Individual Details
Basil George Aridas
(16 Nov 1879 - 24 Dec 1951)
Uncle Bill was the first in the family to come to America. He was a very smart man. He was a court interpreter for all of the Greeks. (Georgia Doukas to Carol Petranek, March 6, 2016)
Basil was short, slender, and had very blue eyes which was passed down to my father and me and my brothers. (Connie Ioannidis to Carol Petranek, July 22, 2012)
Events
Families
| Spouse | Poletimi N. Adamakos (1885 - 1968) |
| Child | George Basil Aridas (1914 - 2000) |
| Child | Nicholas Basil Aridas (1916 - 2007) |
| Child | Louis Basil Aridas (1918 - 1918) |
| Child | Christie W. Aridas (1919 - 2004) |
| Child | James Aridas Sr. (1922 - 2014) |
| Father | Georgios Michail Aridas (1850 - 1912) |
| Mother | Alexandra G. Gritis (1855 - ) |
| Sibling | Giannoula or Ioanna G. Aridas (1876 - 1958) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth G. Aridas (1879 - 1937) |
| Sibling | Christos George Aridas (1880 - 1961) |
| Sibling | Panagiotis Georgios Aridas (1888 - 1959) |
| Sibling | Anastasia Aridas (1890 - ) |
| Sibling | Petros Georgios Aridas (1898 - ) |
Notes
Male Register
Mitroon Arrenon - Male RegisterGeneral State Archives of Greece, Archives of Lakonia, Sparta Office
Village: Agios Ioannis
Year - Line # - Surname - First Name - Father's Name – Village
Year: 1876 - Aridas - Vasileios - Georgios - Agios Ioannis
Death recorded: November 9, 1982
Digital photograph by Carol Kostakos Petranek, July 2017
Birth
Birth & Death from Mitroon Arrenon - Nomos Lakonias, received May 2009 from General Archives of Greece, 174 Vrasidou, Sparta 23100.Mitroon Arrenon - Male Register
General State Archives of Greece, Archives of Lakonia, Sparta Office
Village: Agios Ioannis
Year - Line # - Surname - First Name - Father's Name – Village
Year: 1876 - Aridas - Vasileios - Georgios - Agios Ioannis
Death recorded: November 9, 1982
Digital photograph by Carol Kostakos Petranek, July 2017
Birth:
1. Declaration of Intention and Petition for Naturalization lists Nov. 16, 1879-using this birthdate on our records
2. Tombstone: year 1877
3. Ellis Island ship manifest: Mar 15, 1878
4. World War II draft card: March 15, 1878
Immigration
New York Passenger Arrivals .(Ellis Island), 1892-1924 Roll 625, 10 Apr 1894-27 Apr 1894S.S. Spaardam - arrived NY Apr 23, 1894 from Rotterdam via Boulogne.
Line 245: Vasillio Aridas, male, age 15, male, shoemaker; citizen of Greece; native country: Greece; not a US citizen; location of compartment: main deck 2; number of pieces of baggage: not given; going to New York - embarked in Boulogne
Line 246: Dimitrio Cristacacos, age 14; male, no occupation, citizen of Greece; native country: Greece; not a US citizen; location of compartment: main deck 2; number of pieces of baggage: 1; going to New York - embarked in Boulogne
Line 247: Vasili Costacos; male, age 17; merchant, citizen of Greece; native country: Greece; not a US citizen; location of compartment: main deck 2; number of pieces of baggage: 1; going to New York - embarked in Boulogne
Line 248 Nicola Gavakos, age 11, male, citizen of Greece; native country: Greece; not a US citizen; location of compartment: main deck 2; number of pieces of baggage: not given; going to Brooklyn, New York - embarked in Boulogne
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JX93-TM7?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=KNYF-9QJ
Source:
Passenger lists of vessels arriving at New York, 1820-1897 ; index to passenger lists of vessels arriving in New York, 1820-1846 Passenger lists 10 Apr 1894-27 Apr 1894 (NARA Series M237, Roll 625)
Citation
"New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-G1DH-CP9?cc=1368704&wc=4FMB-78P%3A1600262338 : 25 January 2018), Roll 625, 10 Apr 1894-27 Apr 1894 > image 685 of 865; citing NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Naturalization
Vassilios Aridas (Bill Aridas)Eastern District of New York -Naturalization Results: Aridas, Vassilios; Year: 1911; Petition Vol. 26, Petition # 6272, Soundex A632 (www.italiangen.org)
Petition for Naturalization, signed December 28, 1910
Certificate # 6272
Address: 2841 West 15 Street, Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY
Occupation: Restaurant keeper
Born: November 16, 1879 in Sparta, Greece
Came to US from Bologne, France on April 23, 1894
Arrived in Port of New York on April 23, 1894
Ship: name forgotten
??Filed declaration of intention on November 1, 1904 in Brooklyn New York, US District Court of the Eastern District
Not married.
Witnesses: George Canellis, occupation: restaurant helper; residing at 2866 Stillwell[?] Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Peter Stamatakos, bartender, residing at West 8th & Surf Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
Signed and sworn Dec. 28, 1907
Source URL: http://www.fold3.com/image/23/122806753/
Declaration of Intention, No. 6740, dated November 1, 1907
Vassilios Aridas
Age: 27 years
Occupation: Restaurant-keeper
Color: white; complexion: fair, height 5'5", weight 125 pounds, hair: brown; eyes: light blue
Born in Sparta Greece on November 16, 1879
Now resides at 2841 W 15th Streeet, Coney Island
Emigrated to US from Greece via Bologne (name of vessel forgotten)
Last foreign residence wa Sparta, Greece
Arrived in New York on or about April 23, 1894
[source: http://www.fold3.com/image/23/122806750/]
Oath of Allegiance, dated April 13, 1911
Order of Court Admitting Petitioner: dated April 13, 1911.
Certificate of Naturalization Number 202396 issued April 13, 1904.
[source: http://www.fold3.com/image/23/122806759/]
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Research at National Archives, New York City, May 2007 by Carol & Gary Petranek
Digital photo numbers: DSC00951, DSC00952, DSC00950
Census
1910 Federal Census, Brooklyn, Kings, New YorkEnumeration District 1047
enumerated April 28, 1910
2841 West 15 Street
Lines 66-74
Aridas, Bacil G. Head, male, white, age 30, single; born in Greece; parents born in Greece; immigrated 1894; 1st papers filed; can speak English; occupation: waiter in hotel, can read and write; rents home
Aridas, Aspassia G., sister, female, white, age 20, single; born in Greece; parents born in Greece; immigrated 1907; can speak Greek; occupation: none; cannot read or write
Aridas, Christ G., brother, male, white, age 27, single; born in Greece; parents born in Greece; immigrated 1902; alien, can speak English; occupation: clerk in hotel, can read and write
Geroulakos, Anthony, cousin, male, white, age 28, married 3 years, no children; born in Greece; parents born in Greece; immigrated 1896; alien, can speak English; occupation: confectioner maker; can read and write
Geroulakos, Kyriacoula, cousin, female, white, age 24, married 3 years, no children, born in Greece; parents born in Greece; immigrated 1904; alien, can speak Greed; occupation: none; cannot read and write
NOTE: Living next door to Basil in the 1910 census is George A Geroulakos, age 45; wife Dimitroula, age 44, sons John G. 22 & Theodore, 20. They are listed as having 2 children; therefore, Anthony & Kryiacomba are not theirs; must be close relatives.
source: FamilySearch.org; accessed January 18, 2015
Marriage
New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940Name:Basil Aridas
Event Type:Marriage
Event Date:29 Nov 1914
Event Place:Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Gender:Male
Age:34
Marital Status:Single
Race:White
Birth Year (Estimated):1880
Birthplace:Greece
Father's Name:George
Mother's Name:Alexandra Griti
Spouse's Name:Poletimi Adamakos
Spouse's Gender:Female
Spouse's Age:24
Spouse's Marital Status:Single
Spouse's Race:White
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated):1890
Spouse's Birthplace:Greece
Spouse's Father's Name:Nicholas
Spouse's Mother's Name:Bath... Isabali
Reference ID: cn 31148 , GS Film Number: 1613996
Citing this Record
"New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," ,FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/24Q7-QJF : accessed 16 August 2015), Basil Aridas and Poletimi Adamakos, 29 Nov 1914; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,613,996.
Also in MyHeritage:
New York City Marriages, 1866-1949
https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-20807-332861/basil-aridas-and-poletine-adamakos-in-new-york-city-marriages
Basil Aridas & Poletine Adamakos
New York, New York, Marriage Indexes 1866-1937 about Basil Aridas
Name: Basil Aridas
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 29 Nov 1914
Marriage Place: Manhattan, New York, USA
Spouse: Poletime Adamato
Certificate Number: 31148
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. New York, New York, Marriage Indexes 1866-1937 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.Original data: Index to New York City Marriages, 1866-1937. Indices prepared by the Italian Genealogical Group and the German Genealogy Group, and used with permission of the New York City Department of Records/Municipal Archives.
NYC Marriage Index Book, Manhattan 1914
Groom: Aridas, Basil, #38094, Nov. 20, 1914
https://archive.org/stream/NYC_Marriage_Index_Manhattan_1914/Reclaim_The_Records_-_NYC_Marriage_Index_-_Microfilm_Roll_07_-_Manhattan_-_1914#page/n53/mode/1up
Bride: Adamakos, Polytimi #30894; Nov. 20, 1914
https://archive.org/stream/NYC_Marriage_Index_Manhattan_1914/Reclaim_The_Records_-_NYC_Marriage_Index_-_Microfilm_Roll_07_-_Manhattan_-_1914#page/n49/mode/1up
Draft Registration
U.S., WWI Civilian Draft Registrations, 1917-1918 about Basil George AridasName: Aridas, Basil George
Birth Date: 1876
Birth Place: citizen of Greece
City/County: NYC (Brooklyn)# 26
State: NY
Ethnicity: W
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. U.S., WWI Civilian Draft Registrations, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.Original data: Banks, Ray, comp.. World War I Civilian Draft Registrations
Census
1920 US CensusBrooklyn, Kings, NY
Sheet 10B, Enumeration District 48
37 Duffield Street
Lines 89-93
Aredeis, Billis, head, male, white, age 43, married; immigrated 1915; alien; can read and write; born in Greece; mother tongue Greek; parents born in Greece; can speak English; occupation: waiter in restaurant
Aredeis, Pauline, wife, female, white, age 35, married, ; immigrated 1915; alien; can read and write; born in Greece; mother tongue Greek; parents born in Greece; can speak English; occupation: none
Aredeis, George, son, male, white, age 3-3/12, single, born in New York parents born in Greece
Areideis, Nick, son, male, white, age 2-3/12, single, born in New York parents born in Greece
Areideis, Crist, son, male, white, age 5/12, single, born in New York parents born in Greece
Source: "United States Census, 1920", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJP2-QPY : Sat Mar 09 22:50:45 UTC 2024), Entry for Billis Ardeis and Pauline Ardeis, 1920. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJP2-QPY
Census
New York, State Census, 1925address: 37 Duffield Street, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
Aridas, Basil, head; white, male, age 47, born in Greece, has been in U.S. for 31 years, citizen - 1913, post office; dishwasher
Aridas, Poray, wife, white, female, age 47, born in Greece, citizen, housewife
Aridas, George, son, white, male, age 9, born in U.S., citizen, school
Aridas, Nicholas, son, white,male, age 8, born in U.S., citizen, school
Aridas, Peter, son, white,male, age 5, born in U.S., citizen, school
Aridas, James, son, white,male, age 3, born in U.S., citizen
Source Citation: New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 11; Assembly District: 01; City: Brooklyn; County: Kings; Page: 19.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. New York, State Census, 1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data: State population census schedules, 1925. Albany, New York: New York State Archives
Census
1930 US CensusBrooklyn, Kings, New York
Enumeration District 24-936; sheet 6A
Enumerated April 11, 1930
Lines 16-21
37 Duffield Street
Aridas, John, Head, rents home, does not have a radio, male, white, age 48, married; age at marriage: 25; not in school; can read and write; born in Greece; parents born in Greece; language: Greek; immigrated 1905; can speak English; occupation: owns candy store
Aridas, Mary, wife, female, white, age 46, married, age at marriage: 22, not in school; can read and write; born in Greece; parents born in Greece; language: Greek; immigrated 1905; can speak English
Aridas, Christie, son, male, white, age 10, single, not in school; can read and write, born in New York, parents born in Greece
Aridas, Nick, son, male, white, age 10, single, not in school; can read and write, born in New York, parents born in Greece
Aridas, George, son, son, male, white, age 15, single, not in school; can read and write, born in New York, parents born in Greece
Aridas, Jime, son, male, white, age 7, single, in school; can read and write, born in New York, parents born in Greece
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RCV-3D2?cc=1810731&wc=QZF7-JSQ%3A649437801%2C649437802%2C651558001%2C1589286697 : 8 December 2015), New York > Kings > Brooklyn (Districts 0751-1000) > ED 936 > image 11 of 36; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RCV-3D2?view=index : Aug 10, 2024), image 1074 of ; .
Census
1940 US CensusBrooklyn, Kings, New York
39 Duffield Street
Lines 66-70
Aridas, Basile, head, male, white, age 62, married, not in school, finished 5th grade, born in Greece, naturalization: first papers filed; lived in same house in 1935, not employed; no occupation
Aridas, Pauline, wife, female, white, age 49, married not in school, finished 0 grade, born in Greece, naturalized citizen; lived in same house in 1935, employed as cook in candy company
Aridas, Nicholas [informant], male, white age 23, single, not in school, finished 3rd year of high school, born in New York, lived in same house in 1935, employed as a dayman in a garage
Aridas, Christy, male, white, age 20, single, not in school, finished 4th year of high school, born in New York, lived in same house in 1935, employed as a delivery boy in a painting[?] company
Aridas, James, male, white, age 17, single, not in school, finished 4th year of high school, born in New York, lived in same house in 1935, employed as a pressman in an envelope company
Source: Source Citation
Year: 1940; Census Place: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02547; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 24-24
"United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ1N-NX2 : Sun Jul 30 00:36:50 UTC 2023), Entry for Basile Aridos and Pauline Aridos, 1940.Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012
Draft Registration
U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 about Basil George AridasName: Basil George Aridas
Serial # 2653
Address: 39 Duffield Street, Brooklyn, Kings, NY
Birth Date: 15 Mar 1878
Birth Place: Sparta, Greece
Residence: Kings, New York, USA
Race: White
Age: 64 years
Telephone: none
Name and Address of Person who will always know your address: John Kostakos - 292 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY
Employer's name: Unemployed
Source Citation: The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Records of the Selective Service System, 1926 - 1975; Military State: New York; ARC Number: 2555973; ARC Title: Fourth Registration Draft Cards, 04/27/1942 - 04/27/1942; Creator: Selective Service System. New York State Headquarters. (1940 - 1947); Record Group Number: 147.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Burial
Buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery with wife, Pauline. Plot Edgewood, grave 1843.FindAGrave
Basil George Aridas
Birth 1877
Agios Ioannis, Regional unit of Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece
Death 24 Dec 1951 (aged 73–74)
Bronx County, New York, USA
Burial
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Maspeth, Queens County, New York, USA
Memorial ID 275428836
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/275428836/basil_george_aridas
Death
New York, New York, Death Index, 1949-1965Name Basil Aridas
Age 73
Birth Date abt 1878
Death Date 24 Dec 1951
Death Place Bronx, New York, New York, USA
Certificate Number 24330
Source information
Title: New York, New York, Death Index, 1949-1965
Ancestry.com; accessed October 8, 2024
Passenger Ship Record - Apr 23 1894
The Spaardam - arrived NY Apr 23, 1894 from Rotterdam via Boulogne. Line 247: Costacos, Vasili age 17 would make birth year 1877; merchant, going to New York - embarked in Boulogne Line 245: Vasilliv Aridas, age 15, shoemaker; going to New York - embarked in Boulogne source: ellisisland.com; page 0679. National Archives microfilm, Series M237, Roll 625, Frame 679.NY City Marriage Records, 1829-1940
FamilySearchEndnotes
1. Mitroon Arrenon (Male Register-Greece)..
- General Archives of Greece - Mitroon Arrenon (Male Register)
- General Archives of Greece - Mitroon Arrenon (Male Register)
2. General Archives of Greece, Sparta Office.
3. NY Passenger Lists, 1820-1957.
4. World War II Draft Registration Card..
5. Petition for Naturalization..
6. Tombstone.
7. Mitroon Arrenon (Male Register-Greece).
8. Mitroon Arrenon (Male Register-Greece)..
9. Immigration - Ship Manifest.
10. NY Passenger Lists, 1820-1957..
11. NY Passenger Lists, 1820-1957..
12. "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JX93-TM7 : 30 January 2018), Vassiliv Aridas, 1894..
13. Petition for Naturalization..
14. Declaration of Intention for Naturalization..
15. NY Passenger Lists, 1820-1957..
16. "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MP14-PZJ : accessed 19 January 2015), Bacil G Aridas, Brooklyn Ward 31, Kings, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1047, sheet 23B, family 347, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,997..
17. Marriage Book, Marriage Index Book, or official courthouse marriage records.
18. "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/24Q7-QJF : accessed 16 August 2015), Basil Aridas and Poletimi Adamakos, 29 Nov 1914; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,613,996..
19. "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJP2-QPY : Sat Mar 09 22:50:45 UTC 2024), Entry for Billis Ardeis and Pauline Ardeis, 1920..
20. Census, New York State 1925, http://interactive.ancestry.com/2704/32849_b094255-00252/24069444?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3d1925NYStateCensus%26h%3d24069444%26ti%3d0%26indiv%3dtry%26gss%3dpt%26ssrc%3dpt_t35043080_p18738991107_kpidz0q3d18738991107z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgplz0q3dpid&ssrc=pt_t35043080_p18738991107_kpidz0q3d18738991107z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgplz0q3dpid&backlabel=ReturnRecord.
21. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RCV-3D2?cc=1810731&wc=QZF7-JSQ%3A649437801%2C649437802%2C651558001%2C1589286697 : 8 December 2015), New York > Kings > Brooklyn (Districts 0751-1000) > ED 936 > image 11 of 36; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002)..
22. Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02547; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 24-24.
23. "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ1N-NX2 : Sun Jul 30 00:36:50 UTC 2023), Entry for Basile Aridos and Pauline Aridos, 1940..
24. "1940 United States Federal Census for Christy Aridas." 1940 United States Federal Census for Christy Aridas. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2018.
25. "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ1N-NX2 : Sun Jul 30 00:36:50 UTC 2023), Entry for Basile Aridos and Pauline Aridos, 1940..
26. Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02547; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 24-24.
27. "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ1N-NX2 : Sun Jul 30 00:36:50 UTC 2023), Entry for Basile Aridos and Pauline Aridos, 1940..
28. Basil George Aridas Birth 1877 Agios Ioannis, Regional unit of Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece Death 24 Dec 1951 (aged 73–74) Bronx County, New York, USA Burial Mount Olivet Cemetery Maspeth, Queens County, New York, USA Memorial ID 275428836.
29. Tombstone.
30. Source information Title New York, New York, Death Index, 1949-1965 Author Ancestry.com Publisher Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Publisher date 2017 Publisher location Lehi, UT, USA.
31. Basil George Aridas Birth 1877 Agios Ioannis, Regional unit of Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece Death 24 Dec 1951 (aged 73–74) Bronx County, New York, USA Burial Mount Olivet Cemetery Maspeth, Queens County, New York, USA Memorial ID 275428836.
32. Basil George Aridas Birth 1877 Agios Ioannis, Regional unit of Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece Death 24 Dec 1951 (aged 73–74) Bronx County, New York, USA Burial Mount Olivet Cemetery Maspeth, Queens County, New York, USA Memorial ID 275428836.

