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Irakly Konstantinovich (Constantine) Toumanoffdied 1947

Former member of Czars's Imperial Guard. Escaped Russia and immigrated to American in 1923. Worked at ISGM as a guard(?). In 1929, moved to Hancock, NH running a turkey farm with wife Sophia.

"Exiled Prince of Persia, Long in Flight from Soviets, Finds Haven on Turkey Farm." The Mercury Newspaper, Pottstown, Pennsylvania 04 Jan 1934. Retrieved 7 October 2019 from https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15247552/toumanoff_january_41934_the/.

Obituary: "Prince I.C. Toumanoff." New York Times. 1947 February 4.

Also blog written by grandson, PeterToumanoff: http://www.history.toumanoff.com/about/

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Irakly Konstantinovich (Constantine) Toumanoff
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