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Copyrighted August 10, 2001

A work in progress,
Compiled by
Jacqui Sturgess and Gigi Irizarry
 

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As you can see from the enclosed Ancestral Family Chart:
Gregono Irizarry and Dominga Torres
are thought to be the parents of
Amelio Irizarry who married:
Amelia (Maria) de los Santos Rodriguez
her parents are thought to be Tanislo Rodriguez and Paula de los Santos.

Alexandria Wada, the granddaughter of Monserrate (Monsa) Irizarry with her first
husband, Juan Matos, provided this particular information. Alex lives in Huntington
Station, Long Island, NY.

The rest of the information that is listed here has been gathered over the last few years
during various conversations, and lately e-mail correspondence, with various family
members. There are errors and omissions of names of children and spouses, birth and
death dates. Obviously this is a work in progress!

If you can help in any way, please let us know, we can be reached by phone, or e-mail, or
regular mail. What are especially helpful are photocopies of birth, death, social security
and marriage documents. in addition, we are interested in the military service records of
family members and have been able to ensure that they receive all the awards and
decorations they were or are entitled to. A photocopy of military discharge papers is
virtually all that is needed to do the research.

Those who did military service that we know of so far:

Marcos Irizarry - U.S. Army, World War II
Eladio Irizarry - Merchant Marine (actual research not done yet)
Sixto Irizarry - (actual research not done yet)
Ceritho (Lilo) Irizarry - U.S. Army, Korean Conflict
Alberto (Felin) Irizarry - U.S. Army National Guard, Korean Conflict
In addition, it would be very nice to know what kind of work the family members did
and what they died of. It would be of great interest to the children and the children's
children to know what kind of genes they've inherited!
Eventually, we want everyone to have a copy of the completed family record.

Gigi Irizarry -- And -- Jacqui Sturgess
100 West 94th Street, # 15F
New York, NY 10025-7012

Tel: (212) 749-6177 (H)
E-mail Gigi: BabdoleraJew@aol.com
E-mail Jacqui: SirenNYC@aol.com

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DESCENDENTS OF:
(updated: August 10, 2001)

Ameijo Irizarry*
and
Amelia (Maria) de los Santos Rodriguez

 Their Children: 9 boys and 5 girls are numbered 1 to 14; eldest to youngest.
 Their Grandchildren are the first series of bullets (e)
 Their Great Grandchildren are the second series of bullets (e)
 Their Great Great Grandchildren are the third series of bullets (.)

 1.   Flor Rosa Irizarry, married Amelia


2.    Amelia Irizarry ? (died September 9, 2000), married twice  (1) Benito Lopez Matos; (2) Gonsalo
            Montalvo
            Children of Benito Lopez Matos:

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3.    Monina Irizarry ?, married 4 times (1) Solano SEDA (no relation to other Seda family members), 2
      children; (2) Herman?, no children; (3) name unknown, no children; (4) Rafael Delgado, no children
            Children with Solano Seda:
 
 

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4.    Monserrate (Monsa) Irizarry, married twice (she was born 4/25/1914; came to NY between
      1935/37 by ship the El Coamo) (1) Juan Matos, born 1/l0/l910, died October 1945 [TB/ teart
      attack/rheumatic fever?], buried Mt. Olive Cemetery, Queens; 4 children; (2) Pelegrino Ledesma,
      marriage lasted about a year (sob); no children
           Children with Juan Matos:


5.   Domingo Irizarry , married Laura Sepulveda

            Children with Clara:          Children with Madeleine:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Birth Certificate  Volume # 38 Folio # 177 vte  Certificate # 248

My dads name in Grogorio Seda Pagan
My grand fathers name is Jose Leronzo Seda
My grandmothers  name is Obdulia Pagan
 
 

6.   Santa Irizarry (or Yrizarry)  ?(born October 20, 1916 in PR; died April 11 1980), married Gregorio    (Gollo) SEDA (born March 20, 1909 in PR; died March 30, 1969); 7 children

           Children with 2 nd wife Frances (DellValle):  (Harry has a both Certificate for Adelia Seda Y Irizarry, both May 1-14, 1942 died Very young)

7.    Marcos Evangelista Irizarry, born April 25, 1920, in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico; died March 1, 1997;
            married Blanca Ilia IRIZARRY (born April 10, 1922 in Cabo Rojo) [Marcos' name is spelled
        Yrizarry on his birth certificate] [Private, U.S. Army, World War II, Purple Heart, D-Day]

            Children with Richard Montanye:           Children with Elmer Reyes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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8.   Antonio (Tonin) Irizarry,  married Ada (they live in PR); one child


9.    Eladjo (Lalo) Irizarry , born February 14,1924, died November 6, 1986, married twice; (1) Maria, one child; (2) Eufrasia (Asia) Irizarry Pagan Seda, born October 26,1923;  (lived Massachusetts), 6 children
                     Child with Mafia:

                     Children with Asia:


10.     Damaso Irizarry, married Gloria; 2 children

11.   Sixto Irizarry, married twice, (I) Maria, no children; (2) Doris (a WWII war bride from Germany),
      2 children
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12.   Cerillio (Lilo) Irizarry, born December 14, 1928 in Cabo Rojo, married Dolly who died of MS (she
      is buried in Flushing, same as Jessie 'beth daughter of Celia); one child [Corporal, U.S. Army, 1950 to
      1952 during the Korean conflict]

13.   Alberto (Felin) Irizarry 5, born August 7, 1930, in Cabo Rojo, married Ana Rita IRIZARRY; 2
      children [Corporal, U.S. Army National Guard, 296~ Infantry Division, 1950 to 1952 during the
      Korean conflict] 14.    Marguerina Irizarry, married Umberto Wiscovitch Petrovich; one child


Note:     * Amelio was a carpenter; he possibly spelled his last name: Yrizarry
         Note: An infant girl, Marcelina, died at 7 months.

         Descendents of Amelio & Amelia Irizarry:

                            14 children
                            53 grandchildren
                            72 great grandchildren
                            46 great-great grandchildren

              Total = 185 descendents +++! And counting!
 
 

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         IRIZARRY

VARIATIONS:

The usual form of this surname is IRISARRI, but there are many variations: IRISARRY, IRISSARY.
IRRISARRI, IRRISARRY, IRIZARRI, YRIZARJ, IRIZARRY, ETC.

MEANING:

The root of this surname, IR', means "group of houses, or town," and SARRI means "thicket", referring to
a dense group of shrubs or forest. The surname may refer to a family in a group of houses near a dense
forest. Many surnames were derived as locality names describing the area a particular family resided in.

ORIGIN:

The origin of this surname is a house in Ianzy or Yanzi, Navarre, Spain with ancestral houses spread to
Villatuena and Azketa (both in Navarre). There are other very &d homesteads with this surname in Iholdi
in Baxe-Navarre, in the French Basque Country. It is documented that the surname of this house exists
since 1352, but can also be the house IRIZURI mentioned in documents of 1186.

There are branches of this family in much of the Basque Country, and of course, in Spain, France and
America. There are a lot of coats of arms of this surname depending on the branch. The coat of arms of
the IRIZARRI (the only branch with Z) is the one with the two gold towers. This 7 branch exists (or
existed) in Bizkaia, Colombia, Argentina, Navarre, Mexico and Terre Neuve. In Puerto Rico, the branch
with the 7 is spelled IRIZARRY.

THE COAT-OF-ARMS

Because designs were so important on the battlefield, so was the display of colors. The important rule to
remember here is that metal is always displayed on color and color always on metal. For example, blue on
gold, not blue on green, as it would lose its clarity or distinctiveness of design.

THE METALS:

Gold (Or) or yellow- denotes generosity, valor or perseverance.
Silver (Argent) or White - represents serenity and nobility.

THE COLORS:

Red (Gules)  represents fortitude and creative power.
Black (Sable) - represents repentance or vengeance.

THE CHECKERED DESIGN:

Generally believed to have originated from the bars of wood or iron that were used to strengthen or fasten
the early shields. The CHEQUY is a sub-ordinary and one of the simple geometric forms that made up
some of the earliest heraldic figures.
 
 




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