Family Group Sheet
Family Group Sheet
NameMatthew (Zannis) Calvocoressi, 6C6R
Birth10 Apr 1799, Chios, Greece/Hellenes
Death5 Mar 1891, Constantinople, Turkey
OccupationMerchant of Chios.
Note 1(Muzzala) According to David Calvocoressi and his father Peter, Matthew was briefly taken into slavery and was either redeemed or escaped following the Massacres of Chios. Argenti records his mother as Angerou (no surname).
Note 2According to Matthew, recorded by his grandson Pantias (John) Calvocoressi some 60 years later, Matthew was about 15 years old in 1822 and referred to a half-brother Pandely and younger siblings: Mavroudi, Zambelou, Zorzis and Argentou.
Note 4Matthew often used to tell his family the story of his experiences at the time of the massacre. These were first recorded on paper by his grandson Pandia c.1950...
Note 5... They have now been incorporated in full by Maria Christina Chatziioannou (Athens 2022) 'Sti Dini tis Khiakis Katastrophis (1822)'.
Flags CALRel, Hellenic, +1822, Calvocoressi, Mavrogordato, Petrocochino, Scanavi
MotherBattou [Calvocoressi] (?-1853)
Marriage10 Nov 1841, Chapel of Our Saviour, Finsbury Circus, City of London, England
SpouseArghyro (Zannis) Rodocanachi, 2C5R
Birth? , Chios, Greece/Hellenes
Death13 Apr 1891, Constantinople, Turkey
Note 1(Merele) Catsiyannis says she spent most of her married life in Constantinople.
Marr. WitnessStephen and Maria S. Franghiadi.
Flags CALRel, Hellenic, Cantacuzene, Coressi, Giustiniani Pi, Mavrogordato, Maximo, Negroponte, Rodocanachi
FatherZannis (Matthew) Rodocanachi (1775-<1831)
Children
Birth19 Nov 1842, Manchester, England
Death22 Jun 1843, Chapel of Our Saviour, Finsbury Circus, City of London, England
Birth30 Nov 1843
Birth28 Aug 1846, Constantinople, Turkey
Death21 Feb 1919, Constantinople, Turkey
SpouseArghyro (Pandia) Sechiari , 4C4R (1847-1932)
Marriage23 Mar 1871, Athens, Greece/Hellenes
ChildrenMatthew John (John) (1873-1939)
 Pantias John (John) (1874-1965)
 Hypatia (John) (1876-1939)
 George John (John) (1880-1937)
 Stephen (John) (1882-1966)
Birth31 Jul 1848, Constantinople, Turkey
Death1875, Liverpool, England
MemoArgenti’s date of 21 Jul 1876 must be wrong. Sturdza says 1879.
Burial21 Jul 1875, Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool, England
SpouseTheodore (Zannis) Ralli , 3C4R (1841-1904)
Marriage14 Feb 1869, Constantinople, Turkey
Married MemoAnother source says 14-11-1869. Ralli family tree says 1878.
ChildrenCornelia (Theodore) (1870-1903)
 Arghyro (Theodore) (1871-1913)
Birth19 Aug 1851, Constantinople, Turkey
Death18 Feb 1930, Athens, Greece/Hellenes
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