I’ve decided to give myself a challenge for Women’s History Month. I’m going to post thirty-one individual summaries from my RootsMagic about thirty-one women relatives. I’ll be adding the links to those summaries to this post. Refer back to often! Do you use the Individual Summary report that comes with your genealogy software? They can…
Category: About My Ancestors
Mary Collis Individual Summary
I saved one of the most mysterious people in my tree for last. I would not have known about Mary Collis except for Patrick Dolan’s disputed Probate case. Mary’s claim to fame is that she was the only descendant of one of Patrick’s siblings who did not get any money from the estate. Why, you…
We’re all short!
[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….
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: …