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Margrit Matoyan (Avedik) from Haboussi - Harpoot



First name

Margrit

Last name

Matoyan

Father's name

Avedik

Mother's name


Native country

Haboussi - Harpoot

Age

17

Orphanage

Karen Jeppe / Aleppo

Admission YYYY-MM-DD

1924 - 05 - 27

Register number

521 / 209 a

Release YYYY-MM-DD

1925 - 05 - 20

Taken by

Selfsupporting, Embroidery. Married in Beyrouth .





PICTURE 8/4

 

            In the beginning of the Armenian massacres her native town was surrounded by policemen and soldiers. All men were collected and deported. On the road one after one was killed. A few days later women and children were also deported.

            Margrit after a two hours walk from her town fled and returned to the village. On the road a Turk saw her and took her to his house and kept her as a slave during eight years.

            Once she went with her mistress to a town named Itshme. There she met some Armenians who told her to flee. One week after she fled to this town, met a leaving caravan and came to Aleppo.

            Having no relatives she came to us.

 

 

 

 

Left our care: May 20, 1925. Selfsupporting, Embroidery.

                                                Married in Beyrouth.