Were your ancestors living in San Francisco on April 18th, 1906? My Kelly, Dolan, Jones, and Segalas relatives were there. The Mazeres and Breilh cousins were over in Oakland and Berkeley. The Cosma’s and a couple of Pacheco’s were new arrivals in Oakland. I like to think of what that period must have been like…
Tag: Mazeres
Working at the French Laundry
[Fearless Females–Women’s History Month, March 12th: Working Girl] This photograph was taken around 1905-1910. It shows the Mazeres family in front of one of their French laundries in Oakland, Alameda Co., California. My great grandmother, Brigitte (Breilh) Mazeres, always worked alongside her husband, Charles. When he died in 1921, she ran the laundries. In the…
Laundry Delivery, Ma’am
My Great Grandparents, Charles and Brigitte (Breilh) Mazeres were in the laundry business. They first ran French laundries in San Francisco, then Modesto, and finally ended up in Oakland, Alameda County, California, around 1910. This photograph was taken around 1915. The dapper gent is my Great Grandfather, Charles Mazeres dit Salanave. He is standing in…
Wedding Photo Wednesday: Mazeres-Breilh
Charles Mazeres dit Salanave, native of Ogeu les bains, France, was the son of Jean Mazeres dit Salanave and Marie Anne Lacrouts Brigitte Breilh, native of Castet, France, was the daughter of Jean Breilh and Mathilde Laplagne Maucor Charles and Brigitte were married 16 Jan 1897 at Notre Dame de Victoire Church in San Francisco,…
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun: Your Paternal Grandmother’s Patrilineal Line
This Saturday Night challenge come from Randy over at the Genea-Musings Blog: Provide a list of your paternal grandmother’s patrilineal line. Here are my answers… * What was your father’s mother’s maiden name? Mazeres * What was your father’s mother’s father’s name? Charles Mazeres dit Salanave * What is your father’s mother’s father’s patrilineal line?…