(I) HABIB ZAKEM

HABIB ZAKEM (1839—1900) was my great grandfather and he was married to Hillanie Tanous (1835-1917). That is about all I know of them except that he had a brother Shaheen Zakem. My impression is that my great grandfather Habib likely had only one son, my grandfather Joseph Albert Zakem (1865—1947) and that side of the family came from Kfeir, while Shaheen Zakem had at least six children and they were from Rachaya. Most Zakems in Montreal and in the United States are descendants of Shaheen Zakem. Shaheen and his brother Habib were first cousins of Abdullah Zakem. That means that their fathers were brothers. Abdullah Zakem was married to Mahebah Zaraa. Abdullah

and Mahebah were grandparents to my wife Janet Kousaie.

Hillanie Tanous, wife of my great grandfather Habib Zakem