Hi Terri, I am not sure this information will help you; however, it may give you more leads to look here for the information you need. I looked in the death records for the U.P.P.E.C., a woman's Portugtuese Fraternal Lodge. They have merged with 3 others and are now The Portuguese Fraternal Society of America. In any case, the name "Maximilliana" was different enough that I searched for that first name in the database. Here is what I found: Maximiliana Leonard Ross died Nov. 12, 1983, from cardiopulmonary arrest, a death record exists, at the age of 80, in Visalia, CA (possibly an obit exists). She was born 8/19/1903 in Lowell, MA. Her father was Joseph Perry and her mother, Rose Bettencourt, both born in the Azores. She belonged to council #64 then 104 then 64 again. This probably means she moved from Visalia to Artesia and back to Visalia. You may find some information there that can lead you to the village/island in the Azores you seek. The funeral palor was Hadley Funeral Chapel in Visalia (they may have some information) and she is buried at the Visalia District Cemetery, again there may be information there. She had a grandson, Jerry J. Leonard Simpson and she was preceeded in death by her husbands: John Leonard, Peter Zaris and Sol Leon Rosa. Her children were Helen Coito and Lena Hamond. Hope this helps you. Celeste
Celeste Perry [email protected] ________________________________ From: Cheri Mello <[email protected]> To: Azores Genealogy <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 6:40 PM Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Leonardo, Souza from Terceira to Massachusetts and California Repost for Terri Hill: I am researching my ancestry from Terceira. My grandfather, John Leonardo (way too common a name for the Azores!) was born I believe Oct. 13, 1886--his mother's name was Souza (another way too common name for the Azores!). John immigrated to Massachusetts in 1916; John died on Catalina Island in Los Angeles County, California in 1954. I'm not finding anything on John or his parents other than his naturialization certificate and census material from Tulare County, California--can anyone suggest a direct Terceira site I can look at? John's wife was Maximilliana Perry whose mother was Helen Augustirko or Helen Bettencourt Perry born 1878 also from the Azores and settled in Massachusetts. Hope to hear from someone. Thanks. Terri Hill -- 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." -- 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."
