Working through my Portuguese family tree, today I’ve decided to post on the Ferreira/Ferreira Grota line. This line hails from the Ribeira Grande district of Sao Miguel Island. As with most Porttuguese lines in the 1700s, the surname descends from the maternal line rather than the paternal line. My oldest ancestor is Jacintha Ferreira, a…
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Tombstone Tuesday: Antonio, the Mystery Man
When I first visited St. Mary’s Cemetery in Oakland, California, I walked in two sections. It wasn’t until the second trip that I explored an older section of the cemetery and came across this tombstone: This is the grave site for my Great Great Uncle, Antonio Pacheco, and my Great Great Aunt, Alexandrinha (Jose) Pacheco….