Family Group Sheet
Family Group Sheet
NameZannis (Manoli) Chryssoveloni, 5G Grandson
Birth1805, Chios, Greece/Hellenes
Death1 May 1887, Constantinople, Turkey
MemoSturdza says 1 May 1885.
Note 1(Marakanava) Or Chrissoveloni. M-Y. Sugdury says the family changed the spelling of its name from Chryssoveloni to Chrissoveloni – unlikely at this date!
Note 2Left Chios in 1822, apparently by swimming into the sea and being picked up by a British frigate and taken to Syros.
Note 3From Syros he went to Constantinople and then in 1848 established a subsidiary in Galati/Galatz of his Constantinople company, by the name of ‘Chrissoveloni Fils - maison d'exportation et de banques’.
Note 4“Tzannis Chrysovelonis, a great grain merchant settled in Romania. Chrysovelonis, who should have been called “Exintavelonis” (loosely translated as “hingy-stingy”) was a believer in the Chios proverb that “no thriftiness should be scorned” - GZ
FlagsAvierino, Calvocoressi, Chios, Chryssoveloni, Constantinople, Greece, Prassacachi, Sevastopoulos, Turkey
Marriage1836, Constantinople, Turkey
SpouseChriséis ‘Chryssie’ Lascarakis
Birth1809, Constantinople, Turkey
Death29 Dec 1879, Constantinople, Turkey
Note 1Or Lascaraki.
FlagsConstantinople, Turkey
Children
Birth7 Mar 1854, Constantinople, Turkey
MemoSturdza says 7 Apr 1854.
Death1945, Johannesburg, South Africa
Marriage26 Nov 1885, Braïla, Romania
Divorce?
ChildrenMarie Christine (Leonidas) (1887-1976)
2 FArtemis (Zanni) Chryssoveloni, 6G Granddaughter
Birth1837, Constantinople, Turkey
Death17 Aug 1911, Constantinople, Turkey
Marriage?
Birth1838, Constantinople, Turkey
Death14 Oct 1913, Bucharest, Romania
Marriage12 May 1878, Paris, France
ChildrenHélène (Nicolas) (1885-1975)
 Christine (Nicolas) (1882-1886)
Birth12 Apr 1852, Constantinople, Turkey
MemoSturdza says 12 May 1852.
Death30 Apr 1902, Berlin, Germany
Marriage25 Mar 1881, Constantinople, Turkey
ChildrenZannis (Manoli) (1881-?)
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