Efstratios Ariges

I had the opportunity to attend the Aregis Family Reunion here in Nashville, TN and 
it was incredible. I got to meet Aunts & Uncles I had not seen in 35 years, along with Aunts & 
Uncles I don't remember ever meeting. Also found out two (Simone and Danny) actually 
live here in the Nashville area. I cannot thank Harold, Ann, and Chip for finding me 
through my web site and rekindling long lost relationships. I was able to meet:

Aunt Simone (Aregis) Mitchell
Her son Jimmy Mitchell and wife Cami
Aunt Ann (Aregis & Uncle Harold Smith
Aunt Jean (Aregis) & Uncle Paul Colby
Cousins Debby & PJ (children of Aunt Jean)
Uncle Louis Aregis
Aunt Bella (Aregis) Bewley
Uncle Danny Aregis and his wife Dee and their daughter Dannie

Father: James Arigis or Jim Origis who resided in Greece as a Farmer. Documents indicate he was born in Turkey. He was 76 yrs old when Efstratios was married. This would estimate a date of birth of about 1855.

Mother: Mary Deliela who was born and living in Greece. She was 55 yrs old when Efstratios was married and her occupation was a housewife. This would estimate a date of birth of about 1876.

He entered the United States through New York City in 1907 (Petition Number 7725) and was naturalized September 13, 1939 in Manchester, New Hampshire. His Naturalization Certificate Number was 4638023

Residence at the time of the petition: 191 Merrimack St, Manchester, New Hampshire

Residence at time of Naturalization: 426 Willow St, Manchester, New Hampshire

When he married Alice he was a Tannery Employee.

He immigrated from Patras, Greece arriving on the S.S. Polonia

Resided in Gennoi, Turkey before going to the Port of Patras, Greece to sail to the United States

When he arrived in the U.S. he had $25. He was going to stay with a cousin by the name of John Manoressos who lived at 963 Sixth Ave, 3rd Floor, NY, New York

SSN 001-14-3444

Alice was 17 years old when she married Efstratios who was 20 years her senior.

In 1897 William C. Branham and William Hughes opened a school in Spring Hill. The following year they acquired the property of what had been Spring Hill Male College and in 1905 purchased the old Martin Cheairs place with its 57 acres of land and the mansion. It was given the name "Ferguson Hall" in honor of a relative of the Branhams. Branham and Hughes School became known far and wide as an excellent educational institution. When the Depression hit the country in the 1930s, however, the school was forced to close its doors. In 1934 the property was deeded to the Trustees of Tennessee Orphans Home and became an institution for the care of needy children. The name has been changed to Tennessee Children's Home and today is as an arm of the Churches of Christ.

Father: Clinton Dwight Batchelder who was deceased in 1931 when Alice married. His occupation indicates he was a Trackman.

Mother: Anna Mitchell who was deceased in 1931 when Alice married. Her occupation indicates she was a housewife.

Possible Batchelder family members:

Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Pittsfield, NH, Baptism and Marriage Record Files were compiled by Father Richard Giroux

Name                                             Spouse                               Marr. Date
        Birth Date            Father                                Mother                      Marr. Place

Batchelder, Arthur M.   Helen M. Morrison
Batchelder, Benjamin Forrest
Oct. 25, 1871     Charles E. Batchelder           Lucy M. Tarr
Batchelder, Charles E.   Lucy M. Tarr
Batchelder, Clinton     Anna Michel
Batchelder, Joseph William
July 31, 1911     Clinton Batchelder                Anna Michel
Batchelder, William Brewster          Elizabeth M. Mcevoy            Nov. 4, 1939
Sept. 27, 1911    Arthur M. Batchelder           Helen M. Morrison       Lowell, MA

Mary Alice Aregis born April 22, 1935