Is it possible that "Cecis" is mis-transcribed? Couldn't the name have been Manuel Cecia Fonseca, and then the spelling of "Cecia" changed to "Secia"? The sound would have been the same.
Linda On Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at 2:21:55 PM UTC-8, "E" Sharp wrote: > > John, > > It was a great guess on my part but I found their ship's records to the U. > S. it lists his name as Manuel Cecis Fonseca so maybe this is where he it > comes from. I am trying to find him on Passportes. He came from Sao > Miguel on the ship Vancouver arriving in Boston May 23, 1903. Any help > appreciated as I have a hard time reading these Passportes records. Maybe > this will tell us where he was born as the second of the passenger list is > missing??? :-( > > "E" > > > > On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 2:09 PM, 'John Raposo' via Azores Genealogy < > [email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: > >> That is a great hypothesis and I bet it will prove out to be the case. >> Fonseca, ''seca...secia". If it turns out to be the case let us know. Fact >> is often stranger than fiction. >> >> John >> >> >> On Wednesday, January 4, 2017 4:25 PM, "E" Sharp" <[email protected] >> <javascript:>> wrote: >> >> >> Kim, >> >> They came to the U. S. under the surname Fonseca. Maybe they used the >> Secia (note FonSECA) in the U. S. I am going to send you further >> information to you personal email address. >> >> "E" >> >> On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 9:42 AM, Kim S <[email protected] <javascript:>> >> wrote: >> >> Hi E! >> >> I found that publication and added the pictures to my tree on MyHeritage. >> The only Secias in the US are from Manuel's two sons Anthony and Manuel Jr. >> I'm trying to find the name in the Azores and that's the road block. >> >> Thanks for looking into the name for me! >> >> Kim >> >> On Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at 10:27:20 AM UTC-7, E. Sharp wrote: >> >> Google the Early Settlere of Mattapoisett Book 2 search Secia and you >> will see Mary's De Mello grandmother came from Sao Miguel, Azores. >> Interesting story and many pictures of the family. >> >> "E" >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Azores Genealogy" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to azores+un...@ googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/ group/azores >> <https://groups.google.com/group/azores>. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Azores Genealogy" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Azores Genealogy" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
