Aram Avedis Kevorkian

Birth 1907

There has always been a question of whether Aram was born on January 31, 1907 or February 1, 1907. He was born in an Armenian monastery in Nicosia, Cyprus.

Departure July 5, 1925 from Alexandria, Egypt

Aram, age 18, boarded the S.S. Braga at Aleandria, Egypt with his brother Satrak Avedis Kevorkian age 25. Both were listed as farmers and their destination was their brother Missak at his address 217 Putnam Avenue, Detroit, Michigan. They had never been to the US before and were listed as healthy, dark complected with dark hair and dark eyes. Satrak was 5'9", Avedis 5'7". Nearest relative in country from which they came was D. Soultanian, living in a hotel in Cyprus.

Arrival in New York, USA August 7, 1925

The S.S. Braga with Satrak and Aram on board, arrived at the port in New York, USA on August 7, 1925.

S. S. Braga Ocean Liner

The S.S. Braga of the Fabre Line was built by Russell & Co, Port Glasgow in 1907 as the S.S. Laura for Unione Austriaca of Trieste. She was Launched on February 15th, 1907 and on May 11th, 1906 sailed her maiden voyage from Trieste to Patras and New York. On May 8th, 1914, she started her last voyage between Trieste, Palermo, Algiers and New York and then made a subsequent voyage to South America. From 1914 to 1917 she was sheltered at Bahia, Brazil. On July 2nd, 1917 she was seized by the Brazilian authorities and renamed S.S. Europa and was operated by Lloyd Nacional. In December 1919, she was handed to France as war reparations, sold to the Fabre Line of Marseilles and renamed S.S. Braga. She sailed on her first voyage under the name Braga from Marseilles to Naples, Palermo and New York on December 10th, 1920. On the 16th of September 1926, she commenced her last New York to Mediterranean passage. November 16th, 1926, she wrecked on land in Aspra Island, Greece.

• Length: 126.5 m (415 ft 3 in)

• Beam: 15.1 m (49 ft 6 in)

• Propulsion: Two triple expansion engines, twin screws

• Speed: 15 knots (17-18 Mph)

• Capacity: 6,125 tons

• Occupancy: 130 cabin passengers and 1,350 3rd class passengers

Naturalization Declaration April 23, 1926

Aram, age 19, first petitioned the court to become a naturalized citizen on April 23, 1926 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. His occupation was a machinist. His signature appears on the bottom of the form.

1930 Census

Aram, age 22 was erroneously listed as "Adam" in the 1930 census, living in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan with his brother Missak.

Marriage to Eppie Kevorkian March 25, 1940

Aram and Eppie were married in New Britain, Connecticut on March 25, 1940.

1940 Census

Aram, Age 33 and Eppie living with Aram's brother George in New Britain, Hartford, Connecticut.

Naturalization Petition October 20, 1943

Signature appears on bottom of first page of form. Eppie's sister, Eranoohy and Aram's sister-in-law Haiganoush were witnesses for Aram and signed page 2 of the form.