اهلا و سهلا

شجرة العائلة

FAMILY TREE

to our Beautiful

Like branches on a tree
We may grow in different directions
Yet our roots remain as one

a Circle of strength founded on faith kept by God

inspired by Love for Family

1860 - 2024 ongoing

a link to the past & a bridge to the future

BARAKAT
BARAKET
BARAKETT
KYRIAKOSكيرياكوس
KYRIACOS
بركات البركة
BARAKAT is about satisfaction.
It's about the feeling of goodness
and well being you get when
knowing that you've earned the
     bread you're putting into your
mouth with the sweat of
your own hard work.
                              THAT  is BLESSING

aka



I hope this website provides you with valuable insight
The 2nd cousins serve as the f rame of reference around which all the other relations revolve

May God Bless our Family & everyone & everything with
HEALTH PEACE & PROSPERITY

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FAIRUZ 1880 - 1950

documentary of Beirut 1920

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skiing_in_Lebanon

جبالا لأرز

أرز الرب

http://www.arkive.org/cedar-of-lebanon/cedrus-libani/

early 1940's

GREAT GRAND FATHER HANNA

طربوش

Notre Arbre
Généalogique

MILLE BRAVO et RESPECT..MERCI

de partager vos photos

magnifiques qui nous rappelle

des souvenirs merveilleux

thank you for sharing the extraordinary stories behind the pics

Thank you for the pictures that help bring our Family Tree Chart to life

2001

approx

1st COUSIN (once removed) Hoda

red top/lower photo

GRAND AUNT VIOLETtop photo right side

GRANT UNCLE CHAFIC top phoo right side

Notre Père qui es aux Cieux, Que Ton nom soit sanctifié, Que Ton règne vienne, Que Ta volonté soit faite, sur la Terre comme au Ciel.
Donne-nous aujourd'hui notre pain de ce jour, Pardonne-nous nos offenses, comme nous pardonnons à ceux qui nous ont offensés.
Et ne nous soumets pas à la tentation, Mais délivre-nous du Mal. Car c'est à Toi qu'appartiennent le règne, la puissance et la gloire pour les siècles des siècles.

1st COUSIN

twice removed

Son of Great Uncle

Jamile

أَبَانَا
Abā-nā
Our Father

الذِي فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ
‘alladhī fī as-samāwāt,
Who art in heaven,

لِيَتَقَدَّسَ اسْمُكَ.
li-ya-ta-qaddas-i asm-u-ka.
Hallowed be thy name.

لِيَأْتِ مَلَكُوتُكَ
li-ya-’ti malakūt-u-ka,
Thy kingdom come,

لِتَكُنْ مَشِيئَتُكَ فِي الأَرْضِ كَمَا فِي السَّمَاءِ.
li-takun ma-shī’at-u-ka fī al-’arḍ-i kamā fī as-samā’.
Thy will be done on earth as in heaven.

اعْطِنَا خُبْزَنَا اليَوْمِيَّاعْطِنَا خُبْزَنَا اليَوْمِيَّ
’a-ʽṭi-nā khubz-a-nā al-yawm-ī,
Give us our daily bread

اعْفِنَا مِمَّا عَلَيْنَا
‘a-fi-nā mi-mā ’ilay-nā
And forgive our trespasses

فَقَدْ أَعْفَيْنَا نَحْنُ أيَضاً مَنْ لَنَا عَلَيْهِ
faqad ‘afay-nā naḥnu aydhun min la-nā ‘alay-hī
As we forgive those who trespass against us

وَلاَ تُدْخِلْنَا فِي تَجْرِبَةٍ
hal-ni-nā fī ta-jribat-in,
And lead us not into temptation,

لَكِنْ نَجِّنَا مِنَ الشِّرِّيرِ
wa-lā tet lakin najji-nā mina alsh-shirrīr,
But deliver us from evil,

لأَنَّ لَكَ الْمُلْكَ وَالْقُوَّةَ وَالْمَجْدَ إِلَى الأَبَدِ
l’anna laka al-mulku wa-al-qūwatu wa-al-majda ’ilā al-’abadi.
For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory forever.

آمِين

.

Our Great Grand Uncle Jamil has

12 Grandkids & 24 Great Grandkids

Pai Nosso, que estás no céu; Santificado seja o Teu Nome; Venha o Teu Reino; Seja feita a Tua Vontade; Assim na terra como no céu;

O pão nosso de cada dia nos dai hoje; E perdoai as nossas dívidas; Assim como nós perdoamos os nossos devedores; E não nos deixes cair em tentação;

Mas livrai-nos do mal; Pois Teu é o Reino; O Poder e a Glória; Para sempre; Amém!

Our 1st Cousin

twice removed

LEFT PHOTO

lower photo:

Archbishop Demetrios of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

METROPOLITAN

ARCHBISHOP

EPHRAIM

Soeur Souad

لبنان

côté gauche

montreal

2015

John (our cousin)

& his daughters

(our 2nd cousins)

Ella & Tara

Our GREAT GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER

ELIAS SHATILLA

came from Syria to New York to Montreal

in the 1800's at the age of 25

1

st

born

2nd cousin

once removed

our latest

generation

Turn of the 21st Century pic

Montreal

2nd cousins Tania & Kyana

THEO

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Born 1850

Our GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER

BOUTROS (Boutrous, Pierre, Peter)

at the age of 55 came from Beyrouth to Montreal

1905 Record indicates Port of entry : Halifax

Same document indicates Nationality : Turkey & Syria

RASHAYA EL-WADI
Located about 30 kilometers from Aanjar and
85 kilometers from Beirut, the traditional little
village of Rachaya el-Wadi is situated on top of a
1360-meter high mountain facing Mount Hermon (Jabal el-Sheikh).
The village was occupied by the Romans (64 BC) and
conquered by the Crusaders in the early 12th century.
From 1172 until 1860, the Shehab emirs ruled from there.

راشيا الوادي

CLICK HERE

TO READ ABOUT some of

Great Grand Father Hanna's

tribulations & triumphs

OUR GREAT GRAND PARENT'S

HOME IN RASHAYA-EL WADI

Picture taken late 1800's

1966

Our GREAT GRANDFATHER HANNA was 19 years old when he

came to Montreal in 1911

Hannah/John هَنا means HAPPINESS

لمطبخ اللبناني

OUR FAMILY'S CELEBRATION OF DIFFERENCE Our Great Grand Uncles; Kyriacos; moved to Brazil in the early 1900's

Some of our family relatives (by marriage) are BRAZILIAN. FRENCH. ITALIAN. SYRIAN. MEXICAN. & more

DILICIOUS ethno cultural CUISINE

Types of unleavened Lebanese bread are: khub & marqouq

Wine has been made in Lebanon for thousands of years.

Grapes are used to make Arak, wine, vinegar or molasses.

Arak is an alcoholic beverage made through distillation and is flavoured with anise seeds. It's pure form is colourless. When mixed with water Arak gets milky- white colour because anise in Arak includes an essential oil called anethole which is soluble in alcohol but not in water

Meghleh is prepared to celebrate the birth of a child, Snayniyeh for teething, Maamoul for Easter

different desert for every occasion....

The world largest plate of hummus was prepared by 300 Lebanese chefs in the village of Al-Fanar on May 8, 2010. It's weight was 10.5 tons

 Enfeh is a small coastal town in the north of Lebanon & famous for it's high quality salt harvested from the Mediterranean Sea

Jallab is made from dates, grape molasses and rose water.

Often served with crushed ice, pine nuts and raisins which float on its surface

Man'oushé" bi za'tar" is a popular mixture of thyme, sesame seeds etc.. and olive oil on the bread. Salty white ‘akkawi cheese is another topping

Mouné preserves" ("mana" means storing) are made from both fruits

(jams, marmelads, syrups) & vegetables (pickling, making paste, with olive oil)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanese_cuisine

Our Family Tree Chart

is also on the last page

Do you recognize these names ?

2nd latest generation

28 second cousins

Did you ever see the KYRIAKOS FAMILY TREE in Brazil ?

18th Century

Below is a glimpse

It's all in arabic and it's incredibaly impressive

When I saw the Family Kyriakos Tree , it lifted me to another epoch and

reflecting at each of the names, I wanted to hear their voices and listen to their stories. I also

felt a profound admiration to the professional genealogists who connected all the branches.

I hope future generations will continue where I've left off. Hopefully to achieve better

understanding, leading to new learning in order to develop a clearer view or perspective.

WHO has the ILLUSTRIOUS Kyriakos Family Tree ?

Answer: Our Great Great Grand Uncle's grandson: G. (Kyriakos)Saad

OUR GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER Mckaiel Kyriakos's brother Scandar had a

daughter who married Toufic Saad. Hence the (Kyriakos Saad)

Their children(our 2nd cousins twice removed) have grandchildren; our latest generation of 4th cousins

BIG THANK YOU to Our Great Great Grand Uncle's Great Grand Son Renato for sharing the beautiful 6 pics below

Quick Note

Quick Note

Special Thank You also to 2 special KYRIAKOS Ladies

Claudia (our Great Great Grand Uncle Scandar's granddaughter) &

Soula (our 2nd cousin once removed) who provided lots of names of our 2nd cousins once removed and

our LATEST GENERATION branch of 3rd cousins

So many names still to be added....be patient ...this is a work in progress & I will update you once i receive a readable version of the kyriakos tree

1993

AUGUST

PAULA RAya samim

aline DANIELE TONY

PIERRE BACHIR ELISAR

REAH tina RAWAN

TANAL mila RAna

SHAWN CHANTELE

KYANA RANIA JOSEPH

ELLA TARA JONATHAN

TANIA ANDREW

JOYCE JOANE

PAULA RAya samim

aline DANIELE TONY

PIERRE BACHIR ELISAR

REAH tina RAWAN

TANAL mila RAna

SHAWN CHANTELE

KYANA RANIA JOSEPH

ELLA TARA JONATHAN

TANIA ANDREW

JOYCE JOANE

PAULA RAya samim

aline DANIELE TONY

PIERRE BACHIR ELISAR

REAH tina RAWAN tania

TANAL mila RAna

SHAWN CHANTELE

KYANA RANIA JOSEPH

ELLA TARA JONATHAN

TANIA ANDREW

JOYCE JOANE

The circle below is the link to

The Family Chart, a PDF document.

It has 158 Names ........so far

Note: The term 'Removed' refers to

a generation later or earlier

Click here to see our
FAMILY TREE CHART
Work in progress

1913

Our GREAT GREAT GRANDMOTHER ZAHRA (ROSE)

at the age of 45 arrived to Port of Providence Rhode Island USA

from Marseille France with her sons Salim & Esber(Esper) Barakat (ket)

Records indicate: Syrian ethnic background

1860

GREAT
GRAND
UNCLEHanna's brother
Salim

1860

Early
1900
GREAT
GRAND
PARENTS

Wadia Hanna

Nalé

Early
1920

Grand Aunt

ورق عنب

GRAND AUNT NALÉ

IS THE ELDEST

OF 8 SIBLINGS

THE FOLLOWING IS NOT COUNTING HER

HUSBAND'S SIDE OF THE FAMILY WHO IS ALSO

OUR COUSIN BARAKAT

She has 18 Nieces & Nephews

Our 1st Cousins (once removed)

She has 11 Aunts & Uncles

Our Great Grand Aunts & Uncles

She has 27 First cousins

Our 1st Cousins (twice removed)

1925

Nalé

& husband

Salim

is also our cousin Barakat

1925

early

1930's

Great Grand Father

Hanna

Grand Aunt Nalé

(top right)

Grand Uncle

Pierre

بطرس

early 40's

DID YOU KNOW ? Al Zajal is a form of improvised poetry. Special Al Zajal parties are organized. Zajal is usually performed by

a singer who makes up the songs right at the party

mid

1940's

Grand Aunt Laurice

Grand Uncle Chafic

mid

1940's

Grand Aunt Laurice

Grand Uncle Chafic

mid

1940's

mid

1940's

GREAT GRAND MOTHER WADIA

GRAND UNCLE CHAFIC

GRAND AUNT NALÉ

peux-tu deviner où est prise ces 2 photos ?

Montreal Quebec

mid 1950's

Grand Uncles: Pierre & Chafic

1948

Grand

Uncle

Maurice

From the Roman name Mauritius, a derivative of MAURUS. Saint Maurice

was a 3rd-century Roman soldier refusing to worship Roman gods,

Thus, he is the patron saint of infantry soldiers

1946

Grand

Uncles

Tanal & Chafic

1947

Grand

Uncle

Chafic

1947

GREAT

GRAND

MOTHER

WADIA's

father

came from

Kuwait

0 sisters

5 brothers

8 children

18 grand-

children

27 great-

grand-

children

1950

Grand Uncle Chafic

Grand Aunt Violet

1950

Great Grandmom Wadia

Elie

Yola

DID YOU KNOW ?

Famous Lebanese singer is FAIRUZ (1935-) Real name: Nouhad Wadi Haddad.

She is known as an "Ambassador to the Stars" and a "Neighbor to the Moon"

late

1930's

Grand Aunt Violet's husband

إميل

late

1930's

1940's

Montreal

GRAND

UNCLE

CHAFIC

GREAT

GRAND

AUNT

MAHIBA

1940's

G.Grand Aunt Mahiba had 4 children; Evelyn, Elile, George, Jackie

The beautiful children are our 1st cousins (once removed) Hoda & Nabil

Top Picture; Right; Grand Aunt Laurice (middle)

Top Picture; Left; Salim Nalé Pierre

1951

Zahle

Grand

Uncle
Chafic

Grand
Aunt
Nalé

DID YOU KNOW ?

The name of the store that our Great Grand Father Hanna started

and that the Barakett Brothers continued to run for 20 years was

called LAINA (Wool Store) Location: Beirut. They got the wool from

Syria. Most of their customers were French who appreciated the 100% wool

Great Grand Mother Wadia was known for her calmness. Accommodating Zahra (Her Mother in Law) who lived with them for many years. GG Mother Wadia was the only person that got along with her.

Grand Aunt Nalé had 2 children. Hoda & Nabil. At the age of approx 7 , during recess at school Nabil was playing with friends with slingshots, he got hit on his temple with one & died immediately. His death took a toll on Grand Aunt Nalé and she was never the same after that incident. She became extremely protective of Hoda and remained sadden until she passed away at a young age

1957

Grand Uncle Maurice

CLASSY ! Tante Helen's love for family is Phenomenal.

Gorgeous

Intelligent

Loving &

Brings out the best in everyone

She's all these & much

Grand Aunt Helen

& John

حنا

Ronald

John

1961

GREAT

GRAND

UNCLE

GEORGE'S

DAUGHTER

COUSIN

First

twice removed

NORMA

LAWYER JUDGE AUTHOR SPEAKER

Great Grand Uncle George Kyiakos's daughter

ALL pictures are AUTHENTIC
NO photo manipulation

Our Great Grand Father bought a Television in

1937

When our Grand Uncles & Grand Aunts were

around the ages of 16

DID YOU KNOW ?

mid
70's

Salim
(Grand Aunt Nale's husband)

our GREAT GRAND COUSINS

Ibrahim & his wife Samia

MALIK

Her passion for knitting & crocheting introduced the family to the fun & beauty of these crafts. She was a FANTASTIC طرنيب Tarneeb & Basra card player!

Grand Aunt Laurice's visit to Lebanon after 12 years

LEFT: 1st COUSIN HODA

BARAKAT

Rashaya-El-Wadi

GREAT

GRAND

UNCLE

Victor

KYRIACOS

& his lovely wife in Lebanon

80's

Grand
Aunt
Violet.

1st
cousins

twice removed

ELHAM &
NOUR

1st Cousin (once removed)
Anita (Left of the picture)

Great Grand Uncle Victor has 5 children

In the photo the sun is shining between Ilham & Nour

The Children in the picture are our 2nd Cousins (once removed)

their mother Mirna standing between them

 LEGEND ABOUT HOW DABKE WAS CREATED

A flat roof of a Lebanese house was covered with branches and mud. In time the top mud layer started to crack so the owner
put a new layer but he needed help to finish the job. So, his neighbours formed a line and started stomping their feet while walking on the roof. The mud layer was fixed and new dance was created.
First known as "Al Awneh" Later changed to "Daloonah" a form of improvised singing & DABKE DANCE

DID YOU KNOW ?

GRAND

GREAT

Uncle

photo taken in Brazil early
1970's

(Middle) Grand Uncle Chafic

George

Kyriacos

& his lovely wife

1972

GREAT

GRAND

Alia

Shatila

1972

Rue St.Hubert

COUSIN

Alia lived to be over

Our Great Great Grandmother's cousin

1st cousin Anita

ONE HUNDRED

Years old

1st Cousin (twice removed)

Richard (Son of GGUncle Esper

MOUNIRA FAHDA MAHIBA

GRAND Uncles

Chafic Maurice Pierre

Photo taken in 1978

1st Cousin (twice removed) Evelyn (daughter of G.G.Aunt Mahiba

The bride is our 2nd Cousin (once removed) Karen

Karen , Andrew, Gayle, & Bradley are Victor's children (VICTOR is our 1st cousin twice removed, SON OF GREAT UNCLE ESPER

GREAT

GRAND

Aunts

early 1980's

Grand Uncle Chafic. Cousin Shatilla. Grand Uncle Maurice

Tante Helene (Grand Maurice's wife). Grand Aunt Laurice. Cousin: Shatilla's wife

Montreal

BARAKETT

Mounira is great grand uncle's esper's wife

Montreal

late

1950's

Grand Aunt Laurice & husband Alfred

Grand Aunt Laurice &
Alice
(Alfred's cousin)

PHOTO TAKEN IN CAMBRIDGE OHIO

Grand Aunt Laurice's husband

1920's

ABOUD

barakat

kyriakos

A Picture is worth

a thousand words

Weddings

les mariages

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mid 1950's

Weddings

les mariages

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early 1950's

Weddings

les mariages

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Weddings

les mariages

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Weddings

les mariages

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1st Cousin (once removed)
NICOLA'S wedding.
Bride: Fadia

Weddings

les mariages

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more wedding photos coming soon

more wedding photos coming soon

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Your

Wedding Picture

2 weeks before Christmas,

people plant seeds (chickpeas, wheat, beans or lentils)

on a piece of cotton. Water them every day. by Christmas the plants grow to a height of about 15 cm

They'll be used for the manger in the nativity scene

DID YOU KNOW ?

Elie

YOLA

1950

1st cousins

Once removed

1993

early
1970's

Hoda

HODA

هدى

GRAND

AUNTS

Violet &

Nale

early/mid
1950's

1957

Left to Right:

Yola

Elie

Rita

Lina

Grand Aunt

Violet's children

1st cousins

(once removed)

Left to Right

:

Imad

Wisam

Rima

1958

1st cousins (once removed)

IMAD

1954

Rima

1st cousins

Once removed

Imad

Wisam

Grand Uncle Chafic

early 1970's

Dona

Vanda

Grand uncle

Piere's children

1957

Grand Uncle Piere's wife

Nermine

1st cousins

Once

removed

1957

early 60's

Rita

Elie

1st cousins

Once removed

Nicola

Nicole

Grand Aunt Violet's children

early 60's

1st cousins

Once removed

Betty

Anita

&

lebanon

montreal

1961 december

1965

1968

Grand uncle chafic

1st COUSINS

once removed

Lebanon

Name ANITA derives from the name Hannah which means

grace or graceful

Send me a short story you'd like to share about our family

betty@jidochaficfamilytree.com

early

1970's

GRAND Aunt VIOLET

GRAND Uncle Chafic

Left of the photo

1st COUSINS
(TWICE REMOVED)
George & Tony

Sons of Great Uncle Victor

Kyriakos

George's wife
MIRNA & their son

Right side

GEORGE

(husband of Nicole- our 1st cousin (once removed)

no relation to our cousins by marriage Saad

(Left) 1st cousin once removed BETTY

(right) 1st cousin twice removed TONY

Tony's wife: CLAUDE

PHOTOS TAKEN IN LEBANON early 90's

GRAND UNCLE CHAFIC

(in the middle white top)

Tony's daughter

LEFT: Dalal

is one of their 3 SISTERS

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1st COUSIN
(TWICE REMOVED)
Robert

2nd COUSINS once removed
ROBERT & CAMELIA'S DAUGHTERS
JOUMANA SOULA TANIA

TONY
Robert's brother in law

PHOTOS TAKEN

1982

Devoted wife, Mom & Grandmom Robert's wife
Tante Camelia is Classy, Intelligent
loving . gracious . caring & Beautiful

RANIA

Tony's daughter

Tony is Camelia's brother

We are almost 50 3rd COUSINS
same generation as 2nd cousins

& 2nd to latest generation

Thanks to Tante Camelia's family who

provided us with most of the names

kyriacos

HARFOUSH

Name ROBERT is derived from the Germanic name
Hrodebert meaning
"bright fame"

Lebanon is a country where the oldest, continuously populated city in the world is located. Byblos or Jbeil, as it is known today, is at least 7000 years old. Phoenicians believed that the city was founded by the god El. There is also a legend stating that the cedar from Lebanon was used to build the King Solomon's temple

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Byblos 3D Mapping event 2013 Official Video

http://www.digitalmeetsculture.net/article/3d-video-mapping-about-the-history-of-byblos-city-lebanon/

Realized by Minus5 Architects: Founded in 2006 by Lebanese/Romanian architect Daniel Georges;

The IAM is an international coop project involving 14 partner organisations in 7 countries

that provide innovative services to the tourism sector in each of their countries.

شكرا Merci Thank you

ELIE'S WIFE: DOLLY

GRAND UNCLE CHAFIC

1ST COUSINS once removed

LINA & HER HUSBAND SAMIR

early

1980's

1ST COUSINS once removed

ELIE & HIS WIFE DOLLY

2002

1st cousin (twice removed)

VICTOR

VICTOR PASSED AWAY in 2013 AT THE AGE OF 79. Married to Venice for 57 years

They have 4 children; our cousins: Karen, Gayle, Bradley & Andrew

Victor

WAJIH

is the husband of

Grand Uncle Maurice's sister in Law

He was a Magnificant

Professional Chef.

Grand Uncle Maurice's Father in Law.

Early

1980's

Venice

barakett

el-khouri

Ferris

chez Tante Helen

Great Grand
Uncles

1980's

Their singing expresses a sense of

awe and wonder, dignity and grace,

wisdom and gratitude in their hearts

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD THEM SING IN CHURCH ?

AMAZING

Incredibaly tenderhearted

Humble hospitality

Wonderful sense of humor

Great Fathers

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD THEM SING IN CHURCH ?

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mid
1970's

Grand Uncle Chafic's birthday

Grand Uncle Maurice & his wife Tante Helen

Grand Aunt LAURICE

1st cousin once removed BETTY

i n Greek : Helene means
Shining light. The bright one

Laurice in Latin means BAY LAURUS Nobilis
Aromatic Evergreen Tree

Betty means: “My God's vow. Spiritual well-being. Faith is the key to happiness.

Humility & change on a personal level based on God’s standards makes an impact...leads to Success

1993

عمشيت

مار شربل‎
May 8, 1828 – December 24, 1898

GRAND UNCLES: MAURICE CHAFIC

GRAND UNCLE & GRAND AUNT
1ST COUSIN (ONCE REMOVED) RITA
& her husband SAMIR

شفيق

ريتا

HOUSE in Rashaya-El-Wadi REMAINS
built in the 18th century

RETOUR À LA MAISON ~ Rashaya-El-Wadi
construit pendant XVIIIe SIÈCLE

IBRAHIM
BARAKAT'S
WIFE:
SAMIA (KASIS)

Michel Malek & his sister (our cousins) & their Mother in the lower picture (Our neighbors in Rashaya El-Wadi)

THIS IS THE HOUSE in Rashaya-El-Wadi
THAT OUR GREAT GRAND PARENTS lived in
BUILT AROUND THE 18TH CENTURY
IT REMAINS UP UNTIL TODAY

HOUSE in Rashaya-El-Wadi REMAINS
built in the 18th century

RETOUR À LA MAISON ~ Rashaya-El-Wadi
construit pendant XVIIIe SIÈCLE

IBRAHIM BARAKAT

COUSIN (right)

1990's

Our Grand Aunt & Uncles COMMONALITIES

CREATIVE

CULTIVATED AN APPRECIATION OF FOOD

STYLE embraces

them wherever they go

CREATIVE

CULTIVATED AN APPRECIATION OF FOOD

happy travelers

STYLE embraces

them wherever they go

devoted & caring

PARENTS

devoted & caring

PARENTS

Loving

GENUINE SMILE

KIND approach always

CLASSY

happy travelers

GENUINE SMILE

happy travelers

et beaucoup plus....

humble

Different theories about the origin of word Lebanon

Some say it is derived from Aramaic word "lbn" which means "white"
It's believed that it's because of the

snow covered Mount Lebanon

جبل لبنان

which extends across the country
Its highest peak is Qurnat as Sawda' (3,088 m)
2nd theory

sees the origin of the word Lebanon in Syriac

which is a dialect of Middle Aramaic language
In Syriac word Lebanon could be translated as

"the heart of God" ( "leb" is heart, (a)non is God)

DID YOU KNOW ?

Late70's

GRAND AUNT

LAURICE

1st Cousins

VANDA DONNA

LEBANON

middle pic

Donna

middle pic

2012

Dr. Vanda

Directeur et Chef du lab Biochimie

Consul général

du Liban

60 years of work

Moussa's Castle

is a castle between Deir el Qamar and Beit ed-Dine in Lebanon

1983

Pâques

early

1980's

Top:
1st cousin once removed NICOLA
GRAND UNCLE CHAFIC
Middle:
GRAND AUNT LAURICE
Dolly (1st cousin once removed Elie's wife)
2nd cousins once removed RANA & PAULA
1st cousin once removed ANITA
Bottom row:
1st cousins once removed BETTY & ELIE

1st cousins (once removed)

John
Ronald
Richard
Elias

2nd cousins

PAULA
RANA

1st cousin one removed Anita

MONTREAL

(once removed)

OUR FIRST COUSINS ONCE REMOVED

JOHN GREAT FATHER . BRILLIANT BUSINESS ENTREPENEUR

RONALD ASTUTE BUSINESS ENTREPENEUR . DYNAMIC

RICHARD GREAT FATHER .VALUES THE ORGANIC LIFESTYLE

ELIE SPORTS FAN . DELIGHTFUL GRANDFATHER

ANITA SOCIABLE . A FAN OF MOVIES & TV SITCOMS

late 1980's

2nd cousins

JOYCE JOANNE

1st cousin

once removed

ANITA

1989

Generations

Grand Aunt & Grand Uncles: Laurice, Chafic & Maurice

Grand Uncle Maurice's wife ~ Tante Helen & her sister Tante Olga

Tante Olga's children: Lolita & Maroon
Lolita & her husband Marc: Their children, Elie & Anne

4

4 1989

Grand Uncle Maurice's Father in Law Amo George

Generations

4 Generations

Tante
Helen

KYANA
(2nd cousin)

ANNE

ELIE

1989

Lebanese newpapers (sometimes providing partial truths) have always shown an authentic picture of Lebanon, that of

DIVERSITYever since the Ottoman Empire .

Lebanon's well-educated and critical polulation has led to one of the most diverse and sophisticated press and media landscapes in the Arab levant.

LAST ISSUE OF

LEBANON'S

OLDEST NEWSPAPER

FOUNDED

1858

DID YOU KNOW ?

1990

EASTER
April

المسيح قام من بين الأموات
و وطئ الموت بالموت
و وهب الحياة
للذين في القبور

Christós
anésti
ek nekrón,
thanáto
thánaton
patísas,
ké tís en tís
mnímasi,
zoín
charisámenos!

2nd cousins: Rana Paula Kyana

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1990

AUGUST

1st cousin

RAYMOND (left)

1st & 2nd Cousins

Once removed

Raymond & Nicole's children:
RAJA . JOSEPH .

1st cousin once removed YOLA

2nd cousin
JOSEPH

Tante Helen
(Grand Uncle Maurice's wife)

KYANA
JONATHAN
JOSEPH
JOYCE
JOANNE

2nd cousins

NICOLE'S SISTER

NICOLE'S
BROTHER IN LAW
KANTIMIROFF

RAYMOND & NICOLE'S
son RAJA

2nd COUSIN KYANA

GRAND AUNT LAURICE

1ST COUSIN
RAYMOND

RAYMOND & NICOLE'S
son JOSEPH

NICOLE:
RAYMOND'S WIFE

1st cousin
once removed
ANITA

kyriakos

August 1990

   GRAND UNCLES CHAFIC & MAURICE ~ GRAND AUNT LAURICE
   1st Cousin twice removed RAYMOND, his wife Nicole and
   their sons (our 2nd cousins) RAJA & JOSEPH
   Nicole's sister and her husband ( Family Kantimiroff)
   2nd Cousins JOSEPH
1st COUSIN once removed YOLA & TANTE HELENE (standing beneath the tulips)

1988

Montreal

GRAND AUNT VIOLET

GRAND UNCLE
CHAFIC

: in Chinese painting, violet represents the harmony of the Universe because it is a combination of red (yang) and blue (yin); in Western churches violet is the liturgical color for both Advent and lent

1991

2nd Cousins

Once removed

2nd Cousins

Once removed

August

Mila

joyce

سنه حلوة يا جميل..سنه حلوة يا جميل
شوفتى ورده احلى ورده فتحت قبل المعاد
قالتلى مبسوطه النهارده فى عيد ميلاد الفرح زاد

يا جمالك يا طعمتك عمرى يطول ببتسامتك
على الشفاف كل شايف العسل زود حلوتك
يا احلى ورده يا بنتى والجميل شوفته السنه دى
عشت انا فى حضنك طفولتى و عيد ميلادك عيد ميلادى

سنه حلوه يا جميل
العصفير من طيبتها ليه تغنى يا حلوة عودك سقفتلى بجنحتها لم شافت لون خدودك

rana

STANISLAW JERZY LEC

YOUTH IS A GIFT OF NATURE
BUT AGE IS A WORK OF ART

1978

Cora was Betty's babysitter in 1962

Reunited 16 years later in Montreal

1st Cousin (once removed) Betty

Thibodeau

Cora

1978

May our family continue to flourish as well-adjusted beings in an ever-changing world...May we continue to evolve & open up even more to new people & new ideas & continue to have more experiences to draw upon in times of sunshine & in times of storm

OUR FAMILY

ROCKS !

Family related by marriage

Parent par alliance

Oncle Charle

prevoteau

early 1970's

1985

Grand Uncle Maurice's

Parents in Law Tante Caroline & Amo George

They have 6 children 10 Grand children

& 8 Great Grand children

Their children: Tante Helen, Olga, Yola, Marie ,Conchita & Mano

Oncle Charle, Tante Yola & their magnificant children Eric & Teddy moved from Montreal to Venezuela

La Marquise is the world's oldest running automobile, as of 2011. It is an 1884 model made by Frenchmen De Dion, Bouton & Trépardoux. It made the 20-odd-mile Paris-to-Versailles round trip at an average speed of almost 16 miles per hour (26 km/h).
Fueled by coal, wood and bits of paper, the car takes 30–40 minutes to build up enough steam to drive. Top speed is 38 miles per hour (61 km/h). As the oldest car, it wore the number "0" in the 1996 London to Brighton Veteran Car Run. The vehicle was sold at the 2007 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance for $3.52 million. It sold again in 2011 for $4.6 million, a record price for an early automobile.

GRAND AUNTS: LAURICE & VIOLET
GRAND UNCLE MAURICE & TANTE HELENE

80's

Montreal

1970's

early

1980's

early

ISSA Kyriakos

Saad & his son MICHEL

Grand Uncle Chafic &

Grand Aunt Laurice

Visiting Montreal from Brazil

Relatives

by Marriage

Great Great Uncle Scandar's in- Law's cousins

São Paulo

1980's

early

GRAND UNCLE
CHAFIC
1st Cousin
(once removed)
Betty

São Paulo

Brazil is the largest country on the South American continent and the fifth largest in the world.

GRAND AUNT

1st Cousin (once removed)
Yola's Mother in Law Sadie

1990

Laurice

late

90's

Grand Aunt Violet

Grand Uncle Tanal

Lebanon

Everyone loved Grand Aunt Violet's company. She was the BEST story teller in the world. Genuine, sociable , humble , loving , warm, elegant, & a phenomenal wife, Mother & grandmother

Loves life and doesn't like walking using a cane. Enjoys listening to music & socializing. He has an outstanding memory and is having fun looking at this website. Être tiré à quatre épingles

90's

left-right

1st cousin RICHARD

GRAND AUNT VIOLET

GRAND AUNT LAURICE

GRAND UNCLE MAURICE

TANTE HELENE

1st cousin RONALD

TANTE NERMINE

2nd cousin RANIA

GRAND UNCLE PIERRE

GITA (JOHN'S WIFE)

1st cousin JOHN

1st cousin once removed John'

His beautiful wife GITA

they have 2 gorgeous girls

EMMA & ELLA Our 2nd cousins once removed

Lebanon

Donna 's daughter.

RANIA Our 2nd Cousin

left-right

GRAND AUNT LAURICE

2nd cousin BACHIR

GRAND AUNT VIOLET

1st cousin RITA

Lebanon

Late 1990's

left-right

1st cousin Yola's husband BASHARA

1st cousin Nicole's husband GEORGE

1st cousin Rita's husband SAMIR

GRAND UNCLE CHAFIC

2nd cousin PIERRE

Lebanon

Late 1990's

Grand Uncle Chafic enjoyed all of these

drawing & construction

cooking & gardening &

good political discussions

Christmas 1991

Mexico

Summer

1991

2nd Cousin Kyana

Grand Uncle &

Grand Aunt Laurice

Professional wrestling matches in the 80's

The Rougeau family were champion wrestlers & friendly neighbors

Hippocrates first used the word “thalassotherapy” to describe

the healing effects of seawater, according to Pacific Naturopathic.

Ancient Greeks appreciated the health and beauty benefits of this mineral-rich water and bathed and soaked in seawater-filled pools & hot tubs. Among several benefits, swimming in seawater can help increase your immune system function, improve circulation,

promote overall well-being & hydrate your skin

Cholula,

the most important settlement of ancient Puebla, was established between 800

and 200 B.C. and is considered the oldest continually inhabited city in Mexico

Moments

precieux

Noël

1992

Gabriel & Mario

family friends

Moments

precieux

1st Cousin

once removed

Ronald

1st Cousin

once removed

Ronald

1st Cousin

once removed

Ronald

1985

1995

1992

2nd Cousins

Paula & Kyana

left - right:

Daniele . Rana . Mila . Kyana . Tania . Paula . Elie . Tine . Danny

2002

Danny is Paula's husband

left - right:

Nicola . Rana . Paula . Danny . Mila . Tina . Kyana . Andrew . Tania . Doly . Betty

2003

1st cousin

NICOLA (Badran)

&

his lovely wife FADIA

Montreal

Successful happy business partners

They enjoy building & entertaining

family and friends & are

very proud of their daughter TINA

(our 2nd cousin once removed)

1995

2004

left-right

GRAND AUNT LAURICE

2nd cousin SHAWN

GRAND UNCLE TANAL

1st cousin RIMA

1st cousin Rima's husband

TOUFIC

1st cousin ANITA

1st cousin BETTY

2nd cousin KYANA

Bottom Photo/2nd to the right

2nd cousin

CHANTELLE

OUR 2nd COUSINS
SHAWN CHANTELLE KYANA
    BRIGHT BEAUTIFUL   INTELLIGENT KIND
      Great sense of humor
  & multi TALENTED

https://lunginstitute.com/blog/breathing-in-ocean-air/

GRAND AUNT LAURICE GRAND UNCLE TANAL 1st COUSIN RIMA & her husband TOUFIC
1st cousins: Anita & Betty. 2nd cousins: Chantelle, Shawn & Kyana

SANTA MONICA

2004

1977

1st cousin (once removed) Anita was a gymnast & competed in the 1970 Montreal Gymnastic Olympic Team

1st cousin (once removed) Nicola ~ a true sports FAN

His daughter Tina 2016 attending Concordia University following in her dad's footsteps

Nicola lived in Germany for awhile, he speaks Arabic, French, English & German Plus Anita speaks Spanish

= 5 languages in between them.

1977

SEND YOUR
PRECIOUS MOMENT
PICTURES

QUEBEC

ONTARIO

1999

Niagra Falls

1999

1 of the 7 wonders of Canada

QUEBEC

2nd Cousins
Paula
Mila
Kyana

1999

MEXICO

1991

NoëL

1992

The Victoria Falls in Zambia Africa is the largest sheet of falling water in the world in terms of area

montreal

Canada's Wonderland Water Park

1999

early 1970's

Montreal

Aunt Alice & her daughter Cindy

visiting Grand Aunt Laurice & Grand Uncle Chafic

AUNT ALICE'S FAMILY including her CHILDREN &

GRAND CHILDREN

GRAND AUNT LAURICE'S HUSBAND'S COUSIN AUNT ALICE & HER 3 CHILDREN

MICHAEL DAVID CINDY

1980's

Family related by marriage

Parent par alliance

SKY

80's

70's

Montreal

1970 's

https://cdnhistorybits.wordpress.com/2015/05/12/why-is-the-beaver-canadas-national-symbol/

Family related by marriage

Parent par alliance

1987

Family related by marriage

Parent par alliance

80's

Brazil

GREAT GREAT UNCLE

SCANDAR's

in Law's cousins

1st Cousin

once removed NICOLA's birthday

1979

Montreal

The intertwining of cakes & birthday celebrations stretches back to the ancient Romans

1969

1993

1999

80's

Mexico

The earliest surviving candles originated in China around 200 BC, and were made from whale fat. European candles of antiquity were made from various forms of natural fat, tallow, and wax. In Ancient Rome, candles were made of tallow due to the prohibitive cost of beeswax

LEFT-RIGHT: GRAND AUND LAURICE. 1st COUSINS ONCE REMOVED ANITA BETTY

& BATAH FAMILY FRIENDS

CHAFIC based on numerological analysis

C

Creative, Social, Good-humored, Extravagant, Dexterous, Orator

H

Successful, A natural money maker, Business acumen, Nature lover, Self-contained

A

Leader, Confident, Adventurous, Determined, Enterprising, Courageous

F

Domestic, Friendly, Warm-hearted, Compassionate, Planner, Responsible

I

Inspirational, Genteel, Sensitive, Impulsive, Elegant, Compassionate, Humane

C

Creative, Social, Good-humored, Extravagant, Dexterous, Orator

TANTE HELENE & TANTE BEBITA are

BEAUTIFUL . KIND . LOVING . DEVOTED . INTELLIGENT . CREATIVE . GRACIOUS

GRAND UNCLE CHAFIC's

BIRTHDAY 1980's

FAMILY FRIEND

ROGER

Montreal

The first heated swimming pool was built by Gaius Maecenas of Rome in the first century BC.

1991

2000

Mexico

1981

1998

mexico

2001

Montreal

2001

KYANA means peace keeper

Hawiian & Persian means: Calm water & Gods grace

Irish means Born to nobility

Hebrew means Grace of God

كِيان

Merci a vous tous pour

tous ces

magnifique

photos

Lebanon is located on the

shore of Mediterranean sea

Area of 10,452 square kilometers
Population estimated 13-18 million

approx 14 million outside of Lebanon

approx 4 million in Lebanon

DID YOU KNOW ?

U.S. POPULATION 2015 ESTIMATE 323 MILLION

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Moments Précieux

If the grandfather of the grandfather of Jesus had
known what was hidden within him, he would have
stood humble and awe-struck before his soul.

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جبران خليل جبران

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جبران خليل جبران

Quote by

khalil gebran

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Tabby & 2nd Cousin Kyana
1991

2004

This website was

Written by a sponge dipped in warm oat milk and sprinkled with sugar

By John Ciardi(added oat-by Betty:-)

On peut juger la grandeur et la valeur morale d'une nation
à la façon dont elle traite ses animaux

Citation de Mahatma gandhi

On peut juger la grandeur et la valeur morale d'une nation
à la façon dont elle traite ses animaux

Citation de Mahatma gandhi

“Class never runs scared.
It is sure-footed and confident.
It can handle anything that comes along.
Class has a sense of humor.
It knows a good laugh is the best lubricant for oiling the machinery of human relations.
Class never makes excuses.
It takes its lumps and learns from past mistakes.
Class knows that good manners are nothing more than a series of small, inconsequential sacrifices.
Class bespeaks an aristocracy that has nothing to do with ancestors or money.
Some wealthy “blue bloods” have no class, while individuals who are struggling to make ends meet are loaded with it.
Class is real.
It can’t be faked.
Class never tried to build itself by tearing others down.
Class is already up and need not strive to look better by making others look worse.
Class can “walk with kings and keep it’s virtue and talk with crowds and keep the common touch.”

Everyone is comfortable with the person who has class because that person is comfortable with himself.
If you have class, you’ve got it made.
If you don’t have class, no matter what else you have, it doesn’t make any difference.”
― Ann Landers