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Early Origins of the Secord family

The surname Secord was first found in Maine, where bearers of this name were among the local aristocracy.

Early History of the Secord family

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Secord Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Sicard, Secord, Sicord, Siccard, Sicart Siccart, Secort, Sicar, Sicaud, Sicaut, Sicault, Sicco and many more.

Early Notables of the Secord family

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United States Secord migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Secord Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Ambroise Secord, who landed in New York, NY in 1688 1
Secord Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Grover Secord, aged 27, who settled in New Orleans, La., in 1917
  • Margaret Secord, aged 20, who landed in America from Kingston, Jamaica, in 1917
  • Minot Secord, aged 22, who immigrated to the United States, in 1918
  • Grover Jacob Secord, aged 29, who immigrated to Wooster, Ohio, in 1919

Canada Secord migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Secord Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Sgt. Stephen Secord U.E. (b. 1757) born in New Rochelle, New York, USA from Susquehanna Valley, Pennsylvania, USA who settled in Home District [Niagara], Ontario c. 1783 he enlisted in 1777 was serving in the Indian Department then Butlers Rangers, married to Hannah DeForest in 1784 having 10 children, he died in 1808 St. Davids, Niagara on the Lake, Ontario 2
  • Mr. William Secord U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1784 2
  • Mr. William Secord U.E. who settled in Saint John, New Brunswick c. 1784 2
  • Mr. William Henry Secord U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1784 2
  • Lieut. Solomon Edwin Secord U.E. (b. 1755) born in New Rochelle, New York, USA who settled in Canada c. 1784 married to Margaret Bowman having 7 children, he died in 1799 2
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Secord Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century
  • Frederick Secord, aged 17, who immigrated to Toronto, Canada, in 1906
  • Isabel Secord, aged 9, who settled in Edmonton, Canada, in 1914
  • Richard Secord, aged 12, who immigrated to Edmonton, Canada, in 1914
  • Richard Secord, aged 53, who settled in Edmonton, Canada, in 1914
  • Anny Secord, aged 48, who immigrated to Edmonton, Canada, in 1914
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Contemporary Notables of the name Secord (post 1700) +

  • Major General Richard V. Secord (b. 1932), retired United States Air Force officer
  • Wallace T. Secord, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Putnam County, 1923 3
  • John M. Secord, American politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Erie County 8th District, 1934 3
  • Mrs. A. A. Secord, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1928 3
  • Richard Secord (1860-1935), Canadian politician in Alberta
  • George Secord (b. 1805), Canadian politician, Conservative member in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1867 to 1871
  • David Secord (1759-1844), American-born, Canadian businessman and politician in Upper Canada - his brother James's wife was Laura Secord
  • Al Secord (b. 1958), retired professional NHL ice hockey player
  • Laura Secord (1775-1868), nee Ingersoll, American-born, Canadian heroine of the War of 1812, known as Canada's Paul Revere and eponym of Laura Secord chocolates


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 14) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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