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Nishan Jamgotchian 1896 - 1969

Nishan Jamgotchian of Fresno, Fresno County, California was born on November 25, 1896 in Turkey, and died at age 72 years old on August 9, 1969 in Fresno. Nishan Jamgotchian was buried at Masis Ararat Armenian Cemetery 250 N Hughes Ave, in Fresno.

Nishan Jamgotchian
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Fresno, Fresno County, California 93702
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November 25, 1896
Turkey
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August 9, 1969
Fresno, Fresno County, California, United States
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  • Introduction

    Nishan Jamgotchian was born on November 25, 1896 in Turkey and was a native of Harput, Armenia. He immigrated to the United States in the 1930s's lived in San Francisco, and eventually moved to Fresno, California in 1947 where he would spend his life. Nishan married Lucy Mugrdechian (1909-2011) and together they had two sons, Charles and Haig. He worked as an upholsterer and was a member of the Armenian democratic Club, Armenian General Benevolent Union and the Union of Harput. Nishan Jamgotchian passed away on August 9, 1969 in Fresno after a short illness.
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    November 25, 1896
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    Turkey
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Nishan was born and raised in Turkey. He immigrated to the United States and gained citizenship in the 1930s. He was Armenian.

  • Nationality & Locations

    He was born in Turkey, was a native of Harput, Armenia and immigrated to the United States in 1935 where he arrived in Fresno, California, and then moved to San Francisco, California.

  • Religious Beliefs

    His funeral service was held at the St. Paul's Apostolic Church in Fresno, California.

  • Professional Career

    Nishan worked as an upholsterer until his retirement in 1953.

  • Personal Life & Family

    He was a member of the Armenian Democratic Club, Armenian General Benevolent Union, and the Union of Harput.
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    August 9, 1969
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    Masis Ararat Armenian Cemetery 250 N Hughes Ave, in Fresno, Fresno County, California 93706, United States
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  • Obituary

    Published August 11, 1969 in the Fresno Bee Newspaper (Fresno, California): Funeral services for Nishan Jamgotchian, 72, of 4024 E. IlliInois Ave. will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow in St. Paul's Armenian Cathedral. Burial will be in Ararat Cemetery. Jamgotchian died Saturday in a local hospital following a short illness. A native of Harput; Armenia, he had lived in Fresno since 1947. He retired as an upholsterer in 1953. He was a member of the Armenian democratic Club, Armenian General Benevolent Union and the Union of Harput. Surviving are his widow, Lucy; two sons, Charles of San Jose and Haig of Los Angeles, and four grandchildren. The family requests any remembrances be sent to St. Paul's Apostolic Church or the Union of Harput. The Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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In 1896, in the year that Nishan Jamgotchian was born, in April, the first study on global warming due to CO2 - carbon dioxide - in the atmosphere was published by Swedish scientist Svante Arrhenius. Arrhenius concluded that human activity due to the Industrial Revolution would amplify CO2 in the atmosphere, causing a greenhouse effect. His conclusions have been extensively tested in the ensuing 100+ years and are still seen to hold true.
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