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Brooklyn Daily Eagle
April 5, 1946, p. 14
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Aphrodite Semetis Honored at Shower
Mrs. George P. Semetis of 300 Washington Ave. honored her sister-in-law, Miss Aphrodite Semetis, also of Brooklyn, at a shower at her home on Sunday. Miss Semetis is the fiancee of George John Doukas of Brooklyn and Patchogue. Their wedding will take place April 28 in St. Constantine's Greek Orthodox Church. Among the guests were Mrs. Aspasia Semetis, mother of the bride-elect; Mrs. Constance Doukas, mother of the bridegroom-elect; Mrs. John Gabriel, Mrs. George Cassos, Mrs. Nicholas Aridas, Mrs. Nicholas Laricos, Mrs. Chris Aridas, Mrs. George Vassar, Mrs. Nicholas Kasivardas, Mrs. Lee Kajouras, Mrs. Louis Pappas, Mrs. Harry Francis, the Misses Irene Doukas, Katherine Maras, Helen Doukas, Bertha Pappas, Harriet Semetis, Tula Vassar, Katherine Pappas, Georgia Kostakos, Mary Vassar, Mary Vichenchos, Alice Kostakos, Stella Zakas and Helen Vassar.

Marriage License

NYC Marriages 1866-1949 from MyHeritage
New York, New York City Marriages, 1866-1949
New York State Department of Health
Affidavit for License to Marry
No. 4145
State of New York, County of New York, Borough of Manhattan
Date of Marriage: NOT GIVEN
Harry Semetis
Catherine Maras

GROOM:
Full name: Harry P. Semetis
Color or race: White
Place of residence: 278 Broadway, Brooklyn 11, NY
Age: 31
Date of birth: Feb 28, 1915
Occupation: Florist Delivery
Place of birth: Brooklyn
Father: Peter Semetis
Country of birth of father: Greece
Mother Maiden Name: Aspasia Aridas
Country of birth of mother: Greece
Previous marriages: one
Former wife: Helen P. Poriotis, Living; Marriage Annulled
When and where and against whom was divorce or annulment or dissolution granted: against me, Supreme Court; Harry P. Semetis, Aug. 29, 1946, NY County
Where did you live last with each wife: 223 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn
Grounds of divorce or annulment: fraud
Where was defendant served with summons: NY City
Did defendant appear in court? No; by attorney? Yes

BRIDE:
Full name: Catherine Maras
Color or race: White
Place of residence: 501 W. 178th St., NY 33, NY
Age: 29
Date of birth: May 31, 1917
Occupation: secretary
Place of birth: Bronx, NY
Father: Peter Maras
Country of birth of father: Greece
Mother Maiden Name: Helen Nikias
Country of birth of mother: Greece
Previous marriages: none

Signed by groom and bride
Date: February 6, 1947

MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
Not included; notice that license is missing, reason: "no return of license"

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Marriage

New York City Marriages, 1866-1949
New York, New York City Marriages, 1866-1949
New York State Department of Health
Affidavit for License to Marry
No. 13266
State of New York, County of Kings, City of New York, Borough of Brooklyn
Date of Marriage: May 12, 1948
Harry P. Semetis, groom
Catherine Maras, bride

GROOM:
Full name: Harry P. Semetis
Color or race: White
Place of residence: 278 Broadway, Brooklyn 11, NY
Age: 33
Date of birth: February 25, 1915
Occupation: Chauffeur
Place of birth: Brooklyn, NY
Father: Peter Semetis
Country of birth of father: Greece
Mother Maiden Name: Aspasia Aridas
Country of birth of mother: Greece
Previous marriages: one
Full name of wife: Helen P. Poriotis, living; marriage annulled
Annulment granted against me, NY City Sup. Court, August 1946
Last residence with wife: 223 Eastern Parkway, B'klyn
Grounds of divorce or annulment: fraud
Defendant served with summons in New York
Did defendant appear in person in Court: no
Or by attorney: yes; or serve answer: yes; or file waiver: yes
I declare that no legal impediment exists as to my right to enter into the marriage state.
Signed: Harry P. Semetis
10 May 1948


BRIDE:
Full name: Catherine Maras
Color or race: White
Place of residence: 501 W. 178th Street, NY 33, NY
Age: 30
Date of birth: May 31, 1917
Occupation: home
Place of birth: Bronx, NY
Father: Peter Maras
Country of birth of father: Greece
Mother Maiden Name: Helen Nikias
Country of birth of mother: Greece
Previous marriages: none
Signed: Catherine Maras

MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
I, Rev. B. Efthimiou, Dean at the Cathedral 319 E. 74 St., New York City
in the county of N.Y. and State of New York, do hereby certify that I did on this
12 day of May in the year A.D. 1948 at 430 PM at
in the county of New York and State of New York, solemnize the rites of matrimony between
Harry P. Semetis of Brooklyn, NY
and
Catherine Maras of New York, NY
Witnesses: Nick D. Eliopoulos and Jean J. Homerides
Signed: Rev. B> Efthimiou, 319 E.74th St., NY


Accessed from MyHeritage on: December 14, 2024

Source:
New York City Marriages, 1866-1949
MyHeritage.com [online database], MyHeritage Ltd.
https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-20807-1353891/harry-p-semetis-and-catherine-maras-in-new-york-city-marriages

Death

Social Security Death Index:
Name: Catherine Semetis
SSN: 058-07-8945
Last Residence: 10461 Bronx, Bronx, New York, United States of America
Born: 31 May 1917
Last Benefit: 10461 Bronx, Bronx, New York, United States of America
Died: Nov 1984
State (Year) SSN issued: New York (Before 1951 )

Burial

Tombstone: buried in Mt. Olivet in Semetis plot Lot 7182, Section X, Grave 2. Peter & Aspasia Semetis, John & Helen Kontzias, Michael Aridas, Catherine & Harry Semetis

FindAGrave
Catherine Maras Semetis
Birth 31 May 1917
Death Nov 1984 (aged 67)
Bronx County, New York, USA
Burial
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Maspeth, Queens County, New York, USA
Plot Lot 7182, Section X, Grave 2
Memorial ID 275452208
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/275452208/catherine-semetis