Individual Details

Birth

Town Register - Anavriti, Vryseon
(digitized July 2014, trip to Greek Archives in Sparta)
husband: Nikolaos, his father: Georgios; mother: Athanasia[error – should be Vivian], born 1892 in Anavriti
wife: Eleni, father: Ioannis Gavaris
children:
            Vasiliki, born 1921
            Kanella, born 1923
            Georgios, born 1924
            Aikaterini, born 1928
            Panagiotis, born 1932
            Ioannis, born 1934

Immigration

Stratis said his father immigrated in 1946-47 after World War II. He said his father came to the US through Canada, but I found this:

New York Passenger Lists 1820-1957
S.S. City of Athens, sailing from Piraeus, arriving Port of New York on March 28 1947
Lines 9-12
Morfogen, Katherine, age 19, female, single, school girl, able to read Greek, able to write; Nationality: Greek; Race: Greek; Place of birth: Anavriti, Sparta, Greece; Immigration Visa, Passport Visa or Reentry Permit No.: NQIV11158 Sec. 4(a); issued: Athens 3/3/47; last permanent residence: Anavryti, Sparta; name and address of relative or friend in country whence alien came: sister, Morfogeni, Vassiliki, Anavryti, Sparta, Greece; final destination, NY, NYC; has ticket to destination; passage paid by father; has $50; has not been in US previously; going to join Father: Nicolas Morfogen, 254 W 14th St, NYC, NY; intent to stay permanently; intent to become citizen: yes; 5'4" tall, medium complexion, fair hair, brown eyes; scar on left side of forehead.

Morfogen, Helen, age 52, female, married, housewife, able to read Greek, able to write; Nationality: Greek; Race: Greek; Place of birth: Anavriti, Sparta, Greece; Immigration Visa, Passport Visa or Reentry Permit No.: NQIV11157 Sec. 4(a); issued: Athens 3/3/47; last permanent residence: Anavryti, Sparta; name and address of relative or friend in country whence alien came: daughter, Vassiliki Morfogeni, Anavryti, Sparta, Greece; final destination, NY, NYC; has ticket to destination; passage paid by husband; has $50; has not been in US previously; going to join husband as above Nicolas Morfogen, 254 W 14th St, NYC, NY; intent to stay permanently; intent to become citizen: yes; 5'7" tall, medium complexion, grey/brown hair, blue eyes; mole between eyes another on chin


Morfogen, Ioannis; age 16, male, single, school boy; able to read Greek, able to write; Nationality: Greek; Race: Greek; Place of birth: Anavriti, Sparta, Greece; Immigration Visa, Passport Visa or Reentry Permit No.: NQIV11160 Sec. 4(a); issued: Athens 3/3/47; last permanent residence: Anavryti, Sparta; name and address of relative or friend in country whence alien came: sister, Morfogeni, Vassiliki, Anavryti, Sparta, Greece; final destination, NY, NYC; has ticket to destination; passage paid by father; has $50; has not been in US previously; going to join Father: Nicolas Morfogen, 254 W 14th St, NYC, NY; intent to stay permanently; intent to become citizen: yes; 4'7" tall, medium complexion, brown hair, brown eyes; scar on forehead.

Morfogen, Panagioti, age 13, male, single, school boy; able to read Greek, able to write; Nationality: Greek; Race: Greek; Place of birth: Anavriti, Sparta, Greece; Immigration Visa, Passport Visa or Reentry Permit No.: NQIV11159 Sec. 4(a); issued: Athens 3/3/47; last permanent residence: Anavryti, Sparta; name and address of relative or friend in country whence alien came: sister, Morfogeni, Vassiliki, Anavryti, Sparta, Greece; final destination, NY, NYC; has ticket to destination; passage paid by father; has $50; has not been in US previously; going to join Father: Nicolas Morfogen, 254 W 14th St, NYC, NY; intent to stay permanently; intent to become citizen: yes; 5' tall, medium complexion, brown hair, brown eyes; no scars

"New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24P8-27F : 15 March 2018), Helen Morfogen, 1947; citing Immigration, New York City, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Naturalization

US Naturalization Records Index, 1794-1995
No. 6857492
Name: Morfogen, John, residing at 1754 W. 12 St. Bk.
Date of birth: Oct. 5, 1934
Date of order of admission: July 25, 1950
Date certificate issued: July 25, 1950
U.S. District Court at Brooklyn, New York
Petition No. 474480
Alien Registration No. 6635311
Source Citation
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.;Index to Naturalization Petitions of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1865-1957; Microfilm Serial: M1164; Microfilm Roll: 97

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Name: John Morfogen
Event Type: Naturalization
Event Date: 1950
Event Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Event Place (Original): U.S. District Court, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
Court: U.S. District Court, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
Birth Date: 1934
Affiliate Publication Number: M1164
Affiliate Publication Title: Index to Naturalization Petitions of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1865-1957
Affiliate Film Number: 97

Citing this Record
"New York, Eastern District Naturalization Petitions, Index, 1865-1957", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XGXH-NP6 : 13 December 2020), John Morfogen, 1950.

Obituary

Obituary John N. Morfogen, age 81, of Hicksville, NY on Thursday, February 4, 2016.The funeral will be held at 10:00 am on Monday, February 8th at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St. Paul, 110 Cathedral Ave, Hempstead, NY. Burial will be at Pinelawn Memorial Park, Pinelawn, NY, immediately following the funeral service.The family of John N. Morfogen will receive friends and relatives at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St. Paul prior to the service from 9am to 10am.
Funeral Service
10:00 am Monday, February 8, 2016
Greek Orthodox Cathedral Of St. Paul 110 Cathedral AveHempstead, New York, United States
Final Resting Place
Pinelawn Memorial Park 2030 Wellwood Ave .Pinelawn, New York, United States

https://towersfuneralhomeny.com/tribute/details/893/John-Morfogen/obituary.html#tribute-start

Death

U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current
Name: John N. Morfogen
Gender: Male
Death Age: 81
Birth Date: abt 1935
Residence Place: Hicksville, NY
Death Date: 4 Feb 2016
Burial Date: 8 Feb
Burial Place: Pinelawn, NY
Source Citation
Towers Funeral Home; Publication Place: Oceanside, New York, USA; URL: http://towersfuneralhomeny.com/tribute/details/893/John-Morfogen/obituary.html#tribute-start
Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.

Residence

Stratis Morfogen - his family lived in the Bensonville neighborhood