Archives from the D’Andria family of Turkey

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Episcopal affidavit on the family’s origin, dated Sept. 3 1832
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Episcopal note, undated and unsigned, on the origin of the branch.
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Text of the Bougourtou “An order from Mustafa III on 8 muharrem 1177 (6/5/1763) to the kapudan pacha (great admiral) and to the Chios nahib: Following the request made by the miscreant Istafan (Stefano) and four other miscreants regarding the property they have worked in Chios since 1150 (1748), which is contested by the administrators of Piyale pacha’s evkaf (deeds), order to examine the matter in accordance with canonical law.”
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Mario’s passport as a newly graduated doctor of medicine, upon leaving Rome.
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Giuseppe d’Andria’s passport. He will take the name Joseph Marius de Andria. Curiously, his father Mario, the Spanish Consul, was not there to sign the document. He may have been in Constantinople.
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Giovanni’s tombstone – Translation
Read this, Passer-By!
Here lies Jean d’Andrea, who was born in Chios to a noble family and suffered captivity in Africa. Released for ransom, he settled in Pera and fathered blessed offspring. He lived to see his children and his children’s children. An illustrious man, both because of his honest morals and his penetrating mind. Rich in merits to the age of forty, he spent another forty-two painful years stricken with cruel paralysis, which he endured with remarkable patience. While in this state of suffering, he gave up the spirit to his fatherland, surrounded by his caring children and the tears of his loved ones – 1677. With a little bit of imagination, one can make out the – crownless – eagle on the tombstone, which tops the coat of arms used by many branches of the family.
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Location of the P. de Andria & Co warehouse on the map of insurance firms (ca. 1904).
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OCM share, listed in London and Paris.
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Marie (née Guys) de Andria and 2 of her 3 children: Marie Jeanne and Oscar, photographed in 1899.
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Helene Edwards (1872-1958), wife of Herman de Andria (1861-1939, m.1893).
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The marriage of Fred de Andria (second and last child of Herman and Helene) to Esther Donnet in 1922. Herman, the bride’s father is just behind him on the right, and Mr. Donnet behind her on the left. Presumably, Hanna Donnet and Helen Edwards are each aside their children, Helen on the left. Stephane is just over Fred and my grandfather John over Herman. I do not know anybody else, except maybe Fernado Castelli on the right in the fore-front.
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The same marriage ceremony with (Marghe)Rita de Andria (daugher of Herman and Helene) and husband Fernando Castelli who were married 1919.
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Fred de Andria and Esther Donnet.
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Herman (Ermanno) de Andria & Hanna Donnet (the mother of Esther).
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Grandparents John and Marie (nee Guys) de Andria.
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From left: Marie Jean (1896-1985), Mario Oscar (my father: 1898-1951), Stéphane Herman (1900-1972), all children of John (Giovanni) 1869-1955 & m. 1896 Augustine Marie Céline Suzanne (nee Guys) 1871-1954 de Andria.