[Fearless Females, Prompts for Women’s History Month, March 5th: How did they meet?] My Grandma Lassalle was born in San Francisco, spent a brief part of her childhood in Modesto, and spent most of her pre-marriage years in Oakland, California. Her parents owned a laundry business, where Grandma also worked. My Grandpa Lassalle was born…
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How did Theodoro and Maria Meet?
[Fearless Females, Women’s History Month, March 5th: How did they meet?] Yesterday, I showed you Theodoro and Maria’s marriage certificate. I’ve never heard any stories about how they met, but I think I can piece it together. Families worked and lived on the plantation, rarely traveling far from it. Given the fact that they only…
An Azorean Marriage Record: Maria and Jozimas
[Fearless Females, Prompts for Women’s History Month, March 4th: Marriage Record of my Great Great Grandparents] In my previous entry, I showed you a copy of the Marriage record for my Great Grandparents, Theodoro Pacheco and Maria de Braga. The record was from a Catholic Church and was written in Latin. This next example is…
My Very Common Middle Name
[Fearless Females: Prompts for Women’s History Month, March 3rd–Do you share a first name with your female ancestors?] I don’t think I’ve come across any Melody’s among my female ancestors. That makes me one of a kind. And, originality wasn’t in my ancestors’ genes. I’ve got a whole host of Maria, Barbara, Brigitte, Margaret, Catherine,…
Granny Jackson was a Character
[Fearless Females-Prompts for Women’s History Month–March 2: A favorite photo of a female ancestor] This is a photo of my Great Grandmother, Margaret “Granny” (Jones) Jackson. It was taken about 1940 in Oakland, California. I chose this photo because it’s one of my favorites. My Great Grandparents divorced around 1929-1930 when my Grandmother was 17. …