Individual Details

Birth

Mitroon Arrenon - Male Register
Village: Amykles (may also include Sklavachori and Machmoutbei)
Entries handwritten at the Sparta Dimarheion (Town Hall) by Carol Kostakos Petranek, July 2018. No photos permitted.

Village. Year - Line # - Surname - First Name - Father's Name - Death.
Amykles. Year: 1894 - Line #11 - Zarafonitis - Ioannis - Georgios

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Town Register (Dimotologion) of Amykles, Laconia
General Archives of Greece, Sparta Office
Digital image taken by Carol Petranek in July 2014
Date of Registration: September 18, 1955

Family #137
Zarafonitis, Georgios; father: Dimitrios; mother: Stavroula; born 1848 in Sklavachori; permanent residence: Sklavachori; occupation: farmer; Greek Orthodox; Greek citizen by birth; citizen of municipality by birth; registered in the Male Register of Amykles; removed from record September 18, 1955; reason is death; entry #73 in the year 1955.
Zarafonitis, Paraskevi; father: Georgios Kargakos; born 1853 in Sklavachori, permanent residence: Sklavachori, occupation:housework; Greek Orthodox; Greek citizen by birth; citizen of this municipality by birth; removed from record on Sept. 18, 1955 due to death on January 1, 1948; entry 73 in the year 1955.
Zarafonitis, Dimitrios; father: Georgios; mother: Paraskevi; born 1866 in Sklavachori; permanent residence: Sklavachori; occupation: Landowner; Greek Orthodox; Greek citizen by birth; citizen of municipality by birth; registered in the Male Register of Amykles #422, removed from record March 14, 1961 due to marriafge; moved into household #464; entry #16 in 1961
Zarafonitis, Euterpe, father: Georgios, mother: Paraskevi, born 1888 in Sklavachori; permanent residence: Gounari; occupation: housework; Greek Orthodox; Greek citizen by birth; citizen of municipality by birth; removed from record September 18, 1955 due to marriage; entry 73 in the year 1955.
Zarafonitis, Ioannis, father: Georgios; mother: Paraskevi; born 1894 in Sklavachori; permanent residence: Canada; occupation: landowner; Greek Orthodox; Greek citizen by birth; citizen of municipality by birth; registered in the Male Register of Amykles #584
Zarafonitis, Nikon, father: Georgios; mother: Paraskevi; born 1907 in Sklavachori; permanent residence: Sklavachori; occupation: farmer; Greek Orthodox; Greek citizen by birth; citizen of municipality by birth; registered in the Male Register of Amykles #873; removed from record September 18, 1955 due to marriage; moved into household #138; entry 73 in the year 1955.

Male Register

Mitroon Arrenon - Male Register
Village: Amykles (may also include Sklavachori and Machmoutbei)
Entries handwritten at the Sparta Dimarheion (Town Hall) by Carol Kostakos Petranek, July 2018. No photos permitted.

Village. Year - Line # - Surname - First Name - Father's Name - Death.
Amykles. Year: 1894 - Line #11 - Zarafonitis - Ioannis - Georgios

Marriage

Metropolis of Sparta, Marriage Index
Book: Sparta,1907-1921; Page: 182; Year: 1920 , Entries: 139-161
Entry #144
License Date: April 18, 1920
Marriage Date: April 19, 1920
Groom: Ioannis Zarafonitis; father: Geor., village: Sklavohori
Bride: Georgia Vlahakos; father: G. V., village: Paleopanagia
Church Name: Koimisi tis Theotokou
First marriage for both bride and groom

Image DSC_0196
Photographed at the Metropolis of Sparta in Sparta, Greece by Carol Kostakos Petranek, July 2017

Immigration

New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957
S.S. Megali Hellas, sailing from Piraeus, March 18, 1921; arriving New York April 1, 1921
in transit - on way to Canada
Line 3 - Zarafonitis, Ioannis, age 28, male, married, worker, can read and write Greek, last permanent residence Sklavohori, Greece; name and address of nearest relative in country from whence alien came: his mother, Paraskevi, Sklavohori Gr., final destination: Ont., Brandfort, R.R. 9
Line 4 - Zarafonitis, Georgia, his wife, age 26, female, married, housewife, can read and write Greek, last permanent residence Sklavohori, Greece; as above., final destination: Ont., Brandfort, R.R. 9

Citation Information
New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 , Year: 1921; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 2945; Line: 3; Page Number: 194

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Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935
Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: T-14920
New York, New York, USA 1921 April
Line 3 - Zarafonitis, Ioannis, age 28; Do You Intend to Permanently Reside in Canada? Yes; can read and write Greek; country of birth: Sparti; destination: 12 Calbern Street, Brandfort, What Was Your Occupation in the Country from which You Came? Farmer; What is Your Intended Occupation in Canada? Worker; Religious Denomination: Orthodox
Line 4 - Zarafonitis, Georgia, his wife, age 26, Do You Intend to Permanently Reside in Canada? Yes; can read and write Greek; country of birth: Sparti; destination: 12 Calbern Street, Brandfort, What Was Your Occupation in the Country from which You Came? Farmer; What is Your Intended Occupation in Canada? Worker; Religious Denomination: Orthodox

Citation Details:
Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: T-14920

Border Crossing

Canada Border Crossing
Port of Niagara Falls, New York
May 16, 1932
Zarafonitis, John accompanied by his wife, Georgia
Place of birth: Sklavohori, Sparta, Greece
Age: 37, Male, Married, White
Occupation: restaurant
Can read and write
Language: English
Race: Greece
Nationality: Canada
Last permanent residence: 56 Randolph Street, Welland, Ontario
Destination, and name and address of relative or friend to join there: friend, Charles Stavages, 4th Street, Niagara Falls, NY
Amount of money: $30
Ever arrested and deported, or excluded from admission: yes
Purpose in coming and time remaining: visit, one day
Height, 5'6:, complexion: mod, hair: dark brown; eyes: brown; distinguishing marks: none
Seaport and date of landing and name of steamship: Brooklyn, N.Y., April 5, 1921, Maygelos

Citation:
U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960
The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Manifests of Alien Arrivals at Buffalo, Lewiston, Niagara Falls, and Rochester, New York, 1902-1954; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record
Source: Ancestry.com; accessed March 12, 2020

Town Register

Town Register (Dimotologion) of Amykles, Laconia
General Archives of Greece, Sparta Office
Digital image taken by Carol Petranek in July 2014
Date of Registration: September 18, 1955

Family #137
Zarafonitis, Georgios; father: Dimitrios; mother: Stavroula; born 1848 in Sklavachori; permanent residence: Sklavachori; occupation: farmer; Greek Orthodox; Greek citizen by birth; citizen of municipality by birth; registered in the Male Register of Amykles; removed from record September 18, 1955; reason is death; entry #73 in the year 1955.
Zarafonitis, Paraskevi; father: Georgios Kargakos; born 1853 in Sklavachori, permanent residence: Sklavachori, occupation:housework; Greek Orthodox; Greek citizen by birth; citizen of this municipality by birth; removed from record on Sept. 18, 1955 due to death on January 1, 1948; entry 73 in the year 1955.
Zarafonitis, Dimitrios; father: Georgios; mother: Paraskevi; born 1866 in Sklavachori; permanent residence: Sklavachori; occupation: Landowner; Greek Orthodox; Greek citizen by birth; citizen of municipality by birth; registered in the Male Register of Amykles #422, removed from record March 14, 1961 due to marriafge; moved into household #464; entry #16 in 1961
Zarafonitis, Euterpe, father: Georgios, mother: Paraskevi, born 1888 in Sklavachori; permanent residence: Gounari; occupation: housework; Greek Orthodox; Greek citizen by birth; citizen of municipality by birth; removed from record September 18, 1955 due to marriage; entry 73 in the year 1955.
Zarafonitis, Ioannis, father: Georgios; mother: Paraskevi; born 1894 in Sklavachori; permanent residence: Canada; occupation: landowner; Greek Orthodox; Greek citizen by birth; citizen of municipality by birth; registered in the Male Register of Amykles #584
Zarafonitis, Nikon, father: Georgios; mother: Paraskevi; born 1907 in Sklavachori; permanent residence: Sklavachori; occupation: farmer; Greek Orthodox; Greek citizen by birth; citizen of municipality by birth; registered in the Male Register of Amykles #873; removed from record September 18, 1955 due to marriage; moved into household #138; entry 73 in the year 1955.

Death

Assumption that he died in Canada. According to Town Register, he was living in Canada.