To all my Azores friends,
Maria Rosa Jorge has been my brick wall for 8 years. I try to post
this on the list twice a year in hopes of a miracle. :)
My Great Aunt, Maria Rosa Jorge, daughter of
Thomas Pereira Jorge de Escobar & Maria Clara do Coracao de Jesus
(also Maria Rosa on some records)
has been my brick wall for 8 years. I'm trying to locate her
descendants. All the above were from Cedros, Faial.
Maria Rosa Jorge was born 3-28-1882 in Cedros, Faial, Azores. She
immigrated in 1893 at 11yrs of age with sister, Maria Adelaide Jorge,
17yrs old, to RI. I have copies of this from the Passport book in
Horta. Her older sister, Maria Adelaide, married Jose Furtado Dutra,
also from Cedros, in Providence, RI. Maria Adelaide died less than
two years later in Jamestown, RI. Maria Rosa was only 13yrs old when
her sister died in 1895 in RI. No one in the family knows who she
lived with or had any contact with her for years. She was alive in
1950 at 68yrs of age. She surprisingly appeared at her brothers
funeral (Thomas Perry) in Jamestown, RI. I do not have her married
name but was told by a new found cousin on this list that she married
young. This family had lived in New Bedford, MA & RI so I have been
searching both areas.
I have searched census records, family obituaries, a few cemeteries &
ship lists for clues. Have not located her on any of these except for
the passenger list of the SS Vega ship that she & her sister came
over on in 1893.
She could have used the name Perry. Maria Rosa Perry or Maria Jorge
(Maria Clara) or another variation. The double surnames are
challenging to work with. My goal is to find her U.S. marriage or
death record. I currently have her birth record and all other family
members birth, marriage & death records. If anyone has any other
suggestions, I'd sure appreciate them. Thanks for reading this.
~Patricia~
P.S. grandparents of Maria Rosa Jorge are:
Antonio Pereira Jorge de Escobar & Aurelia Rita Bernarda de Escobar
of Cedros, Faial.
Antonio Silveira Meirinho & Maria Rosa of Cedros, Faial
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