When researching your Karytaina ancestor’s story it’s important to understand the critical historical events that influenced their lives. This timeline will grow as we continue our Karytaina Ancestry work, please come back from time to time.
| DATE | EVENT |
| 27 Mar 1821 | Theodoros Kolokotronis defeated the Turks in the battle of Karytaina |
| May – Jun 1821 | “Peloponissiaki Gerousia”, the temporary government of the liberated Peloponnese established in Stemnitsa |
| 1821 – 1829 | Greek War of Independence |
| 1840 | Male Register |
| 1850 | Voter Registration |
| 1865 | Voter Registration |
| 1872-1873 | Voter Registration |
| 1880’s | Substantial emigration to USA begins |
| 1907 | Male Register |
| 1914 | Municipal Register |
| 1914-1918 | First World War |
| 1920’s | USA progressively limits immigration to Greeks, effectively stops in 1924 |
| 1923 | Population exchange between Greece & Turkey |
| 1939 | Second World War Begins |
| Oct 1940 | Italy invades Greece |
| Apr 1941 | Nazi occupation of Greece |
| Oct 1944 | Nazi withdrawal from mainland Greece |
| Dec 1944 – 1949 | Greek Civil War |
| 1950 -1953 | Greeks conscripted for the Korean War |
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