Alice (Zabel) Azarian Blanck (1914-1991)
 BORN: Constantinople, Turkey
DIED: Baltimore, Maryland
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Alice AKA Eranin Zabel

Eranin Zabel Azarian, the daughter of Abraham Azarian and Lousia Hagopian born December 9, 1914, baptized on December 27, 1914, priest, Jakob Mazarian, Godfather, Haroutias Azarian, residence Galatia (there are two other words written here that I don't understand).

LDS film #1037106, Surp Savour, Vosgeperan, Taksim, Istanbul.

See Abram Azarian and Lucy.

Note:

Alice told me that her name was changed by her school teacher in Union City.

Alice as a baby taken from the 1933 Emerson Senior Year Book

Immigration

Zabel Azarian, age 5, her mother, Lotzika, and her sisters, Annik, and Heghine arrived on May 15, 1921 on the S.S. Calabria from Patras, Greece.

The discription of Zabel on the ship's manifest does not list a height; she was described as dark complexion, black hair, brown eyes, in good health, born in Sevastia.

See Lucy


Alice Azarian in the 1930 Census

Alice Azarian was listed in the 1930 census in Union City with her father, Abraham, her brother, Melcon, and her sister, Mary. Go to The Azarians in the 1930 Census

Alice in the 1933 Emerson Senior Year Book

ALICE AZARIAN
"Al"
Emerson Grammer ---------- Hunter College
A.A.'29-'31; Altruist Representative '31; Member Euclid Club
'30-'31; Euclid Club Play "The Mock Trial" '30; Refreshment
Committee "Poinsettia Prom" '31; Captain of Class Debating
Team '31; Class Basketball Team '30-'31; Member of Service
Club '30-'31; Member of French Club '31-'32; Treasurer French
Club '32; Chairman Music Committee for Senior Play '32; Deco-
ration committee Junior-Senior Reception '31; Secretary Civics
Club '29; Program Committee of Senior A's '31; Usher at Senior
Play '32; Usher at June Graduation '32; Historian of "The
Answer"; Bank Representative '31

A winning way, a pleasing smile."

Alice was listed under:

  • HUMER
    WHAT SENIOR
    67. Could never make use of a permanent wave? Answer, Alice Azarian

  • CLASS WILL
    ALICE AZARIAN leaves her Latin vocabulary to Mr Burke.

  • NEW YORK DISPATCH December 10, 1960

    Woman Playwirght Signed
    Up by Columbia
    _____________

    Miss Alice Azarian, authoress
    of "The Greeks Called It Mad-
    ness" has been signed up by the
    Columbia Corporation with a two
    year contract.
    She will begin work on the
    scenerio of "When the Cat's A-
    way," presently.

  • CLASS COUPLETS
    AZARIAN is an obliging friend
    Her homework to you she will lend.

  • SENIORS
    In Radio
    Madame Queen...........................Alice Azarian

  • SENIOR DIRECTORY
    NAME Alice Azarain TITLE Always Ambitious HOBBY Helping Others ECHO This column is terrible

  • $500 REWARD IF YOU SEE--
    Alice Azarian win a Latin prize.

Social Security Application

Alice's applied for her social security number on November 30, 1936. She was living at 1540 Walton Avenue in the Bronx. Her employer was Christine Pace at 415 36th Street, Union City, New Jersey. Alice must have been living with Virginia and Harry Semerjian, the address is the same as the address on Virginia's naturalization.

Marriage

Alice Azarian married John Blanck in the First Baptist Church in Hoboken, New Jersey on June 3, 1941.

The marriage certificate lists:

The marriage was performed by the Reverent William E. Cusworth, pastor of the First Baptist Church, address 1233 Bloomfield St.

Witnesses were, Dorothy Blanck and Louis Blanck, both at 1108 Washington Street, Hoboken. Dorothy was John's sister, AKA Aunt Etta, and Louis was John's brother.


Children

Alice Azarian and John Blanck had two sons:

  1. Denis Blanck was born on June 5, 1943 in St. Mary's Hospital in Hoboken, New Jersey.

  2. Thomas Joseph Blanck born at 8:29 P.M. on June 9, 1944, in St. Mary's Hospital in Hoboken, New Jersey. Weight at birth 6 pounds, 15 3/4 ozs. Dr. Eugene M. Kiely was the physician.

    The baptismal certificate states that, Thomas Joseph Blanck the son of John Joseph Blanck and Alice Azarian, born in Jersey City, New Jersey on June 9, 1944 was baptized in St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church in Union City on July 28, 1944. Sponsors were Anthony Iorio and Mary Iorio.


Naturalization

In 1940 Alice filled out her Declaration of Intention to become an American citizen. She listed herself as single, 24 years old, working as a typist, living at 1418 Palisades Avenue in Union City, New Jersey. Who was Alice living with?

Alice applied for her naturalization under the name Alice Blanck, on April 9, 1943 in the Court of Common Pleas, Hudson County, New Jersey. On her application she stated that she immigrated from Patras, Greece, under the name Zabel Azarian, aboard the Calabria that arrived in New York City on May 15, 1921.

Alice became a Naturalized citizen on August 24, 1943.


Death

Alice Azarian Blanck died in Baltimore, Maryland of heart failure on May 25, 1991. She had been ill with cancer. She was buried at St. Catherine's Cemetery in Springlake Heights, New Jersey.

Photos of Alice
In the mid 70's Alice gave me all the photos that she had. I divided them into three albums, one for her, one for Denis and one for Tom. After her death her album came into the possession of Tom and me.
Circa 1930 Alice wrote on the back of this photo
Alice Azarian
216 Palasades Ave
Union City
Un-7-1348
Collection ofThomas Blanck
Alice on the Belmar Beach
Collection of Eileen Claveloux
Alice, John, Tom and Denis, Circa 1945

Alice hand-colored the photograph

Collection of Thomas Blanck
Alice and John, circa 1943
Alice 1960
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