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Boghos Donabedian from Kessrig (Harpoot)



First name

Boghos

Last name

Donabedian

Father's name


Mother's name


Native country

Kessrig (Harpoot)

Age

16

Orphanage

Karen Jeppe / Aleppo

Admission YYYY-MM-DD

1923 - 01 - 22

Register number

219 / 93

Release YYYY-MM-DD

1923 - 06 - 01

Taken by

Relatives





 
            During the deportation his father was killed. His mother gave him to a Turk when she was deported, hoping to safe in this way the life of her only child Boghos.

            Two months afterwards the Turkish government collected all Armenian children and exiled them with the last party. The caravan was passing Ziaret. Some Kurds attacked the caravan and Boghos became a prisoner of them. A Kourd took him to his village and he lived seven years in the Kourd's house being a shepherd.

            When Armenians were emigrating to Aleppo, he fled to Siroudji. An Armenian party of refugees was passing, he joined them and reached in this way this city.

 

 

His uncle is in America.

Left for Marseille on July 1, 1923 from there probably to America.

 

Left our care: July 1, 1923. Relatives.