Marthe is my great great grandmother. She was born in the village of Ogeu les bains in France. One thing I have found interesting about researching French women is that as early as 1800 they all have occupations listed in official records. It’s something I am not used to seeing in other localities until 1900. …
Tag: Segalas
Genevieve (Lassere) Segalas’ Individual Summary
Name: Genevieve LASSERRE-9749 Sex: Female Father: Jean Pierre LASSERRE-9795 ( -1837) Mother: Marie CASEDEBAIG-9796 ( – ) Individual Facts Birth ca 1786 Ogeu les bains, France Occupation 1820 (circa age 34) Labouresse; Ogeu les bains, France Alt. Name 1823 (circa age 37) Marthe LASSERE-9749 Death 9 Sep 1837 (circa age 51) Ogeu les bains, France…
SNGF: Ancestor Roulette
Tonight’s Saturday Night Genealogy Fun mission from Randy over at Genea-Musings is to play Ancestor Roulette. They’re already dead, so there’s no losers here 😉 First, I take my paternal grandfather’s year of birth, which is 1888. Then I divide that by 100 and round off. My number is 19. Then I’m supposed to find…
That’s Old News: Political Support
I found this brief article in the 30 Jun 1912 issue of the San Francisco Chronicle: A recall was being issued in San Francisco of three politicians. The East Oakland Progressive League was throwing it’s support behind the politicians and against the recall. Listed as one of the members of the East Oakland Progressive League…
That’s Old News: Caught In Shanghai
The 26th of March 1926 Oakland Tribune headline blared… Then it was followed by the story of a young couple separated by continents. The young woman, Norine “Dorothy” Segalas, was at home in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her boyfriend, Everett Bargones, was working for the Dollar Steamship company in Shanghai, China. A letter home…