The railway age · Emigration
Zacharia Mila, the first known emigrant, goes to Chicago
1902 Proven
Zacharia Mila from Kalamaki leaves for Chicago in 1902, which makes him the earliest emigrant from Myloi and Kalamaki we know of. He works there until 1906 and then returns to his wife Marigo in Kalamaki. We know this from what he told the clerk when he crossed again in 1911.
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- Kalamaki
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Sources
- New York, Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892–1925, NARA microfilm T715, via FamilySearch / Statue of Liberty – Ellis Island Foundation: Patris, arrived 24-04-1911, list 1, lines 25–26 (ID JJ29-NX7, JJ29-NM9) Open (opens in a new tab)
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