Fanny (Theodore) Sechiari

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Residence: 1872, cours Pierre Puget 43, Marseille, France; 62 Westbourne Terrace, Middlesex, London, England.

Birth:
Jean Ralli, 53, rentier, allees des Capucines 31, Marseille, France, was a signatory witness to her birth.

Died:
She left her leasehold house to her son-in-law Constantine M. Vassiliadi, and the residue of the property between her two sons and her daughter Fanny Vassiliadi (The Times [London] 30 Dec 1920).

Buried:
buried plot 28739, sq 28, Greek plan no. 37, reg. pg. 15911, no. 56449, then removed to grave 35594, 8 Dec 1920.

Fanny married Michael George (Zorzis) Mavrogordato on 06 Jul 1872 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France. Michael (son of Zorzis (Matheios) Mavrogordato and Franga (Michael) Vlasto) was born on 02 Sep 1843 in Livorno [Leghorn], Italy/Tuscany; died on 04 Dec 1920 in 62 Westbourne Terrace, Bayswater, London, England UK; was buried on 08 Dec 1920 in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Wedding witnesses included Etienne Schiari, 62, rentier, allees des Capucines 10; Paul Rodocanachi, 58, merchant, allees des Capucines 53; Michel Rodocanachi, 36, merchant, allees de Meilhan 21; Emmanuel Rodocanachi, 30, merchant, allees des Capucines 13.

1. Fanny (Michael) Mavrogordato was born on 03 Oct 1873 in London, England UK; was christened on 01 Nov 1873 in Church of Our Saviour, London Wall, City of London, England UK; died on 13 May 1957 in 'Picket Post,' Bray on Thames, Berkshire, England UK; was buried on 16 Aug 1957 in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK.
2. George (Michael) Mavrogordato was born on 14 Aug 1876 in London, England UK; was christened on 09 Sep 1876 in Church of Our Saviour, London Wall, City of London, England UK; died on 04 Oct 1950 in Mariners, Westerham, Kent, England UK; was buried on 07 Oct 1950 in Crockham Hill, Edenbridge, Kent, England UK.
3. Theodore Michel (Michael) Mavrogordato was born on 31 Jul 1883 in 62 Westbourne Terrace, Bayswater, London, England UK; was christened on 21 Aug 1883 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK; died on 24 Aug 1941 in Dalwhinnie, Limpsfield, Surrey, England UK; was buried on 29 Aug 1941 in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK.

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French naturalization (see particulars)

Theodore Sechiari participated in Marseille's Greek church deliberations in 1876 (Calapodis).

Buried:
Cemetery 1885 register line entry 1305 midi carré 2, ter grec, no. 5, residence cours Pierre Puget 55.

Theodore married Marie (Emmanuel) Rodocanachi on 01 Sep 1849 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France. Marie was born on 02 Jul 1830 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France; died on 14 Mar 1909 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France; was buried on 15 Mar 1909 in St. Pierre Cemetery, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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According to the 1856 Marseille census she, her husband and their first children, Arghyro and Fanny, were living at allees des Capucines 20, along with: her mother Fanny Mavrogordato, property-owner, widow, 55 [Emmanuel Paul Rodocanachi (1789-1855) was her late husband]; Alexandra Petrocochino, widow, 85 [Fanny's mother, Theodore (Matthew) Mavrogordato was her late husband]; Marie Ralli [Fanny's daughter-in-law, wife of Pierre Emmanual Rodocanachi]; and four domestic servants.

Including Marie four children of Emmanual Paul Rodocanachi & Franga Mavrogordato are on the Agelasto or Negroponte-Agelasto tree: Paul, Theodore, Michel and Marie.

Birth:
Her birth was witnessed by Michael Dromocaiti.

Buried:
Cemetery 1909 register midi carré 2, ter grec, no. 5, line entry 3148

Notes:

Witnesses included Etienne Rodocanachi, 55, merchant, groom's uncle, allees de Meilhan 24; Theo Rodocanachi, 32, merchant, brother of bride, Boulevard Dugommier, n. -; Georges Sechiari, 45, groom's brother, merchant, allees de Meilhan 4; Ambrose Sechiari, 33, merchant, Boulevard Dugommier 5.

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Paraschewa Sechiari was among the twenty-one founding members of the Greek church, Marseille, in 1836, a group which also included Emmanuel Rodocanachi, Andre Argenti, George D. Zizinia, Michel Dromocaiti, Michel Petrocochino [probably Michel Dimitrios Petrocochino, rather than Michel Andre Petrocochino], George M. Zizinia, Michel Agelasto, Jean Baltazzi, George Petrocochino and George Grimanelli (Echinard). In 1826 Paraskevas Sekiaris was elected a curator of the Greek Orthodox church on the rue de la grande-Armée, Marseille.

Paraskevas Sechiari worked to establish orthodox presence in Marseille. Paraskeva (Augustis) Sechiari directed the Smyrna branch of Sechiari & Argenti, maternal uncle of Pandely [Leonidas] Argenti. Arrived Marseille in 1822 and acted as financier. With his two sons: Thomas Paraskevas Sechiari and George Paraskevas Sechiari, he managed the Galatz branch, at the time named Argenti & Cie.

Name:
Name on death certificate reads Parascheva Sechiari.

Died:
Signatory witnesses to his death included Etienne Rodocanachi, 44, merchant, allees de Meilhan 63 and Auguste Argenti, 45, merchant, rue Senac 27, Marseille, France.

Paraskeva married Arghyro (George) Ralli. Arghyro was born in 1775 in Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey; died on 23 Sep 1863 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France; was buried in St. Pierre Cemetery, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Two daughters of George Stephanos Ralli & Marietta Schilizzi -- Arghyro and her sister Angerou -- are on the Negroponte-Agelasto tree.

Name:
Her name appears as Argentine on her husband's death certificate.

Her name on son Ambroise's death certificate appears as Argyro.

Notes:

Another son may be Georges (Paraskeva) Sechiari (1803-1884).