Stamati Dritsas

Stamati Dritsas was born in 1868 or1871 in the small village of Melisona, Evia.

In 1906 he went to the U.S.to earn some money as times were very difficult in Greece.

He also at some point Stamati worked in the mines in Belgium.  Tackys (Nov, 1996) used the word BOUKES, in Greek M∏OUKE∑.
He had sent a ceramic water pitcher to his wife, from Belgium

He then decided to go to the U.S. to find employment.
He made his way to Palermo, Italy where he boarded the SS Fancesca and set sail to the U.S.
On Nov. 1, 1906 he arrived at the port of New York.

 

SS Francesca, built in 1905 by Russell & Co. in Glasgow, Scotland. 1580 passengers from Trieste toNew-York. Later this ship sailed from Trieste to South America. In 1919 the ship was sold to the  Cosulich Line . it was dismantled in 1926. [Source: Ellis Island]

IMMIGRATION: SHIP ARRIVAL MANIFEST RESULTS

From National Archive’s Microfilm (NARA) Publication. T715 (NY Arrivals)
Roll No. 790 Volume Nos. 1786-1787 Beginning Date: Oct. 31,1906
Family History Library Microfilm No. 1397474
Aquired on Oct 1, 1998, at Phila Regional Archives [vma]
The numbers below correspond to the column headings on the manifests.
ship: SS FRANCESCA
departed: TRIESTE OCT 10, PATRAS OCT 12, PALERMO OCT 17. 1906
arrived PORT OF NY NOV 1, 1906
1. sheet no.: 42     line no.: 20 (96 is written in by hand)
2. name: DRITSAS STAMATIS
3. age: 35
4. sex: m
5. married or single: M
6. calling or occupation: COUNTRY MAN
7. able to read: NO; able to write: NO
8. nationality/citizenship: GREEK
9. race or people: GREEK
10. last residence: MARMARI, CARISTIAS
11. final destination: BOSTON, MASS.
12. ticket to final destination: YES
13. fare paid by: SELF
14. if in possession of $50, if less, how much: $40.00
15. whether ever in the usa before: NO
16. whether going to join relative/friend. full name & address: FRIEND DEMETRIOS SERELIS  39 KNEELAND * ST  BOSTON MA
17. ever in prison, alms house etc.: NO
18. whether a polygamist: NO
19. whether an anarchist: NO
20. whether entering by reason (etc) to labor in the us: NO
21. condition of health: GOOD
22. deformed or crippled, nature, length of time, cause: NO

PERSONAL DESCRIPTION

Height- feet – inches: 5’  8”
color of hair: BLACK
color of eyes: BROWN
distinguishing marks: NONE
place of birth: MARMARI

* Correct Street name gotton from Boston City Directories (1907, 1911)

 NOTES:

Francesca was a ship of the Austro American Line

Not able to read/write may have meant, not able to in English.  Pappou Stamati was self taught to read/write in Greek & learned  enough English in the USA to translate BBC broadcasts during WW2.

From the AT & T on-line Phone Book I find 4 Serelis in the US.. One is a James in MA.

Country man is noted as occupation for several passengers.  This seems to be a translation of the Greek “horiatis” a villager, one who lives in the country.

Also I was unable to locate a Kemeeld Street in today’s Boston. I’ll need to order Boston City Directories for 1906/1907 to check this out.  (This was done and I found James Serelis on KNEELAND St

I was at the Regional Archives on Tues. but to my dissapointment MA is one of the states NOT indexed for the1910 Census. So I have to do some research to find him.

He somehow found a job at the Sunnyside Mines in Utah where he worked to sometime before May 11, 1911.
He had to be back in Greece from US by, May 11, 1911, as this is 267 days before Angelos’ birth.
He returned to Greece on either the SS Patris or SS Themistoclis.  Tackys thinks is was the Themistoclis. Jul 10, 2003

He Died of a stroke on Dec 30, 1946

OBIT

Stamatios Andreas DRITSAS I

Stamatios Andreas DRITSAS I, 75, of Marmari, Karystias, Euboia, Greece, died Sunday, December 29, 1946.

Born in 1871, in Verdaioi,Melissona, Karystias, Euboia, Greece, he was the son of the late Andreas John DRITSAS formerly of Verdaioi,Melissonas, Karystias, Euboia, Greece and the late Maria (STAMATAS) formerly of Verdaioi,Melissona, Karystias, Euboia, Greece.

He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Paraskevoula (DASIOS) DRITSAS I, daughter of the late Dimitrios Angelos DASIOS Nickname Mitrángelos formerly of Marmari, Karystias, Evvia, Greece and the late Zaharoula (BANOS) formerly of Marmari, Karystias, Evia, Greece and by three sons, Andrew Stamatios and his wife Mary Margaret (O’NEILL) , Dimitrios Stamatios DRITSAS and his wife Anna (BOURNOU) of Ayios Konstandinos, Karystias, Euboia, Greece, and Angelos Stamatios DRITSAS of Ayios Konstandinos, Karystias, Euboia, Greece; two siblings, Garifalio (DRITSAS) of Verdaioi,Melissona, Karystias, Euboia, Greece, and Gregory Andreas DRITSAS of Verdaioi, Melissona, Karystias, Evia, Greece; four grandchildren, Stamatios Dimitrios DRITSAS of Marmari, Karystias, Evia, Greece, Maria (DRITSAS) Kitsa of Marmari, Karystias, Evvia, Greece, Vivian Marie Paraskevi (DRITSAS)  Phila. PA, and Stephen Andrew DRITSAS 2nd of Phila.  PA.

Here is a link to some information about the Greeks in Utah

http://historytogo.utah.gov/people/ethnic_cultures/the_peoples_of_utah/theexiledgreeks.html