Category Archives: About My Ancestors

My Grandma Made the Best Toast

[Fearless Females, Prompts for Women's History Month, March 7th: Share a recipe...this is a repeat from last year] Oh, I know what you were expecting.  My Grandma’s secret recipe for pound cake or corned beef.  My Grandma Shellabarger was hospitalized when I was in 4th grade.  She had a brain tumor and was partially paralyzed.  …

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How did Augustin and Marie-Anne Meet?

Fearless Females #5–How did they meet? I am interested in the comings and goings of my ancestors, especially those who married.  My 4th great grandparents were from two different villages that were nearby.  Augustin Lassalle was from Escou.  His future wife, Marie-Anne Maissonave, was from Escout. From this map, you can see that Escou and …

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Maria and Theodoro’s Marriage Certificate

Fearless Females #4…a marriage record This is the marriage record for my great grandparents, Maria de Braga and Theodoro Pacheco.  They were married 22 Dec 1895 at St. Sylvester’s Church in Kilauea, Kauai, Hawaii.  They were both 19 when they were married. The record is written in Latin.  I found it amusing that they latinized …

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