Haroutioun was born of a rich family of Erzoroum. When the deportation started his family was sent with the caravan and never returned back. He, himself was kept by a Turk in his native town.

            His master, by keeping the boy in his house, intended to have the hereditary right of their property. A few years later he sent Haroutioun to a school in Constantinapoles. During all that time he did not forget his being an Armenian and once, when the teacher in general history lesson attacked the Armenian Nation by some inadmisable words, Haroutioun got angry and decided to return to his own nation and one day he took permission to go to his relaives in Adana, from there he passed to Killis, whence he arranged his escape and reached Syrian territory.

            Being unable to support himself we took him in.

Left our care: 24/4.27. Selfsupporting.