2. Theodore Nicholas² Keneklis (Panayiotis (Peter) Nicholas¹) birth date unknown.

He married three times. He married Evthokia ??. He married (Female) Paraskivas. (Female) was the daughter of John Paraskivas and Caliope ??. He married Helen ??.

He resided Brockton, Plymouth Co., MA 1929 to 1930, 1932 to 1933.⁽¹⁰⁵⁾ He resided Brockton, Plymouth Co., MA 1939 to 1949.⁽¹⁰⁶⁾ According to his grandson Ted Keneklis, he was a sea captain and merchant and sailed between Asia Minor and Lesvos in the early 1900's before he came to the U.S. He was the only one of his siblings to emigrate to the U.S.

The Brockton City Directories also list a Harris Keneklis 1911-1915 rooming at 51 Everett and 1916 residing at 25 Beacon. He worked in a pool hall at 60 Lincoln in 1911, at one at 100 Montello in 1912. From 1913-1916 he was a bootblack at 75 1/2 Centre. It is believed that his father was Theodore Keneklis's brother or Nicholas Keneklis's brother. No firm connection has been made.

There are also these unidentified Keneklis entries: Beatrice, residing at 21 East Main from 1958-1961. In 1969 she is listed as Mrs. Beatrice M. Keneklis. Mrs. Doris L. Keneklis, residing at 8 Williams Ct. from 1965 to 1967.

Theodore Nicholas Keneklis and Evthokia ?? had the following children:

9 i. George Theodore³ Keneklis. Died unmarried.

10 ii. Alexander Theodore Keneklis. Died unmarried. Also known as Harry Kanley. Lived in New York.

11 iii. Helen Keneklis. She married Thomas I. Ambadgis. Thomas was born December 24, 1885. Thomas was the son of ?? Ambadgis. Thomas died October 4, 1973. The Social Security Death Index indicates the death residence locality was Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

His body was interred October 8, 1973. Thomas immigrated, 1907. Destination:. Thomas's occupation: coffee room Brockton, Plymouth Co., MA, 1911.⁽¹⁰⁷⁾ He resided Brockton, Plymouth Co., MA 1911.⁽¹⁰⁸⁾ Thomas's occupation: shoeworker Brockton, Plymouth Co., MA, 1915 to 1918.⁽¹⁰⁹⁾ He resided Brockton, Plymouth Co., MA 1917.⁽¹¹⁰⁾ He resided Brockton, Plymouth Co., MA 1967.⁽¹¹¹⁾ Thomas's occupation: retired Brockton, Plymouth Co., MA, 1967.⁽¹¹²⁾ (See Thomas I. Ambadgis for the continuation of this line.)

Theodore Nicholas Keneklis and Helen ?? had the following children:

+ 12 iv. Evthokia (Kia) Keneklis.

+ 13 v. Peter Keneklis was born April 23, 1906.

+ 14 vi. James Theodore Keneklis was born November 7, 1907.

Theodore Nicholas Keneklis and (Female) Paraskivas had the following child:

15 vii. Kalliope Keneklis. She married Demetrius (James) Karafotis. Demetrius died August 1995 Mytilene, Lesvos Greece. (See Demetrius (James) Karafotis for the continuation of this line.)

She resides in Dartmouth, Mass 1996. With her daughter Helen. Her brother brought her to the U.S. with her two children. She lived with her half-sister Helen. Her husband Peter joined her later but then returned to Greece.

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