family emigrated to the U.S. between 1921 and 1933.

Papasotiriou Sotiros D. (1888-1978)

Stated Age: 34 (Married)
Arrival Date: June 25, 1921
Ship of Travel: SS Acropolis
Port of Departure: Piraeus (Greece)
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person in the U.S.: His cousin Nikolaos Spyrakis
 
He immigrated to the U.S. and was naturalized in 1930. His family stayed in Berbati with the exception of his son Demetrios, who followed him in 1933. Eventually, he returned to the village.

Papasotiriou Demetrios S. “Boutos” (1914-1990)

Stated Age: 19
Arrival Date: October 8, 1933
Ship of Travel: SS Byron
Port of Departure: Piraeus (Greece)
Final Destination: Chicago, IL
Contact person in the U.S.: His father Sotiris Papasotiriou
 
He immigrated to the U.S. and lived in Chicago. He married Eleni G. Sourlis and had one son.

TALES OF EMIGRATION

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