In 2014, I was researching portions of the Chamorro diaspora that may have been listed in the 1900 US Census. It was at that point when I discovered the Fratis family, descendants of CHamoru ancestry, recorded in St. Paul Island Alaska. Since then, I have written three articles documenting my journey to try and find out more of their history. It begins with the name of John Fratis, a “Chamorro,” who made his way to Alaska around March 1869 as a whaler.
In a recent FaceBook group conversation with Orion-Julie Mendiola, he had pointed out to me that there were videos of the Greg Fratis telling the history of his family. He shared the YouTube links with me and I have re-posted here.
Gregory Fratis Sr. teaching the history of the Fratis Family:
1. Fratis Family History Part 1 of 3:
2. Fratis Family History Part 2 of 3:
3. Fratis Family History Part 3 of 3:
Previous articles covering my research on the Fratis family history:
1. Bernard Punzalan. 2014a. 1900 US Census: Chamorro Diaspora. Chamorro Roots Genealogy Project. From: https://www.chamorroroots.com/v7/index.php/49-taotao-tano/history/298-1900-us-census-chamorro-diaspora
2. Bernard Punzalan. 2014b. The Beginning of Taotao Håya-Unangan (Chamorro-Aleut) Clan: The Legacy of John Fratis and His Descendants. Chamorro Roots Genealogy Project. From: https://www.chamorroroots.com/v7/index.php/49-taotao-tano/history/297-the-beginning-of-the-taotao-haya-unangan-chamorro-aleut-clan-the-legacy-of-john-fratis-and-his-descendants
3. Bernard Punzalan. 2014c. John Fratis and His Descendants (Part II). Chamorro Roots Genealogy Project. From: https://www.chamorroroots.com/v7/index.php/home/collaborators/49-taotao-tano/history/295-john-fratis-and-his-descendants-part-ii
4. Bernard Punzalan. 2018. John “Kuk/Cook” Fratis (Part III). Chamorro Roots Genealogy Project. From: https://www.chamorroroots.com/v7/index.php/9-taotao-tano/544-john-kuk-cook-fratis-part-iii
(Special thanks to Orion-Julie Mendiola for the links to these videos.)
