Birth Name: Elias Victor Seixas, Jr.
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 30, 1923
Ethnicity:
*Sephardi Jewish (father)
*Irish, possibly English (mother)
Vic Seixas is an American tennis player. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Anna Victoria (Moon) and Elias Victor Seixas Vensant.
Elias’ father was born in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. He was a Sephardi Jew. There is a prominent Portuguese Jewish family with the surname “Seixas”.
Elias’ mother was born in Pennsylvania, to a father from Pennsylvania and a mother from Ireland. The surname “Moon” can be English, Irish, or other origins.
Elias’ paternal grandparents were Carl/Carlos Emile Seixas and Paulina/Pauline Vensant/Vincent.
Sources: Genealogy of Vic Seixas – https://www.geni.com
Vic Seixas on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Vic Seixas on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Vic’s father – https://familysearch.org
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