John S. Nedurian
Armenian Who Has Made Application to Become American Citizen
Utica Saturday Globe, May 25, 1907
John S. Nedurian
Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]: On Tuesday of the current week John S. Nedurian, an Armenian, filed with County Clerk W.A. Shepardson his declaration of intention to become an American citizen. Mr. Nedurian came to Norwich direct from Constantinople, Turkey, just two years ago May 21, 1905, and so celebrated his second anniversary here by filing his application for citizenship.
He is 22 years of age and a graduate in 1903 of the American missionary school in charge of Rev. Robert Chambers, a brother of Rev. James Chambers, of Norwich, at Bardizay, Turkey. Upon his arrival in Norwich two years ago he remained for a week and finding nothing to do became discouraged and was about to go back to New York city when Merton B Tobey, the well-known insurance man, introduced him to Supt. R.C. Stoper, now president of the Norwich Pharmacal Company who found a place for him in the pill room. Here he has since remained and is one of the most faithful and painstaking employees.
Mr. Nedurian is highly grateful for the many kindnesses shown him by Norwich people and most enthusiastic in praise of America. He is very impatient for the three years to elapse ere he may become a full fledged citizen of his adopted country. He is an orphan, his father having been killed by the Turks at the time of the Armenian massacre in 1896. A brother and a sister, younger than himself, are still living in Turkey.
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