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sy family from philippine.

1_bless2 — 2011-12-30 18:21:13Z

origin from xiamen , china or amoy, china....it's sounded in native pronunciation of 'see' or 'sea'....
there're two group of 'sy' in philippine and always fighting, one is from one side of river called 'front river' and other is from the 'back river'....and when they move to philippine they form a new organization to reconcile the two 'sy's....

Justina Sy, Wheatfield, NY

Tj13a77 — 2011-06-05 15:24:01Z

Mrs. Justina Sy

Mrs. Justina Sy, mother of Supervisor August F. Sy, died at her home on the SY road, Bergholtz, last night after a lingering illness. Mrs. Sy was born seventy-seven years ago aboard a boat on which her parents had taken passage in the harbor at Hamburg, Germany, for the United States. She had resided in the twon of Wheatfield the greater part of her life. Mrs. Sy was the widow of Daniel Sy, whose death took place a year ago. Surviving are one son, Supervisor Sy; three daughters, Mrs. August F. Miller of Bergholtz, and Mrs. Bertha Williams and Mrs. Henry Urtel, both of LaSalle; seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the late home and half an hour later Holy Ghost church in Bergholtz. Rev. Alvin Stark officiating. Burial will be the Holy Ghost cemetery.

The Evening News of the Tonawandas, Tuesday, October 14, 1921

Daniel Sy, Wheatfield, NY

Tj13a77 — 2011-06-05 15:23:06Z

PIONEER RESIDENT OF BERGHOLTZ IS DEAD

Daniel Sy, eighty-one years old died at his home in Bergholtz, town of Wheatfield, this morning. He suffered a stroke of paralysis recently for the third time in the past sixteen years. Born in Germany, Mr. Sy located in Bergholtz when only seven years old and spent the rest of his life there. He was actively identified with the Democratic party in the town of Wheatfield and held the offices of justice of the peace, supervisor, and appraiser.

When he was a young man it was necessary to go Buffalo for food for the settlement where he lived and Mr. Sy often made the trip for the residents.

Besides his wife, he is survived by one son, Supervisor August Sy of Bergholtz; three daughters, Mrs. Bertha Williams of LaSalle, and Mrs. Henry Urtel and Mrs, August Miller, of Bergholtz, and sever grandchildren.

The funeral will be held Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the late home and half an hour later Holy Ghost church in Bergholtz. Rev. A. A. Stark officiating. Burial will be the Holy Ghost cemetery.

The Evening News of the Tonawandas, Saturday, May 8, 1920

Re: Nicholas Sy

trudyf20001 — 2009-07-28 14:21:23Z

Hi
My name is Trudy. I guess we are distant relatives cause I've traced back this far. Number 101674 and hit a dead end.Born Holland.

looking for a lost son taken from me by the Sy in Manila

normalacsa — 2008-06-22 07:03:40Z

hi im looking for my son who was taken from me by his father (Romy)sister (sandra)and grandmother(benita)and given to vilma and cynthia sy in philippines 26 yrs. ago,he was born Sept. 11, 1982 and he had a red mole in his face,i believe he went to Jubille Chinese School in the Philippines,and I got some information recently that he is now in Canada becoz Cynthia Sy family migrated in Canada..please please if anyone who knows this mentioned names in here and knows about the whereabouts of my son,please email me back.

Re: SY family legends and stories

joanjjpao — 2008-01-09 16:07:50Z

hi!
im johanna sy, from Manila, Philippines. i read your post about the "SY" ancestry, i want to know also the sy family legends. my cousin jeannie trying to find out where the "SY" name comes from, she ask from our grand parents, aunts and uncle, and she went to the national library, then she found out that the "SY" name is came from the name "syjuco" and our great great grand parents is originally came from Macau, China. with pure chinese blood,thats all i know, but i want to know more about it, and to know who are my other relatives from "SY" clan.
Thank You Very Much and good day!

Re: "Sy Hugenotten" that was self-published by Johanna Oquecka

lindadarien — 2007-12-24 14:59:01Z

Thank you for that information. I will surely file it for future use. We have accomplished her membership into the National Huguenot Society at this time.
Linda Smith

Re: "Sy Hugenotten" that was self-published by Johanna Oquecka

MSchulz5899 — 2007-12-24 06:01:45Z

The book "Sy-Hugenotten" by Oqueka and Wendt [1981] can be found in the on-line catalogue of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, which can lend a microfilm copy of the book to any Family History Center in the United States (maybe not in Germany because of privacy laws). Also, Hans Wendt once gave me a printed copy, so I can provide look-up and photocopies if you can be more specific about the inquiry.

Michael Schulz
Redwood City, CA 94061

"Sy Hugenotten" that was self-published by Johanna Oquecka

lindadarien — 2006-04-20 23:59:01Z

I am the President and Registrar of the Jean Calvin Huguenot Society in Florida. I am helping a woman (whose Mother's maiden name was Marie Sy) to join the National Huguenot Society.

We are in need of copies or information of some pages from the Sy Hugenotten book and wonder if we could prevail on someone to copy some appropriate pages or information?

We have not been able to find the book.

Thank you,
Linda Smith

Seeking Connections: Maria Sy (de Sy?) marr: Martin Shulz, Germany

JoAnneCook68 — 2006-03-13 21:55:59Z

Looking for information or seeking a connection to: Maria Sy (de Cye??) b. c1804-1810? in Germany, daughter of a French Huguenot family; married Martin Shulz b. abt 1807 Germany.

Not sure how many children they had but one daughter was:
Maria Albertine Elizabeth Schulz b. c1834 who married: (1) Wilhelm Suckow abt 1851, d c1855; (2) August Wilhelm Schwarz, b. c1825 marr. c1858.

Maria and Wilhelm Suckow had one son b. 1855 after the death of Wilhelm. Maria and August had 6 children and immigrated to America abt 1869. Both died in No. Dakota.

If you have any info or a connection, please email: Cmamacat5@aol.com

Sy family in Detroit, Michigan

DianeSacker52 — 2005-11-04 01:48:25Z

I found a Eugen Sy along with his wife Friede and daughter Wilma that arrived in Ellis Island on May 15, 1923 they relocated from there to Detroit Michigan. They stayed with Herm Martens on Henricks St. in Detroit. They came from Colberg, (Kolberg) Germany. If anyone has information on this family please contact me. Thank you, Diane

Re: Gertrude SY married Edgar Earl DeMOSS in Dallas Tx

Kathye_Upham — 2004-12-30 13:49:40Z

Thankyou so much for answering my query and look forward to sharing information with you.
Alas, I am on vacation and do not have access to any of my family files but I will be back in Houston Jan 13th and will contact you ASAP.
Kathye
kupham@houston.rr.com

Re: Gertrude SY married Edgar Earl DeMOSS in Dallas Tx

syrobert1 — 2004-12-29 23:08:31Z

I know the family that descended from Edgar Earl DeMoss and Gertrude Katherine Augusta Sy.

Re: Sy Ancestry

2004-12-28 00:10:44Z

katharina maria would be be my great aunt one of her eight bothers and sisters was william he was my grand father married emma orion

Nicholas Sy

my_roots1 — 2004-10-04 02:55:09Z

I am looking for any information on Nicholas Sy, born about 1570. Nicholas was the Father of Jean Sy. Does anyone have information on Nicholas' spouse, siblings or parents? or any details of his life?

Happy Hunting,
Sue
MyRoots1@aol.com

Gertrude SY married Edgar Earl DeMOSS in Dallas Tx

Kathye_Upham — 2004-06-17 09:20:51Z

Edgar Earl DeMoss died 1967 in Dallas Tx. His wife was the former Miss Gertrude [Sy] DeMoss:
Dallas Morning News, Friday, 24 Feb 1967, pg 5d
"Edgar DeMoss, survived by wife, Mrs. Gertrude Sy DeMoss; sons, Edward DeMoss, Garland, William R. DeMoss, Dallas; daughters, Mrs. Edwin L. Davis, Pensacola, FL, Mrs. Norman Stewart, Mesquite; brother, William C. DeMoss, Whitney, TX; stepfather, A. S. Rice, Dallas; 11 granchildren; 2 great-grandchildren."

Edgar was the son of William DeMoss & Sallie Ellen [Epps], who was the daughter of Henry Batte Epps & Mrs Lucy Isabelle [Sherrard] Smith. Would like to find information on Edgar, his chn, parents etc.
Kathye [Payne] Upham

SY family legends and stories

syrobert1 — 2003-09-06 18:57:07Z

I would like to compile legends, stories, and letters about the origin of the SY name. If your branch of the family has a theory of the origin of the SY name, please post it.

Re: SY family legends and stories

2003-05-06 18:17:58Z

I was always told our family's origins were based on Germany. Which pretty much goes hand in glove with what Robert said.

Re: August Sy & Catharina Tiedemann & Gustav Wisconsin

2003-02-22 21:11:57Z

Todd,
I have Abraham Sy b. 20 Sept 1811 in Meichow married 6 Nov 1836 to Charlotte Christine Schmidt b. abt. 1815 in Blankenburg. I have 7 of their children and 8 generations of Abraham's ancestors.

Re: August Sy & Catharina Tiedemann & Gustav Wisconsin

TBRAUN3594 — 2002-11-04 02:03:33Z

Regan
I was wondering if you had any info on an abraham Sy b. sept. 21, 1811 and d. aug. 20, 1896. I think married into my Schmidt line. Married Christine C. Schmidt. They are both buried in the ucker cemetery, Scheswig Tnshp, Mantiwoc County, WI.
Thanks
Todd

August Sy

R_Sye — 2002-10-28 10:40:24Z

Re: August Sy and Augusta Boening

2002-10-17 00:01:27Z

I have Auguste Louise Sy born 1876 to August Sy born 1850 in Grimme and to his wife Auguste Wilhelime Boening. August Sy was son of Pierre Sy born 1814 in Battin died 1864 Grimme and Marie Charlotte Procasse. Plus a few more generations. Email me at sygenealogy@attbi.com for more info.

Re: August Sy & Catharina Tiedemann & Gustav Wisconsin

rlo81 — 2002-10-04 05:39:35Z

Hi Todd,
I have had to do some guess work with regard to the Sys but I believe this entry in the 1860 census is them:
Wisconsin, Manitowoc, Schleswig, p. 514-515
1 Sep 1860
p. 514 lines 36-40
house 1957/family 1825
Abraham Lee(sic) 48 M Farmer 600 200 Prussia
August 24 M Carpenter and joiner - 100 Prussia
William 21 M -- Prussia
Gustav 15 M -- Prussia
Charles 14 M -- Prussia
page 515
lines 1-2
August See 15 M - - Prussia
Catherine 5 F Wisconsin

As you can see the first page spells the family name "Lee" and the continuing entry on the next page goes to "See" I am not sure why there are two Augusts. The 1870 census for Manitowoc Co. lists August Sy, carpenter and joiner, as 32 so the age is a bit off but I think this is the same man as the August Sy who married my gr-gr-gr-aunt. An August Sy turned up later in the Upper Penninsula of Michigan and I have a hunch that my gr-gr-gr-aunt died fairly young. They named their one child Gustav which might have been a family name. Sorry this is so sketchy, and not much about Abraham Sy but if it helps you piece anything together, I would be interested to hear it.
Thanks,
Regan

Re: SY family legends and stories

2002-08-24 21:33:24Z

There has been a legend in my branch of the Sy family that the name was shortened from "de Saveny" by taking the first and last letters of Saveny. This was documented in a letter written by Vera Sy in 1948. This letter was written to Robert and Gladys Sy. The letter said that the former members of our family were Frenchmen. They belonged to the first Protestants who were called Huguenots. In the seventeenth century they had to flee from France to Germany. At this time they changed their name. This was what she remembered from an old French bible that her husband received from his father. The bible was lost during WWII.

I have traced the family beyond the seventeenth century so I know this legend is not true.

August Sy & Catharina Tiedemann & Gustav Wisconsin

reganoakley — 2002-02-21 14:25:46Z

An update:
I have found August and Catharina in the 1870 census for Manitowoc Co., Schleswig Township, WI--
August was 32, so born 1838, in Prussia. He was a carpenter.
Catharina was 35, born in Prussia, and they had a son, Gustav who was 7, so born 1863 in Wisconsin.

The 1860 census (same locality) lists a family noted as "Lee" on one page and "See" on the next, but I think these are the Sys: (all born in Prussia except the last)
Lee, Abraham 48 M Farmer
August 24 M Carpenter and joiner
William 21 M
Gustav 15 M
Charles 14 M
(next page)
See, August 15 m Prussia
Catherine 5 f Wisconsin
This record was made 4 Sep 1860, a couple of months before August would have married Catharine. There are obviously some censustaker's errors here but I think this is the family.

Anyway, if any of this rings any bells, I would like to know more, share, etc.

August Sy & Catharina Tiedemann Wisconsin

regan8 — 2001-11-10 00:47:23Z

Hi,
I am looking for information about an August Sy who married Catharina Tiedemann 22 November 1860 in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. Catharina Tiedemann, my gr-gr-grand-aunt, was born about 1835 in Schleswig-Holstein and emigrated with her parents, Christian and Anna Tiedemann, in 1853 to New Holstein, Calumet County, Wisconsin. I would like to know if they had a family, etc. All I know of August is that he was from Prussia and that he filed a Declaration of Intent in Calumet County on 1 April 1859.
Any leads appreciated.
Regan Oakley
rlo8@columbia.edu

August Sy Auguste Boening

goatlady52 — 2001-06-25 11:08:46Z

Would you have a list of the children for the above named couple? I have an August Sy and Auguste Boening attending the Holy Ghost Church in Bergholz, New York and there are listed 5 children. There are no dates however for August and Auguste.
You can email me at dmflack@pcom.net and I can pass on the information I have for the children.

Mary

August Sy Auguste Boening

goatlady52 — 2001-06-25 11:08:46Z

This is the list of children that I have:
Albert August Sy born August 10, 1877 in Grimm Uckermark Preussen, died June 13, 1889 Johnsburg of Peritonitis.

Gustav Ferdinand Sy born June 11, 1882.

Hermann August Sy born November 30, 1885.

Johann Rudolph Albert Sy born January 11, 1888.

Daughter Sy born November 11, 1889 in Johannisburg, died November 11, 1889.

Where Johannisburg or Johnsburg are, I don't know.

The Church were the records came from still exists as Holy Ghost Lutheran Church on Luther St., Niagara Falls, New York 14304.

Mary

Ancestors of Gustov Sy

2000-05-28 14:37:26Z

I am looking for the ancestors of GUSTAV FRANZ RICHARD SY born June 30, 1868 in Berlin, Germany, and died August 02, 1942 in Dallas, TX. He married CATHERINE ANNA KAACK September 29, 1895 in Nashau, IA, daughter of JOHANN KAACK and SOPHIA STOLT. She was born September 25, 1872 in Bornhoved, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and died May 08, 1937 in Dallas, TX.

Sy

2000-03-12 19:10:37Z

Thank you Michael. I believe your grandfather Arthur Sattelberg and my grandmother Martha Sattelberg may have been brother and sister. I guess this would make us 2nd cousins. If you think this is correct please reply to me directly at forgingahead@rmi.net or reply to the message board. I would be interested in any other family ancestry information you might have as I'm just getting started. Thank you in advance.

Sy Ancestry

2000-03-12 16:07:15Z

August Sy and Augusta Boening

2000-02-12 17:07:58Z

Thanks for responding. My great grandma Augusta Sy was born to August and Augusta (I'm not positive about the 'a' on Augusta, but I'm pretty sure) Louise Boening in Germany. They immigrated to the U.S. probably in the late 1800s. I'm not sure where they settled. However, my great grandma ended up marrying William Sattelberg of New York. So we may have a connection.

As far as the children of August Sy and Augusta Louise Boening, I believe they had six children: Augusta, Albert, Gustave, Herman, John, and Anna.
Let me know what you think.

August Sy

2000-01-10 13:39:56Z

I am looking for any ancestral information on my gggrandpa August Sy. He married Augusta Louise Boening. I believe they may have lived in the Saginaw, MI area, but I'm not sure. He may have been born in the early to mid 1800's. Any information would be appreciated. Thank you.