Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads out there! My Dad passed away 4 May 2010. So, this is my second Fatherless Father’s Day. It is strange not having a Dad to celebrate today. No gift to purchase, no card to sign. The first Father’s Day without him was very hard. It was only a…
Category: About My Ancestors
Surname Saturday: Furtado/Furtada of Achada
That was a crafty rhyme in my blog post title 😉 Last week, I followed Rosa Pimentel’s maternal line. This week I am going to follow her paternal line. The surname Furtado and the variant Furtada figures in this line. Once again, because of the era, the surname follows the matrilineal format. Starting with Rosa…
Seeing My Dad’s Obituary
Elyse over at Elyse’s Genealogy Blog wrote about seeing her Mother’s Social Security Index entry yesterday on her blog. She wrote about the emotions this brought forth and asked if others have experience mixed feelings when viewing a document. I was thinking back on some documents that have given me mixed feelings such as when…
Surname Saturday: Pimentel
I’m moving down my Portuguese maternal line. The Pimentel family came from Achada and Sao Jorge in Nordeste, Sao Miguel Island, Azores. The Pimentel’s are another maternal lineage. The Pimentel surname goes from my 3rd Great Grandmother to my 6th Great Grandmother. The surname ends with my Great Great Grandmother, Ana Jacinta (de Melo) Pacheco. …
Wedding Chapel Wednesday: Nanny and Dean
This slightly weathered wedding photograph is of my Great Aunt (seated) and Great Uncle (standing on the left). They are Maria Pacheco (aka Mary Pacheco Smith) and Anton Souza. Maria and Anton are better known as Nanny and Dean. Maria’s parents were Theodoro Pacheco and Maria de Braga. Anton’s parents were Augusto de Souza and…