Individual Details
Aphrodite or Frieda Semetis
(25 Mar 1923 - 14 Oct 1997)
Events
| Birth | 25 Mar 1923 | Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States |  | ||
| Census | 1930 | Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States |  | | |
| Residence | 1930 | Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter - Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | ||
| Census | 1940 | Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | | |
| News article | 5 Apr 1946 | News article, "Aphrodite Semetis Honored at Shower" - Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 28 Apr 1946 | Sts. Constantine & Helen Cathedral, 64 Schermerhorn St, Brooklyn, NY, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States - George John Doukas | | | |
| Death | 14 Oct 1997 | Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | | |
| Research Questions | 21 Jan 2015 | Aphrodite Semetis Honored at Shower | | ||
| Alt name | Frieda | ||||
| FamilySearch ID | L8WZ-V5X | ||||
| Residence | | ||||
| Social Security Application & Claims Index |
Families
| Spouse | George John Doukas (1913 - ) |
| Child | Constance Doukas ( - ) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Peter Harry Semetis (1880 - 1940) |
| Mother | Aspasia G. Aridas (1886 - 1986) |
| Sibling | Harriet Semetis (1914 - 2003) |
| Sibling | Harry Peter Semetis (1915 - 1999) |
| Sibling | George Peter Semetis (1918 - 2009) |
Notes
Census
1930 US CensusBrooklyn, New York
Enumeration District 24-31
Enumerated April 10, 1930
SEMETIS Family, 290 Broadway
Lines 16-21:
Simitus, Peter, head, rents, male, white, age 48, does not own a radio; married for 17 years, was not in school, cannot read or write, born in Sparta, Greece; parents born in Sparta, Greece; race: Greek; immigrated 1898; Naturalized, can speak English; occupation: waiter in restaurant
Semetis, Alice, wife, female, male, white, age 39, does not own a radio; married for 17 years, was not in school, cannot read or write, born in Sparta, Greece; parents born in Sparta, Greece; race: Greek; immigrated 1907(or 1909); Naturalized, can speak English; occupation: none
Semetis, Hariklia, daughter, female, white, age 16, single, in school, can read and write, born in NY, parents born in Sparta, Greece, no occupation
Semetis, Carol, son, male, white, age 15, single, in school, can read and write, born in NY, parents born in Sparta, Greece, no occupation
Semetis, George, son, male, white, age 11, single, in school, can read and write, born in NY, parents born in Sparta, Greece, no occupation
Semetis, Aphridite, daughter, female, white, age 7, single, in school, can read and write, born in NY, parents born in Sparta, Greece, no occupation
source: FamilySearch.org; accessed January 18, 2015
Census
1940 US CensusBrooklyn, Kings, New York
Enumeration District 24-551, enumerated April 18, 1940
278 Broadway
Lines 53-57
Simitas, Peter, head, male, white, age 60, married, not in school, highest grade of school completed - 0; born in Greece, naturalized citizen, residence in 1935: same; was at work; 40 hours; occupation: waiter in restaurant; # of weeks worked in 1939: 50; income: $1,000
Simitas, Specia (informant), wife, female, white, age 49, married, highest grade of school completed - 0; born in Greece, naturalized citizen, residence in 1935: same; engaged in housework; no occupation
Simits, Harry, son, male, white, age 25; m (crossed out); not in school; highest grade of school completed - 0; born in New York; residence in 1935: same; worked 40 hours; occupation: florist in flower shop; # of weeks worked in 1939: 25: income $800
Simitas, George, son, male, white, age 21, m (crossed out), not in school, finished 8th grade; born in New York; residence in 1935: same; engaged in school work; no occupation
Simitas, Alfredita, daughter, female, white, age 17 single, in school, finished 3rd year High School, born in New York, residence in 1935: same; worked 40 hours, occupation: costumes, suit house; worked 52 weeks in 1935; salary: $1,000
source: FamilySearch.org; accessed January 18, 2015
News article
Brooklyn Daily EagleApril 5, 1946, p. 14
bklyn.newspapers.com (Brooklyn Public Library)
URL: http://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/52894362
Accessed January 20, 2015
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
Brooklyn Eagle, Wednesday, May 1, 1946, page 16Wedding Announcement
Mrs. Aspasia P. Semetis of Brooklyn announces the marriage of her daughter, Miss Aphrodite F. Semetis, to George J. Doukas, also of Brooklyn, Sunday, in St. Constantine's Greek Church. The Rev. Demetrius Vichenchos officiated. The bride, who was given in marriage by her brother, Harry P. Semetis, wore a gown of Chantilly lace in off-white and more a mantilla of similar lace and tulle.
Death
Social Security Death IndexName: Aphrodite F. Doukas
SSN: 054-18-2862
LAST RESIDENCE: 11235 Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
BORN: 25 Mar 1923
LAST BENEFIT: 11223, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States of America
DIED: 14 Oct 1997
STATE (YEAR) SSN ISSUED: New York (Before 1951)
source: Ancestry.com, accessed January 18, 2015
Social Security Death Index
Given Name: Aphrodite
Middle Name: F
Surname: Doukas
Name Suffix:
Birth Date: 25 March 1923
Social Security Number: 054-18-2862
State: New York
Last Place of Residence: Brooklyn, Kings, New York
Previous Residence Postal Code: 11235
Event Date: 14 October 1997
Age: 74
Citing this Record:
"United States Social Security Death Index," FamilySearch.org, accessed January 18, 2015
Research Questions
Aphrodite Semetis Honored at Shower
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
April 5, 1946, page 14
bklyn.newspapers.com
accessed January 21, 2015
I have spent a couple of days trying to identify the womenwho attended this shower. The bride-to-be, Aphrodite, is my father’s firstcousin. So, I was quite surprised to see the names of my mother, hersister and their mother as this wedding took place seven months before myMom and Dad married (November 14, 1946): Katherine Pappas is my Mom, hersister is Bertha Pappas, and their mother is my yiayia, Mrs. Louis Pappas.
The rest of the guests are either relatives or friends ofthe Semetis or Doukas families:
my father’s sisters, (Georgia Kostakos who married Al Doukasand Alice Kostakos);
my father’s cousins (Frieda or Aphrodite Semetis, Fofo orMrs. George Semetis, Harriet Semetis, Aspasia Aridas Semetis).
I also identifiedMrs. Nicholas Aridas as Helen Londis;
Mrs. Chris Aridas as Katherine Caputo.
Irene and Helen Doukas are sisters and daughters of James& Bessie Doukas of Brookhaven, Long Island;
Stella Zakas is also from Brookhaven (I don’t know if she isa relative or a friend);
Mrs. Nicholas Kasivardas is the next-door neighbor ofConstance Doukas.
I could not identify the rest of the women, who may befriends or relatives of the Doukas family.
I think Mary Vichenchos is the wife of the priest who hadthis last name.
I don’t know who the Vassars’ are
Mrs. George Cassos must be Fofo’s sister-in-law ormother-in-law (Fofo Cassos)
I don’t know who Mrs. Harry Francis is.
Residence
U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1Name: Aphrodite F Doukas
BIRTH DATE: 25 Mar 1923
PHONE NUMBER: 934-3893
ADDRESS: 301 E 38th St, New York, NY, 10016-2750 (1993)
[333 E 54th St Apt 1h, New York, NY, 10022-4950]
[2815 Ocean Py 3j, Brooklyn, NY, 11235 (1993)]
source: Ancestry.com; accessed January 18, 2015
Endnotes
1. "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JKN6-YZX : accessed 19 January 2015), Aphrodite F Doukas, 14 Oct 1997; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)..
2. "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X7X6-5DL : accessed 19 January 2015), Aphridite Simitus in household of Peter Simitus, Brooklyn (Districts 0001-0250), Kings, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0031, sheet 17A, family 307, line 21, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1501; FHL microfilm 2,341,236..
3. "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQ9C-P9K : accessed 19 January 2015), Alfredita Simitas in household of Peter Simitas, Assembly District 4, Brooklyn, New York City, Kings, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 24-551, sheet 12B, family 251, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2560..
4. "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X7X6-5DL : accessed 19 January 2015), Aphridite Simitus in household of Peter Simitus, Brooklyn (Districts 0001-0250), Kings, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0031, sheet 17A, family 307, line 21, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1501; FHL microfilm 2,341,236..
5. Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Year: 1930; Census Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York; Roll: 1501; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 2341236.
6. "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQ9C-P9K : accessed 19 January 2015), Alfredita Simitas in household of Peter Simitas, Assembly District 4, Brooklyn, New York City, Kings, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 24-551, sheet 12B, family 251, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2560..
7. "Page 14 - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle at Newspapers.com." Page 14 - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle at Newspapers.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2015...
8. "Page 14 - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle at Newspapers.com." Page 14 - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle at Newspapers.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2015...
9. "Page 16 - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle at Newspapers.com." Page 16 - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle at Newspapers.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2015...
10. "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JKN6-YZX : accessed 19 January 2015), Aphrodite F Doukas, 14 Oct 1997; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)..