Hello Nancy,
As Elaine pointed out you may find some of their records with the spelling of
their name differently than you know. As you can see from below there are some
records with it spelled Garcia & Gracie.
Marriage record: Names on record shown as Anna C. Baptiste (age 17) & Frank S.
Gracie (age 24), married on 2/6/1911 in New Bedford. Frank was a Carpenter &
Anna was at home. First marriage for both. Frank born in St. George & Anna in
New Bedford. His parents shown as: Joseph S. & Anna R. (Silvia). Her parents:
Antone F. & Katherine (Cabral). They were married by Priest, A.P. Vieira. NEHGS
Vol: 602 ; Page: 286
Anna C. Baptista, born 2/81895 in New Bedford to Antone & Catrina B. Cabral.
Father was a Mill Operative born in the Azores. Mother born in St. Mary's,
Azores. NEHGS Vol: 448 ; Page: 239
Mary Gracia shown as Maria S. Garcia born 2/24/1911 in New Bedford to Francisco
& Annie (Baptista). Francisco was a Carpenter at the time. Shows Francisco born
in St. George & Annie in New Bedford. NEHGS Vol: 598 ; Page: 329
Annie Gracia shown as Anna Gracia born 4/25/1912 in New Bedford to Frank S. &
Anna C. (Baptiste). Frank was a Carpenter. Shows Frank born in the Azores and
Anna born in New Bedford. NEHGS Vol: 606 ; Page: 357
Regret Lillian & Frank, Jr's birth records arent on NEHGS yet because they only
go to 1915 at this point.
Article/Notice: Diario do Noticias newspaper on line at UMass Dartmouth dated
3/8/1941 mentioning Frank S. Garcia (Jr's) name, living at 22 Cottage Street
joining the Military.
Article/Notice: Diario do Noticias newspaper dated 1/8/1951 ... It mentions a
"New Nurse" at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She is the daughter of
Frank S. Garcia. See directly below in Portuguese:
NOVA ENFERMEIRA
Acaba de tirar o curso de enfermeira interna, no Massachusetts General
Hospital, em Boston, Miss Dorothy Garcia, filha do sr. Frank S. Garcia, de 22
Cottage St., So. Dartmouth.
Notices: Well it looks like they had another daughter which would be Dorothy.
Dorothy wasn't mentioned in the 1930 Census because it was dated April 18, 1930
& she was born 4/23/1930. Her birth notice is directly below...
Notices: Diario do Noticias dated May 3 & May 5, 1930.
De uma Creança do sexo feminino filha de Frank S. Garcia e Anna Baptista, South
Dartmouth, nascida a 23 de Abril;
Obit: Ana Baptista Garcia - October 7, 1936 - Died October 6, 1936
Na sua casa da rua Cottage, 22, South Dartmouth, faleceu ontem, depois de longa
doença, a sra. Ana Baptista Garcia, esposa do sr. Frank S. Garcia e mãe de
Frank S. Garcia Jr., Mary, Ana, Liliana e Dorothy Garcia todos de South
Dartmouth.
A extinta contava 41 anos o era natural de New Bedford e ha 10 que vivia
naquela localidade e era paroquiana da igreja de Santa Maria de Padanaram.
Era irmã do sr. João C. Baptista residente em Newport. (She was the sister of)
O funeral a cargo da Casa Funerária Rogers, Sylvia & Aubertine, 129 Allen
Street, realisa-se amanhã de manhã para a igreja do Santa. Maria, onde haverá
missa
de corpo presente e o seu cadáver será sepultado no cemitério de S. João
Baptista desta cidade.
Notice to marry: Diario do Noticias newspaper dated 7/27/1950. Roger William
Tootle living at 5 Woodland Street, Providence, RI to Maria S. Garcia living at
22 Cottage St., South Dartmouth.
Notice: Not sure if this is Frank Sr or Jr. - Dated 4/8/1948
-Realizou-se em Dartmouth, Mass., no dia 3 de Abril, o casamento do sr. Frank
S. Garcia com a sra. Maria Francisco, ambos de South Dartmouth.
Foi celebrante o Juiz de Paz sr. Thomas B. Hawes.
I'm sure there are more Articles/Notices on the family but that's all I have
time for this evening.
Hope it helps.
Regards,
Michelle
----- Original Message -----
From: nancy jean baptiste
To: azores group
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 2:46 PM
Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Gracia
Greetings Group,
I'm searching for information regarding the Gracia family. I have them
located in the 1920 census but can't find a trace of any of them after that
census. Any help is appreciated.
Father is: Frank (Francisco) S. Gracia born in the Azores in 1886
and arrived in New
Bedford in 1905
Mother is: Annie B. Gracia born in New Bedford in
1895
Known children: Mary Gracia New Bedford around 1912
Annie Gracia New Bedford around
1913
Lillian Gracia New Bedford
around 1917
Frank S. Gracia Jr. New Bedford around
1918
Thank you,
Nancy Jean Baptista
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