Armenian Genealogy Forum

Thanks John for posting the picture for me. The picture is of my grandfather, Armenag Chahbalian. I know very little about his life in the Ottoman Empire, except that he trained and worked as a nurse with Dr. Ussher in Van. I know also he was a Dasnack. I'd love to hear from anyone who might have in...

I would be happy to. How do I go about doing so?

Hi, I have a picture that might interest you. It's of my grandfather, Armenag Chahbalian. He’s propped up on his right side, on what looks like an Ottoman or divan couch. The barrel of a rifled musket rests in the crook of his right elbow while with his left hand he holds a long, curved sabre. I'm...

The ashes of my great-aunt Lyuci Tarkyul are buried in the Tokhmakh cemetery in Yerevan.

Hi, my grandfather was ARMENAG SHAHBAGLIAN/CHAHBALIAN, etc., from Van. I know very little about his life in Van except that he was born in 1879 and that he started training as a nurse with Dr. Ussher in 1900. He received a certificate of nursing from Dr. Ussher in 1911; in 1912, he went to Switzerla...