I would have never known about Bridget Coyne if she had not contested the reopening probate in 1907 of Patrick Dolan. Before I found that file I had no idea that the Dolan’s had cousins in Massachusetts. It was a whole new branch of the tree for me. Name: Bridget COYNE-8521 Sex: Female Father: Patrick…
Margaret (Caetano) Mello’s Individual Summary
Margaret’s mother was a cousin to my great great grandmother, Maria da Conceicao (de Mello) de Braga. Her parents also came to Hawaii as contract laborers to work on the sugar plantations. (Note: This photo is the only one I have of Margaret. It comes from her application for a delayed birth certificate.) Name: Margaret…
Honoring Women During Women’s History Month
As you know, March is Women’s History Month. Many genea bloggers (including me) are participating in the Fearless Females monthly theme. As we write about the women in our family trees, we learn so much more about the special roles they played within the family and the community. I’ve been writing a little here and…
Marie (Condrey) Jacquemet’s Individual Summary
(Another collateral line. The Jacquemet’s owned a Florist in San Francisco) Name: Marie J. CONDREY-8006 Sex: Female Father: ??? CONDREY-8132 ( – ) Mother: Individual Facts Birth abt 1870 Asasp, France15 Immigration 1881 (about age 11) Residence 1901 (about age 31) 27 4th; San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA Residence bet 1910 and 1915 (between…
Minnie (Ventura) Smith’s Individual Summary
(Minnie was my Great Aunt. She was said to be a sweet person and was well liked. She died at 47 of stomach cancer. It was said that she and her husband were madly in love and that he died of broken heart.) Name: Minnie Frances VENTURA-2112 Sex: Female Father: Francisco De Boa VENTURA…