Hi, Yes, Sécia is used as a last name. There's someone with this name on Face Book. It is also the name of a flower, cultivated in most gardens and backyards on the islands, sécias, could spot them a distance away for their bright colours, pinks, oranges and purple.
On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 7:17 PM, linda <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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]> 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]> >>> 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]> 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. >>> 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]. >>> 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. >>> >> >> -- > 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. > -- Margaret M Vicente -- 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.
