Dave Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 Were there any Armenians in North American colonies, i.e. the 13 Colonies, New France, etc.? If Armenians were known as good traders in Europe, they probably did something in North America as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadArmo Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 Were there any Armenians in North American colonies, i.e. the 13 Colonies, New France, etc.? If Armenians were known as good traders in Europe, they probably did something in North America as well. Yes, The original colonies had Armenian merchants. I've read it somewhere before... Not quite sure but it might have been AGBU magazine some years ago. I will try to dig it up give me some time to look for it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zartonk Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 Martin the Armenian was one of the settlers of the Jamestown Colony of Virginia (1607) on the Mayflower. He is the first known individual of Armenian ancestry in the North America continent. Referred to as 'Martin ye Armenian' he was invited to the colony to raise silk worms. In either 1618 or 1619, two more Armenians were brought to the colony in order to assist Martin, yet returned to Europe later on. According to the records, one of them named `George ye Armenian' was offered an inducement of 4,000 pounds of tobacco to persuade him to remain and continue working with the silkworms. Wikipedia entry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 Even today, one can not find a lot of Armenian "Martin"s. Isn't it true that only Catholics were allowed to settle in the colonies? He must have been one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zartonk Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 Possibly. It might have also been his European given name instead of his birth name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadArmo Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 Martin the Armenian was one of the settlers of the Jamestown Colony of Virginia (1607) on the Mayflower. He is the first known individual of Armenian ancestry in the North America continent. Referred to as 'Martin ye Armenian' he was invited to the colony to raise silk worms. In either 1618 or 1619, two more Armenians were brought to the colony in order to assist Martin, yet returned to Europe later on. According to the records, one of them named `George ye Armenian' was offered an inducement of 4,000 pounds of tobacco to persuade him to remain and continue working with the silkworms. Wikipedia entry If my memory serves me right... I think that was the person AGBU also mentioned in it's publication. I guess thanks to Zartonk I'm off the hook Armenians adapt to any enviroment to achive success, I'm sure the others got home sick and just could not accept the distance from family and friends... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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