Description
This passport for Agavni was issued by the first Armenian Republic in the name of Agavni Tertchanian (Terjanian) to support her transit sponsored by the Terjanian family to America to marry Levon. Notes include information about the immigration stamps for her journey and a translation of the document.
Citation
“Passport for Agavni,” Armenians of Whitinsville, accessed April 23, 2026, https://armeniansofwhitinsville.org/items/show/1784.
Comments
Van Der Mugrdechian
Hi,
Regarding "passport for Aghavni"
the "unknown city" first time. ...we, diplomatic representative in Constantinople.
The Armenians abbreviate it as C-bolis; so the Armenian has two words, actually the first letter Կ is an abbreviation for Constantin, the second word is the Armenian nickname for the city -պօլիս -bolis.
Same thing for the second time ...born and living in Constantinople.
as well as the third time: ...Issued in Constantinople
I'm working on genealogy for Vanessa Garabedian here in Fresno. She gave me her grandfathers' names as: Levon Der Khazarian Garabedian and Avedis Andrew Garabedian.
Since I'm working backwards towards Vanessa, I could use any help in determining how either or both of these men are related to her. Are there any family trees available?
Thanks, Van Der Mugrdechian
Armenian Cultural Conservancy, Fresno, CA