User talk:Bpsemidey

Your Grandfather

Hi Belen, I am more then willing to help. The situation is this. The sources have your grandfathers surname spelled as "Semidei" and not "Semidey". This could be due to the fact that soem the spelling of some family surnames change as time passes by. Now, do you have any proof (a document) that your grandfather's surname ended with a "y" and not an "i"? If you do, you can provide me with a copy. I will also consult with a friend of mine, the author of "Historia Militar de Puerto Rico", he is from Yauco (as my family) and an expert in the matter. Don't worry we will get things right. Tony the Marine (talk) 15:22, 30 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Tell you what Belen, I will make the requested chamges and let it rest as so unless something comes up to prove otherwise. Tony the Marine (talk) 17:57, 30 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Just for the record Belen, Col. Negroni a historian who has made an extensive study of the Corsican immigration to Puerto Rico, sent me an e-mail in which he states the following;
" In Corsica, the name is spelled Semidei but the Spanish wanted to change the spelling to Semidey. Many of the Corsican families did not follow the wishes of the Spanish authorities.” Since Jose Semidei’s family was Corsican in origin, the correct spelling is Semidei. The so called “distant family member” is ignorant about the Semidei family. Tell him I said so!"
Tony the Marine (talk) 00:51, 31 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I also agree with you that you being a great-granddaughter are not a "distant" cousin. As you can see I am here to help you in your quest. What I do believe in the logic of Negroni's statement is that "Semidei" was the family name in Corsica and that the family may have changed the spelling to "Semidey" in Puerto Rico, which would justify that all of the descendants have the surname of "Semidey". The "Semidey" will stay for now, however if you can e-mail me a copy of a document, a primary source, for example a birth certificate or an official government document, which specificly states that your "great-grandfathers surname ended with a "y" instead of an "i", then we can use that as a reliable source and the change could stand as permanent. Tony the Marine (talk) 19:06, 31 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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