His parents died when he was quite an infant. He lived with his uncles. In the beginning of the deportation the Armenian inhabitants of the village were mostly massacared, only some survivors were exiled. During the massacare he lost his four uncles. Three of them were shot being tied to the trees, and one, was burned in his own house. 

A Turk friend of his father pitied and helped Ghugas and his cousin to hide themselves in the gardens, but the following morning both were discovered, and his cousin was killed by an axe-strock upon his head, fortunately he could reach the house of his Turk friend, who succeeded in saving him again.

When the village gained the normal state, he found an aunt and lived many years with her being always regarded as slaves. Once he left his aunt and following some muleteers reached Aleppo. He came to us in very sick and wretched appearance.

Was very sick, almost dying.

Left our care:  17-5- 28 Selfsupporting

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