[Fearless Females-Women’s History Month, March 24–Shared characteristics] No doubt about it. We’re all short. My whole family takes after takes after my Grandma Lassalle, my Dad’s Mom. She was a small woman, only about 4 ft 9 inches tall. Grandpa wasn’t much taller, maybe 5 ft 3 inches. My Grandma was a very youthful adult….
Author: Melody Lassalle
Genealogist and writer. Creator of the Portuguese Hawaiian Genealogy and Heritage website, yourislandroutes.com
Maria (Sousa Sampaio) Barbosa da Silva’s Individual Summary
Maria is my 10th great grandmother. I don’t have any dates for her. She was probably born around 1550 on Sao Miguel Island, Azores. Name: Maria SOUSA DE SAMPAIO-2625 Sex: Female Father: Jorge CORREIA-2651 ( – ) Mother: Isabel Pacheco da SILVEIRA-2633 ( – ) Individual Facts Marriages/Children 1. Heitor BARBOSA DA SILVA-2623 ( -1629)…
Maria (Silva Baptista) Correia’s Individual Summary
Maria was the mother of my Great Uncle, Anthony Correia. I do not know much about her. She came from the island of Madeira and died in Kilauea, Kauai, HI at the age of 44. She had 12 children. The last was born a month before Maria died. She died from childbirth related problems. Name: …
Alexandrinha (Jose) Pacheco’s Individual Summary
Alexandrina is my Great Great Aunt. She married into my Pacheco family. She was born in Ginetes, Sao Miguel Island, Azores sometime around 1866. She migrated with her parents to Kauai, HI in 1882. She married Antonio Pacheco in 1889 in Kealia. They settled down in Kilauea, where Antonio worked on the sugar plantation. In…
Alice (Jones) Bourne’s Individual Summary
Alice was the daughter of my great great uncle and aunt, John and Matilde (Mccullough) Jones. I don’t know anything about her other than that she was born ca. 1909 in San Francisco and where she lived with her parents up until 1930. Name: Alice JONES-8627 Sex: Female Father: John J. JONES-8423 (1871-1937) Mother: Matilde…