He married Marianne Céleste Dragon, a Louisiana Creole woman of African, French, and Greek ancestry.

[4] After a long voyage and traveling all over the world, Dimitry eventually settled in the Spanish-French New Orleans.

He arrived in New Orleans in the 1790s, where he met a prominent Greek man named Lieutenant Michel Dragon.

The American Revolution began and under Bernardo de Gálvez, Dragon served Spain and the United States of America in the war against Britain.

The acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from France took place in 1803, making the family officially American.

In the 1805 New Orleans City Directory, Michel Dragon and his wife resided at 60 Rue de Chartres.

[8] The War of 1812 broke out and Andrea joined as a private and assisted Captain Frio Delabostris's company, Second Cavaliers, Louisiana Militia.

He participated in the Battle of New Orleans assisting General Andrew Jackson, and became an American hero and local legend.

[9] Dimitry owned a store and Marianne Celeste Dragon inherited 1,000 acres of land.

[11][12][13] By the age of ten, educated by private tutors, Alexander was fluent in classical Greek and Latin.

At fifteen years old, Alexander entered Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., he graduated in 1826 with high honors.

Paul was the son of Nicholas Pandeli, a Greek who immigrated to England and married Elizabeth English.

[16] Euphrosyne and Paul's son, George Pandely, ran for political office in New Orleans on March 28, 1853.

Two weeks after his election, a concerned citizen named Victor Wiltz accused Pandelly and his family of having African lineage, starting the Pandely Affair.

The family, which was extremely politically connected, won the court case and five years later Alexander became the first person of color to represent the United States as Ambassador to Costa Rica and Nicaragua.

He officially married her mother Francoise Chauvin Beaulieu de Monplaisir in 1815, seven years before they died.

[26] Andrea and Marianne Céleste had ten children: Euphrosine, Mannella Airnée, Alexander, Constantine Andrea, John Baptiste Miguel Dracos, Clino Angelica, Marie Francesca Athenais, Nicholas Dimitry, Mathilde Elizabeth Theophanie, and Antonie Marie.