born:
November 08, 1887 Hania, Crete, Greece (Death
certificate. Age recorded as 32 yrs on daughter Kritos birth certificate,
29 yrs on son Kritas birth certificate)
death
March 09, 1961 New London, New London, Ct, USA Age
73 yrs. 4 mo. 1 day Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Cause of death: Peritonitis(fecal)
due to ruptured carcinoma of Ft colon.
burial:
March 13, 1961, Cedar Grove Cemetary, Section # 1-A, Grave # 113 NewLondon,
Ct.
Occupation:
Cook (Birth certificates - Bessie Kritos, John
Kritas)
married
May 28, 1906
Agias Triatha (Holy Trinity), Githio, Greece
Katy Kokinakos ( aka Coralia/Ralio Kokinakou)
Father: John Kokinakou Vlahioti, Greece Mother: Vasiliki Livarakos,
Greece
Ralio Kokinakou married May 26, 1906 to George
John Kritkakou, Agias Triatha (Holy Trinity) Githio, Greece. Documented
May 28, 1906. #310. Copy sent to USA Dec. 11, 1961.
Parents
of Katy: John Kokinakos b. unknown d. unknown in Vlahioti, Greece
and Vasiliki Livarakos b.
unknown d. unknown in Vlahioti, Greece
born 18
Oct 1885 Mani, Greece Naturalized Dec 19, 1944
Naturalization certificate on December 14, 1944, #6297608, Petition
# 415576, age 59 in 1944.
death
20 Oct 1972 Norwich, New London, Ct, USA Death
certificate Oct. 15, 1886; 1887 daughter Kritos birth certificate) Age
86.(possibly 85 or 87) Cause of death massive coronary. Arteriosclerosis.
Clifford E. Wilson, Norwich,
burial:
Oct. 24, 1972, Cedar Grove, New London, Ct. Byles Funeral Service, Inc.
Children
of George and Katy
The names
of George's children were written down at birth with different spellings.
The story goes that as each child was born and the nurse or other person
asked for information for the birth certificates, it was learned that
the Greek Immigrant could not spell his name using the English alphabet.
The different nurses would then write down the English equivalent of
"man from Crete", spelled differently with each child.
1. Lillian
Keretas
2. John
Kritas BIRTH: Fe. 24, 1917 New York, NY Marriage: Leanora DeAmbrosio,
Nov. 23, 1942 Occupation: Restaurant, Master Plumber
SOURCE: Birth certificate, Marriage certificate
3. Nicholas
Creata BIRTH: Oct 20, 1918, New York, NY MARRIAGE: Oct 12, 1984 to Leticia
Emilce Rojas Delgado, San Jose, Costa Rica. SOURCES:
Marriage certificate
4. Bessie
Basilikis Kritos BIRTH: Listed as Female Kritos on birth certificate.
Born at 203 E. 33 St., New York. Father George, age 32, occupation Cook,
mother Katie, age 33, housewife. Transcript recorded with date of birth
as May 8, 1920. Baptismal Greek Archdioses of North and South
America, Oct. 22,1922. Date of birth May 7, 1920. MARRIAGES:
Married Gus Constantinos Terzakos on May 8, 1937, Hoboken N.J. Divorced
on July 16, 1965, Holly Hill, Volusia, Fl. Jesse Mathas, Clerk of the
Circuit Court. In Chancery #38108D, Book 254, pg. 1883. Circuit Judge
Horace D. Riegle Married Angelo J. Ferragamo August 22, 1965, East Boston,
Mass. Sources: Birth Certificate 21481, transcript of Record of birth
May 14, 1920 #3969, J.C. Wagner, physician. Two Marriage certificates.
Lillian
Keretas born 15 Oct 1913 New York, Manhattan, NY USA (1st
generation American- parents immigrated from Greece) Source:
Certification of Birth Dept of Health, Marriage Certificate, Bronx NY
death
1993 Pennsylvania, USA
married
19 Feb 1934
in New York, Bronx, NY, USA
PETER
NICHOLAS CHECKER (Panagiotis Tsekeris)
born
27 Jan 1899 Graikou, Archadia, Greece source:
#225 Verification of birth of a son, Panagiotis Tsekeris to Nicholas
and Avyerini 1/1899 in the village of Graikou is of Greek citizenry
and orthodox faith who left Greece for America.
U.S.
Certificate of Citizenship on July 15th, 1930, age 31 yrs.
OCCUPATION:
Restaurant Proprietor
death
26 Nov 1963 New London, New London , Conn USA Age
64 yrs. Physician - Richard M. Barry M.D. Cause of death: Acute Myocardial
Infraction. 12 hrs. Arteriosclerostic. Heart disease. Diabetes Mellitus
. Autopsy.
BURIAL:
Colonel Ledyard Cemetary, Groton, Conn. Byles
MacDougal Funeral Services, Inc. November 29,1963 Certificate of Death
