Genealogy, History, Heritage, How To
Genealogy Journal #1, Entry 3 The only records that would tell Seraphin’s tale would be found in the records of the village where the de Braga’s were born. I had no experience with obtaining these records, so I was in uncharted territory! I was nervous about requesting them as I did not know the Portuguese…
Genealogy Journal #1, Entry #2 In working on the problem of Saffarin De Braga,. I came to the conclusion that his name was probably Seraphin or some variant of that name. I would have to go back to the census records to try again. If he was there, I was going to find him. I…
Genealogy Journal #1, Entry #1 My great grandmother was Maria (de Braga) Pacheco–surname later changed to Smith. Countless interviews and letters reported the same facts. 1. Maria was from Sao Miguel Island, Azores. 2. She came to Hawaii with her parents. 3. Her siblings were: Jose and Marie Grace. I wrote the mortuary to see…