I just love finding out about my ancestors. if it had not been for my grandmother and great grandmother keeping the old Bibles I would never have known 6 family names! That led me on quite a journey!
I’m of German, French and Irish heritage. I figure I can drink German beer, French wine, and Irish whiskey. All bases covered.
we had our great great grandfathers Bible and it had his history written on 2 sheets of blue paper and then sewn into it..
We learnt that Guy Stephen Secord was born in Upper West Canada (Ontario) in 1833 and his mother was born in the United States (Vermont) His father was born in Upper West Canada and was the descendant of “French settlers”
Those french Settlers were Huguenots. Ambroise Sicard fled from La Rochelle in france to Kondon and came to New York City with 5 children in 1680. He helped found New Rochelle.
By the 3rd generation the Sicard had become at least 8 different veriations...ours was Secord down to my great grandmother who died 3 years before I was born..so we pronounced it like record instead of seecord
My other Huguenot families and others in New York state during the 1600s were Woertman, Mabie/Mabille, Badeau, Peek, De Forest, Du Trieux, Schuerman, Snyder, Van Woert, Van Antwerpen, Kipp, Peek, Jandron/Gendron, Parcot, Van Westerhaut, DeNyse, Lubberts, Scheerburch, Groot
Some of them moved on to Albany later..