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Poochigian &
Topjian Women & Children:
Rear from Left: Hirepseme (Helen) Besherian Topjian (Abt. 1897-Abt. 1962),
[wife of Garabed (Charles) Topjian (1889-1979)]; Unknown woman;
Khatoon Topjian Poochigian (1897-1987), [wife
of Dickran Hagop Poochigian (1889-1977)];
Armenouhy Poochigian Kalafian
Medzigian (1903-1994);
Rear Right: Unknown girl holding book
Front from Left: Unknown boy;
Woman sitting holding two small children: Mariam Poochigian Topjian (Bef. 1874-Bef. 1985)
Mariam is holding her granddaughter,
Araxie Poochigian (Abt. 1912-Abt.
1917) with bracelet in hand,
& grandson, Melkon Topjian, Jr. (Abt. 1913-Bef. 1920)
Boy standing in front middle: Souren
Guiragos Poochigian (Poutchigian) (1912-1957)
holding book;
Woman sitting holding one small child: Margret Michaelian Poochigian (1885-1946)
Margret is holding on her son, Kegham
Poochigian (Poochikian) (1914-1981);
Front right: Araxi Topjian Zoragian [daughter of Melkon Topjian's brother] holding
picture;
Perri, Charsanjak, Armenia, Turkey, 1914
From the Photo
Collection of Roxie Poochigian Elmassian (b. 1924)
According to Roxie
Poochigian Elmassian (b. 1924),
her mother Khatoon Topjian Poochigian
(1897-1987), the daughter of
Melkon Topjian
and Mariam Poochigian Topjian, left the village of Perri just after this picture was
taken.
Khatoon carefully guarded this picture and carried it with her everywhere she went.
Khatoon was separated from her husband, Dickran Poochigian (1889-1977)
for seven years. In about 1920, Khatoon
was reunited with her husband,
Dickran, in New York, and they settled in Fresno, California.
Khatoon gave this picture to her daughter, Roxie Poochigian Elmassian,
who has kindly shared the picture with our entire Poochigian family.
For further information on Dickran & Khatoon's journey
to the U.S.A, go to Poochigian Family
Migration to America.
poochigianfamily.com
  
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