Kodi, just curious...what is your New Rochelle family? My ancestors there were Sycard, the father Ambroise and three sons. The name became Secor or Secord.

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Oh my goodness, ozarksbill, that's the one!!! I don't know how much paper work you have on it all, but I have tons.. It was indeed Ambroise Sicard. My paper work shows more than 3 children, but it's been awhile since I've looked at all my paperwork.
I was also in touch with a man named Don Secor in the USA , who also has lots of info.
My maiden name is indeed Secor.
As far as we can tell, all Secor's and Secord's in North America are descendent from Ambroise.
Are you a Secor?

So many cool stories from European immigrants! I've come from the other side of the U.S. My parents, sister, and I moved to Dallas from the Philippines in 1981. Not too exciting, though. We had some family here, and my parents wanted us to have a better life. So off to the land of JR, steaks, and cowboy hats we went. I'm glad we did! My DH and his family moved to Jersey from southern Italy for pretty much the same reason. So here we are!

Short version:

Father's side: Scotland, probably 19th century, and France, late 19th century. Scots were all bilingual English and French; other side spoke French only.

Mother's side: Canary Islands (Spain), late 18th century, and France by way of Nova Scotia/Acadia, also late 18th century. Creole grandfather spoke Spanish, Cajun French and English; Cajun grandmother spoke Continental French, Cajun French, English and Spanish.

All of my grandparents spoke French with each other exclusively (except Mom's parents, when arguing, would do so in Spanish so she wouldn't understand). My mom's father spoke Spanish with his siblings. Mom understands Cajun and French but can't speak either; Dad spoke French and could get by in Cajun. My aunt was a nurse and spoke French (she workied with doctors from Belgium and France) and Cajun (to deal with her rural patients).

I grew up all over, but thanks to extended stints in Puerto Rico, Spain and California I'm bilingual English/Spanish. So there you have it...!

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