Manuel Borba(1851) and Jennie(Janet?)(1856)Solomon Silva are my great
grandparents.
They did not meet until they got to RI where they were married.
Below is a note given to me from the Historical Society for Sonoma
County. It was a quote from one of their sons.
I have yet to make the Silva connections, but it does make sense that
they migrated from RI to California to meet up with a Silva relative
(possibly her Dad). They settles in Sebastopol, Sonoma, had several
children that seem to have settled in the Northern and Central Coast
of California.
I have her father as Joseph Silva Salamina? Soloman B 1821
Azores...ut that is all I have on Jennie.
The Borba's came to the U.S./Providence RI in 1873-74. They were
Married there, Manuel and Jennie. They next went to Mendocino County
to Work in the sawmills there. Then to Alameda Co./Hayward. A
relative Joe Silva came to Sebastopol before them. So the Manuel and
Jennie Borba Family came to Sebastopol in 1892 via the Northwestern
Pacific Railroad. They rented a home on Main Street, then built their
own home on Florence Avenue, which still stands."
On Nov 21, 2011, at 2:00 PM, Robin Lebo wrote:
Dear Adair,
My records are limited to what I have found on websites and what I
was told which is not much. I have been searching but there are so
many with similar names.
My great grandmother Arminda Aurora Luiz(s)went through Ellis
Island. She married Jorge Faustino da Silva in the Azores. Sao
Jorge, Calheta, Santa Catherines(?) in 1906, then she came to
America. I have not found the records for Jorge, just his
citizenship in Calif. It is under George F Silva in San Rafael, Ca
My Grandfather, George Faustine Silva was born on Feb 24, 1909 in
San Rafael, Ca. He was a logger above Sonora before becoming a
janitor in the Valley. He had a broken back from falling off the
tank house as a kid.
Jorge (George) and Arminda eventually had a small dairy in the
Merced area. If I get that info correct according to my mom. She
has talked about other properties her Uncles had that are now
gone. My mother, Evelyn, was baptized, but the records burned, she
had to find the 90 year old priest to confirm it. That is on record
in Chowchilla's Catholic Church. She was born in a barn on the dairy.
My Great Uncle used to donate the beef for the Manteca Festa years
ago. My mom was raised in Manteca and Stockton and went to St.
Mary's high school in Stockton, Ca. I was born in Stockton, but I
grew up in Porterville, Ca.
I was told there used to be a family gathering every year in
Gustine. I have old pictures of relatives but I don't know who they
are. I never really talked to Avo George about his family, never
saw cousins. My mom has though. She says we are related to Silva,
Pimentel, Borba, Luis(z), Diaz. They are cousins she says.
Now I have to put the puzzle together. Hopefully I can find some
cousins I don't know. I have been taking my Grandfather's siblings
and trying to get that info because it is all California. That is
why I listed them.
I am starting to chip at the ancestral part that goes back to
cousins in New Bedford Mass and to the islands.
Thanks for the contact,
Robin Lebo
On Nov 21, 2011, at 5:19, Adair Borba <[email protected]> wrote:
Morning,
Do you have any information about where they entered the states,
and/or any information about where they settled or married here?
Adair Borba
On Nov 20, 2011, at 11:19 PM, PearlCat 500 wrote:
I am looking for my family history on the Portuguese side. My
grandfather's side, who I never really got to meet, are from Sao
Jorge. I went to a funeral one time for one of my great aunts
who had
passed and some of the family was there.
Here is what I have;
My Grandfather was George Faustine (da) Silva.
His mother was Arminda Aurora Luiz(s). She was born 8 Mar 1889
in Sao
Terceira, Azores. She died 6 Jan 1952 in Manteca, San Joaquin,
California. She was the daughter of Manual Sineiro Luiz(s) and Maria
D' Ascension Dias. She married George Faustino da Silva (my great
grandfather) 26 Jul 1906 in Calheta, Sao Jorge at St Catherine's. I
have the marriage papers (copy of from my Uncle Richard) and the
release of citizenship from the King.
The children are;
George (my grandfather)
Henry E
Frank E
Alma
William
Elsie
Mary
Maryann
Gordon
Jerry
Great Grandpa- Jorgee Faustino da Silva. His first name was changed
in spelling to George, they dropped the (da). The one married to
Arminda is who I am now giving info on. He was born 15 Aug 1880
in Sao
Jorge, Azores. He died 13 Jun 1950, Manteca, Ca.
His father was Jorge Faustino da Silva. He married a lady who had
the
last name of Neves.
My Grandfather married a Catherine Cook. They had four children-
Richard, Evelyn, George and Mary.
Arminda told my mother how her family left Terciera in the middle of
the night. Her father either was a Captain of or worked on one of
the
slave ships. They then went to Calheta, Sao Jorge.
If anyone can send any information it would be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Robin W Lebo
[email protected]
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