George Alexander

     George Alexander was born on 23 April 1908, in Lefkara, Cyprus, The birth records were destroyed in Lefkara. The official records say 1907. There is a question as to which year is correct, the official or the family date.^2,3,4 The highest level of education George had was 5th grade in Lefkara, Cyprus.¹ George sold lace in Europe with his brother Constantine. It was customary for the men of his time to sell the lace made by the women of his village Lefkara.¹ On 8 May 1929 George came to America. arriving on the ship Majestic from Cherbourg, France. He listed hairdresser as his occupation. His name as typed on the application was Georgios Alexandros. That was crossed out, and penciled in was Georgios Alexandros Haji-Patsalou. His visa was issued at Paris. The nearest relative in his homeland was Mrs. Alexandrou, mother. He paid for his passage himself. And his final address was 131 West 18th St in New York City.^5,4 3 February 1938 George arrived on the ship Conte Di Savoia from Naples Italy. He was returning from a visit to Cyprus. He listed barber as his occupation. He returned with four friends from Cyprus: Simeon Laris age 39 a laborer, Solomon Petron age 40 a shoemaker, Charalambos Coufou age 40 a shop assistant and Adamos Veoukas age 35 a waiter. Adamos remained a lifelong friend.^5,4 He was a hairdresser. George, along with Mike and Claire, opened a beauty salon called Youth Beauty Salon on 18 W 45th street in New York City, at the corner of 45th and 5th Ave.¹

George Alexander married Laura Margaret Sanseverino, daughter of Giro Sanseverino and Assunta Cipoletti, on Monday, 8 April 1940 in City Hall, New York City, NY.¹ George and Laura lived in New York City, NY, at 600 W 144th St.⁶ George and Laura moved to 395 Cliff St, Fairview, NJ, This house was owned by Laura's mother, who lived downstairs. They lived in the upstairs apartment for the rest of their lives, renting out the remaining units. It was sold in 2010, after Laura died.¹ He kept in contact with his 2 sisters. He wrote to them in Greek. He and Laura went to visit Maria in Argentina two times, the first time before 1967. He kept in contact with his brother by visiting him in a men's club in New York City.¹ The Alexander/Popolous family was bright and strongly opiniated. There was a difficult streak in the family, except for George, who was very easy-going.¹ George Alexander died in October 1986 in Fairview, NJ, at age 78.¹ The cause of his death was a heart attack. He had lymphoma that was being treated with radiation when he died.¹ He was buried at the Fairview Cemetery in Fairview, NJ.