We'll see what we discover. the three eldest daughters were already married then and living in Velas, all of them - they show children of their own as well but so far no sign of the remaining sisters (ages 15-18) getting married in Velas or a few of the surrounding towns. I am going through the towns one by one to find marriages and deaths and we'll see what comes up if anything.
I read somewhere about confession logs which were logs that the priests kept each easter of parishoners and where they lived. Does anyone know if these were kept on Sao Jorge and if so, where they can be found? thanks SUzanne On May 9, 11:19 am, Chocolynn <[email protected]> wrote: > In the 1918 flu epidemic, the mother instead of father died: Maria (de > Luz) Caton/Caetano left behind her husband, William "Willie" Caton/ > Caetano but the result was similar. Willie could not raise their 6 > children alone because his life was that of the Provincetown > fisherman. Children were separated to aunts and even cousin-in-laws. > The youngest boy was left at St. Mary's Infant Asylum in New Bedford, > and the oldest girl was sent to Daily Industrial School in New Bedford > as soon as she was of age. > > It was a slow process finding each child. In the end, the U.S. Census > records uncovered where each child was taken - I searched through > census' as if I'd thrown a pebble in a pond eliminating each town > surrounding the one they had lived in as a family in 1920 and 1930. > The process is quicker if you have access to ancestry.com. If you > don't subscribe at home, check with your local public library and LDS > family history library, as their subscription allows free access to > the website during their regular business hours > > I wish you well in your adventure. > Lynn > > Lynn Pritchett > Researching Silva, Bragg, Caton/Caetano, de Luz, Cabral, Alves, > Rodrigues -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
