Individual Details
Peter Harry Semetis
(15 Feb 1880 - 17 Dec 1940)
Email from Peter Semetis to Carol Petranek, January 29, 2010: Arrived United States late 1890's Enlisted United States Army fought the Spanish American War. The Spanish-American War was fought between the United States and Spain from April 21 to December 10, 1898
Email from Peter Semetis to Carol Petranek, January 27, 2010: My Grandfather owned and operated a large seafood restaurant next to the Brooklyn Navy Yard till his sudden death in 1940.
Grandson Peter Harry Semetis to Carol Kostakos Petranek, December 1, 2024: Boy we need to get together when you come down [to South Carolina], You will love the story how GrandPa Peter got arrested twice, once working at Coney Island, and working at His and Uncle Mike's Sea Food restaurant at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Events
| Birth | 15 Feb 1880 | Sparta, Lakonia, Greece |  | ||
| Immigration | 1896 |  | |||
| Naturalization | 12 Oct 1903 | Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States | | ||
| Census | 1910 | Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1910 | 325 Plane, Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1911 | 325 Plane, Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1913 | 325 Plane, Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 25 Feb 1913 | Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - Aspasia G. Aridas | | | |
| Residence | 1914 | Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States | | ||
| Census | 1915 | Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | | |
| Military | 12 Sep 1918 | Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | | |
| Census | 1920 | 201 Sand Street, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | | |
| Census | 1930 | 290 Broadway, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1930 | Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | |||
| Residence | 1935 | New York, New York, United States | |||
| Burial | 1940 | Mount Olivet Cemetery, Maspeth, Queens, New York, United States | | | |
| Census | 1940 | 278 Broadway, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1940 | New York City, Brooklyn, Assembly District 4, Kings, New York | |||
| Death | 17 Dec 1940 | 276 Broadway, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | | |
| FamilySearch ID | M4MD-664 | ||||
| Occupation | restaurant owner - Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | |||
| Military | Spanish American War | | |||
| Social Security Application & Claims Index | |
Families
| Spouse | Aspasia G. Aridas (1886 - 1986) |
| Child | Harriet Semetis (1914 - 2003) |
| Child | Harry Peter Semetis (1915 - 1999) |
| Child | George Peter Semetis (1918 - 2009) |
| Child | Aphrodite or Frieda Semetis (1923 - 1997) |
| Father | Haralampros Georgios Simitakos (1835 - ) |
| Mother | Hariklia Smyrlitsa (1843 - ) |
| Sibling | Constantinos Simitakos (1867 - ) |
| Sibling | Nikolaos Haralampros Simitakos (1871 - ) |
| Sibling | John Harry Simitis (1877 - ) |
| Sibling | Anna Simitakos (1882 - ) |
Notes
Immigration
The 1910 Census gives immigration year as 1896Naturalization
US Naturalization Records, New England, 1791-1906Name Peter Simitis
Birth 1879, Greece
Naturalization 1903, Massachusetts
Language English
Gender Male
Source
NARA Publication Title Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906
NARA Publication M1299
NARA Roll 110
Record Group 11-0563; 2011-12-14 09:50:53;
Source:
US Naturalization Records, New England, 1791-1906
MyHeritage.com [online database], MyHeritage Ltd.
https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10694-589412/peter-simitis-in-us-naturalization-records-new-england
Peter Simitis
Census
1910 CensusNewark, Essex, New Jersey
E.D. 11; Sheet 8B; Newark Ward 2
325-27 Plane Street
This is a boarding house
Line 51: Simitus, John H., head, male, white, age 31, married for 3 years; born in Greece; parents born in Greece; immigrated in 1891; naturalized citizen; able to speak English; occupation: keeper in hotel; can read and write
Line 61: Simitus, Olive, wife,female, white, age 24, married for 3 years; children born: 1, children living 1, born in New Jersey; parents born in New Jersey; can speak English; can read and write
Line 62: Simitus, Helen, female, white, age 1, born in New Jersey, father born in Greece; mother born in New Jersey
Line 52: Simitus, Peter H., brother, male, white, age 28, single, born in Greece; parents born in Greece; immigrated in 1896; naturalized citizen; able to speak English; occupation: waiter in restaurant; can read and write
Source Citation
Year: 1910; Census Place: Newark Ward 2, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: T624_876; Page: 8b; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 1374889. Accessed from Ancestry.com on December 9, 2024. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7884/images/31111_4330864-00415
Residence
US City Directories, 1822-1995Newark, New Jersey
Simitis, John, restaurant, 325 Plane
Simitis, Peter, waiter, 325 Plane
Residence
1911 City DirectoryNewark, NJ
Simitis, Peter, 325 Plane
Residence
1913 City DirectoryNewark, NJ
Simitis, Peter, 325 Plane
Marriage
New York City Marriage License Index 1908-1972Marriage 1913
Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Marriage license Feb 25 1913
Groom Peter Simites
Bride Asposia G Areda
License #4733
Groom volume 3
Bride volume 3
Source: MyHeritage, accessed April 8, 2024
Residence
1914 City DirectoryNewark, NJ
Simitis, Peter, 325 Plane
Census
New York State Census, 1915Brooklyn, Kings, New York Block 4, Election District 3, Ward X, Assembly District 2
June 1, 1915
154 Jay Street
Lines 25-30:
Simtes, [Semetis] Peter, Head, white, male, age 34, born in Greece, # of years in US; 18, Citizen; occupation: restaurant
Simteis, Aspasia, head (crossed out) white, male, age 35, born in Greece; # of years in US: 2; alien; occupation: waiter
Simteis, Harry, wife (crossed out) white, female, age 126 days, born in U.S. citizen
Simteis, Benngue [Harriet], daughter, white, female, age 2, born in U.S., # of years in U.S.: 2, citizen
Aridas, Peter, brother in law, white, male, age 24, born in Greece; # of years in U.S.: 17, alien
Aridas, Mary, sister, white, female, age 21, born in Greece, # of years in U.S.: 2; alien
Source Citation New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1915; Election District: 03; Assembly District: 02; City: New York;County: Kings; Page: 16DescriptionDistrict : A·D· 02 E·D· 03Source InformationAncestry.com. New York, State Census, 1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data: State population census schedules, 1915. Albany, New York: New York State Archives.
Military
World War I Draft Registration CardSerial #: 2034
Order No. 358
1. Peter - Simites
2. Home address: 201 Sands Street, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
3. Age: 38
4. Date of Birth: February 15, 1880
5. Race: white
11. Naturalized Citizen
16. Present Occupation: restaurant
17. Employer's name: self
18. Place of employment or business: 201 Sands Street, Brooklyn, Kings, NY
19. Nearest relative: wife: Aspasea Simites, 201 Sands St., Brooklyn, Kings, NY
signed: Peter Simites
Medium build; slender; brown eyes, brown hair; no physical disqualifications.
Dated: Sept. 12, 1918
source: Ancestry.com; accessed January 18, 2015
Census
1920 US Census, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, E.D. 56201 Sand Street
Simites, Peter, head, male, white, age 39, married, immigrated (can't read); naturalized 1903; can read and write, born in Greece, parents born in Greece, speaks English; proprietor, restaurant
Simites, Aspasia, wife, female, white, age 27, married, imigrated 1906; naturalized, cannot read or write; born in Greece, parents born in Greece
Simites, Hariklia, daughter, female, white, age 5, single, born in New York, parents born in Greece
Simites, Harry, son, male, white, age 4, single, born in New York, parents born in Greece
Simites, George, son, male, white, age 1-6/12; single, born in New York, parents born in Greece
Source CitationYear: 1920; Census Place: Brooklyn Assembly District 1, Kings, New York;Roll: T625_1144; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 56; Image: 1089DescriptionEnumeration District : 0056; Description: Brooklyn, Assembly District 1, Tract 23 (part) bounded by Prospect, Navy, Sands, BridgeSource InformationAncestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City).
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
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. Tombstone shows Aspasia's birth year as 1890.FindAGrave
Peter Semetis
Birth 1881
Greece
Death 17 Dec 1940 (aged 58–59)
Burial
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Maspeth, Queens County, New York, USA
Memorial ID 197066188
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197066188/peter-semetis
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
Death
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Peter Semetis New York, New York City Municipal Deaths
Name Peter Semetis
Event Type Death
Event Date 17 Dec 1940
Event Place Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Address 276 Broadway
Residence Place Brooklyn, New York City, Kings, New York
Gender Male
Age 59
Marital Status Married
Race White
Occupation Retired
Birth Year (Estimated)1881
Birthplace Greece
Burial Date 19 Dec 1940
Cemetery Mount Olivet Cemetery
Father's Name Harry
Father's Birthplace Greece
Mother's Name Hareclia Pappas
Mother's Birthplace Greece
Spouse's Name Aspasia
Cause of death: jumped from 4th story window
Citing this Record
"New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WPG-4YC : 20 March 2015), Peter Semetis, 17 Dec 1940; citing Death, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 2,132,822.
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Index to Death Certificates, 1862-1948
Name Peter Semetis
Gender Male
Race White
Marital Status Married
Age 59
Birth Date abt 1881
Birth Place Greece
Residence Street Address 278 Broadway
Residence Place New York
Years in US 45 Years
Death Date 17 Dec 1940
Death Street Address 278 Broadway
Death Place New York City, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Burial Date 19 Dec 1940
Burial Place Mount Olivet Cemetery
Occupation Retired
Father's Birth Place Greece
Mother's Birth Place Greece
Father
Harry Semetis
Mother
Hareclia Semetis
Spouse
Aspasia Semetis
Informant Aspasia Senetis
Informant Gender Female
Informant Relationship Wife
Executor Aspasia Semetis
Executor Relationship Wife
Certificate Number 24914
Source Citation
New York City Department of Records & Information Services; New York City, New York; New York City Death Certificates; Borough: Brooklyn; Year: 1940. Accessed from Ancestry.com on December 9, 2024
New York, NY Death Index
NAME: Peter Semetis
BIRTH YEAR: abt 1881
AGE: 59
DEATH DATE: 17 Dec 1940
DEATH PLACE: Kings, New York, USA
CERTIFICATE NUMBER: 24914
source: Ancestry.com; accessed January 18, 2015
Occupation
Email from Peter Semetis to Carol Petranek, January 27, 2010: My Grandfather owned and operated a large seafood resturant next to the Brooklyn Navy Yard till his sudden death in 1940.Military
Email from Peter Semetis to Carol Petranek, January 29, 2010: Arrived United States late 1890's Enlisted United States Army fought the Spanish American War.(Note: Carol Petranek - I could not find a military record for him in the Spanish American War, January 18, 2015)
Social Security Application & Claims Index
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007Name: Peter Semetis
Gender: Male
Spouse: Aspasia Aridas
Child: Aphrodite Frieda Semetis
Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
Endnotes
1. "Ancestry.com - U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918." Ancestry.com - U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Jan. 2015...
2. "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQ9C-P9F : accessed 18 January 2015), 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..
3. "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X7X6-5DN : accessed 18 January 2015), Peter Simitus, Brooklyn (Districts 0001-0250), Kings, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0031, sheet 17A, family 307, line 16, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1501; FHL microfilm 2,341,236..
4. Accessed from MyHeritage.com URL: https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10459-283560/peter-simites-and-asposia-g-areda-in-new-york-city-marriage-license-index?s=210681471&indId=individual-210681471-10000092.
5. "New York, U.S., State Census, 1915 for Berrigan Simties." Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2703/images/32848_B094147-00071?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 16 Dec. 2020..
6. "Ancestry.com - U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918." Ancestry.com - U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Jan. 2015...
7. 1920 Federal Census, http://interactive.ancestry.com/6061/4313492-01089/32058190?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3d1920usfedcen%26h%3d32058190%26ti%3d0%26indiv%3dtry%26gss%3dpt%26ssrc%3dpt_t35043080_p18738991027_kpidz0q3d18738991027z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgplz0q3dpid&ssrc=pt_t35043080_p18738991027_kpidz0q3d18738991027z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgplz0q3dpid&backlabel=ReturnRecord.
8. "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X7X6-5DN : accessed 18 January 2015), Peter Simitus, Brooklyn (Districts 0001-0250), Kings, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0031, sheet 17A, family 307, line 16, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1501; FHL microfilm 2,341,236..
9. Tombstone.
10. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7JWF-SX3Z : 13 March 2019), null, ; Burial, Maspeth, Queens, New York, United States of America, Mount Olivet Cemetery; citing record ID 197066188, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com..
11. "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQ9C-P9F : accessed 18 January 2015), 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..
12. " Peter Semetis in the New York, New York, Death Index, 1862-1948 ." Peter Semetis in the New York, New York, Death Index, 1862-1948 . N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Jan. 2015...
13. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7JWF-SX3Z : 13 March 2019), null, ; Burial, Maspeth, Queens, New York, United States of America, Mount Olivet Cemetery; citing record ID 197066188, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com..