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by EasyForm
Sun Mar 27, 2011 12:57 pm
Forum: Find your Hyerenagits
Topic: Evereg
Replies: 16
Views: 43174

Re: Evereg

Siranoush Davitian, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and a survivor of the Genocide, died on April 17, two days after her 95th birthday in this Long Island community.She was born in Evereg in the province of Kayseri at the time of the
Ottoman Empire.
by EasyForm
Sun Mar 27, 2011 12:51 pm
Forum: Family Name Origin
Topic: the BOYAJIAN name
Replies: 16
Views: 37915

Re: the BOYAJIAN name

Armenian: patronymic from an occupational name for a painter, from Turkish boyaci ‘painter’.
by EasyForm
Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:30 pm
Forum: Find your Hyerenagits
Topic: Stanoz - Istanos (west Ankara)
Replies: 27
Views: 61262

Re: Stanoz - Istanos (west Ankara)

The oldest settlements in and around the city center of Ankara belong to the Hatti civilization which thrived during the Bronze Age. The city significantly grew in size and importance under the Phrygians starting from around 1000 BC, experiencing a large expansion following the mass migration from G...
by EasyForm
Sat Mar 26, 2011 3:56 am
Forum: First Armenians in America
Topic: Fresno Armenians
Replies: 33
Views: 52373

Re: Fresno Armenians

The Seropian's were also the first Armenians to start a business in Fresno—numerous businesses in fact. With adamant determination, the Seropians went through continued hardships, loosing business after business to building fires and poor management style. Their final, and most successful business, ...