Marthe is my great great grandmother. She was born in the village of Ogeu les bains in France. One thing I have found interesting about researching French women is that as early as 1800 they all have occupations listed in official records. It’s something I am not used to seeing in other localities until 1900. …
Category: About My Ancestors
A Mini Brick Wall: Ana Jacinta
[Fearless Females-Women’s History Month, March 20th: Female ancestor who is a brick wall] My female ancestors have been good to me. They have left pretty good trails despite being woman. There is one female ancestor I consider a mini brick wall. Despite the fact that I can go back beyond Ana Jacintha de Melo Pacheco,…
My Great Grandmother Registered to Vote?
[Another repost…Fearless Females-Women’s History Month, March 19th: A Surprising Fact] While looking through the voter registration books for 1937, I came upon a surprising entry. My Great Grandmother, Maria (de Braga) Pacheco Smith, was listed. This might not have been so surprising had my Great Grandmother been a US Citizen. But, she wasn’t. In fact,…
Francisca Pacheco, My Brick Wall
[Fearless Females #20…brick wall ancestor] One of the frustrating aspects of researching female lines is the lack of information that might be available about female ancestors. This can be complicated by naming practices and customs. One of my 5th Great Grandmother’s is Francisca Pacheco. Francisca is the last ancestor of my Pacheco line. The surname…
Francisca (Mello) Pacheco’s Individual Summary
Unfortunately, the further we go back with Portuguese records, the less we can learn about our female ancestors. The only thing I can gather about Francisca is that that she was born, married, raised a family, and died in the same village–Maia. Some day I will go back to the parish records and I’ll find…