Pacheco is one main surnames of my maternal family tree. The line originates from Fenais de Vera Cruz (aka Fenais d’Ajuda), Nordeste, Sao Miguel Island, Azores. My first known ancestor with this surname is Francisca Pacheco, b. ca 1730, Fenais de Vera Cruz. I do not know who her husband was. She had at least…
Tag: Oakland
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…
Wedding Chapel Wednesday: Tony Red and Jennie
When I was first handed this photo, I was told “Oh, this is Tony Red and Jennie…some Pacheco or other”. Great…My Grandfather only had 45 Pacheco cousins who made it to adulthood. A whole host of them were name: Antao, Anton, Anthony, Antone, Antonio, and Tony! I did identify the couple eventually. The couple is…
Wedding Chapel Wednesday: I don’t want to touch the flower girl!
Alice Cosma was born in 1914, the daughter of Joaquim “John Cosma” Jacinto da Camara and Marie Pacheco. She was their last of nine children born to the couple. Clarence Darcy was born in California in 1910. His parents are unknown. Alice and Clarence married in 1932. The best man was Louis Avelar and the…
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun: Most Recent Unknown Ancestor
This week Randy at Genea Musings asks us to write about our most recent unknown ancestor. I didn’t even have to think about it. It’s my Great Grandfather, Harry Kenneth Jackson, who is #14 on my Ahnentafel chart. Harry, what can I say about Harry? Almost nothing! I know about as much about him as…