The following messages have been received and posted in reverse chronological order

 

Name: Ted Kandell

Email:  ted_kandell@yahoo.com

Comments: My name is Ted Kandell and I'm the (volunteer) administrator of the Lebanon-Syria-Palestine-Jordan DNA Project at Family Tree DNA.

A Guerios from Argentina did DNA testing. He says his ancestor was Fares Gharios from Jbeil, Lebanon. The interesting thing about his result is that he is quite similar to a very large number of an extremely specific male-line genetic group Europeans (Swiss, Germans, and English, among others), but he is different enough from them not to actually be of European origin at all.

 

Is there any connection to the Sheikhs Chamour?

It doesn't seem that this Gharios family was "Ghassanid" as such, or rather, if they were, they weren't from the Yamani Ghassanid clan. 

It somehow seems that the European genetic matches "originated in Lebanon" ... or perhaps this family was Greek or Anatolian. Of course they could very well be Haurani Syrians, since there were many ancient settlers there from the north in Hellenistic times.

This seems to be a mystery. Why would a Lebanese seem to be connected to the ancestor of certain Northern Europeans?

Perhaps you would be interested in doing a DNA test with www.familytreedna.com to see where the Gharios family actually originated?

Many Lebanese Maronites claim to be "Ghassanids". They certainly seem to be Hauranis - or people from the northern coast of Syria around Antioch - but they are not necessarily Arabs from Yemen. I suppose the term could have originated with the idea of "Ghassanid Christians" in general who maintained their Christian faith over the centuries and who relocated to Batroun and Jebeil to join the Crusaders.

Guerios isn't the only sort of Lebanese who genetically looks "almost but not quite European" on the male line. This isn't quite the Phoenicians, since these don't generally seem to cluster around the coasts of the Mediterranean ... I think this has something to do with the Roman Empire and colonists from "Syria".'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiberius_Iulius_Abdes_Pantera

Iulius Abdes Pantera couldn't have been the only "Syrian" Lebanese Roman colonist in Europe.

 

The really interesting thing is, as I've mentioned, some Lebanese seem to be at the "root" of many of the major European Y chromosome lineages. Clearly some Europeans are "Paleolithic" but these are generally a minority.

 

The very surprising thing now is that much of Western Europe - out to Ireland - in fact is rather closely related to the Near East. Actually, it's not much of a "surprise". The "Centum" Indo-European languages were also found in the Near East. The Afro-Asiatic languages include both Berber, Semitic, and also the Egyptian, Hamitic and Chadic families. There are close cross-continental connections there. 

 

Even the ancient sources knew this. It isn't just Phoenicians and Sea Peoples - or Greeks - but also something much earlier too. There's also of course the pre-Islamic Arab Expansion out of "Arabia Felix" / Yemen, that you've closely documented, the Ghassanids and Lakhmids. Lebanese and Arabs know about this, but somehow this hasn't entered the scientific discussion. (Not 100% sure why, but I have some theories about "Phoenicianism" and the politics of present-day Lebanon.)
 

It would be very very cool if (some or many of ) the Gharios family were indeed in haplogroup G.

Timestamp 25 April 2010 06:12

 

Name: S. Eugene Cohlmia Gohlmie

Email:  sampson7@sbcglobal.net

Comments: I began my search of our family in 2000. I have worked toward finding as many of the Tribal families of El Ghassanid. With the help of three others I have traced us back to Phonecia. (I am sure this is NOT news to you.) I continue finding names. I came across your site as I do others somewhat accidently. This is the first I have heard of the Gharios Family. After these yrs I am still attempting to find the other two branches of my own family, Al-Gallaloomy; those two would be Nassar and Boulos. When El Ghassanid moved from Marib area into Houron the Kutana branch took the name of Nassar while the Munsor branch took the name of Boulos. I am attempting to locate and speak to somebody that knows the history for I would love to tie it into the rest of us. Thank you, may I add all El Ghassanid came from Marib in the Yemen during the approximate years between 550 - 650. This is the first I have found of your family name. God Bless and I hope to hear from you.

Timestamp  25/01/2010 21:55:16

 

 

Name: Charbel tanus selfani

Email:  naxletanus@hotmail.com

Comments: My Mother Angels Yussef Selfani Gharios was born in Cheyah, Lebanon, her parents were Yussef Selfani and Hanne Gharios. She traveled to Guayaquil-Ecuador in 1937 with her husband Anis Nahon Tanus Reshuan and her kids, but she never return back to Lebanon to see her family again. I would love to meet my Gharios family and find out the name of my grandparents to be able to participate in the Gharios Family tree. If somebody has any information regarding this matter please to contact me.

Timestamp  12/04/2009 16:36:25

 

Name: Guadalupe Garios Karam

Email:  gkaram@bigpond.net.au

Comments: Hi, my brother has conctact you before Toni Garios. I have a bit more informaton on relation with my grandfather his name was Nacif Garios, he was a cook for the France army as my grandmather use to tell me her name was Conception (Conchita) Nacif. I think their came from Ajaltun or the Heule. I went to Labanon 1997 looking for my grandfather Huele. For my understanding my granfather re-marry and has other childens. My mother and I went to the village and we were directed to his house by the locals, we were recive by a men claiming to be my granfather son. We were turn away by a older women screming at us telling us to get out of the house. The reazon of my visit was to be able to meet my grandfather and reconec with my family. I will really be able to get on contact with family members. My grandparent imigrated to Mexico City went my father was 11 years old. My grandparets separated and my grandfather returned to lebanon and re-mary. My grandmother and father (Conception Nacif and Maroun Garios) opened a lebanese Restourant in mesones and correor mayor in Mexico City. The restaurant was el cedro. Was were popular in the community. I remember a Mansur family related to my grandmother. I hope this information will help me to get on contact with other family members. Many Thanks Lupe

Timestamp 28/01/2009

 

Name: Antonio Garios

Email:  hotwheel__731@hotmail.com

Comments: Hi Again I wrote to you about a year ago and it seem that whe I look up the family tree section I´m there though it is wrong how can I fix it. Regards Antonio

Timestamp 04/10/2008 02:37:52

 

Name: Antoine Gharios

Email:  agharios@comcast.net

Comments: is there documentation to show what year the Gharios name was established? from this site, I see references to the 5th century. thanks tony

Timestamp  29/09/2008 23:23:45

 

Name: Marcelle Gharios

Email:  marcellegharios@hotmail.com

Comments: WOULD LIKE TO NOTIFY THAT MY GRAND FATHER IS TANIOS GHARIOS , AND MY FATHER S BROTHERS ARE NASSIF AND YOUSSEF, FROM AMCHIT . NASSIF S SONS ARE RAYMOND , HANNA , ROMEO, TONY .RAYMOND HAS 3 CHILDREN:JOSEPH , SARAH AND LAURA.HANNA HAS 2 CHILDREN:ELIE AND OMAR.ROMEO HAS 2 CHILDREN AS WELL :RAOUL AND LUC.TONY HAS 3 CHILDREN:NASSIF , REINE -MARIE, AND NAJI. YOUSSEF DIED SINGLE. HOPE WITH ALL THESE INFORMATION WE CAN BE PART OF THE GHARIOS FAMILY TREE

Timestamp 30/07/2008 02:18:04

 

Name: Georges Ibrahim Gharios

Email:  georgeghariso913.hotmail

Comments: would like to add the name of my son ibrahim to the family tree

Timestamp 12/02/2008 08:14:52

 

Name: Rita Guerios

Email:  rgbornia@terra.com.br

Comments:    Nasci em Curitiba . Hoje sou casada (daí o sobrenome agora Guérios Bornia)e moro no Rio de Janeiro desde 1981. Tenho 2 irmãos morando em Curitiba (José Roberto Guérios e Luiz Ernani Guérios). Nosso bisavô José Mansur Guérios chegou ao Brasil em 1888 e casou-se com Malke, também nascida no líbano (Gibail). Tenho um livro escrito por minha tia Haydée Guérios Bittencourt, onde ela conta em detalhes a história dos Guérios e dos Mauad (Mawad). Ela vive em Curitiba e está com 85 anos agora. Se desejar possso mandar os e mails ou telefones. Atenciosamente Rita Guérios Bornia

Timestamp 08/01/2008 13:21:17

 

Name: Soraya Zimmermann

Email:   sorayaguerios@hotmail.com

Comments:   My father Feres (deceased in 1983) was Munir Guérios' brother (already in the family tree as well as one of Munir's sons Munir Guérios Filho)and my grandparents'names were Tuffi and Nagibe Guérios. As long as I know they came from Lebanon and they settled in União da Vitória, Paraná , Brazil , where all the four kids were born: Munir, Feres, Farid, Faride and Eduar. My father's surname was Guérios Netto, but the rest of the family is Guérios. My uncle Munir besides Munir Guérios Filho has another son named Omar Guérios and a daughter called Karyme Guérios. And I have 4 brothers from my father's second marriage that are: Feres Guérios Netto Filho, Magnus Guérios, Rafael Guérios and Cesar Guérios. I beg your pardon but I can't remember their mother's name... I hope this can be of some help to you and I loved your site because I always wanted to know about my roots, and thanks to Orkut that lead me to you! Best regards, Soraya

Timestamp 05/01/2008 02:07:21

 

Name Antonio Garios

Email:  hotwheels_731@hotmail.com

Comments: I have spoken to my dad in Mexico Maroun who told me that when he came to Mexico In 1947 in an amry boat with his mum (Conhita?)Gharios Nacif and dad who I'm trying to name chase up the first name, When they sign for mexican citizenship that they missed spelt the surname. I now know that My Grandfather divorced and re-married in Lebanone where he had two more kids.Well I'm in Australia where i have been for 25 years. So my surmane is Garios now after the miss print that has been around for 60 years my dad is 72 years old he was born on the 9th of february 1935. Regards Tony PS: hope to here from you soon

Timestamp 03/12/2007 19:19:32

 

Name Anthonella Bou Gharios

Email: rap_girl_1@hotmail.com

Comments how are you? i don't have any new infos 2 add but i would like 2 take the permision so i can take some pics from the site and add them 2 my group "gharios family" in facebook. hope you'll accept attending your answear

Timestamp 23/07/2007 10:32:51

 

Name: Danny Malouf

Email aloreil@yahoo.com

Comments Gharious are direct descendant of Ghassanid the noble Christians Arabs from Yemen who migrated to Syria and fought the moslems army. Gharios, maloouf, Jebarras, Ghenem, Ghasan, Salibi , Matar are few names of this noble descandants. Some lived in Zgherta and others in Marjeyoun. Theres a Lebanese Christians Malouf family website and Jebaras about Bani Azad Ghasanids. Khatrak Danny ( my close is freind was a gharious he told me about the Ghasanid links, he moved to Sweden and have not seen him for more than ten years his name is Samy).

Timestamp 04/03/2007 11:41:18

 

Name: Joseph Gharios

Email jouzou_88@hotmail.com

Comments  I'M FROM AMCHIT (JBEIL) MY GRAND FATHER NASSIF TANIOS GHARIOS IT'S VERY CLEAR WE HAVE THE SAME NAMES THAT MEANS WE ARE FROM THE SAME FAMILY. Timestamp 18/01/2007 13:15:5

Name: GEORGE Ibrahim Gharios

Email george gharios 913@hotmail 

Comments my name is george ibrahim geryes gharios my name and the name of my children ibrahim are mentionned you are pleased to mention also the name of my spouse called VIVIANE GEORGE AL NOUAR thank you for your kind mission

Timestamp 21/11/2006 07:52:39

 

Name: George Gharios

Email ghariosgeorges@hotmail.com 

Comments  I am Georges Gharios from the city of Chiyah in Lebanon. The family Gharios of Chiyah is not at all related to the family Gharios of mazraaet aboud or amchit or zahleh. But this will not stop the fact that we have the same family name.I have some important and verified information about the name GHARIOS:

It is the name of Saint Gurias of Edessa (Syria), martyr of the IV century, he died in 305 AD. The martyr Gurias (or Guria) was an ascetic at Edessa, and nothing is known of his life before his arrest during the persecutions of Diolcletian. He and his friend, Samonas (or Shamuma), were, according to Jacob of Serugh, old men at the time of their martyrdom. The pair are said to have endured three days of torture, including having been hung upside down, before Musonius, the procurator of Antioch, ordered them beheaded. The fellow ascetics were buried together. Deacon Habib, a martyr under Licinius, is said to have been buried in their tomb and is honored with them. They will be the subject since the VI century of a largely nowadays forgotten important worship. We celebrate Saint Gurias the 15th of November.

In the last century, this first name was widely present in Lebanon like almost all the saints names (Antoine, Georges, Elias, Joseph….) it’s sure that one of your grand grand fathers was named “Gharios something” but the generations after him took his first name as family name like we found today in Lebanon the family names GEORGES, ELIAS…

If you want to know the history of the Gharios family of Chiyah which is very different of those of Mazraaet abboud, I can send it for you. One of the differences is that they are originated from the family Owais of Shahtoul and we are originated from the family Chemor of Kfarhata-Zgharta Lebanon which were the governors of Aqoura between the XII and XVI century. They were probably originated from Jordan and Yemen.

Timestamp 22/09/2005 20:57:04

 

Name: Bessim Merhej

Email  bassemmerhej@hotmail.com 

Comments: love u guys and im impressed by this lovely work!

Timestamp 04/09/2005 17:52:19

 

Name: Toni Francois Gharios

Email  antoinegharios191@hotmail.com

Comments i am from the family i hope that u contact me at the telephone nub:9615923445

Timestamp 09/07/2005 20:11:21

 

Name: Ann Aboud

Email  q4804459@student.cqu.edu.au

Comments  My father's parents came from Mt. Lebanon (grandmother's brother in Lismore, NSW is Habib Paul Habib, Lismore, informed me). My mother said something about a king in our history. Father's siblings were Faye, Michael, and Patrick. His father Joseph was killed I was told, after falling from a horse. Had a plantation around Tweed Valley/Murwillumbah, NSW area called Garden of Eden, I believe. Tourist attraction I heard. Solomon's married Annie Aboud (grandmother) who died not long later. All of the above have died, except I believe Habib Paul Habib is still in Lismore. I spoke to him about three years ago.

I forgot to write that I had heard my grandfather was Lebanese but grew up in Grece. My grandmother Annie came from Mt. Lebanon . Good luck. I am interested too. I hope I am related to you. My father was in the 2nd World War in the Rats of Tobruk I believe, and then New Guinea . He received 6 medals, but suffered Post Traumatic Stress. Uncle Mick was a magician and astrologer and held 2MW radio talkback. Faye lived in Bega, NSW when she died. I hope this helps. Ann  pps. Auntie Faye's real name was Josephine I believe.

Timestamp 21/05/2005 13:26:28

 

Name: Charbel Georges Bou-Gharios

Email cgharios@idm.net.lb

Comments  Dear George, How are you George, I Hope that everything is going well with you. I am writing to ask if you can upgrade my portfolio in the web site as i have already graduated 2 years ago and in the site i am still a student. Thank you for your efforts, please let me know if their is anything i can do to help you. Anything new relating the gharios from Amchit. Charbel Bou Gharios

Timestamp 05/04/2005 13:39:40

 

Name: Marlon Jose Alfredo Guerios

Email marlon@marlonguerios.com

Other Details  My grandfather Aricio Guerios is son of Zakhia Youssef Gharios (Zacarias Josie Guerios in Brazil) and Rachide Wakim (Rachide Joaquim Guerios in Brazil) Gerson Guerios is cousin of my father. I would like to suggest that we could create a site with photos and try to make a tree with photos. What do you think about it?    

Timestamp 01/04/2005 13:53:22

 

Name: Cairo Nagib

Email kadshah.nagibe@verizon.net

Comments Hello, I'm not sure if this info is of any use but my dad Cario Nagibe (but registered i think as Cairo Nagib who is now 77 born in brazil in 1928 and who'd father also came from Lebanon sometime around 1900-1920. Don't know my grand father complete name i'll look into it don't even know if there's any connection here but I'm curious.I'm not sure if my dad's birthday is correct. Kadshah Naibe

Timestamp 09/03/2005 11:50:13

 

Name: Douglas Pedroso

Email pedrosod@tpo.com.br

Comments: My grandfather,called Toufic Guerios and he come from lebanon to Brazil in more or less 1910.to Uniao da vitoria Paran· Brasil. And Married with my grandmother Nagibe Mussi GuÈrios she was from Jebeil,Lebanon. And I know a story that this name Gureios is originated from Grece.I think that a uncle called Rosario Farani Mansur Guerios do a reseach and write about this in Brasil and he lived in Curitiba Parana Brasil. Thanks Douglas Pedroso

Timestamp 07/12/2004 18:59:45

 

Name: Khalil Michel Gharios

Email leblock@charter.net

Comments What a great site! My son told me about it and I visited it. It must have taken you a great deal of work to come up with this well provided information. Great Job!

Timestamp 18/11/2004 01:05:13

  

Name: Sonia Fescia

Email sonia.fescia@wanadoo.fr

Comments On my mother's side- grandfather's name AWAD Bey GHARIOS Grandmother's name Henriette CATAFAGO

Timestamp 14/06/2004 15:36:21

 

Name: Michel GUERIOS NETTO

Email GUERIOSNETTO@BOL.COM.BR

Comments My name is Michel Guerios Netto, live in Curitiba, Brazil. Had Know this page by guerios relative, and want to keep in touch with others members guerios (gharios) family. My great-grandfather was Fuad Salim Guerios. He borned at Libian. Im believe he came to Brazil next 1900. I would like to know if you had more information about my ancestors. Fuad had 7 children In Brazil (Michel, Fuad, Salim, Pequena, Rosita, Salime, Fife). I am grandson Michel Guerios and Joaquina Dinoca Fonseca Guerios. Im Son of Michel Guerios Filho and Ana Lucia Rocha Loures GonÁalves. Have 2 sisters (Paula e Ana Carolina) and 1 brother (Andre). Please send me news of Gharios family. I have many interest to know more about the history of Guerios (Gharios) family. Congratulations for the beautiful page, this is very important maintain the history and union the family. embraces Michel Guerios Netto OBS: SORRY for the english

Timestamp 17/02/2004 23:16:10

 

Name: Leopoldo Guerios

Email lguerios@hotmail.com

Comments I have two brothers, Bernardo Guerios and Maria Beatriz Sim_es de Assis Guerios, my grandfather was Jo„o Farani Mansur Guerios.

Timestamp 04/01/2004 03:59:40

 

Name: Andre Sokhn

Email info@corpocare.com

Comments Well i don't know if you are my relative, But i know that we have a successful relative in UK working in Molecular Biology. My grand mother is Saydeh Barakat and i think your grand ma is her sister. I am not sure but i remember that her name was Tamam. If you are the right person please contact me on my email

Timestamp 08/11/2003 21:04:10

 

Name: Joseph Gharios

Email zouzi36@hotmail.com

Comments i am a part of the family gharios and i hope u phone me at jbeil in the phone number 00961 3 389069 plz my name is joseph raymond nassif gharios

Timestamp 18/04/2003 18:06:07

 

Name: Omar Hanna Gharios

Email durkharm@hotmail.com

Comments i m elie gharios`s brother , i m 15 years old , and i like to know every thing about my family , and my brother told me that u r nice , and i should talk to u

Timestamp 07/03/2003 21:11:43

 

Name: Robert Gharios

Email robertgharios@hotmail.com

Comments I really enjoyed browsing this website and I deeply congratulate you for the effort you have done. One of my students gave the website address and this is how I knew about it. By the way, few months ago, one of my colleagues named father Elias Kesrouani who teaches musicology asked me about someone living in the UK as a best friend for him, and now I believe that this is you.

Timestamp 19/02/2003 08:05:56

 

Name: Deodato Guerios

Email deodato@omniinformatica.com.br

Comments My Grand Mohter (father) the name is Julieta GuÈrios Mansur

Timestamp 31/01/2003 20:21:10

 

Name: Olaumir Guerios

Email dk_odin@ibest.com.br

Comments Eu Olaumir sou filho de Jorge Gueios sobrinho e neto de Zacarias Guerios. que viveu muitos anos em Uni„o da VitÛria - Paran·, e l· vivem muitos descendentes da famÌllia Guerios. Aqui em Pato Branco - Paran·, vivem muitos descendentes da familia Guerios

Timestamp 12/01/2003 23:01:11

 

Name: Rosicler Guerios

Email agohl@bol.com.br

Comments Meu pai ArÌcio GuÈrios, nasceu no Brasil em 1914, filho de Rachid Wakin Gharios, de Amchit - LÌbano, e Zacarias JosÈ Gharios de Jbeil - LÌbano. Sou casada com descendente de Alem„o, Werner Gohl. Meus avÛs libaneses tiveram 12 filhos no Brasil. Sou prima de Gerson GuÈrios que j· entrou em contato com vocÍs.

Timestamp 06/01/2003 02:14:08

 

Name: Elias Costa Guerios

Email elias@irapida.com.br

Comments me mande fotos de sua familia iteira!!

Timestamp 14/11/2002 17:02:23

 

Name: Adib Gharios

Email marieberthe2002@hotmail.com

Comments we want to join the gharios family tree (aamchit) . please contact us because we are 7 famlies in amchit from tanios gharios till...

Timestamp 20/09/2002 12:05:23

 

Name: Ghassan (Gus) Gharios

Email Jlsgeb94@aol.com

Comments My wife found your site by accident. I was so excited when She showed me your site. I have lived in New York city for the last 14 Years. I was always intersted in knowing where we came from. It's kinda funny that when I do business with people they always ask me if I am greek. Thank you for sharing your site with everyone in the family. If you need any further information about my family I would be glad to help. I would like to add my sister's name is not on your site.Her name is Josylen, and my brother Bassam children are Marie, lona and Matthew. His wife's name is Dealla. My brother George's wife's name is Antoinette Toni's wife name is Abir. Thanks Gus

Timestamp 31/08/2002 21:41:50

 

Name: Melhem Youssef Gharios

Email jojoxii@hotmail.com

Comments spouse : nahiya aziz ghazal adress: residence: mansourieh al kalaa near st theresa church aalam building... lebanon tel: 03\459589 03\880767 04\530337 office: societe generale de banque au liban s.a.l (main branch) tel : 01\483001-10 (ext 11731)

Timestamp 26/08/2002 20:23:42

 

Name: Maikon Guerios

Email MAIKON GUERIOS@HOTMAIL.COM

Comments OLA, MEU PAI … UM PROFUNDO PESQUISADOR DO NOME GU…RIOS, E POR ACASO DESCOBRIU ESTE SIT, GOSTARIA DE MANTER MAIS CONTATO E COMO PODERÕAMOS NOS AJUDAR A APROFUNDARMOS MAIS NESTA PESQUISA. ELE POSSUI MUITAS FOTOS DOS ANTEPASSADOS, E REPORTAGENS ASSIM COMO SEUS AVOS VIERAM DO LÕBANO. AGRADE«O DESDE J¡ SE PODERMOS MANTER CONTATO. UM ABRA«O, DE MAIS UM MEMBRO DA FAMÕLIA

Timestamp 23/08/2002 03:18:31

 

Name: George Ibrahim Gharios

Email georgegharios913@hotmail.com

Comments I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THE NAME OF MY SON MENTIONED ABOVE TO THE FAMILY TREE WITH MY BEST REGARDS

Timestamp 22/08/2002 11:22:56

 

 

Name: Eliana Bou-Gharios

Email e_gharios@hotmail.com

Comments my name and the name of my mother does'nt appear in "search" PLZ IF YOU CAN ADD IT. THANK YOU FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL SITE.

Timestamp 22/07/2002 07:40:12

 

 

Name: Elie Gharios

Email e_lenin_g@hotmail.com

Comments we live in amchit my grand father is name nassif ghariohe have 4 children:hanna,romeo,remon,tony

Timestamp 21/07/2002 19:46:32

 

Name: Charbel Bou-Gharios

Email c_gharios@hotmail.com

Comments we are "bou gharios" from abboud we moved form 8 years now to jbeil. my grand father's name is tannous bou gharios. I enjoyed the site a lot. there is one thing i would like to ask for. I know a family with the surname gharios living in amchit, "and from amchit". do you know somethings about the history of this familly. there is about 40 people with the surname Gharios living in Amchit. They say that they actually have some relatives living in Brazil. i give here some names Tanios and his sons Nassif, Youssef and Roukoz. thank you.

Timestamp 20/07/2002 21:33:56

 

Name: Maryam mathieu/gharios

Email mimomathieu@hotmail.com

Comments married youssef mathieu, the children he live in paris work in arthur anderson romen maried to rita khoury, he has two girls marijo and ines I am happy we have your news, I lurn your email to Deanna, My brother elias in USA told me yesterday . you comming in lebanon soonest, I need to see you, And your work is beautifull, sorry I write very bad english because My education is in french wait your replay. mimo

Timestamp 24/06/2002 06:35:40

 

Name: Antoine Gharios

Email agharios@aol.com

Comments Hi, In reviewing the family tree, I realized that my Son's name never made it onto the tree. His name is shown above. I submitted the info about 8 years and was hoping that the tree would have been updated by now. The information on the form is mine and not my Son's. Our tree branch is through Tanios Gharios, split into Elias and Sarhan Gharios, under Sarhan, there is Elias and under Elias there is Antoine and son Elias should be after me. If there is any confusion about this, a my Uncle Sarhan who resides in Ashrafeyet can assist. His number is 446647. If there are any problems, please don't hesitate to email me at the above email address. Just a little background, our family migrated to American in 1977 and reside in Connecticut. We went back to Lebanon approximately 4 years ago for the first time and have not gone back. My kids want to go to Lebanon for a visit and can't wait. Hopefully some day I will be able to take them. They are relatively young now. This web site is great. It will give me an opportunity to learn more about our family. Will the tree ever be updated in color? I currently have one framed but the blue color is fading away and it is barely readable. Thanks and that is it for now.

Timestamp 18/06/2002 17:32:08

 

Name: Rony Bou-Gharios

Email rona2000lb@yahoo.fr

Comments  sorry i m french educated. rony bou gharios je suis dans la liste de "search" je suis tres contens de ce site. merci bien pour ce site . il faut toujours etre en contact entre la famille au liban et dehors. dans la liste je suis dans la liste de gharios mais la veritÈ que dans la carte d'identitÈ c'est bou gharios. mes freres sont elie dany et tony. je suis a lka faculte de thÈologie a l'universite saint esprit kaslik. si tu veux des indormations pour ce site je suis pres a t'aider. merci beaucoup a bientot

Timestamp 09/06/2002 18:06:31

 

Name: Hiba Merhej

Email hibi83@hotmail.com

Comments i just want to tell u that ur work is great. i miss u so much all.how's everybody? plz say hi to Lili,Elie & Maya. Your couz HiBa...

Timestamp 31/05/2002 12:26:24

 

Name: Ciro Guerios

Email cirog@sofhar.com.br

Comments  Hi, I am son of Gerson Guerios and my grandfather is Guerios Zacarias Guerios. Iam looking for my roots in all places in the world, if i am not wrong, I think that we have a lot of persons from our family in Australia. Another great thing, I was walking in downtow, here in Curitiba, and I founded a very intrusting thing, a building called Guerios, is a very old building, I asked to everyone about who made that but I could found. So, Iam very happy about your research in our family. If I can help you in anything please, mail-me. See you my friend.

Timestamp 17/05/2002 13:34:35

 

Synopsis of the letter (below) written by Mr Khalil Boulos Gharios. (May 2002)
 

 

Mr Aboud Gharios Owais moved from Shahtool (keserwan) to Qartaba (Jbeil) and lived near the Church of “Mar Tedy” at the end of the 16th century. He died there and was buried in the graveyard near the monestry of St Sarkis and Bakhos

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He was inherited by his brothers Abdallah and Mansour who bought vast land in the East side of Qartaba from the Houseini, Hemede and Lahoud families. They called the land Aboud, after their brother.

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The family moved to the land and worked in agriculture and farming.

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In 1708, a church was built and took the name of “Mar Abda” after the patron saint of the founder of this family. It was enlarged in 1962 and remains today a focal point for the family.

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In 1971, father Elias Tanios Gharios established the Social, Cultural and Sporting Club of Aboud

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1972, The association of the Gharios family was founded by Messers Khalil Boulos, Tanios Sarkis, Youssef Melhem, Ibrahim Jeryes, Elias Tanios, Daniel Abdo, and Boutros Khalil (moukhtar) to oversee the welfare of the family.

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The first project for the newly formed association was the construction of a large reception area under the Church of St. Abda for all occasion, the first of its kind in the Jbeil region. As well as new modern burial places to the east of the Church.

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1970, The agricultural co-operative was established by Mr Charbel Youssef Gharios and many others to facilitate the preservation and export of local produce.

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1927 The Charitable association of Qartaba was established with the participation of the Gharios family to serve the interest of the families residing in Beirut. In 1943, Mr Boutros Habib Gharios was elected president of this association. In 1972, Mr Khalil Boulos Gharios was elected to serve and is the current secretary of the association