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Elias Samuel Barsoum 1923 - 1989

Elias Samuel Barsoum of Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts United States was born on February 8, 1923 in Şanlıurfa Türkiye, and died at age 65 years old on January 21, 1989 in Falls Church, Virginia United States. Elias Barsoum was buried at Hope Cemetery 119 Webster St, in Worcester, MA.

Elias Samuel Barsoum
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Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts United States
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February 8, 1923
Şanlıurfa, Türkiye
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January 21, 1989
Falls Church, Virginia, United States
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  • Introduction

    Elias Samuel Barsoum was born on February 8, 1923 in Edessa, Turkey. He is the son of Peter Barsoum (1896-1963) and Khatoon Barsoum (1906-1999). He had five siblings including Peter Barsoum Jr (1925-2009) and Margaret Barsoum (1928-2016). He and his family immigrated to the United States in 1927 and and resided in Central Falls, Providence, Rhode Island, USA and Worcester, Massachusetts. Elias was a graduate of Commerce High School (Worcester, Massachusetts, USA) and he later went on to attend Worcester State University (Worcester, Massachusetts, USA). On 30 Jun 1942, Elias registered for the draft in Worcester, Massachusetts, while working as a student. He then enlisted on February 18, 1943 at Fort Devens, Massachusetts. He joined the Army of the United States as a Private. Elias was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving in the Pacific Theater. He was married to Beatrice (Brandt) Barsoum and together they had daughters, Christine, Elisa and Eve Barsoum as well as a son, Peter Barsoum.
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    1923

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    February 8, 1923
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    Şanlıurfa Türkiye
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    He was white of Turkish heritage. He and his parents were born in Turkey before immigrating to the United States. His father, Peter Barsoum, was born on June 14, 1896 in Urfa, Sanliurfa, Turkey and arrived in the US on September 1, 1927 in Providence, RI. He passed away in 1963 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. His mother, Khatoon Barsoum, waas born in 1906 in Urfa, Sanliurfa, Turkey and came to the US in 1927 as well, most likely the whole family immigrated together. She passed away on May 17, 1999 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

  • Nationality & Locations

    Elias Barsoum was born in Edessa, Turkey on February 8, 1923 and immigrated to the US as a young boy in 1927. He resided in Central Falls, Providence, Rhode Island, USA and Worcester, Massachusetts.

  • Early Life & Education

    He was a high school graduate and also completed at least two years of college. Elias was a student at Commerce High School (Worcester, Massachusetts, USA) in 1940 and he later went on to attend Worcester State University (Worcester, Massachusetts, USA) and was a student there in 1943.

  • Military Service

    Elias Samuel Barsoum, a white male born on 8 Feb 1923 in Edessa, Turkey, resided in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts at the age of 19. On 30 Jun 1942, he registered for the draft in Worcester while employed as a student. Elias had a height of 5'7", weighed 130 lbs, and possessed a light complexion, brown hair, and blue eyes. Reverend Peter Barsoum was listed as his next of kin. Enlisting as a Private on 18 Feb 1943 at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, Elias S Barsoum, a single individual without dependents, joined the Army of the United States. Born in Turkey in 1923 and a citizen, he lived in Worcester, Massachusetts. Elias had completed two years of college education and worked as a bookkeeping machine operator. His service number was 11057672, and his enlistment was sourced from the Enlisted Reserve or Medical Administrative Corps (MAC) Officer. Elias was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving in the Pacific Theater.

  • Professional Career

    He was a bookkeeper and a machine operator.

  • Personal Life & Family

    He was married to Beatrice (Brandt) Barsoum and together they had daughters, Christine, Elisa and Eve Barsoum as well as a son, Peter Barsoum.
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    1989

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    January 21, 1989
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    Falls Church, Virginia United States
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    Hope Cemetery 119 Webster St, in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts 01603, United States
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In 1923, in the year that Elias Samuel Barsoum was born, the A.C. Nielsen Company was founded in Chicago. It provided an audience measurement system that could provide radio station owners with information on their listeners and the popularity of their shows. Later, the Nielsen company became the basis for the fate of television programs.
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In 1934, when he was merely 11 years old, on November 11th 1933, an extremely strong dust storm hit South Dakota, stripping topsoil. Other strong dust storms had occurred during 1933. Severe droughts continued to hit the Great Plains and the dust storms devastated agricultural production as well as people's' lives for several years. The Roosevelt administration and scientists eventually determined that farming practices had caused the conditions that led to the dust storms and the changes they implemented in farming stopped the Dust Bowl.
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Barsoum, Peter (Jun 14, 1896 - Apr 1963) Barsoum, Anahid (Jan 3, 1921 - Jun 14, 2002) Barsoum, Peter (Aug 28, 1925 - Oct 19, 2009) Barsoum, Ephraim (Apr 14, 1929 - Oct 30, 2006) Barsoum, Katherine (Jul 4, 1904 - May 17, 1999) Barsoum, Madlein (Oct 2, 1933 - Apr 26, 2009) Barsoum, Metry (May 19, 1909 - Jan 12, 2003) Barsoum, Moheb (Apr 2, 1938 - Apr 1984) Barsoum, Barsoum El (Apr 12, 1917 - Sep 29, 2004) Barsoum, Aida (Jun 10, 1912 - Jul 1992)
Barsoum, Hany (Oct 15, 1950 - Oct 29, 2001) Barsoum, Eshak (Oct 13, 1923 - Jul 1979) Barsoum, Nabil (Nov 8, 1948 - Jan 31, 1995) Barsoum, Mary (Jul 4, 1935 - Dec 24, 2009) Barsoum, Mark (Jan 12, 1935 - Feb 15, 2004) Barsoum, Kamel (Nov 24, 1932 - Mar 22, 2006) Barsoum, Ruth (Aug 22, 1955 - Apr 1, 2005) Barsoum, George (Sep 20, 1911 - Sep 1992) Barsoum, Alfred (Aug 23, 1918 - Jul 27, 2006) Barsoum, Isabel (Sep 9, 1925 - Mar 23, 2009)
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