Simon Joseph Karam (abt. 1891 - 1968)

Born about 15 Aug 1891 in Mt Lebanon, Lebanon

Husband of Sadie (Koorey) Karam — married 23 Apr 1924 in Roman Catholic Church, Ohura, New Zealand

Died 28 Jul 1968 at about age 76 in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

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Biography

Simon was born in 1891. Parents Joseph Francis Karam and Lulu Makhlouf.

Spouse Sadie Koorey.

Only son George Anthony Karam, school teacher. Daughters (according to probate record): Teresa Stephens, Helena McLay, Angela Lyes, and Margaret Mary Karam.

Occupation(s) Farmer and Kaponga tearooms' proprietor.

He passed away in 1968.

• Fact: Naturalization (1914 & 1939) Naturalisation - Registration as a New Zealand Citizen - Karam, Sadie; Karam, Simon Joseph New Zealand
• Fact: Occupation Farmer and Kaponga tearooms' proprietor
• Fact: Burial New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 20 March 2024, 01:57), entry for Simon Joseph Karam (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:G54C-GFH ); contributed by various users.
• BDM NZ Marriage Register. Register No: 4330. Marriage in the District of: Ohura. Marriage Registration No: 12. When and where married: 23 Apr 1924, Roman Catholic Church, Ohura. Name and Surname of the Parties: Simon Joseph Karam and Saidie Koorey. Ages, Profession, Condition: (SK) 34, Farmer, Bachelor; (SK) 27, Domestic Duties, Spinster. Birthplace; Present Residence; Usual Residence: (SJK) Mount Lebanon, Syria; Ohura; Kaitieke, (SK) Wellington, New Zealand; Ohura; Ohura. Father’s Name and Surname, Profession: (SJK) Joseph Francis Karam, Farmer; (SK) Abdullah Koorey, Draper. Mother’s Name, Maiden Surname: (SJK) Lulu Karam, Assaf; (SK) Fatima Koorey, Hahas. Witnesses: George Monsoor, Labourer, Ohura; Eva Koorey, Clerk, Raurimu. www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz
• BDM NZ Death Registration Number: 1968/46141, Family Name: Karam, Given Name(s): Simon Joseph, Age at Death: 75Y. www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz
• New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007 for Simon Joseph Karam, Taranaki (ancestry.com). “New Plymouth-Awanui Headstones. Plot Number 805. Simon Joseph Karam dearly beloved husband of Sadie 28 July 1968 aged 75, also his beloved wife Sadie 28 Dec 1971 aged 75.”
• Archives NZ Database: Probate record. https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE76549783
• Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Naturalisations, 1843-1981. Name: Simon Joseph Karam. Birth Date: 15 Aug 1891. Age: 46. Birth Place: MT Lebanon, Syria. Former Nationality: Lebanese. Occupation: Farmer. Residence City: Taihape. Naturalisation Date: 17 May 1938. File Number: 115/39. Certificate Register: 85. Register Page Number: 269.
• New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981 (ancestry.com). Electoral Year: 1938, District: Rangitikei, Region or Province: Manawatu-Wanganui. 11416 KARAM, Simon Joseph, Ridge Road, Taihape, farmer. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1836/images/31832_226646__0001-00066
• New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981 (ancestry.com). Electoral Year: 1946, District: Waimarino, Region or Province: Bay of Plenty. 5925 Karam, Ernest, R.D. Raurimu, farmer, 5926 Karam, Francis John, Kaitieke, Raurimu, farm hand, 5927 Karam, Francis Joseph, Kaitieke, Raurimu, farmer, 5928 Karam, George Anthony, Ohura, freezing worker, 5929 Karam, Iris Daphne, R.D. Raurimu, married, 5930 Karam, Joseph Philip, Kaitieke, Raurimu, farmer, 5931 Karam, Peter Joseph, Lower Retaruke, Raurimu, farmer, 5932 Karam, Rosemary Monica, Lower Retaruke, Raurimu, married, 5933 Karam, Sadie, Ohura, married, 5934 Karam, Simon Joseph, Ohura, farmer. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1836/images/31832_226455__0-00099
• New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981 (ancestry.com). Electoral Year: 1949, District: Egmont, Region or Province: Taranaki. 6398 Karam, Sadie, Kaponga, married, 6399 Karam, Simon Joseph, Kaponga, tearooms' proprietor. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1836/images/31832_226500__0004-00226
• New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981 (ancestry.com). Electoral Year: 1963, District: New Plymouth, Region or Province: Taranaki. 03 Karam, George Anthony, teacher, 04 Karam, Margaret Mary, shop mangeress, 05 Karam, Sadie, married, 06 Karam, Simon Joseph, retired, 186 Ngamotu Road. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1836/images/31832_226188__0054-00228

See also:

• Article: Lebanese Pride in Irish Connection, by Michael Karam, March 21, 2016. “So it turns out we Lebanese are related to the Irish; or to put it more accurately, the Irish are related to us. The boffins at Trinity College in Dublin recently ran DNA tests on millennia-old skeletons and concluded that much of the “dark" Irish population is descended from Stone Age farmers from what is now Lebanon and Syria who took part in a mass migration to the emerald isle 6,000 years ago. The red-headed, freckly lot are apparently descended from Scandinavians who didn’t arrive until much later. It must have been a heck of a hike to be sure, but they apparently brought with them new agricultural techniques and knowledge of ceramics, as well as (apparently this is important) the ability to drink and digest milk.” Michael Karam is a freelance writer who lives between Beirut and Brighton. http://www.thenational.ae/business/the-life/michael-karam-lebanese-pride-in-irish-connection
• Francis Douglas Memorial College: History. "Now in Australia Mr George Karam joined the staff in 1961, teaching in the Intermediate Department and he, with Mr Francis-Stead were the first two fulltime lay teachers employed by the College, although Mr Leo Walsh had undertaken long spells of relieving teaching from 1960." https://www.fdmc.school.nz/About-1/History-2

Children's records

• The Wilson Collection: Marriages 1830-1960. Surname: KARAM, Forenames: Teresa Elizabeth, Year: 1955, Groom Given Names: Maxwell Tullock, Groom Surname: STEPHENS. https://wilsoncollection.co.nz/
• New Zealand Legal Information Institute website. Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette, Thu 8 Sep 1960, Teacher's Register. Karam, George A. Year of Certification: 52, Certificate: C, Division: A, Position: A[ssistant Teacher], District: T[aranaki]. http://www.nzlii.org/nz/other/nz_gazette/1960/58.pdf