The Bourjaily in the USA
The Bourjaily branch is present in the USA since the end of the 19th century.
The first Bourjaily immigrants were:
Ferris (1875- ) and his brother Shahhen (1878-1953) coming from Kteleh Lebanon
Samuel (1906-1968) and his cousins James (1883-1972), Khaleel (1875-1935) and John coming from Kab Elias Lebanon
Ferris Mansour
Bourjaily
(1875) ID: Ferris/Mansour/Assaf/Atallah/Elias/Ferris/Elias/Atallah/Elias/Atallah Spouse: Turkman Bourjaily (1875) from Kab Elias Lebanon. Date of arrival to the States: 1904. Children: Alice Bourjaily (1893), Monte 1 Bourjaily (1894 -1979) and Toufic Bourjaily (1895-1899). Origin: Ferris originated from Kteleh in Lebanon Residence: Lowell, Massachusetts Notes: Turkman migrated to the states with her three children in 1901. She was followed by Ferris in 1904 |
Shaheen
Mansour Bourjaily (1878-1953) ID: Shaheen/Mansour/ Assaf/Atallah/Elias/Ferris/Elias/Atallah/Elias/Atallah. Spouse: Julia Saad (1883-1958). Date of arrival to the States: 1911, Julia followed him in 1920. Children: Mary (1904), Nazerra (1906), and Esma (1909), Frederick (1924) and Ferris (1921) Origin: Shaheen and Julia originated from Kteleh. Residence: Detroit Michigan Notes: Shaheen is the brother of Ferris. Shaheen and Ferris had a brother called Daher |
Louis Sr. Samuel
Bourjaily
(1906-1968) ID: Louis Sr/Samuel/Elias/Najm/Berjas/Atallah/Elias/Ferris/Elias/Atallah/Elias/Atallah. His lebanese name is Elias Spouse: Date of arrival to the States: Children: Louis Jr Bourjaily (1932), Paul Ronald Bourjaily (1937), Mary Anne Bourjaily (1943) and Richard Bourjaily (1948) Origin: Kab Elias, Lebanon Residence: Western Springs, Illinois, USA. Notes: Louis came over from Lebanon through Marseilles as Elias Saleem Aborjaily. He is the brother of William Samuel Bourjaily. He was headed through Ellis Island to Cleveland where his brother, Bill, already lived and had a small grocery store. He never knew his father who died before he was born. But his mother, Rifka ultimately came to Cleveland to live with her sons until she passed away. |
Khaleel Bourjaily
(1875-1935) |
Najm Bourjaily
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James (Najib) Bourjaily
(1883-1972) ID: James/Assaad/Najm/Berjas/Atallah/Elias/Ferris/Elias/Atallah/Elias/Atallah. His lebanese name is Hanna Spouse: Julia Habeeb (1885-1963). Date of arrival to the States: 5 Dec 1905 Children: Frederick Bourjaily, Katherine Bourjaily Origin: Kab Elias, Lebanon Residence: Left Lawrence, MA around 1936 and went to El Paso, Texas, where he opened a store of liquor. He remained there for the rest of his life |
Willam Samuel Bourjaily
(1898-1976) ID: James/Assaad/Najm/Berjas/Atallah/Elias/Ferris/Elias/Atallah/Elias/Atallah. His lebanese name is Hanna Spouse: Rose Bourjaily (1907). She was the daughter of Khaleel/Youssef/Najm/Berjas/Atallah/Elias/Ferris/Elias/Atallah/Elias/Atallah Date of arrival to the States: Children: William 2 Bourjaily (1936), Lila Bourjaily Ansley (1939) Origin: Kab Elias, Lebanon Residence: Cleveland, Ohio |