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Family record
Refugees from two worlds, on Alex's side of the family. Jeannopoulos got out of Anatolia in 1922 by way of Mytilene; Lebrun and Chassaing out of Port-au-Prince in the late 1960s. Karyn's Haitian side — Lefèvre and Osias — is not yet documented here. This is a working record: facts where documents support them, family memory where they don't, open questions marked on each person's page.
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Achilles Jeannopoulos — 1930 Census (Bronx, FamilySearch Summary)
Achilles Jeannopoulos — WWII Draft Registration (NYC, 1941)
ALETHEIA newspaper — Lazaros as Director, Saint George Philadelphia closure
Aletheia newspaper — Volume I, Number 7 (September 15, 1932)
Aletheia Protocol — founding charter of the dissident Greek-American clerical faction (December 2, 1933)
Jeannopoulos
- Mary Triantafilou c.1845–c.1910
Mother of Lazaros; Alex's paternal great-great-grandmother.
- Panagiotis Jeannopoulos c.1845–c.1910 ·2 docs
Father of Lazaros; Alex's paternal great-great-grandfather.
- Lazaros Jeannopoulos 1871–1939 ·50 docs
Alex's paternal great-grandfather. Asia-Minor doctor, 1922 catastrophe refugee, NYC 1924; director of *Aletheia* newspaper through the 1932-1935 Greek-American schism.
- Eftyhia Jeannopoulos (née Karamitrou) 1874–1968 ·15 docs
Alex's paternal great-grandmother. Wife of Lazaros, mother of seven (one lost in the Mytilene refugee camp). Maiden name Karamitrou; b. Pergamos.
- Josef Jakowski 1878–?
Polish Medical Doctor in Warsaw; Alex's maternal-side great-grandfather on the Jeannopoulos line. Killed at Majdanek for helping Jewish people.
- Maria Jakowska (née Świergocka) 1890–1959
Polish-born wife of Josef Jakowski; Alex's maternal-side great-grandmother on the Jeannopoulos line. Survived the war but died before she could emigrate.
- John Jeannopoulos c.1899–? ·1 doc
The 1930 SS Saturnia passenger 'John Jeannopoulos, age 31' — most likely John Lazare himself with a falsified age, not a separate older brother.
- John Jeannopoulos 1911–2004 ·8 docs
Second of the Soma-born brothers; the runaway with Takis to Greece in 1924–25; eventually settled in the US as a physician, married Ines Valda, had daughters Eftichia and Aline. Died January 2004.
- Takis Jeannopoulos 1911–1976 ·6 docs
Constantine's older brother. American school name "Peter." Ran away to Greece with John Lazare at 13 (1924-25); eventually a NYC physician. Died 1976.
- Mary Jeannopoulos 1914–c.1990 ·3 docs
Constantine's sister — Greek **Maritsa** (Μαρίτσα), anglicized **Mary**. Married Dr. Spyridon Kritzalis; lived in Manhattan. Carrier of the Mytilene mismatched-shoes story.
- Constantine Jeannopoulos 1916–1980 ·37 docs
Alex's paternal grandfather. Cornell '37, MD Roma '41; US Army Medical Corps Captain in WWII; NYU orthopedic surgeon; ended his days in Santo Domingo.
- Alina Jeannopoulos (née Bacho) 1919–2010
Wife of Dr. Takis Jeannopoulos. Born Alina Bacho in Łuck, Poland; arrived NY 1946; with Takis owned the family bungalow at 104 Asharoken Avenue, Northport, where she died February 16, 2010 in her 90th year.
- Achilles Jeannopoulos 1920–2004 ·4 docs
Youngest Anatolia-born Jeannopoulos sibling; the only one to fully anglicize his name — to Alfred A. Johnson, the literal English of Ιωαννόπουλος.
- Sophie Jeannopoulos (née Jakowska) 1922–2005 ·10 docs
Alex's paternal grandmother. Polish-born biologist; 100+ articles, co-discoverer of Ectyonin (1959); *Precursora de la Bioética* honored by the Dominican Republic.
- Ines Jeannopoulos (née Cicchinelli) 1925–2004 ·4 docs
French Resistance survivor; Wiener Neustadt-Mauthausen liberatee 1945. Wife of John Lazare, mother of three daughters. Director at Berlitz NYC ('Madame Jean').
- Peter Jeannopoulos b. 1943 ·6 docs
Eldest child of Constantine and Sophie; husband of Mireille Lebrun; father of Alex and Christopher. Retired NYC Public School teacher; lives in Hollywood, FL.
- Claudine Boyhan (née Jeannopoulos) b. 1950 ·1 doc
John Lazare and Ines Valda's biological eldest. Born Tunis ~1950 (baptismal name Eftichia); American everyday name Claudine. Married Patrick Boyhan.
- Mya Durso (née Jeannopoulos) 1950–2002 ·2 docs
Adopted daughter of John Lazare Jeannopoulos and Ines (Agnes) Valda. Full given name Myriam, everyday Mya. Married Dominick Durso. Two children — Anthony and Aline. Died of breast cancer in 2002.
- John Jeannopoulos 1953–2026
Middle of Constantine and Sophie's three children; lawyer, former Assistant US Attorney. Alex's paternal uncle. Terminal branch — no children.
- Marie Jeannopoulos b. 1960 ·1 doc
Marie Helene "Penny" — Constantine and Sophie's youngest. Moved to Santo Domingo 1980; married Juan Medina there 1982. Living link to the family's DR years.
- Karyn Jeannopoulos b. 1970
Director of Faculty Funded Research at NYU Stern. Wife of Alex; mother of Mia.
- Alex Jeannopoulos b. 1971
Software engineer. Elder son of Peter and Mireille; sits at the Greek-Anatolian / Haitian-Caribbean diaspora junction.
- Mia Jeannopoulos b. 2009
Daughter of Alex and Karyn. High school student in Plantation, FL.
- Aline Pepe (née Jeannopoulos)
Youngest of John Lazare and Ines Valda's three daughters; Alex's first cousin once removed. Married Nick Pepe. The primary living source for John Lazare's life and the Soma-era family stories.
- Juan Medina
Painter; husband of Penny Jeannopoulos. Lives in Santo Domingo.
Lebrun
- Georges Lebrun c.1880–c.1950 ·1 doc
Father of Serge Lebrun; Alex's maternal-side great-grandfather on the Lebrun line. French father, Belgian mother.
- Claire Lebrun (née Gaetjens) c.1885–c.1955 ·2 docs
Mother of Serge Lebrun; Alex's maternal-side great-grandmother on the Lebrun line. Of the Haitian Gaetjens family, of mixed Haitian and German colonial origin.
- Leroy Chassaing c.1890–c.1960
Father of Toye Chassaing; Alex's maternal-side great-grandfather on the Chassaing line.
- Marguerite Chassaing (née Valcin) c.1895–c.1965
Mother of Toye Chassaing; Alex's maternal-side great-grandmother on the Chassaing line.
- Marie Therese Chassaing c.1930–c.2010 ·1 doc
Mother of Mireille and her seven siblings; Alex's maternal grandmother. Devoted family caregiver in Haiti; later a noted seamstress in New York.
- Cedric Lebrun 1 doc
Youngest of Serge Lebrun and Toye Chassaing's eight children; Alex's maternal uncle.
- Frantz Lebrun 1 doc
Eldest of Serge Lebrun and Toye Chassaing's eight children; Alex's maternal uncle.
- Jacque Lebrun 1 doc
Second of Serge Lebrun and Toye Chassaing's eight children; Mireille's older brother; Alex's maternal uncle.
- Mireille Jeannopoulos (née Lebrun) 2 docs
Wife of Peter Jeannopoulos; mother of Alex and Christopher. Third of Serge and Toye's eight children. Formerly UNICEF; lives in Hollywood, FL.
- Pierre Richard Lebrun
One of Mireille's seven siblings; born in Port-au-Prince. Falls between Mireille and Rene Max in birth order.
- Rene-Max Lebrun 1 doc
Fifth of Serge Lebrun and Toye Chassaing's eight children; Alex's maternal uncle.
- Sagine Lebrun 1 doc
Sixth of Serge Lebrun and Toye Chassaing's eight children; Alex's maternal aunt.
- Sandra Lebrun 1 doc
Seventh of Serge Lebrun and Toye Chassaing's eight children; contracted polio as a child and was treated in Cuba. Alex's maternal aunt.
- Serge Lebrun ?–2004 ·1 doc
Alex's maternal grandfather. Baker, shopkeeper, tire merchant in Port-au-Prince; emigrated to the US ~1968 and retired from Mellon Bank in Manhattan.
cichinelli
- Demetri Cichinelli stub c.1865–c.1925
Sicilian. Father of Achilles Cichinelli, paternal grandfather of Ines Valda Cichinelli (later Jeannopoulos). Name only. Stub.
- Achilles Cichinelli stub c.1895–c.1950
Sicilian. Father of Ines Valda Cichinelli (later Jeannopoulos). Left the family after his wife Amelda Menouti died young. Stub.
- Amelda Cichinelli (née Menouti) stub c.1900–c.1935
Mother of Ines Valda Cichinelli (later Jeannopoulos). Died in her thirties from a heart ailment, presumably sequelae of earlier rheumatic fever. Stub — surfaced 2026-05-21 via Aline.
econom
- Leonidas Econom 1926–2024 ·2 docs
New York-born Greek-American. Husband of Rhea ("Lula") Jeannopoulos for 62 years. Moved with her from New York to California in 1964 and founded Econom Tax Service in Northridge.
- Rhea Econom (née Jeannopoulos) 1926–2012 ·2 docs
Hunter College alumna; co-founder of Econom Tax Service in 1964 California. Youngest of Constantine's siblings — and the only one born American.
- Jo Ann Econom stub 1956–1995 ·1 doc
Daughter of Rhea ("Lula") and Leonidas Econom. 1956–1995.
- Cathy Econom stub
Second daughter of Rhea ("Lula") and Leonidas Econom. First cousin once removed to Alex. Stub.
- Christine Econom stub
One of Rhea ("Lula") and Leonidas Econom's daughters. First cousin once removed to Alex. Stub.
- Kim Econom stub
Youngest daughter of Rhea ("Lula") and Leonidas Econom. Succeeded her mother running the family business Econom Tax Service. First cousin once removed to Alex. Stub.
- Peter Econom stub ?–1962 ·1 doc
Childhood-loss son of Rhea ("Lula") and Leonidas Econom — died at approximately age 5. Likely the "toddler grandson" Eftyhia grieved (per Aline Pepe's 2026 memoir).
- Stephanie Econom stub
Third daughter of Rhea ("Lula") and Leonidas Econom. First cousin once removed to Alex. Stub.