Barbara da Silva is my 3rd Great Grandmother. She is from the village of Achadinha but was married in Achada. Her mother was from Achada, so perhaps that’s how she met her husband. Name: Barbara da SILVA-844 Sex: Female Father: Francisco da Silva TAVARES-1994 (1740- ) Mother: Margarida SOARES DE RESENDES-1995 (1745- ) Individual Facts…
Joaquina Rosa (Raposo) Camara
Joaquina was my Great Great Uncle, Joao “John Cosma” Jacinto da Camara’s mother. Joaquina was pregnant when they made the journey to Hawaii in 1882. She gave birth to twins on board the ship. Sadly, they died before the family made it to port in Honolulu. Name: Joaquina Roza RAPOSO-430 Sex: Female Father: Francisco RAPOSO…
Fearless Females: The Gift of Laughter
[Women’s History Month Fearless Females Prompt, 24th of March, Shared Traits] My Grandma Shellabarger lived through alot. Her life was a rough road, one that might have crippled others very easily. Through it all, Grandma could still laugh. The trait I share with her is the gift of laughter. Not just any kind of laughter…hysterical…
It’s all about the height
[Fearless Females, March 24: Physical resemblances] There is one thing that almost everyone in my family shares with my Grandma Lassalle. We’re all short. My tallest sibling is 5 feet 8 inches. Everyone else is under 5 feet 5 inches. My sister and I are both under 5 feet tall. My Grandma Lassalle was also…
SNGF: Surname Tallies
The Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenge for tonight is to fire up my genealogy software and see if I can find the Surname Statistic reports. After than, I am to tally up which surnames are most prevalent in my database. I can tell you right off the bat that number one will be Pacheco. Let’s…