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Xiques/ Lecornec NYC

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Re: Xiques/ Lecornec NYC

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 5:44PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Xiques / LeCornec
Hi!

Ramon and Jennie are my great grandparents as well. I have done a lot of research on the Xiques. Who was your Xiques grandfather/grandmother? My grandfather was Henry Xiques, who was their second son. Ramon was quite a womanizer!! Besides his family in Cuba, where he had a son named Julian, he also was involved with two women in New York. Louisa lived in Staten Island and Jennie (as she was called by her family) lived in Manhattan. Louisa and Jennie were half sisters. They shared a father, Albert Le Cornec. Albert's second wife was Annette (our great great grandmother) but all the grandchildren (of which my mother was one) called her Osma. Albert died when the children were young and Osma supported them as a seamstress. They lived in poverty. Osma only spoke French but Jennie was fluent in English and French (and adored opera.) Ramon had children with both Louisa and Jennie but the families were completely estranged. Ramon financially supported Jennie but Louisa's family lived in poverty.

Jennie's grandchildren absolutely worshipped her and I have spoken to a lot them! She sounds like a remarkable woman.

Ramon owned a billiards/pool/cigar store located in Manhattan at 83 Bowery. Several of his sons, including my grandfather Henry, went into business with him.

Both Louisa and Jeannie had very large families. Ramon did not, by the way, marry either of them, as is evidenced in his will, which I have a copy of.

Here is interesting reading which gives you a flavor of this astonishingly complex family. Ramon Jr. mentioned in this article was the oldest son of Jennie and Ramon.

We can talk more about this when I hear back from you! Looking forward to it!

http://books.google.com/books?id=NisrAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA30-IA...
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