[This was written for the Fearless Females prompt for 1st of March, Women’s History Month] One of my favorite female ancestors is Ana Jacinta (de Melo). I’ve always been drawn to her. I am not sure why, but it must have something to with the fact that she migrated to Hawaii from the Azores alone…
Catherine (McSwegan) Baddeley’s Individual Summary
Name: Catherine MCSWEGAN Sex: Female Father: Thomas MCSWEGAN-8485 (1845-1895) Mother: Catharine F. “Kate” KELLY-8479 (1851-1921) Individual Facts Birth Nov 1880 San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA Alt. Name 4 Jul 1895 (about age 14) Kittie MCSWEEGAN Residence 1900 (about age 20) 317 Eighth St.; San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA Alt. Name 5 Sep 1908…
Viola (Jackson) Winter’s Individual Summary
(This is my Great Aunt. I don’t recall ever meeting her. Maybe I did when I was a child.) Name: Viola JACKSON Sex: Female Father: Harry Kenneth JACKSON (1871-1950) Mother: Margaret Mary JONES (1880-1965) Individual Facts Birth 18 Jun 1917 Oakland, Alameda Co., CA29 Residence bet 1918 and 1930 (between…
Ana Jacinta de Melo was a Fearless Female
[Fearless Females-Prompts for Women’s History Month–March 1st–A favorite female ancestor] I am not sure why but I’ve am drawn to my Great Great Grandmother, Ana Jacinta (de Melo) Pacheco. It may be what I don’t know as much as what I know. Ana was the daughter of Jose Francisco de Melo and Rosa Pimental. She…
The Satisfaction of Finding the Right Record
[This is an entry in my series Wedding Chapel Wednesday. This is the search for my grandmother’s cousin’s marriage records.] I’ve taken a detour from San Francisco deeds, which was my detour from Azorean church records. I became possessed with the desire to find San Francisco marriage records. So, I decided to work on those…