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Timeline

A century and a half of the family record, in order. Color-coded by branch: Jeannopoulos , Lebrun , mixed or historical .

  1. 1871
    born Lazaros Jeannopoulos born in Anatolia.
    Turkey
  2. 1878
    born Josef Jakowski born in Poland — Sophie's father, the Warsaw obstetrician.
    Poland
  3. 1890
    born Maria Jakowska born in Poland — Sophie's mother.
    Poland
  4. Mar 15, 1911
    born John Jeannopoulos born in Soma. (Eftyhia later falsified records to 1913 to keep him a younger age.)
    Soma, Turkey
  5. Nov 18, 1911
    born Takis Jeannopoulos born in Soma.
    Soma, Turkey
  6. 1914
    born Mary Jeannopoulos born.
  7. Jun 21, 1916
    born Constantine Jeannopoulos born in Mytilene / Smyrna.
    Mytilene / Smyrna
  8. Jan 20, 1920
    born Achilles Jeannopoulos born in Smyrna.
    Smyrna
  9. 1922
    context Asia Minor catastrophe — Greek populations of Smyrna and the western Anatolian coast are uprooted. The Jeannopoulos children of this generation grow up as refugees, twice over.
  10. Feb 12, 1922
    born Sophie Jeannopoulos born in Warsaw.
    Warsaw, Poland
  11. Sep 7, 1922
    doc Lazaros Jeannopoulos and family are issued laissez-passer No. 5412 from Soma — the document that gets them out of Anatolia three weeks after the Smyrna fire.
    Soma, Anatolia doc Jeannopoulos family — Laissez-passer from Soma
  12. Dec 26, 1923
    doc A handwritten letter is sent from Soma to the family on their refuge year in Mytilene — one of the few surviving Anatolian-era pieces of correspondence.
    Soma → Mytilene doc Handwritten letter from Soma (December 1923)
  13. Mar 18, 1924
    move Eftyhia Jeannopoulos and the children arrive in New York on the SS Themistocles. Eftyhia is recorded as 'Eftimia' on the inspection cards; John Jeannopoulos is card #18 under the Greek name 'Ioannis'.
    Port of New York doc Jeannopoulos family — SS Themistocles Inspection Cards (Eftimia + Ioannis)
  14. Apr 23, 1924
    doc Lazaros Jeannopoulos files his Declaration of Intention in New York — the first formal step of naturalization.
    New York doc Lazaros Jeannopoulos — Declaration of Intention (Naturalization)
  15. 1925
    context The runaway-to-Greece: Takis Jeannopoulos and John Jeannopoulos, both thirteen, forge passports, tell the Greek consulate their parents are dead, and get themselves shipped back to Greece. Lazaros and Eftyhia post newspaper notices in New York and deal with a fake ransom note before arranging the boys' return. Takis returns to NY on the SS Byron the same year.
  16. 1925
    doc An opportunist sends Lazaros Jeannopoulos and Eftyhia a ransom note demanding payment for the boys' return — a piece of the runaway-year correspondence the family kept.
    New York doc Ransom note (1920s) — extortion attempt during the runaway-to-Greece
  17. 1925
    move A 'Panagiotis Jeannopoulos' arrives in New York on the SS Byron — Takis Jeannopoulos returning from the runaway-to-Greece (Takis's birth name is Panagiotis Lazare).
    New York doc Panagiotis Jeannopoulos — SS Byron Arrival 1925 (FamilySearch Summary)
  18. Oct 1, 1925
    doc Lazaros Jeannopoulos obtains a US reentry certificate in Havana, Cuba — the late-1925 leg of the year's complicated travel for the family.
    Havana, Cuba doc Havana — US Reentry Certificate (October 1925)
  19. Oct 11, 1925
    doc The Daily News of New York runs the headline 'HUNT MISSING BOYS' — 1,000 DeWitt Clinton High School students plus 'every policeman in the city' are deployed to locate the missing Jeannopoulos brothers from their home at 130 W 26th St. (The paper names them as 'John, 15, and his brother Peter' — 'Peter' almost certainly Takis/Panagiotis.)
    New York City doc Daily News — 'HUNT MISSING BOYS' (DeWitt Clinton High School)
  20. Oct 23, 1925
    doc The Greek Consulate of New York issues identification certificate No. 3640 to Takis Jeannopoulos and John Jeannopoulos in the wake of their forged-passport return, plus a separate family card.
    New York doc NYC Greek Consulate ID Certificate No. 3640
  21. 1927
    born Rhea Econom born in New York — the family's first US-born child.
    New York
  22. Sep 10, 1928
    naturalized Lazaros Jeannopoulos naturalized in New York City. His minor children — including Constantine at 12 — become US citizens automatically.
    New York City
  23. 1930
    context The 1930 US census records Lazaros Jeannopoulos, Eftyhia Jeannopoulos, and the youngest children settled in the Bronx.
  24. Jul 26, 1933
    move Takis Jeannopoulos arrives in New York on the SS Bremen — manifested US settlement after the runaway-return.
    New York doc Takis Jeannopoulos — SS Bremen Third-Class Arrival Manifest
  25. Nov 29, 1937
    doc Lazaros Jeannopoulos files a sworn affidavit in NYC — less than two years before his death.
    New York City doc Lazaros Jeannopoulos — Sworn Affidavit
  26. 1938
    move Mary Jeannopoulos arrives in New York on the SS Normandie.
    New York doc Mary Jeannopoulos — SS Normandie Arrival Manifest
  27. Jun 28, 1939
    died Lazaros Jeannopoulos dies in Manhattan, age 68.
    Manhattan, New York doc Lazaros Jeannopoulos — NYC Death Certificate No. 14380
  28. Jun 11, 1941
    marry Constantine Jeannopoulos and Sophie Jeannopoulos marry in Rome, on the eve of his crossing. They met as students at the University of Rome.
    Rome, Italy
  29. Aug 25, 1941
    move Constantine Jeannopoulos arrives in New York on the SS Excalibur from Lisbon. He takes up a post at Flower-Fifth Avenue Hospital.
    New York doc Constantine Jeannopoulos — SS Excalibur Arrival Manifest
  30. Jun 5, 1942
    move Sophie Jeannopoulos arrives in New York on the SS Serpa Pinto from Lisbon, last residence Évian-les-Bains. She rejoins Constantine.
    New York doc Sophie Jeannopoulos — SS Serpa Pinto Arrival Manifest
  31. Nov 16, 1942
    work Constantine Jeannopoulos is granted NY State medical license No. 041039.
    New York doc Constantine Jeannopoulos — NY State Medical License No. 041039
  32. 1943
    died Josef Jakowski is killed at the Majdanek concentration camp for trying to help Jewish people during the German occupation of Poland. (Year approximate within the WWII window.)
    Majdanek, Poland
  33. Sep 2, 1943
    work Constantine Jeannopoulos is accepted into the US Army Medical Corps — his wartime service track begins.
    United States doc Constantine Jeannopoulos — Army Medical Corps Acceptance Card (INS)
  34. Oct 14, 1943
    born Peter Jeannopoulos born in New York City — Constantine and Sophie's first child.
    New York City
  35. Apr 21, 1947
    naturalized Sophie Jeannopoulos naturalized in NYC — Certificate No. 6705767, issued in her married name.
    New York City
  36. 1948
    work John Jeannopoulos and Ines Jeannopoulos run a regional field hospital together in Sousse, Tunisia — North Africa, 1948–1951. Their daughter Mya (baptized Eftichia) is born in Tunis around 1949–50.
    Sousse, Tunisia
  37. 1950
    context The 1950 US Census records Constantine Jeannopoulos, Sophie Jeannopoulos, and seven-year-old Peter Jeannopoulos as a household in the Bronx.
    Bronx, New York doc Jeannopoulos household — 1950 US Census (Bronx)
  38. Nov 30, 1951
    move Ines Jeannopoulos and her infant daughter Mya Durso arrive in New York on the SS Constitution from Cannes — John Jeannopoulos's family makes the Tunisia-to-US crossing.
    New York doc Ines Valda & Eftichia Jeannopoulos — SS Constitution Arrival Manifest
  39. Apr 27, 1952
    doc Eight-year-old Peter Jeannopoulos appears in a Bronx Zoo photograph that runs in regional dailies across the country (Richmond Times-Dispatch Apr 27, Des Moines Tribune May 1).
    Bronx Zoo, New York doc Peter Jeannopoulos at the Bronx Zoo (Richmond Times-Dispatch, April 1952)
  40. Aug 1, 1953
    born John Jeannopoulos born — Constantine and Sophie's second child, the future attorney.
    New York
  41. 1959
    died Maria Jakowska dies in Poland just before her planned emigration to America — the last close relative on Sophie's Polish side.
    Poland
  42. Nov 12, 1960
    born Penny Jeannopoulos born in New York City, seventeen years after Peter — Constantine and Sophie's third child.
    New York City
  43. 1968
    move Serge Lebrun emigrates to the United States from Haiti, eventually working at Mellon Bank in Manhattan until retirement.
    Haiti → New York
  44. Jul 6, 1968
    marry Peter Jeannopoulos and Mireille Jeannopoulos marry in Queens — the Jeannopoulos and Lebrun lines join.
    Queens, New York doc Peter Jeannopoulos & Mireille Lebrun — NYC Marriage Record
  45. Apr 24, 1969
    work Columbia Record / VA Hospital listing places Constantine Jeannopoulos in orthopedics — finally resolving the longstanding question about his surgical specialty.
    New York doc Constantine Jeannopoulos — Columbia Record / VA Hospital Orthopedics
  46. Jun 28, 1970
    born Karyn Jeannopoulos born.
  47. 1971
    context Serge Lebrun and Marie Therese Chassaing buy a house at 34-38 92nd Street, Jackson Heights, jointly with Mireille and Peter — the Lebrun-Jeannopoulos household.
    Jackson Heights, Queens
  48. Jul 21, 1971
    born Alex Jeannopoulos born — first son of Peter and Mireille.
  49. 1977
    move Sophie Jeannopoulos settles permanently in Santo Domingo. Constantine joins her in the following years.
    Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  50. Nov 8, 1980
    died Constantine Jeannopoulos dies in Santo Domingo, age 64. Chronic renal failure; certifying physician Dr. Vinicio Calventi, later Vice President of the Dominican Republic.
    Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic doc Constantine Jeannopoulos — Acta de Defunción No. 31759
  51. Mar 30, 2002
    died Mya Durso dies on Staten Island — eldest of John Lazare and Ines Valda's three daughters, predeceasing both parents by two years.
    Staten Island, New York doc Mya (Eftichia) Durso — Obituary
  52. Jan 31, 2004
    died John Jeannopoulos dies — Alex's paternal great-uncle, Aline's father.
    doc John Lazare Jeannopoulos — Obituary
  53. Mar 30, 2004
    died Serge Lebrun dies (cremated). Alex's maternal grandfather.
  54. Apr 7, 2004
    died Ines Jeannopoulos dies, ten weeks after her husband John Jeannopoulos.
    doc Ines Valda Jeannopoulos — Obituary
  55. 2005
    died Sophie Jeannopoulos dies in Santo Domingo, age 83, of an aneurism — at the home of her daughter Penny.
    Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  56. Dec 27, 2009
    born Mia Jeannopoulos born — Alex and Karyn's only child.
  57. 2026
    died John Jeannopoulos dies, age approximately 73. Alex's paternal uncle.

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