Theodore (Paraskeva) Sechiari

Notes:

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]

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.

1. Fanny (Theodore) Sechiari was born on 08 Feb 1854 in allées des Capucines 20, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France; died on 18 Nov 1920 in London, England UK; was buried on 23 Nov 1920 in Greek Orthodox Cemetery, West Norwood, London, England UK.

Notes:

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]

Notes:

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).