Alexander Paul Gregorieff
Russian, 1871 - 1947
BiographyGeneral Alexander Paul Gregorieff was born on 11 November 1871 in St. Petersburg, Russia. He served under both Tsar Alexander III and Tsar Nicholas II, fought in the Russo-Japanese War and World War I, and was a personal friend of members of the Russian royal family. During the 1917 Russian Revolution, the Gregorieff family was forced into hiding after he joined the White Army. The family escaped to Constantinople and stayed there at least three years. In 1923, the family immigrated to the United States through Ellis Island and eventually settled in West Hartford, Connecticut. He died on 7 June 1947 in Hartford.
Source: Gregorieff dies, czarist army general: Served in two wars, left after revolution and came here in 1926 general dies. (1947, Jun 09). The Hartford Courant (1923-) Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/historical-newspapers/gregorieff-dies-czarist-army-general/docview/560811189/se-2
Source: Gregorieff dies, czarist army general: Served in two wars, left after revolution and came here in 1926 general dies. (1947, Jun 09). The Hartford Courant (1923-) Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/historical-newspapers/gregorieff-dies-czarist-army-general/docview/560811189/se-2
Person TypeIndividual
American, 1905 - 1972
American, 1874 - 1946
